PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lonzo
vs
O Leary

190 cm
25
194 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

176 cm
30
199 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Lonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Leary scores with a takedown into Lonzo's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
O Leary lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Leary landing with the ground and pound.
O Leary trying to control but Lonzo is working from the bottom.
O Leary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lonzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lonzo wants to sweep here but O Leary controlling him for the moment.
Lonzo keeping full guard, as O Leary tries to pass.
Lonzo wants to stand and escape but O Leary is having none of it.
O Leary postures up in Lonzo's guard and throws a big left but Lonzo blocks it.
O Leary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lonzo can't keep his opponent in guard - O Leary advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary wants to advance to full mount but Lonzo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
O Leary throws a big right hand that misses.
O Leary stopping the sweep attempt from Lonzo.
Lonzo is working hard here to advance position.
O Leary scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Leary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Leary postures up in Lonzo's guard and throws a big left but Lonzo blocks it.
O Leary throws a big elbow that misses.
O Leary won't allow Lonzo to sweep him here.
O Leary cracks Lonzo with a solid left hand.
O Leary missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throwing strikes from guard but Lonzo blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Leary wants to pass the guard but Lonzo is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Leary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Leary preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lonzo is looking to stand up but O Leary isn't so interested in that idea.
Lonzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Leary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lonzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Leary manages to get himself to full guard.
O Leary seems keen to control Lonzo's posture.
O Leary wants to control but Lonzo passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary is pressing down on Lonzo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Leary is trying to keep Lonzo in close.
O Leary seems keen to control Lonzo's posture.
Lonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lonzo trying to control but O Leary is working from the bottom.
Lonzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Leary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Leary pulls Lonzo in close to prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lonzo walks into a stiff left hand from O Leary.
Lonzo wants to clinch.
O Leary ducks under a wild hook from Lonzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo misses with a body kick.
O Leary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Leary tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lonzo swivels and escapes.
O Leary loads up on a big right hand but Lonzo slips the punch.
Lonzo is looking to clinch.
Lonzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No luck for Lonzo with that takedown attempt.
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!

Lonzo instigates a clinch.
O Leary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary wants to take the fight to the mat but Lonzo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lonzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Leary just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lonzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William O Leary dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Leary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lonzo has his takedown stuffed
letting O Leary counter with a right hand.
Lonzo closes the distance and clinches up with O Leary, looking for a takedown. Lonzo pushes O Leary against the cage but O Leary circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lonzo closes the distance and clinches up with O Leary, looking for a takedown. Lonzo pushes O Leary against the cage but O Leary circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Lonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Leary connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

O Leary fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lonzo to the ground. O Leary is now in Lonzo's guard.
O Leary pushes down on Lonzo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lonzo tries to get to full guard but O Leary has control of the leg.
Lonzo trying to control from the bottom.
O Leary thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Leary trying to mount his opponent but Lonzo defends it.
William O Leary has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Leary is stalling here. Lonzo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! O Leary seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lonzo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary sneaks back into half guard.
Lonzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lonzo is thwarting O Leary's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary controlling the position well.
Lonzo blocks the strikes from O Leary.
O Leary punching from the bottom.
O Leary wants to control but Lonzo is keeping busy.

Lonzo decides to stand and escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary misses with the combination.
Lonzo wants to land a leg kick but O Leary is out of range.

O Leary is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lonzo's half guard.
Lonzo has hold of O Leary's hands but O Leary slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Leary throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lonzo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Leary is working away from the top position though.

O Leary seems to be working for a kimura but Lonzo defends the submission attempt.
Lonzo is trying to control but can't.
O Leary is trying to control the action in half guard but Lonzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Leary.
O Leary looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lonzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Leary missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Leary missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lonzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Leary.
O Leary seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lonzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Leary is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lonzo taking some punishment here, with O Leary in his half guard.
Lonzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lonzo wants to get back to his feet.
Lonzo trying to control but O Leary postures up.
O Leary 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Leary looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
O Leary thows a huge punch but Lonzo dodges it nicely.
Lonzo trying to control from the bottom.
O Leary takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lonzo is holding on to half guard well.
Lonzo is not content to let O Leary control the position.
Lonzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Leary.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lonzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Leary.
O Leary missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

O Leary is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lonzo defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William O Leary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

O Leary thuds a left hand into Lonzo's body.
O Leary lands a nice shot to the body.

O Leary clinches up against the cage.

O Leary works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

O Leary has gone for a leg lock! Lonzo slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Leary's guard.
Lonzo chips away with some ground and pound.

Lonzo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but O Leary manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lonzo has O Leary in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Leary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lonzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Leary cracks Lonzo with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lonzo is on top in guard.
Lonzo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lonzo preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Leary is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lonzo holds on and takes a little breather.
O Leary wants to control from the top but Lonzo keeps moving.
O Leary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
William O Leary is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lonzo is keeping the position for now.
O Leary controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by William O Leary.

Lonzo rushes O Leary and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

O Leary has clasped his hands together around Lonzo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lonzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Leary content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lonzo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary wants to control but Lonzo is keeping him busy.
Lonzo is letting O Leary control him for a moment.

William O Leary has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lonzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Leary is fending him off so far but Lonzo persists. Nope, O Leary circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary misses with a two punch combination.
Lonzo shoots in looking for a takedown but O Leary manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lonzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by O Leary. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Leary.
O Leary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lonzo throws a series of strikes that have O Leary backpedaling.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Leary throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Leary throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Leary slips under a jab from Lonzo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lonzo misses with a body shot
and O Leary counters with a straight right hand.
O Leary lands a glancing blow to the side of Lonzo's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lonzo checks a leg kick.
O Leary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary swings for the body but Lonzo moves out of range.

O Leary closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lonzo's guard.
Rick Lonzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Leary not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
William O Leary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Leary has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William O Leary!