PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crispin ONeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Rigatoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ONeal
vs
Rigatoni

183 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

172 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Inner Fire Nutrition *Q140 Energy* $50

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Crispin ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Rigatoni!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal misses with an uppercut. Rigatoni saw that one coming.
Crispin ONeal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rigatoni forces ONeal back against the cage and clinches.
Rigatoni gets underhooks to prevent ONeal's takedown attempt.
ONeal stops a takedown attempt from Rigatoni.
ONeal wants to get back to striking at distance but Rigatoni won't allow it.
Rigatoni wants a takedown but no success here.
Rigatoni wants a takedown but no success here.
Crispin ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Rigatoni.
Rigatoni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ONeal walks away with a smile on his face. Rigatoni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
ONeal just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeal throws a series of punches but Rigatoni avoids them all with ease.
A jab-cross combination lands for ONeal and sends Rigatoni crashing to the mat! ONeal follows him down to the mat - Rigatoni regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Rigatoni is rocked!

It looks like Joey Rigatoni has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rigatoni is still in real trouble! Can ONeal finish him?
Rigatoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Rigatoni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ONeal is trying to control. Rigatoni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigatoni flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Rigatoni is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but ONeal pulls his head out easily.
Rigatoni wants to get back to his feet.
Rigatoni looks gassed!

ONeal decides to return to a standing position.
Nice shot by ONeal.
Rigatoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeal.
ONeal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
ONeal jabs at Rigatoni's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ONeal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rigatoni ducks under a wild hook from ONeal.
Rigatoni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rigatoni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ONeal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
ONeal cracks Rigatoni with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. ONeal has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rigatoni to stand back up!
Rigatoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
ONeal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ONeal lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from ONeal misses the target.
ONeal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rigatoni circles away quickly and effectively.

Rigatoni has managed to clinch.
ONeal is trying to break the clinch but Rigatoni has him pressed against the cage.

ONeal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rigatoni avoids the body shot from ONeal.
ONeal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rigatoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crispin ONeal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeal throws a nice looking combination but Rigatoni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ONeal stuffs the takedown.
ONeal misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from ONeal.

Rigatoni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ONeal is trying to break free.
Rigatoni tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rigatoni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
ONeal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rigatoni goes for a takedown in the clinch but ONeal prevents it.
Rigatoni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ONeal walks away with a smile on his face. Rigatoni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rigatoni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rigatoni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ONeal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeal misses with a hook. Rigatoni ducked under it nicely.
ONeal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rigatoni manages to avoid it.

Rigatoni feints and as ONeal raises his hands in defense, Rigatoni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rigatoni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ONeal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rigatoni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ONeal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rigatoni prevents ONeal from getting back to his feet.
Rigatoni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rigatoni trying to control but ONeal is working from the bottom.
ONeal wants to get back to his feet but Rigatoni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crispin ONeal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Rigatoni's cut.
That's time! ONeal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rigatoni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ONeal tries to avoid it but Rigatoni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ONeal to the ground. ONeal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rigatoni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ONeal thows a left - swing and a miss!
ONeal takes a swing at Rigatoni's ribcage but misses.
Crispin ONeal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONeal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rigatoni shoots for a takedown but ONeal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crispin ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Rigatoni.
Rigatoni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from ONeal as Rigatoni shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ONeal lands a body shot.
ONeal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rigatoni can do to turn this around?
ONeal misses with an uppercut. Rigatoni saw that one coming.
ONeal with a hook.
Rigatoni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigatoni.
ONeal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ONeal misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from ONeal.
Rigatoni fails with the takedown.
ONeal tests Rigatoni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rigatoni fails to land the takedown.
ONeal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ONeal throws a series of strikes that have Rigatoni backpedaling.

Rigatoni closes the distance and clinches.
ONeal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ONeal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rigatoni walks away with a smile on his face. ONeal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rigatoni pushes ONeal up against the cage in a clinch.
Rigatoni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ONeal smiles and moves away.
The fighters circling - ONeal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown by Rigatoni or perhaps it was just good defense by ONeal which made him look bad.
ONeal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from ONeal does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigatoni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ONeal is fending him off so far but Rigatoni persists. Nope, ONeal circles away and we're back to standing.
ONeal connects with a body shot.
ONeal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rigatoni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ONeal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
ONeal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigatoni.

Rigatoni drives through and clinches with ONeal against the cage.
ONeal is trying to break free.
Rigatoni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning ONeal up against the cage.
Rigatoni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ONeal smiles and moves away.
Rigatoni moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by ONeal there.
Rigatoni shoots in looking for a takedown. ONeal tries to sprawl out of it but Rigatoni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. ONeal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
ONeal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rigatoni's hands.
ONeal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rigatoni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
ONeal thows a body shot but no joy.
Rigatoni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ONeal swivels and escapes.
ONeal looks to score with a jab to the body but Rigatoni is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rigatoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ONeal throws a right and a left that Rigatoni avoids nicely.

Rigatoni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crispin ONeal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Rigatoni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rigatoni fails with a takedown attempt.
ONeal swings for the body but Rigatoni moves out of range.
ONeal takes a swing at Rigatoni's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from ONeal misses its intended target.
ONeal looks to land a left hand but Rigatoni moved out of range nicely.
ONeal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rigatoni circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigatoni closes the distance and clinches up with ONeal, looking for a takedown. Rigatoni pushes ONeal against the cage but ONeal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rigatoni moves away from the strike by ONeal.
ONeal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ONeal throws a right hand that Rigatoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Rigatoni also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rigatoni feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rigatoni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ONeal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rigatoni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Rigatoni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rigatoni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
ONeal is trying to control the position from the bottom.

ONeal is working an open guard so Rigatoni takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rigatoni was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeal.
ONeal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rigatoni backs up against the cage.
Rigatoni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ONeal as he jumps to the side.
Crispin ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Rigatoni.
A lazy left from ONeal finds it's target.
Rigatoni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeal.
ONeal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rigatoni.

Rigatoni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming ONeal to the mat! ONeal manages to get full guard.
Rigatoni working some strikes from top position.
ONeal keeping moving, preventing Rigatoni from controlling successfully.
Rigatoni prevents ONeal from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigatoni looking to pass the guard.
Rigatoni wants to stand but ONeal is controlling his posture from full guard.
ONeal keeping full guard, as Rigatoni tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ONeal managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rigatoni closes this distance looking for a takedown but ONeal circles away.
ONeal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rigatoni on the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rigatoni tries to close the distance and clinch but ONeal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ONeal misses with a looping right.
Joey Rigatoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crispin ONeal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ONeal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Rigatoni.
I think ONeal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crispin ONeal!