PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neil has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Carson
vs
O Neil

174 cm
21
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick O Neil!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carson tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carson tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carson throws a lazy right hand but O Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Neil dodges the punch combination from Carson.
O Neil takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Carson misses.
Carson throws the left hand but O Neil avoids the punch easily.
Carson throws the left hand but O Neil avoids the punch easily.
Carson slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horrible takedown by O Neil or perhaps it was just good defense by Carson which made him look bad.
Carson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carson swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
A lazy left from Carson finds it's target.
Carson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Carson.
O Neil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dylan Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick O Neil.
Carson throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.
A left and a right from O Neil both land. Nice combination.
O Neil tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Neil somewhat.
Carson takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carson throws out the jab.
Carson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and O Neil counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carson's guard now.
Carson wants to get back to his feet but O Neil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Neil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but Carson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carson keeping moving, preventing O Neil from controlling successfully.
O Neil advances position into side control!
Carson controls the position for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil working the head and body with strikes.
O Neil is looking to take a break and control but Carson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carson dodges the ground and pound from O Neil.
O Neil trying to control the action but Carson is working from the bottom.

O Neil decides to stand back up.

That's four 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.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carson throws a series of punches but O Neil moves out of range.
Carson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carson throws a nice looking combination but O Neil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neil walks into a straight right hand from Carson.
O Neil slips a straight right by Carson.
O Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carson.
Carson swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
Dylan Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil lands a head kick. Carson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carson misses with a straight right.
Carson throws a jab when O Neil was well out of range.
Carson fails to land with a series of punches.
Carson swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick O Neil will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carson wants it to stay on the feet.
Carson throws a one two combo.

It looks like Patrick O Neil has been cut.
Carson misses with a straight right.
Carson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Carson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carson wants it to stay on the feet.
Carson misses with an uppercut.
Carson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carson throws a hook to the side of O Neil's head but O Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Carson misses with a looping right.
Carson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carson catches O Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
Carson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Carson.
O Neil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dylan Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick O Neil.
Carson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
O Neil slips under a jab.
Carson scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Neil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carson as he avoids it easily.
O Neil shoots in but no luck this time.
Carson misses with a looping left.
Carson throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Neil counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carson blocks a head kick by O Neil.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Carson looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
Carson jabs at O Neil's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Neil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carson swivels and escapes.
Carson takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil fails with a takedown attempt.
Carson leaves O Neil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Neil is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Neil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carson tries to avoid it but O Neil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carson to the ground. Carson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Neil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dylan Carson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carson falls off balance throwing a combination

and O Neil counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by O Neil.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Neil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carson is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carson kicks O Neil off and gets to his feet.
O Neil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.

O Neil instigates a clinch.

Carson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Neil ducks right into an uppercut from Carson.
Carson takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carson defends it nicely.
O Neil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carson sprawls well. Carson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Neil gets slowly back to his feet.
Carson scores with a jab. O Neil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Carson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carson swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil shoots in but Carson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dylan Carson is winning the standup battle so far.
Carson stuffs the takedown.
Good exchange - Carson coming out on top.
Carson misses with a double jab.
Carson swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carson throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Carson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick O Neil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carson lands a head shot.
O Neil dodges the punch combination from Carson.
Carson misses the shot to the body.
Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carson scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Carson finds it's way through O Neil's defenses.

O Neil bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

O Neil goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in O Neil's guard! Nice work there by Carson!

Carson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson connects with a jab.
Carson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Neil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carson defends it nicely.
Carson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carson throws a right hand that O Neil ducks under and follows up with a left that O Neil also avoids with ease.
Dylan Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil shoots in looking for a takedown. Carson tries to sprawl out of it but O Neil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
Carson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Carson.
Jab, jab by Carson - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Carson.
O Neil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carson.
A swing and a miss from Carson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carson.
Carson misses with a two punch combination.
O Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carson looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
A left lands for Carson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carson blocks a head kick by O Neil.
Carson throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dylan Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick O Neil.
Carson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Carson does no damage.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Neil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Carson.
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Neil walks into a jab.
Carson fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Neil.
Carson throws an overhand right that lands on O Neil's shoulder, as O Neil tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Neil closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Carson is staying active underneath O Neil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Neil is pressing down on Carson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carson is holding on for now.
O Neil uses his free foot to push down on Carson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Carson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carson is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Carson!