PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Kant (ranked 5805 p4p, 4717 weight class) and Sean O Connels (ranked 0 p4p, 544 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Limits by 2Unlimited. O Connels has chosen celtic theme as his entrance music. Sean O Connels will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kant
vs
O Connels

197 cm
25
225
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
250
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Genghis Kant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Connels!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Connels shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
O Connels working away.
O Connels wants to control but Kant is keeping him busy.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - O Connels has eaten all the pies!
O Connels slows the pace down.
Kant is trying to control O Connels's posture but O Connels avoids it.
Kant manages to work his way to half guard, despite O Connels's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kant tries to roll over but O Connels keeps him under control.
Kant is not content to let O Connels control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant is looking to escape.
O Connels sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kant gets back to full guard.
O Connels controlling from the top position.
Kant is adopting a defensive guard.
Kant keeping moving, preventing O Connels from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Connels tries to free his leg and advance position but Kant is retaining full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
O Connels misses with the body kick

and Kant counters with a shoot takedown. O Connels fights it but they end up in guard.
Kant landing with the ground and pound.
O Connels looking to control but Kant passes into half guard.
O Connels is trying to stand back up but Kant is controlling him
O Connels wants to improve his position but Kant is controlling well.
Kant seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kant looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
O Connels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kant is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant is nestled in close to O Connels, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

O Connels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Connels tries to get to full guard but Kant has control of the leg.
Kant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kant wants to free his trapped foot but O Connels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kant working over O Connels with some ground and pound. O Connels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kant trying to mount his opponent but O Connels defends it.
O Connels wants to control but Kant is keeping busy.
Kant sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kant lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kant seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Kant dominated that round.
That's time! Kant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kant slaps away a takedown attempt from O Connels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from O Connels misses

and Kant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Genghis Kant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kant is in close to O Connels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kant distracts O Connels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kant landing with the ground and pound.
O Connels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kant won't allow O Connels to sweep him here.
Kant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Connels keeping full guard, as Kant tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kant content to stall in guard here.
Kant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kant stands up over O Connels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Connels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kant is one step ahead there.
O Connels controls Kant momentarily but Kant frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connels keeping full guard, as Kant tries to pass.
Kant preventing the sweep.
Kant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kant works over O Connels with some ground and pound from guard.
Kant with a nice head shot there.
Kant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kant postures up and lands a big shot to O Connels's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Connels's head.
Kant looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Kant drops back looking for a leg! O Connels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Connels manages to kick Kant off! Kant jumps back into O Connels's guard.
O Connels keeping moving, preventing Kant from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kant chips away with some ground and pound.
Kant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kant passes O Connels's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Connels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Kant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Connels defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Connels is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Kant dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No luck for Kant with that takedown attempt.
O Connels wants to clinch

and Kant counters with a takedown into side control.
Kant cracks O Connels with a big elbow.
Kant taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kant lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on O Connels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
O Connels tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kant easily slips into full mount!
The referee warns O Connels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kant scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kant breaks from O Connels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O Connels's face.
O Connels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Connels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kant lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

O Connels is rocked!
Kant looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has O Connels covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genghis Kant!
Genghis Kant looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'No... Death... Pound... Smash...'.
Sean O Connels spoke after the fight, saying 'I will get back into that ring and tear my opponents throat from their useless neck!!'.