PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Kaynux (ranked 5413 p4p, 374 weight class) and Jim O Neil (ranked 3206 p4p, 283 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaynux might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Billie Eilish Please Date Me ~ Dolla Bling$. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kaynux
vs
O Neil

178 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Kaynux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaynux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kaynux rushes O Neil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Neil stops a takedown attempt from Kaynux.
O Neil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaynux.
O Neil keeps control of Kaynux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Neil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaynux can't find room to land a body shot as O Neil controls the action.
O Neil trying to stall but Kaynux improves his position.
Kaynux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaynux tries a body shot but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from O Neil.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from O Neil.
Kaynux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaynux throws an elbow that misses.
O Neil's coach down at Cozad MMA New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Neil's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
O Neil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaynux's efforts to push away.
O Neil pushes Kaynux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaynux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Neil lands with a short shot to the head.

Kaynux is rocked!
O Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Kaynux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaynux wants to break free but O Neil has control.
O Neil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaynux backwards.
Kaynux has had enough of the clinch but O Neil keeps him there for the moment.
Kaynux is trying to break the clinch but O Neil is controlling him.
O Neil lands an uppercut.
O Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaynuxs head.
O Neil scores with a shot to the side of Kaynux's head.
O Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaynuxs head.
O Neil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
O Neil lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kaynux to his knees! O Neil keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim O Neil!
The defeated Bobby Kaynux had this to say: 'Ouch that really hurt'.