PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shay O Donnelly (ranked 656 p4p, 77 weight class) and Arnao Vanegas (ranked 1699 p4p, 191 weight class). Shay O Donnelly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

O Donnelly
vs
Vanegas

179 cm
27
162 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

168 cm
20
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

SynCity Fightwear
Urban Fighter

Threads of HARDCORE

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shay O Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnao Vanegas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donnelly.
Vanegas needs to keep his hands up - O Donnelly had a free shot at his head there.
O Donnelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team DarkSpirit in the buildup to the fight.
Vanegas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanegas.
Vanegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Donnelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Donnelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vanegas. Vanegas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vanegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanegas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from O Donnelly misses.
O Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Vanegas saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by O Donnelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Donnelly.
O Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanegas.
O Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanegas was well out of range. Poor timing from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vanegas.
Vanegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from O Donnelly misses its intended target.
O Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanegas manages to avoid it.
O Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanegas. O Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanegas slips under a jab.
O Donnelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Vanegas avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Donnelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vanegas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanegas. O Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnelly defending well as Vanegas loads up on a big left hand.
Vanegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Donnelly throws out the jab.
Vanegas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shay O Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanegas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Donnelly with a body shot.
Vanegas lands with a hook. O Donnelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Donnelly lands a jab-cross combination.
Vanegas moves away from the strike by O Donnelly.
Vanegas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanegas walks into a left hand.
Vanegas throws out a powerful jab.
O Donnelly throws a right hand that Vanegas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanegas also avoids with ease.
Vanegas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Vanegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanegas scores with the left hand. O Donnelly knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by O Donnelly as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly looks to land a combination but Vanegas avoids it well.
O Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanegas moves away.
A jab from Vanegas misses.
O Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanegas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vanegas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vanegas throws an overhand right that lands on O Donnelly's shoulder, as O Donnelly tries to avoid the shot.
O Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanegas.
Good standup being displayed there by O Donnelly as he connects with a hook.
O Donnelly throws a hook but Vanegas blocks it.
O Donnelly misses with a hook. Vanegas ducked under it nicely.
Vanegas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vanegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnelly.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanegas misses the target.
O Donnelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Vanegas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Donnelly throws a right and a left that Vanegas avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanegas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws a jab when Vanegas was well out of range.
Vanegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vanegas lunges at O Donnelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Donnelly's hand.
O Donnelly misses with a double jab.
O Donnelly throws a jab when Vanegas was well out of range.
Vanegas cracks O Donnelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vanegas moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donnelly drops his hands momentarily and Vanegas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Donnelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vanegas jabs at O Donnelly's body.
O Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanegas.
A little feinted left hand from O Donnelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vanegas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Donnelly slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanegas. O Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vanegas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Donnelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vanegas lands a nice hook to O Donnelly's body. O Donnelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vanegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Donnelly throws an overhand right that lands on Vanegas's shoulder, as Vanegas tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Donnelly looks to land a combination. Vanegas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vanegas scores with a jab to the head.
O Donnelly slips under a jab from Vanegas.
O Donnelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vanegas ducks under a wild hook from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Donnelly with a nice cross.
O Donnelly feints a jab promting Vanegas to slip. O Donnelly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vanegas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vanegas throws a hook but O Donnelly avoids it easily.
Vanegas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Donnelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vanegas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Vanegas is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanegas. O Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanegas misses the target.
A big left from O Donnelly misses.
Vanegas lands with a nice body punch.
Vanegas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Donnelly misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shay O Donnelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Donnelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vanegas throws a body punch but O Donnelly moves out of range.
Vanegas lands a right hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vanegas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vanegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanegas works the jab nicely.
O Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Vanegas is out of range.
Vanegas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Donnelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanegas throws a body punch but O Donnelly moves out of range.
O Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanegas is just out of range.
Vanegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vanegas misses with a hook. O Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
A combination from O Donnelly does no damage.
O Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Vanegas moved out of range.
Vanegas cracks a nice hook into O Donnelly's ribs.
O Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by O Donnelly.
Vanegas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shay O Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Vanegas does it's job there.
Vanegas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanegas staying out of range there.
O Donnelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vanegas lands a nice shot that snaps O Donnelly's head back.
The fighters circling - Vanegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanegas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanegas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Donnelly with a jab.
O Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanegas.
O Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanegas lands with a good body shot.
O Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Vanegas avoids the body shot from O Donnelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Vanegas catches O Donnelly right on the button with a cross.
O Donnelly staying out of range there.
O Donnelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Donnelly misses with a hook. Vanegas ducked under it nicely.
O Donnelly throws a right hand that misses
and Vanegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Donnelly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vanegas.
Vanegas lands with a shot to the body.
Vanegas throws a lazy right hand but O Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Donnelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vanegas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice combination there by O Donnelly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanegas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vanegas misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Vanegas.
O Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Vanegas moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by O Donnelly - just one landing.
Vanegas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Donnelly has time to react.
Vanegas throws a hook to the side of O Donnelly's head but O Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanegas throws a looping overhand right but O Donnelly ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vanegas misses with a straight right.
O Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Vanegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Donnelly misses with a few strikes there.
Vanegas connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanegas jabs at O Donnelly's body.
Vanegas thuds a left hand into O Donnelly's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Donnelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vanegas walks into a jab.
Vanegas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vanegas lands a jab to O Donnelly's midsection.
Vanegas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vanegas scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Vanegas does it's job there.
O Donnelly scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanegas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Donnelly has time to react.
Vanegas missing with a left hand there. O Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Donnelly takes a swing at Vanegas's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Vanegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanegas misses with a looping right.
O Donnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanegas circles away quickly and effectively.
O Donnelly swings widly with a right hand
letting Vanegas counter with a right hand.
Vanegas loads up on a big right hand but O Donnelly slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Vanegas.
O Donnelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vanegas misses the jab.
O Donnelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like O Donnelly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vanegas.
O Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Vanegas moves away and avoids it.
Vanegas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Vanegas connects with a body shot.
Vanegas scores with a shot to the body.
O Donnelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vanegas finds it's way round the side to connect with O Donnelly's head.
Vanegas misses with a looping right.
Vanegas works the jab nicely.
O Donnelly tries to bum rush Vanegas with a series of wild strikes but Vanegas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from O Donnelly finds it's target.
Vanegas digs a good hook to O Donnelly's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from O Donnelly misses.
O Donnelly misses with a hook
and Vanegas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vanegas lands a slapping body shot.
Vanegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnao Vanegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

O Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Vanegas moved out of range.
Vanegas jabs O Donnelly right on the nose. O Donnelly blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vanegas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Donnelly dips to his left and cracks Vanegas with an uppercut!
Vanegas scores with a body shot.
O Donnelly scores with a nice strike.
O Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanegas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Donnelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanegas.
A jab from Vanegas finds it's way through O Donnelly's defenses.
Vanegas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanegas looks to land a combination. O Donnelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Vanegas misses its intended target.
O Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Donnelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Donnelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vanegas connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Donnelly. O Donnelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

O Donnelly is rocked!
Vanegas lands with a shot to the body.
Vanegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Donnelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh O Donnelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Donnelly takes one to the side of the head.
O Donnelly looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vanegas lands a right hand from hell, dropping O Donnelly. Vanegas pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnao Vanegas!
During a confident post fight interview, Arnao Vanegas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.