PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rassberry Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ONeill comes to the ring accompanied by Ninja Turtles. 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.

ONeill
vs
Juice

190 cm
27
273 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dane ONeill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rassberry Juice!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Juice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ONeill is looking for a sweep.
Juice creates some space and throws a big elbow, but ONeill sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
An elbow from Juice crashes against the mat.
Juice is looking to take a break and control but ONeill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Juice tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
ONeill stops Juice from passing to mount.
Juice misses with the ground and pound.
ONeill stops Juice from passing to mount.
Juice is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt ONeill will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
ONeill tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
ONeill sneaks back into half guard.
Juice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Juice is looking to take a break and control but ONeill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Juice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juice prevents ONeill from improving his position.
ONeill pushes Juice off looking to stand but Juice dives back in and keeps control.

ONeill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Juice is working for a kimura but ONeill is defending it quite comfortably.
Juice is trying to control the action in half guard but ONeill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Juice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Juice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juice tries to pass to full mount but ONeill defends it.
ONeill moves into full guard.

ONeill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juice throwing strikes from guard but ONeill blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ONeill uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

Juice darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Juice is working for a kimura but ONeill is defending it quite comfortably.

Juice wants to work for an arm triangle but ONeill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
ONeill is trying to stand up here but Juice is controlling him well.
Juice with the ground and pound but ONeill uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juice's guard.
ONeill trying to control but Juice is working from the bottom.
Juice is controlling ONeill's posture.
Juice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ONeill manages to get himself to full guard.
Juice preventing the sweep.

ONeill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Juice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ONeill is keeping the position for now.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but ONeill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Juice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ONeill as he jumps to the side.
ONeill stuns Juice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Juice. No joy for ONeill on that attempt.
Juice avoids the body shot from ONeill.
ONeill doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Juice counters with a takedown into side control.
ONeill defending against the ground and pound.
ONeill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
ONeill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Juice's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Juice's back!
ONeill is not going to allow Juice to sit and survive in this position.
Juice is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ONeill looking for the RNC.
Juice is trying to remain composed but ONeill is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
ONeill not allowing Juice to control his hands.

ONeill working for a choke but Juice is defending well.
Juice just trying to survive but ONeill is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill landing with strikes.

Juice is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if ONeill gets his way!
Juice is trying to break free.
Juice trying to control the position but ONeill manages to sink in the hooks.

ONeill looking for the RNC.

ONeill is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Juice defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill gets his hands free as Juice looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ONeill has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Juice has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
ONeill avoiding Juice 's attempts to control his hands.
ONeill doesn't have the hooks in and Juice manages to turn into his guard.

ONeill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ONeill keeping moving, preventing Juice from controlling successfully.
Juice stopping the sweep attempt from ONeill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice prevents ONeill from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

ONeill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but ONeill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juice tries to free his leg and advance position but ONeill is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juice trying to move into half guard but instead ONeill has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane ONeill dominated that second 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.

Juice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. ONeill is trying to defend but Juice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Juice thows a huge punch but ONeill dodges it nicely.
Juice trying to control from ONeill's half guard. ONeill has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

ONeill looking for a guillotine here but Juice defends easily.
Juice won't allow ONeill to sweep him here.
Juice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
ONeill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juice.

ONeill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Juice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice postures up in ONeill's guard and throws a big left but ONeill blocks it.

ONeill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Juice is pushing down on ONeill's leg trying to pass to half guard. ONeill is fighting to maintain full guard but Juice has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dane ONeill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Juice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juice is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Juice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

ONeill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Juice defends well.

ONeill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ONeill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ONeill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juice is looking to advance position but ONeill has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
ONeill with the ground and pound from mount.
ONeill manages to capitalize on a mistake by Juice to take his back!
Juice tries to escape the position.
ONeill avoiding Juice 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill has the hooks in. Juice is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Juice covers up after that shot from ONeill.
Juice is in bad spot here.

Juice preventing the rear naked choke attempt from ONeill.
ONeill is trying to stick to Juice's back but Juice is turning into ONeill. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in ONeill's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Juice.

ONeill scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice drops his hands momentarily and ONeill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
ONeill throws a series of punches but Juice moves out of range.
ONeill misses with a takedown attempt

and Juice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ONeill's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ONeill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ONeill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juice passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Juice goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, ONeill has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Juice but great work by ONeill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane ONeill clearly takes 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.

Juice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Juice fails to land the takedown.
ONeill fails with the takedown

and Juice counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for ONeill!
ONeill regains half guard.

Juice seems to be working for a kimura but ONeill defends the submission attempt.

ONeill is defending against the submission attempts here by Juice.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
ONeill manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juice postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! ONeill is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Juice, into his guard.
ONeill throwing strikes from guard but Juice blocks nicely.
ONeill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juice is keeping the position for now.

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.

ONeill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Juice has an active guard here but ONeill has managed to pass into half guard.
ONeill scoring with strikes to the body and head.

ONeill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Juice is just riding it out for now. ONeill eventually gives up the hold.
Juice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
ONeill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
ONeill trying to control from half guard but Juice is working away.
Juice wants to control but ONeill is keeping busy.
ONeill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juice wants to improve his position but ONeill is controlling well.
Juice trying to control from the bottom.

ONeill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ONeill is working away from the top position though.
ONeill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Juice is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. ONeill connects with a nice short shot to Juice's temple.
ONeill trying to mount his opponent but Juice defends it.
Juice trying to hold on to ONeill's head to control him but ONeill postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane ONeill had his way with Rassberry Juice in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

ONeill circles away from the clinch attempt
and ONeill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from ONeill finds it's way through Juice's defenses.
Juice moves in looking to clinch but ONeill pushes him off.
Juice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from ONeill misses.
Dane ONeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

ONeill feints and as Juice raises his hands in defense, ONeill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Juice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juice seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Juice is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Juice trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill tries to free his leg and advance position but Juice is retaining full guard.
Juice trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
ONeill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ONeill is looking to work some ground and pound but Juice has wrist control.
Juice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Juice has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but ONeill has passed into side control.
Juice tries to buck ONeill off but ONeill is having none of it.
Juice struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ONeill trying to control the action but Juice is working from the bottom.
Juice struggling a bit here.
ONeill trying to control the position but Juice is working away.
Juice on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Juice is trying to control ONeill's posture but ONeill avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill advances nicely into full mount.
ONeill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
ONeill lands a heavy elbow.
ONeill trying to control but he's not successful this time.

ONeill looking for a guillotine from mount but Juice is having none of it.
Juice is just holding on here. ONeill manages to take his back.
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!
ONeill punches Juice on the ear.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill tries to get the hooks in deep but Juice pushed the leg off.
ONeill lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Juice defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of ONeill's arms.
Juice is covering up but some of the strikes from ONeill are getting through and doing damage.
Rassberry Juice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dane ONeill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dane ONeill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ONeill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:45
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane ONeill!
Dane ONeill is the new heavyweight champion!