PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dempsey ONeill (ranked 1018 p4p, 3512 weight class) and Chakrit Pratoomwong (ranked 156 p4p, 458 weight class). Dempsey ONeill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

ONeill
vs
Pratoomwong

189 cm
29
205
19 - 11 - 0

195 cm
29
211
9 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

AVALON
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Conquer

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrit Pratoomwong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pratoomwong misses.
ONeill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pratoomwong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ONeill punishes Pratoomwong's body with a nice straight punch.
ONeill tries to clinch there but Pratoomwong circles away.
Pratoomwong throws a counter combo.
Pratoomwong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ONeill counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Chakrit Pratoomwong has been cut.
A punch combination from Pratoomwong misses.
ONeill was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

ONeill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pratoomwong, pushing him back against the ropes.
ONeill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ONeill lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for ONeill.
ONeill blocks an uppercut.
ONeill misses with the head strike.
Pratoomwong throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.

Pratoomwong breaks from the clinch.
Pratoomwong connects with a high kick.

It looks like Dempsey ONeill has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pratoomwong swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pratoomwong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pratoomwong.
ONeill lands a jab.

ONeill moves into the clinch.
ONeill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pratoomwong backwards.
Pratoomwong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ONeill digs a right hand into Pratoomwong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pratoomwong's gas tank.
ONeill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
I was talking to ONeill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
ONeill lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pratoomwong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ONeill throws a head kick that misses.
ONeill misses with a hook to the body
and Pratoomwong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ONeill has managed to clinch.
ONeill lands a hook that snaps the head of Pratoomwong backwards.
ONeill struggles to land a body shot inside as Pratoomwong controls his hands.
ONeill throws a head punch that misses.
Pratoomwong prevents a body shot from ONeill.
ONeill pushes Pratoomwong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on ONeill - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
ONeill stalling in the clinch but Pratoomwong improves position.
Pratoomwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pratoomwong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ONeill blocks it with crossed arms.
Pratoomwong landing knees to the head.
Pratoomwong is looking to break free of the clinch but ONeill has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill gets through Pratoomwong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pratoomwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Pratoomwong lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from ONeill.
Pratoomwong tries a knee to the head but ONeill blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dempsey ONeill will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

ONeill fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pratoomwong tries to land a knee to the head but ONeill blocks with his arms.
Pratoomwong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pratoomwong misses with some punches.
ONeill lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pratoomwong.
A right hand to the body from ONeill.
A short left from ONeill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratoomwong crunches a lovely knee into ONeill's ribcage.
ONeill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pratoomwong or not.
Pratoomwong blocking some punches.
ONeill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ONeill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
ONeill swings wildly with an uppercut but Pratoomwong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pratoomwong is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pratoomwong tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, ONeill scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on ONeill - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
ONeill cracks Pratoomwong with a nice body shot.
ONeill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pratoomwong can do to turn this around?
ONeill tries to stall but Pratoomwong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pratoomwong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ONeill swings wildly with an uppercut but Pratoomwong uses good head movement to avoid it.
ONeill misses with a body punch.
ONeill lands a hook to the side of the head.
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Pratoomwong avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the ropes.
Pratoomwong working aggressively here.
ONeill throws a head punch that misses.
ONeill digs a right hand underneath Pratoomwong's ribcage. Pratoomwong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
ONeill misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from ONeill.
A bit of stalling here from ONeill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill cracks Pratoomwong with a nice body shot.
ONeill digs a right hand into Pratoomwong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pratoomwong's gas tank.
ONeill misses with a body punch.
ONeill trying to control the position but instead, Pratoomwong has worked for underhooks and has pushed ONeill into the ropes.
ONeill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pratoomwong backwards.
ONeill misses with a body punch.
ONeill scores with a hook to the body.
ONeill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from ONeill fails to land.
ONeill can't find room to land a body shot as Pratoomwong controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, ONeill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ONeill works on Pratoomwong's body with a couple of short punches.
Pratoomwong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ONeill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from ONeill.
ONeill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pratoomwong backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dempsey ONeill dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

ONeill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chakrit Pratoomwong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ONeill misses with a left hand
and Pratoomwong counters with a two punch combo.
ONeill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pratoomwong.
As Pratoomwong tries to get set, ONeill tries to push him back and clinch up but Pratoomwong manages to avoid the attempt.
ONeill tries to clinch but Pratoomwong is having none of it.
ONeill closes the distance but Pratoomwong moves to the side
and Pratoomwong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pratoomwong drops his guard momentarily, allowing ONeill to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Pratoomwong! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! ONeill takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dempsey ONeill!
Dempsey ONeill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.