PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaq ONeil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pierre Papin
vs
ONeil

202 cm
25
211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

215 cm
27
216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Pierre Papin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaq ONeil!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by ONeil.
ONeil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been told by Papin's head coaches at JP´s School Of Excellence that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Papin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ONeil counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Papin.
We've been informed that ONeil has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Papin throws a right hand that ONeil ducks under and follows up with a left that ONeil also avoids with ease.
ONeil dodges the punch combination from Papin.
ONeil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Papin to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Papin misses the target.
ONeil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by ONeil. That's going to slow Papin down.
Papin moves away from the strike by ONeil.
ONeil lands a right hook to the body.
Shaq ONeil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
ONeil misses with a straight left.
Papin misses with a hook.
Papin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeil throws out the jab.
ONeil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papin throws a big shot that misses.
ONeil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Papin.
ONeil slips a jab and a cross from Papin.
ONeil let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
ONeil tries to move into range but Papin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
ONeil throws a looping overhand right but Papin ducks down to avoid it.
Papin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
ONeil fakes the leg kick and cracks Papin in the body.
ONeil lands a nice shot to the body.
ONeil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Papin throws a series of punches but ONeil avoids them all with ease.
ONeil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Papin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ONeil circles away quickly and effectively.
Papin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by ONeil.
ONeil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeil throws a hook but Papin blocks it.

Papin closes the distance and pushes ONeil back into the cage.

ONeil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ONeil misses with the body kick
and Papin counters with a one-two to the body.
ONeil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papin digs a good body shot into ONeil's ribs.
ONeil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
ONeil misses with a double jab

and Papin counters by clinching up.
Papin working aggressively here.
Papin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from ONeil.
Papin gets through ONeil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ONeil.
ONeil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papin misses with a punch on the inside.
Papin working aggressively here.
ONeil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeil lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Papin fails to land.
Papin working aggressively here.
Papin misses with a punch on the inside.
ONeil misses with some punches.
Papin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ONeil wants a takedown but no success here.
ONeil is trying to break free.
Papin misses with a punch to the body.
ONeil looking to stall.
ONeil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papin struggles to land a body shot inside as ONeil controls his hands.
Papin presses ONeil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Papin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papin lands an uppercut.
Papin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Papin.
ONeil looks winded!
ONeil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Papin scores with a nice short uppercut.

ONeil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papin is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! ONeil hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jean Pierre Papin!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Pierre Papin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.