PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grove comes into the arena with The Way We're Made (Made in England) - Missing Andy blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grove
vs
ONeill

195 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
275 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Grove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove lands with a cross.
Grove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ONeill.
Grove shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Ben Grove has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ONeill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grove drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Grove closes the distance and clinches.
Grove leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
Grove lands a right hand.
Grove keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ONeill's efforts to push away.
ONeill is looking to break free of the clinch but Grove has double underhooks.
Grove lands a left hand.
Grove lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grove.
Grove is trying to break free.
Grove lands a right hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.

ONeill is rocked!
Grove has ONeill pressed against the cage, preventing ONeill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
ONeill is still on wobbly legs! Can Grove finish him?
Grove creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends ONeill's eyes rolling into the back of his head! ONeill drops to his knees and Grove pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Grove!