PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

O Brien
vs
Man

182 cm
33
185 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

191 cm
36
190 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man looks to land a body kick but O Brien moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man lands a head kick!

Man drives through and clinches with O Brien against the cage.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands with a left to the head.
O Brien blocks a body shot from Man.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man misses with a low kick.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Man.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien motions for Man to come forward. O Brien throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Brien.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks O Brien in the body.
O Brien wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!
Man tries to clinch up.
Man dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a series of punches but O Brien moves out of range.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Man misses.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Brien connects with a single shot there.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man throws a combination. O Brien tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man wants to slow O Brien down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from O Brien misses.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Man.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Method Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man misses with a body shot
and O Brien counters with a nice leg kick.
Man scores with a jab. O Brien acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien lands a lovely overhand right.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
O Brien has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Brien there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man throws a leg kick
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Man throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Brien.
Man is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Brien had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That kick from Man tenderised O Brien's leg. O Brien is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Brien has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Brien and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Brien throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Man.
Man stalks O Brien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Brien's face. O Brien staggers backwards, shaken.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Brien.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
Man dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
O Brien slips a jab from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Method Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Brien punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Man.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien checks a leg kick.
Method Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man misses with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Man misses.
O Brien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Brien tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man tries to work over O Brien's front leg with a kick but O Brien checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man tries to score with a low kick but O Brien moves his leg out of the way.
O Brien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Brien comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man misses the jab.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Man.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Man tries to clinch up.
O Brien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Brien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by O Brien as he checks the leg kick.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
O Brien cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Brien walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Nice cross by Man.
Man avoids the head kick by O Brien.
O Brien defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Brien's hands.
O Brien looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Man throws a lazy body kick

and O Brien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Brien.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Brien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from O Brien.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
Man has O Brien pressed against the cage, preventing O Brien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man blocking some punches.
Man takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man being controlled against the cage.
O Brien tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.

Man breaks the clinch.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
Man just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromO Brien.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Method Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien blocks a leg kick.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man misses with a left hand

and O Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Man! O Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Man to his feet! Man is in big trouble!
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Man scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Brien connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
O Brien tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
O Brien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A quick step to the side and O Brien tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Jab by O Brien.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man motions for O Brien to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man jabs O Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man tries to move into range but O Brien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Brien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Brien checks a low kick from Man.
Man misses the jab.
Man tries to land a leg kick but O Brien saw it coming and moves away.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
O Brien scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Billy O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Method Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
Man misses with a hook
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.

Man is rocked!
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man thumps O Brien with a low kick.
O Brien lands with a slapping head kick.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
O Brien cracks Man with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy O Brien!
An out of breath Billy O Brien thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Method Man was interviewed post fight and said 'Patty cake patty cake hey the Method Man Don't eat Skippy, Jif or Peter Pan Peanut butter, cuz I'm not butter In fact I snap back like a rubber band!'.