PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille ONeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ONeal comes to the cage accompanied by Shaq Diesel By Shaq. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

ONeal
vs
Man

216 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaquille ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Man!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal blocks a head kick by Man.
Man shoots for a takedown but ONeal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ONeal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.

Man scores with a takedown into ONeal's guard.
ONeal trying to strike off his back.
Man wants to control from the top but ONeal keeps moving.
Man passes ONeal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
ONeal tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Man wants to take a breather but ONeal is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ONeal wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man is trying to work for a kimura but ONeal is defending well.
Man wants to free his trapped foot but ONeal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
ONeal tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ONeal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

ONeal drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
ONeal prevents the takedown attempt.

ONeal is trying to trip Man. He has hold of a leg but Man is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. ONeal persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Man keeping full guard, as ONeal tries to pass.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ONeal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping full guard, as ONeal tries to pass.
Man wants to get back to his feet but ONeal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
ONeal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ONeal lands a couple of digs.
ONeal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
ONeal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man fails with the takedown

and ONeal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man won't be happy with that.
Shaquille ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Man.
ONeal is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man parries the strikes from ONeal easily there. ONeal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
ONeal tries to advance position but instead Man slips a leg back in to half guard.
ONeal not doing much here.
Man wants to improve his position but ONeal is controlling well.
ONeal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Man makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ONeal trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
ONeal tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.

Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
ONeal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
ONeal looking to pass the guard.
ONeal controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquille ONeal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

ONeal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
ONeal trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.
ONeal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Man wants to control but ONeal is keeping busy.
ONeal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
ONeal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Man is breathing heavily.
ONeal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
ONeal is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ONeal defends well.
ONeal wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ONeal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
ONeal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ONeal defends well.
ONeal trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ONeal controls the pace.
ONeal throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
ONeal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ONeal wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shaquille ONeal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

ONeal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Man sprawls well initially but ONeal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Man is trying to maintain the position but ONeal is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if ONeal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
ONeal wants to pass to mount but Man is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
ONeal stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man is trying to control the position but ONeal postures up.
ONeal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Man tries to strike from the bottom.
Man is trying to control the position but ONeal postures up.
ONeal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
ONeal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquille ONeal dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

ONeal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Man counters with a takedown into side control.
Man trying to control the position but ONeal is working away.

Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Man trying to control the position but ONeal is working away.
You can see the frustration on ONeal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ONeal tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
ONeal looks to move to half guard but instead Man has passed into mount! Damn!
Man prevents ONeal from getting the reversal.
ONeal wants to control but Man is having none of it.
ONeal is desperately trying to improve his position but Man has a good base and remains in mount.
ONeal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.

Man is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, ONeal has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Man is working for a guillotine from mount but ONeal frees his head quite easily.
ONeal tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.
ONeal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ONeal tries to get out of the position.
Man prevents ONeal from getting the reversal.
Man avoids the attempt from ONeal to control.
ONeal throwing hammer fists to the chest of Man. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents ONeal from getting the reversal.

Man looking to secure an arm triangle but ONeal defends it well.
ONeal looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Shaquille ONeal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ONeal tries to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at ONeal as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Man!
ONeal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Man is punishing ONeal with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeal tries to roll but Man sticks to his back.
ONeal is working hard here to advance position.
Man scores with punches to the body.
ONeal tries to escape but Man has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
ONeal trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
ONeal tries to escape but Man has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

ONeal is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Man scores with strikes from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ONeal 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shaquille ONeal!