PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 4435 p4p, 154 weight class) and Shaquille ONeal (ranked 4305 p4p, 150 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Five
vs
ONeal

205 cm
30
290 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

215 cm
24
376 lbs
6 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaquille ONeal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal misses with a double jab.
Five lands a jab to the nose.
ONeal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ONeal lands the left hand.
Five tries to bum rush ONeal with a series of wild strikes but ONeal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ONeal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ONeal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Five.
ONeal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Five.
Sloppy strikes from ONeal. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Five misses.
ONeal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Five counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
ONeal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ONeal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Five swings for the body but ONeal moves out of range.
Shaquille ONeal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Five throws a shot from downtown. ONeal moves away and avoids it.
ONeal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ONeal takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Shaquille ONeal has been cut.
Five scores with a jab. ONeal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Five dodges the punch combination from ONeal.
ONeal looks winded!

ONeal tries to keep at a distance but Five has taken the fight into the clinch.

ONeal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ONeal fails to land with a series of punches.
ONeal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Five slips a jab and a cross from ONeal.
ONeal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Five misses the target.

Five moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Five as the two fighters clinch.
Five is working ONeal over against the cage.
Five lands a hook that snaps the head of ONeal backwards.
Five tries a body shot but ONeal blocks it.
A short uppercut from Five.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Five lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Five.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Five.
Five struggles to land a body shot inside as ONeal controls his hands.
ONeal blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Five.
Five throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeal.
Five tries to throw a body punch but ONeal avoids it by throwing Five back against the cage.
Five doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ONeal is trying to break free.
Five misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Five digs a right hand underneath ONeal's ribcage. ONeal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Five softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Five goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Five.
Five lands with a short shot to the head.

ONeal is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Five.
ONeal is still on wobbly legs! Can Five finish him?
A right hand to the body from Five.
Five lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops ONeal to his knees! Five keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Five!