|
|
RRFC 59: O'Neil vs Pandens PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. O'Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O'Neil misses with a hook. Pandens ducked under it nicely.
O'Neil throws a leg kick which misses Pandens's front leg but catches the back leg as Pandens tries to avoid it.
O'Neil lands a head shot.
O'Neil fails in his attempt to clinch.
O'Neil misses with a leg kick
and Pandens finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
O'Neil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O'Neil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pandens. That did some damage!
O'Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pandens throws out a counter right but O'Neil avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by O'Neil.
Pandens slips a jab from O'Neil.
Pandens appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pandens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O'Neil drives through and clinches with Pandens against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O'Neil seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
A big right from Pandens misses.
O'Neil throws a lazy head kick
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
O'Neil's corner calls for a 1-2. O'Neil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O'Neil scores with a hook to the body. Pandens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O'Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandens misses the jab.
O'Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandens's head.
O'Neil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pandens, pushing him back against the cage.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pandens is looking to break free of the clinch but O'Neil has double underhooks.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil lands with a shot to the body.
O'Neil scores with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pandens looks to score with a jab to the body but O'Neil is just out of range.
O'Neil connects with a solid leg kick.
O'Neil takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from O'Neil. Pandens does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Pandens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O'Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandens can pounce on him.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses.
O'Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
O'Neil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O'Neil avoids the head kick by Pandens.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pandens misses with an uppercut.
O'Neil misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from O'Neil.
Pandens throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling O'Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Pandens.
A slow jab from O'Neil misses its intended target.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut. Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
O'Neil lands with a good body shot.
O'Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandens takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandens checks it well.
O'Neil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pandens walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by O'Neil. That's going to slow Pandens down.
O'Neil tries to clinch but Pandens is having none of it.
O'Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for O'Neil.
Pandens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. O'Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'Neil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O'Neil, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neil.
Pandens doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pandens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pandens has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. O'Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pandens checks a leg kick.
Pandens moves out of range as O'Neil throws a body kick.
O'Neil darts in and clinches Pandens up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandens.
O'Neil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pandens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
O'Neil lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens breaks the clinch.
O'Neil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pandens under the eye.
Pandens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pandens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens looks to throw the jab but O'Neil is out of range.
O'Neil is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pandens.
O'Neil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pandens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O'Neil misses the shot to the body.
O'Neil throws a low kick, looking for Pandens's leg but Pandens calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pandens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandens moves out of range of the leg kick from O'Neil.
Pandens throws out a counter right but O'Neil avoids it with no problem.
O'Neil looks to land a combination but Pandens avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a shot to the body.
O'Neil misses with a low kick as Pandens jumps back.
O'Neil throws a leg kick
and Pandens counters with a nice leg kick.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O'Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil throws a lazy body kick
and Pandens counters with a leg kick.
O'Neil lands a slapping body shot.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of O'Neil's head but O'Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O'Neil lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Pandens misses
and O'Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
O'Neil moves into the clinch successfully.
O'Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandens uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Pandens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O'Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for O'Neil.
O'Neil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O'Neil lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O'Neil wants to land a leg kick but Pandens is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pandens. O'Neil shrugs it off though.
Pandens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O'Neil lands an overhand right.
Pandens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neil.
A nice side step and Pandens releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O'Neil has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
O'Neil loads up on a big right hand but Pandens slips the punch.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O'Neil misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for O'Neil.
O'Neil looks to clinch
enabling Pandens to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from O'Neil.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O'Neil has Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
O'Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O'Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandens can do to turn this around?
Pandens has had enough of the clinch but O'Neil keeps him there for the moment.
Pandens wants to break free but O'Neil has control.
O'Neil gets through Pandens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pandens is trying to break free.
Pandens tries to circle away but O'Neil has him pinned against the cage.
O'Neil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O'Neil lands with a short shot to the head.
O'Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O'Neil lands with a left to the head.
O'Neil blocks a body shot from Pandens.
Pandens is trying to force a seperation but O'Neil has the dominant position.
Pandens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O'Neil looks for the body kick but Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pandens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O'Neil scores with a leg kick.
O'Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandens's head.
Mickey O'Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandens throws out a leg kick but O'Neil moves out of range and Pandens only half commits.
Pandens lands with a cross.
O'Neil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O'Neil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pandens counters with a low kick, right behind O'Neil 's knee.
Pandens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as O'Neil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pandens doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neil.
O'Neil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pandens's hands.
Mickey O'Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O'Neil lands with a nice body punch.
O'Neil pushes Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pandens misses with a right hand
and O'Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O'Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O'Neil appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O'Neil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pandens counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for O'Neil.
Pandens avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens takes a swing at O'Neil's ribcage but misses.
O'Neil darts in trying to clinch
and Pandens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O'Neil thinking.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut.
Pandens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pandens scores with a head kick. O'Neil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O'Neil tries to clinch but Pandens is having none of it.
Pandens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O'Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O'Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Pandens. Beautiful body shot.
O'Neil instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pandens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pandens is trying to force a seperation but O'Neil has the dominant position.
Pandens can't break the clinch.
Pandens tries to break free but O'Neil pushes him back against the cage.
O'Neil prevents Pandens from breaking the clinch.
O'Neil keeps control of Pandens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, O'Neil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pandens is trying to break free.
O'Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O'Neil keeps control of Pandens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O'Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pandens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neil working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O'Neil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O'Neil prevents Pandens from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandens.
O'Neil lands a hook that snaps the head of Pandens backwards.
Pandens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pandens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O'Neil prevents Pandens from breaking the clinch.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
O'Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Pandens.
A short left from O'Neil.
O'Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandens uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Neil lands a nice uppercut.
O'Neil gets through Pandens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pandens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O'Neil has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O'Neil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandens.
A right hook to the body lands for O'Neil.
O'Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O'Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O'Neil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Pandens is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for O'Neil.
Pandens is still on wobbly legs! Can O'Neil finish him?
O'Neil works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pandens seems to have recovered his senses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O'Neil.
O'Neil creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pandens with a big uppercut! Pandens tries to clinch up but O'Neil pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pandens to the mat! Pandens covers up and O'Neil unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey O'Neil!
Mickey O'Neil retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble Mickey O'Neil misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
|
|
|
|
|
