PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Oneil (ranked 3294 p4p, 3210 weight class) and Maurice Matthews (ranked 381 p4p, 366 weight class). Oneil's entrance music is It's A Good Life if you Don't Weaken - In Violet Light - The Tragically Hip. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Oneil
vs
Matthews

190 cm
19
250
1 - 0 - 1

188 cm
19
248
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

HELLBENT

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil fails with the takedown
and Matthews counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oneil thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oneil.
Matthews looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Matthews catches Oneil right on the button with a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Oneil has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Oneil misses with a takedown
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like David Oneil has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Oneil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil misses with a takedown attempt

and Matthews counters with a nice right hand that sends Oneil toppling to the canvas! Oneil scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Matthews finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matthews sprawls well. Matthews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oneil gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oneil dives in and scores a takedown into Matthews's guard.

Oneil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Matthews trying to keep a closed guard but Oneil is proving a slippery customer.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Oneil from controlling successfully.
Oneil throwing strikes from guard but Matthews blocks nicely.
Oneil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil works over Matthews with some ground and pound from guard.
Oneil looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oneil makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oneil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Oneil drops back looking for a leg! Matthews is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matthews manages to kick Oneil off! Oneil jumps back into Matthews's guard.
Oneil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oneil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oneil pushing down on Matthews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matthews is refusing to be controlled, as Oneil sits in half guard.
Oneil missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Matthews is defending against the submission attempts here by Oneil.
Oneil thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oneil thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matthews with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Oneil is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oneil passes to full mount!
Oneil thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oneil scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matthews?
Oneil with the ground and pound from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Oneil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Oneil's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oneil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matthews as he avoids it easily.
Oneil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Oneil drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Oneil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oneil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Matthews is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oneil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes there by Oneil.
David Oneil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Oneil tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oneil trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.

Oneil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oneil scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Matthews to see if he's OK.
Matthews takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Matthews is trying to control Oneil's posture but Oneil avoids it.

Oneil in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Matthews is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Oneil!
A victorious David Oneil thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.