PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neil's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Devil's Dance Floor. 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.

O Neil
vs
Rum

188 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

RENEGADE *MMA*

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rum misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by O Neil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Neil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rum finds it's way round the side to connect with O Neil's head.
O Neil lands a nice looking body kick.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rum lands a glancing blow to the side of O Neil's head.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Neil throws a push kick but Rum slaps the foot to one side.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rum manages to avoid it.
O Neil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Rum gets a clinch.
Rum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rum is leaning against O Neil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rum digs a right hand into O Neil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neil's gas tank.
O Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rum connects with a knee to the head.
Rum stalling against the cage.
Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Neil is breathing heavily.
Rum digs a right hand into O Neil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neil's gas tank.
Rum working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rum lands a hook that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Rum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neil.
Rum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rum with a knee to the head.
Rum lands with a short shot to the head.
Rum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rum.
Rum misses with a knee strike.
Rum stalling.
Rum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Neil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Rum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rum digs a right hand into O Neil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neil's gas tank.
A short right from Rum.
Rum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a knee to the head.
Rum is stalling here.
O Neil misses with a knee to the head.
Rum tries to land a knee to the head but O Neil blocks with his arms.
O Neil misses with a knee to the head.
Rum misses with a knee to the head.
Rum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neil.
Rum tries a knee to the head but O Neil blocks it.
Rum leaning against his opponent.
O Neil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rum.
O Neil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rum.
Rum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rum.
Rum lands with a left to the head.
Rum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neil.
Rum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Rum connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rum on the inside.
Rum pushes O Neil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rum is struggling to control the position.
O Neil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rum.
O Neil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rum blocks it with crossed arms.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Neil blocks an uppercut.
Rum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rum has O Neil pressed against the cage.
Rum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rum has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
Rum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rum throws a head punch that misses.
Rum misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Neil obliges.
The referee calls for Rum to work.
Rum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Neil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rum is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rum lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil misses with a knee to the head.
Rum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Neil is defending well for now.
O Neil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rum tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Rum back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Rum dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

O Neil throws a push kick but Rum slaps the foot to one side.
Rum takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
O Neil avoids a kick to the body.
O Neil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rum is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Neil, right into the meat.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rum.
O Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rum.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Rum moved away.
O Neil scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from O Neil.
O Neil throws a leg kick that misses.
O Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rum tries to clinch there but O Neil circles away.
Good shot there by Rum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rum as he connects with a hook.
O Neil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rum.
Rum moves out of range of the leg kick from O Neil.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Neil.
Rum moves out of range as O Neil throws a body kick.
O Neil throws the kick towards the body but Rum avoids it.
Rum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rum in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
O Neil throws the kick towards the body but Rum avoids it.
Rum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Neil throws a push kick but Rum slaps the foot to one side.
Rum needs to keep his hands up - O Neil had a free shot at his head there.
O Neil misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Neil checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Neil. That's going to slow Rum down.
O Neil moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
O Neil tries to land a front kick but Rum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rum tries to clinch up.
O Neil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Neil.
O Neil lands a front kick.
Rum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Neil. O Neil obviously looking to wear him down.
Rum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by O Neil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Neil thows a leg kick but Rum checks it
and Rum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neil manages to avoid it.
O Neil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Neil checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Neil, right into the meat.
O Neil throws a push kick but Rum slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Neil.
O Neil cracks the inside of Rum's front leg.
A jab from O Neil finds it's way through Rum's defenses.
Rum has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from O Neil.
O Neil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rum is breathing heavily.
O Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Neil lands with a thumping leg kick.

Rum instigates a clinch.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Rum.
Rum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Neil is defending well for now.
Rum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Neil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rum has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
O Neil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rum avoids it.
Rum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rum with a knee to the head.
O Neil landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil blocking some punches.
Rum stalling in the clinch but O Neil improves position.
Rum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
O Neil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rum blocks it with crossed arms.

O Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rum.
A swing and a miss from Rum.
O Neil scores with a jab.
Rum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - O Neil finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rum tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
O Neil gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rum counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Neil throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rum avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rum tries to clinch but O Neil is having none of it.
Rum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Neil throws a shot to the body.
Rum thuds his right hand into O Neil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Neil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rum throws an overhand right that lands on O Neil's shoulder, as O Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Rum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Rum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from O Neil.
Red Rum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Neil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rum's head.
O Neil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rum jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rum tries to clinch there but O Neil circles away.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Neil cracks the inside of Rum's front leg.
Rum throws a lazy right hand but O Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - O Neil finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
O Neil lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rum takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from O Neil is predictable there

and Rum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rum misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rum.
Rum lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Neil tries to land knees in the clinch but Rum avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Rum on the inside.
Red Rum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rum stalling in the clinch but O Neil improves position.
Rum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Neil tries to land a knee to the head but Rum blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil tries to land a knee to the head but Rum blocks with his arms.
Rum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Rum won't allow it.
Rum can't find room to land a body shot as O Neil controls the action.
O Neil trying to stall but Rum improves his position.
Rum lands a body punch.
O Neil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rum.
Rum taking a breather.
Rum misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rum.
Rum lands a hook that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rum is keeping busy.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rum's elbow.
Rum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Neil throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Neil blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rum.
Rum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rum lands an uppercut.
O Neil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rum blocks it with crossed arms.
Rum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rum misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Neil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Neil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Neil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rum's face.
Rum misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rum lands a left hand.
O Neil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Neil scores with a knee to the head.
O Neil tries to land a knee to the head but Rum blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Neil scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rum scores with a shot to the side of O Neil's head.
Rum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Neil wants to stall.
Rum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Neil up against the cage.
O Neil looking to stall.
Rum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rum avoids it.
Rum lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil missing with knees to the body.
O Neil blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Rum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Rum!