PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed ONeill (ranked 1825 p4p, 39 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 1352 p4p, 30 weight class). Suleijma Tudekiks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

ONeill
vs
Tudekiks

187 cm
28
196 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

200 cm
46
192 lbs
31 - 29 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks swinging wildly here.
ONeill lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
ONeill throws a big shot that misses.
ONeill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tudekiks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch.
ONeill is looking to counter punch.

Tudekiks closes the distance and clinches.
Tudekiks throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.
ONeill has a couple of punches blocked by Tudekiks.

Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
Tudekiks moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ONeill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ONeill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tudekiks momentarily.
Tudekiks moves out of range as ONeill strikes.
Tudekiks throws a sloppy head kick and ONeill moves out of range easily.
ONeill circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that Tudekiks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ONeill misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Tudekiks finds it's way through ONeill's defenses.
A decent looking cross lands there for ONeill.
ONeill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from ONeill.
ONeill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks misses with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeill throws out the jab.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch but ONeill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ONeill swats away the attempt to clinch by Tudekiks.
Nice defenses there by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks looks to throw the jab but ONeill is out of range.
Good shot there by Tudekiks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill throws a big shot that misses.
ONeill misses with a straight left.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up but ONeill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ONeill scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeill looks to land a left hand but Tudekiks moved out of range nicely.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tudekiks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ONeill. That did some damage!
Tudekiks walks into a left hand.
Tudekiks lands a head shot.
Tudekiks tries to clinch there but ONeill circles away.
Tudekiks misses with a hook. ONeill ducked under it nicely.
ONeill takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill throws a hook but Tudekiks avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Tudekiks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tudekiks misses with a head kick.
Tudekiks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks defending well as ONeill loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill avoids a punch combination nicely.
ONeill circles away from the clinch attempt.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch.

Tudekiks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ONeill lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ONeill.
Tudekiks misses with the head strike.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ONeill misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ONeill.
ONeill swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
ONeill misses with some punches.
Tudekiks blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tudekiks blocks an uppercut.
ONeill throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
A short left from ONeill.
ONeill lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tudekiks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tudekiks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill pushes Tudekiks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tudekiks throws a head punch that misses.
ONeill working aggressively here.
ONeill throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
ONeill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tudekiks missing with knees to the body.
Tudekiks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tudekiks blocks an uppercut.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tudekiks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
ONeill has a couple of punches blocked by Tudekiks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed ONeill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

ONeill swats away the attempt to clinch by Tudekiks.
ONeill misses with an uppercut. Tudekiks saw that one coming.
Tudekiks throws out a counter right but ONeill avoids it with no problem.
Tudekiks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ONeill throws a body shot but no joy.
ONeill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tudekiks can do to turn this around?
Tudekiks slips under a jab from ONeill.
Tudekiks throws a hook but ONeill avoids it easily.
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the body.
Tudekiks slips a straight right by ONeill.
Tudekiks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ONeill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like ONeill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeill.
Tudekiks takes a swing at ONeill's ribcage but misses.
ONeill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tudekiks.
ONeill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tudekiks looks to land a combination. ONeill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ONeill throws a good cross that connects.
ONeill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill throws a shot from downtown. Tudekiks moves away and avoids it.
Tudekiks looks up at the clock. Bad move! ONeill lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tudekiks. ONeill pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed ONeill!
An out of breath Ed ONeill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.