PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim O Neil (ranked 3118 p4p, 3821 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 326 p4p, 382 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

O Neil
vs
Wiener

176 cm
22
148
6 - 3 - 0

225 cm
21
153
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Glomco Nutrition

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by O Neil as he checks the leg kick.
O Neil moves in looking to clinch but Wiener pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiener ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.

Wiener tries to keep at a distance but O Neil has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Neil.
Wiener is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiener can't break the clinch.
Wiener blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil lands a right hand.
O Neil lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener looking to throw knees to the head but O Neil is blocking nicely.
O Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wiener stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wiener tries to break free but O Neil pushes him back against the cage.
Wiener wants to break free but O Neil has control.
Wiener blocks an uppercut.
O Neil lands a right hand.

Wiener escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Wiener.
O Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiener moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

O Neil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from O Neil.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wiener breaks from the clinch.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Wiener.
O Neil went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiener.
We've been told by O Neil's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jim O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiener throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
O Neil moves in looking to clinch but Wiener pushes him off.
Wiener keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiener avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil is looking to clinch but Wiener is avoiding it.
Wiener is trying to counter with his kicks.

Wiener gets tackled into the cage by O Neil. O Neil maintains the clinch.
Wiener wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neil won't allow it.
O Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiener controls his hands.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neil tries to work over Wiener's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiener tries a knee to the head but O Neil blocks it.
The referee calls for Wiener to work.
Wiener is looking to break free of the clinch but O Neil has double underhooks.
O Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Wiener.
Wiener looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from O Neil.
O Neil misses with some punches.
O Neil digs a right hand underneath Wiener's ribcage. Wiener let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiener stalling the fight.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wiener is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.
O Neil lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Neil taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiener controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiener.
O Neil stalling in the clinch but Wiener improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim O Neil dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wiener - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wiener. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wiener circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiener feints a counter leg kick.
Wiener showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
Wiener is trying to counter with his kicks.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiener can do to turn this around?
O Neil tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiener swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jim O Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wiener.
Wiener throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil looks to clinch
and Wiener counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wiener misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like O Neil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiener wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neil won't allow it.

Wiener manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Neil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wiener 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.
Wiener swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neil.
Wiener swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
A punch combination from O Neil misses.
O Neil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiener swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiener is looking to land body kicks.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
Wiener looking to land some kicks to the body here.

O Neil rushes Wiener and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wiener blocking some punches.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil lands a body punch.
O Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
O Neil taking a breather.
O Neil prevents Wiener from breaking the clinch.
O Neil presses Wiener against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Neil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiener prevents a body shot from O Neil.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Neil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Neil lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiener slows down the pace here.
Wiener taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Wiener avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from O Neil as the two fighters clinch.
Wiener working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jim O Neil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiener missing with knees to the body.
Wiener stalling in the clinch but O Neil improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Neil.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil prevents Wiener from breaking the clinch.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiener.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Wiener looking to throw knees to the head but O Neil is blocking nicely.
O Neil tries to work over Wiener's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiener blocking some punches.
Wiener tries to break the clinch but O Neil is controlling the position.

Wiener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiener misses with a body shot.
O Neil lands the left hand.

Wiener is rocked!
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wiener is still on wobbly legs! Can O Neil finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil is looking to clinch but Wiener is avoiding it.

O Neil moves into range and clinches up with Wiener.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiener.
Wiener is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim O Neil dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

O Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiener circles away.
O Neil connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Wiener! He's out on his feet! O Neil rushes in and drops Wiener with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim O Neil!