PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamus O Hooligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hooligan comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphy. The crowd seem to be enjoying O Neill's choice of entrance music: Sing for the moment - Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Hooligan
vs
O Neill

180 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Bio-Tech Industries

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamus O Hooligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill throws a series of punches but O Hooligan avoids them all with ease.
O Neill scores with a sloppy right hand. O Hooligan should have avoided that one.
O Neill throws a one two combo.

It looks like Shamus O Hooligan has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from O Neill as O Hooligan shoots in.
O Neill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Hooligan tries to clinch up but O Neill circles away and keeps his distance.
O Hooligan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Neill misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from O Neill as O Hooligan shoots in.
Shamus O Hooligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

O Neill pushes O Hooligan up against the cage in a clinch.
O Neill looking for a takedown.
O Hooligan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamus O Hooligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hooligan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Neill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Hooligan tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.
O Neill has O Hooligan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Hooligan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

O Neill gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O Hooligan regains guard.
O Neill slips nicely into half guard.

O Neill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Hooligan sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill moves into full mount! O Hooligan won't be happy about that!
O Hooligan is looking to get to half guard.
O Hooligan manages to regain half guard. Good work.

O Hooligan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Neill pulls his head out easily.

O Neill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

O Neill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Neill looks gassed!
O Hooligan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

O Neill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill trying to pass the guard but O Hooligan defending well.
O Hooligan is looking to improve his position.
O Hooligan pushes O Neill off looking to stand but O Neill dives back in and keeps control.
O Hooligan tries to get to full guard but O Neill has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Hooligan has a takedown stuffed.
O Hooligan darts in trying to clinch

and O Neill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Hooligan's guard.

O Neill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Hooligan wants to sweep but no luck.
O Neill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Hooligan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Hooligan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Neill's guard.
O Neill wants to sweep but no luck.
O Hooligan wants to stand but O Neill is controlling his posture from full guard.
O Hooligan passes O Neill's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Hooligan prevents O Neill from improving his position.
O Neill works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Neill has a closed guard, preventing O Hooligan from standing up.

O Hooligan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Hooligan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

O Neill is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! O Hooligan has his hands clasped together but O Neill extends an breaks O Hooligan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by O Neill.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin O Neill!