PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sol Oneal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamed Azmun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Oneal
vs
Azmun

180 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Oneal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamed Azmun!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azmun throws a sloppy head kick and Oneal moves out of range easily.
Azmun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oneal is looking to counter with a body kick.
Azmun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Azmun tries to bum rush Oneal with a series of wild strikes but Oneal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Azmun.
Azmun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azmun wants to land a leg kick but Oneal is out of range.
Azmun throws a head kick that misses.
Azmun throws a head kick that misses

and Oneal counters with a single leg into guard. Azmun didn't expect that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oneal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Azmun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Azmun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oneal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oneal distracts Azmun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Azmun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oneal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Azmun looks winded!
Oneal postures up in Azmun's guard and throws a big left but Azmun blocks it.
Oneal landing with the ground and pound.
Oneal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oneal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Azmun being controlled here, momentarily.
Oneal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oneal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oneal is in close to Azmun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oneal is working Azmun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oneal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oneal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oneal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oneal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is looking to work some ground and pound but Azmun has wrist control.
Oneal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Azmun's head.
Oneal is working Azmun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oneal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oneal lands a couple of elbows.
Azmun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oneal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Azmun's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oneal working some strikes from top position.
Oneal with a nice head shot there.
Azmun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oneal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oneal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oneal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oneal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneal is working Azmun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Oneal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oneal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sol Oneal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azmun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azmun throws a head kick but Oneal moves out of range.
Azmun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oneal blocks a head kick by Azmun.
Azmun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azmun throws a lazy body kick

and Oneal moves into the clinch.

Oneal is trying to trip Azmun. He has hold of a leg but Azmun is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oneal persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oneal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azmun can do to turn this around?
Oneal landing some decent shots from guard.
Oneal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Azmun is breathing heavily.
Azmun can't keep his opponent in guard - Oneal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Azmun on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Oneal there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oneal lands a nice short elbow.
Oneal winds up and cracks Azmun with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oneal winds up and cracks Azmun with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Azmun taking some punishment here, with Oneal in his half guard.
Oneal working Azmun over with strikes.
Oneal sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oneal lands a nice short elbow.
Oneal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Azmun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oneal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oneal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azmun's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal controlling the action here.
Sol Oneal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oneal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oneal slips a nice elbow through Azmun's hands, connecting with Azmun's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oneal lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Oneal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oneal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Oneal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oneal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Oneal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Azmun tries to sprawl but Oneal drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Azmun is trying to escape back to his feet but Oneal uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Azmun on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oneal landing strikes.
Oneal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oneal grinds an elbow into Azmun's temple.
Oneal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Azmun some visible discomfort.
Azmun takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Azmun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azmun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oneal connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azmun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oneal connects with a decent elbow.
Azmun takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oneal working the ground and pound.
Oneal landing strikes.
Oneal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oneal lands an elbow.
Azmun is letting Oneal control him for a moment.
Azmun on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal cracks Azmun with a big elbow.
Oneal is staying tight to Azmun's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Azmun takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oneal grinds an elbow into Azmun's temple.
Oneal in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azmun takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oneal looks up at the clock and then as Azmun takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Oneal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oneal lands an elbow.
Oneal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Azmun some visible discomfort.
Oneal working the body and head with strikes.
Oneal is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Azmun will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal working the ground and pound from side control.
Azmun takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oneal scoring with punches from side control.

Azmun is rocked!
Oneal scoring with punches from side control.
Azmun is still in real trouble! Can Oneal finish him?
Oneal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Oneal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azmun keeps working.
Muhamed Azmun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sol Oneal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azmun seems to have recovered his senses.
Oneal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Oneal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oneal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Oneal!