PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kay Olubiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Oneill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olubiy's entrance music is hitman. A fine choice. Oneill has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Olubiy
vs
Oneill

180 cm
24
179 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

176 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Rastafarii Clothing
Rastafarii Clothing

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Olubiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Oneill!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olubiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olubiy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olubiy shoots in but Oneill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Olubiy tries to clinch there but Oneill circles away.
Olubiy shoots for a takedown but Oneill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kay Olubiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Olubiy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Olubiy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Olubiy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Olubiy throws an elbow but Oneill slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oneill is looking to get back to his feet here but Olubiy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Oneill's back.
Oneill controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olubiy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Olubiy looking for the RNC.
Olubiy is breathing heavily.
Oneill has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Olubiy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Oneill trying to get back to his feet but Olubiy is in full control for now.

Oneill defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Olubiy's arms.
Oneill wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olubiy wants to control but Oneill is keeping busy.
Oneill controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Oneill defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Olubiy's arms.
Oneill avoids the strikes from Olubiy.
Oneill is trying to get back to his feet but Olubiy has full control of the position and if anything, Oneill has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olubiy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Olubiy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Olubiy struggling to land strikes to the head as Oneill covers up.
Oneill is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Olubiy is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Olubiy gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Olubiy gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Olubiy apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Oneill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kay Olubiy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oneill swinging wilding here.
Oneill throws a series of punches but Olubiy moves out of range.
Oneill stuffs the takedown attempt from Olubiy. Olubiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Kay Olubiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olubiy throws out a leg kick but Oneill moves out of range and Olubiy only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olubiy misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olubiy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olubiy slips a jab and a cross from Oneill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill jabs at Olubiy's body.
Oneill scores with a one two! Olubiy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oneill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oneill tries to bum rush Olubiy with a series of wild strikes but Olubiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oneill keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Oneill there.
Oneill looks to land a combination but Olubiy avoids it well.
Olubiy shoots in but Oneill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kay Olubiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Oneill misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneill misses with a wild combination.
Olubiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oneill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oneill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Olubiy tries for a takedown but Oneill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oneill lands with an overhand left.
Oneill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oneill scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mickey Oneill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oneill circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Oneill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olubiy doesn't seem phased though.
Olubiy tries to clinch up but Oneill circles away and keeps his distance.
Oneill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Olubiy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oneill as he avoids it easily.
Olubiy shoots in for a takedown but Oneill shows good takedown defense.
Oneill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olubiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olubiy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Olubiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olubiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Oneill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oneill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olubiy circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneill lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oneill!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Oneill 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!

Oneill avoids the head kick by Olubiy.
Olubiy tries to clinch there but Oneill circles away.
Olubiy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Olubiy.
Oneill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Olubiy fails to land the takedown.
Oneill lands with an uppercut that bounces Olubiy off the ropes and back into rage.
Olubiy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oneill circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Oneill there.
Olubiy slips a jab and a cross from Oneill.
Danga de danga de dang - Oneill scores with a four punch combination!
Olubiy walks into a straight right hand from Oneill.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olubiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Oneill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olubiy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oneill's waist but Oneill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olubiy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kay Olubiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneill misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olubiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oneill lands a really nice looking cross but Olubiy seems unphased.
Oneill lands a slapping body shot.
Kay Olubiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oneill swats away the attempt to clinch by Olubiy.
Olubiy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olubiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oneill throws a left and a right that both miss

and Olubiy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Olubiy is looking to take a break and control but Oneill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Olubiy wants to stand up but Oneill has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oneill kicks Olubiy off and gets back to his feet.
Oneill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Oneill.
Some wild striking there from Oneill.
Olubiy misses with a takedown attempt
and Oneill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olubiy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oneill counters with a one-two to the body.
Oneill looks to land a combination. Olubiy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Olubiy tries to clinch but Oneill is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oneill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oneill stuffs the takedown attempt from Olubiy. Olubiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Olubiy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oneill throws a series of punches but Olubiy moves out of range.
Olubiy shoots in for a takedown but Oneill shows good takedown defense.
Olubiy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oneill finds it's way round the side to connect with Olubiy's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Oneill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oneill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Oneill!