PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jedrzejczyk has chosen Chase And Status - Fire In Your Eyes ft. Maverick Sabre as his entrance music. 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.

Oneil
vs
Jedrzejczyk

194 cm
24
235 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

193 cm
25
242 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzejczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oneil moves away.
Jedrzejczyk takes one on the button.
Oneil lands with a good body shot.
Jedrzejczyk throws the left hand but Oneil avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Oneil.
Oneil cracks Jedrzejczyk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oneil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jedrzejczyk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a head kick.
Jedrzejczyk throws a low kick but Oneil moves out of range easily.
Oneil connects with a leg kick. Jedrzejczyk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook
and Oneil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jedrzejczyk blocks the body kick.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oneil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil looks to throw a body kick
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oneil misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk slips a jab from Oneil.
Oneil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Oneil as he checks the leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jedrzejczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneil.
Oneil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jedrzejczyk moves away.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oneil's sensitive parts.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Jedrzejczyk as he checks the leg kick.
Oneil lands with an uppercut that bounces Jedrzejczyk off the cage and back into range.
Oneil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab when Oneil was well out of range.
Oneil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk counters with a body kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses the jab.
Jedrzejczyk defending well as Oneil loads up on a big left hand.
Jedrzejczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Jedrzejczyk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a shot from downtown. Oneil moves away and avoids it.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook to the body
and Oneil counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil scores with a shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk jabs at Oneil's body.
Oneil walks into a straight right hand from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oneil swings for the body but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a loose jab but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jedrzejczyk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oneil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jedrzejczyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jedrzejczyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Oneil counters with a straight right hand.
Jedrzejczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oneil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jedrzejczyk lunges at Oneil with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oneil's hand.
Jedrzejczyk throws a shot from downtown. Oneil moves away and avoids it.
Oneil lands a head shot.
Oneil throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil scores with a nice strike.
Oneil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Oneil misses.
Oneil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the body shot from Oneil.
Oneil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jedrzejczyk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick but Oneil checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jedrzejczyk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jedrzejczyk staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Oneil.
Oneil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk misses the shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oneil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oneil pushes Jedrzejczyk away with a front kick.
Jedrzejczyk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Oneil strikes.
Jedrzejczyk shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Oneil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oneil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jedrzejczyk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oneil.
Oneil throws a solid leg kick but Jedrzejczyk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Oneil will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jedrzejczyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Oneil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Jedrzejczyk misses its intended target.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a front kick but Oneil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jedrzejczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oneil.
Oneil misses with an uppercut. Jedrzejczyk saw that one coming.
Jedrzejczyk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jedrzejczyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oneil throws out the jab.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a right hand
and Oneil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oneil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jedrzejczyk throws out the jab.
Oneil throwing a counter right hand but Jedrzejczyk manages to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk tried to score with a low kick but Oneil checks it.
Jedrzejczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Oneil counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a straight left.
Oneil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a right hand
and Oneil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oneil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jedrzejczyk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Jedrzejczyk misses.
Oneil throwing a counter right hand but Jedrzejczyk manages to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk clobbers Oneil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oneil thumps Jedrzejczyk with a low kick.
Kevin Oneil is winning the standup battle so far.
Jedrzejczyk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Oneil misses.
Jedrzejczyk lands a right hook to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab when Oneil was well out of range.
Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk tries to counter with a clinch but Oneil shakes him off and moves away.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a body shot.
Oneil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oneil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jedrzejczyk darts in and clinches Oneil up against the cage.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oneil tries to work over Jedrzejczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jedrzejczyk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oneil is trying to break free.
Jedrzejczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk is working Oneil over against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a body shot from Oneil.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
Oneil misses with a body punch.

Jedrzejczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jedrzejczyk moves to clinch but Oneil breaks away
and Oneil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Jedrzejczyk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a jab to the body.
Jedrzejczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil tries to land a leg kick but Jedrzejczyk saw it coming and moves away.
Oneil throws a lazy right hand but Jedrzejczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oneil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oneil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jedrzejczyk staying out of range there.
Jedrzejczyk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oneil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oneil throws a lazy right hand but Jedrzejczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a looping right.
Jedrzejczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oneil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jedrzejczyk jabs Oneil right on the nose. Oneil blinks but takes it well.
Jedrzejczyk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jedrzejczyk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk missing with a left hand there. Oneil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jedrzejczyk cracks Oneil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jedrzejczyk throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil slips a straight right by Jedrzejczyk.
A counter left hand to the body from Oneil misses its target.
Jedrzejczyk blocks the body kick.
Oneil blocks the body kick.
Oneil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oneil throws a leg kick
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a straight right hand.
Jedrzejczyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an uppercut. Oneil saw that one coming.
Oneil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jedrzejczyk. That did some damage!
Oneil misses with a low kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses with the combination.
Jedrzejczyk jabs Oneil right on the nose. Oneil blinks but takes it well.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil misses with a looping right.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to land body kicks.
Jedrzejczyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Jedrzejczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jedrzejczyk.
Oneil digs a good hook to Jedrzejczyk's body.
Oneil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jedrzejczyk's head backwards.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a straight right.
Oneil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook
and Jedrzejczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Oneil gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oneil.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Jedrzejczyk controls the action.
A short right from Jedrzejczyk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oneil gets through Jedrzejczyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oneil's elbow.
Jedrzejczyk misses with the head strike.
Oneil lands a nice shot to the body.
Oneil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oneil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oneil misses with a body punch.
Oneil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oneil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jedrzejczyk.

Jedrzejczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jedrzejczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook to the side of Oneil's head but Oneil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oneil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oneil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oneil cracks Jedrzejczyk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oneil blocks a jab.
Oneil tries to counter by clinching up but Jedrzejczyk breaks away and moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a low kick but Oneil moves out of range easily.
Oneil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a hook. Oneil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oneil lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jedrzejczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oneil.
Oneil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jedrzejczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jedrzejczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oneil.
Oneil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk swings for the body but Oneil moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a loose jab but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oneil scores with a leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the head kick by Oneil.
Oneil throws a head kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oneil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jedrzejczyk misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Oneil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oneil misses with a straight right.
Jedrzejczyk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oneil blocks the body kick.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a left hand
and Oneil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oneil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Jedrzejczyk coming out on top.
Jedrzejczyk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oneil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jedrzejczyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oneil takes a step back to recover.
Oneil lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws the kick towards the body but Oneil avoids it.
Jedrzejczyk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oneil is out of range and Jedrzejczyk settles back down.
Oneil takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jedrzejczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a counter right but Oneil avoids it with no problem.
Jedrzejczyk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oneil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jedrzejczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneil.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Oneil strikes.
Oneil misses with a head kick.
Oneil walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Oneil misses the target.
Jedrzejczyk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a body shot
and Jedrzejczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Jedrzejczyk misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Oneil.
I think Oneil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!