PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). craig whitehead told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

ONeill
vs
whitehead

175 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
whitehead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by whitehead.
whitehead connects with a right hand. ONeill shakes it off.
ONeill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

ONeill gets a takedown into half guard.
whitehead manages to get to full guard.
whitehead lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for ONeill!
The referee warns ONeill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
ONeill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ONeill tries to get out of the position.
whitehead trying to control but ONeill is having none of it.
whitehead landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by whitehead.
whitehead scoring with strikes but ONeill is staying in there.
whitehead with the ground and pound from mount.
whitehead wants to control the pace but ONeill is squirming around nicely.
whitehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ONeill is breathing heavily.
ONeill is squirming around, avoiding whitehead's attempts to control the action.
ONeill is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
whitehead landing strikes, looking to finish!
whitehead landing strikes from the mount.
whitehead lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Kyle ONeill has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
whitehead lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
whitehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
whitehead landing strikes from the mount.
ONeill is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
whitehead is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. ONeill can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
whitehead landing strikes, looking to finish!
whitehead lands a nice shot to the head.
whitehead fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Kyle ONeill's cut is getting worse.
whitehead scoring with strikes but ONeill is staying in there.
whitehead cracks ONeill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
whitehead working the ground and pound effectively.
whitehead is in the full mount, landing strikes.
whitehead pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
ONeill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for whitehead on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

whitehead looking to secure an arm triangle but ONeill defends it well.
whitehead breaks from ONeill's wrist control and lands an elbow.
whitehead unloading with bombs!

Kyle ONeill's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
whitehead with shots to the head and body - ONeill looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by whitehead.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, whitehead cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
whitehead raining down shots from the mount!
whitehead is landing with some decent strikes but ONeill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
ONeill taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, whitehead cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
whitehead cracks ONeill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
ONeill is in a horrible position here. whitehead smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
ONeill is in a horrible position here. whitehead smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
whitehead wants to control the pace but ONeill is squirming around nicely.
ONeill taking shots to the head.

Jeez, Kyle ONeill's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kyle ONeill's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). craig whitehead!