PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnjo O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mouth Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by 7 drunken nights. Mouth Wash told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

O Neill
vs
Wash

173 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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KINGDOM

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnjo O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mouth Wash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill wants to clinch.
O Neill fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wash tries to keep at a distance but O Neill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wash has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neill stalling in the clinch but Wash improves position.
O Neill landing knees to the head.
Wash takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Neill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wash's efforts to push away.

O Neill breaks from the clinch.
Wash moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

O Neill moves into the clinch.
Wash tries to circle away but O Neill has him pinned against the cage.
O Neill slowing the pace effectively.
Wash is trying to push O Neill away but O Neill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Neill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wash manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash throws a series of punches but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill tries to clinch but Wash is having none of it.
Wash misses with a wild combination.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Wash. Those never looked like landing.
Wash throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Neill tries to clinch but Wash moves out of range.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neill is looking to clinch.
A big right from Wash misses.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
Wash throws a series of punches but O Neill moves out of range.
A combination from Wash does no damage.
O Neill tries to clinch there but Wash circles away.
Wash lands a jab-cross combination.
Wash looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to clinch up
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has O Neill backing up. O Neill nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Wash.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neill tries to clinch up.
O Neill is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Wash misses.

O Neill closes the distance and pushes Wash back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

O Neill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Neill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

O Neill closes the distance and clinches.
Wash takes an elbow to the temple.
O Neill is struggling to control the position.
O Neill keeps control of Wash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash letting O Neill take a breather here.
O Neill tries a body shot but Wash blocks it.
O Neill throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Neill lands a nice knee to the body.
O Neill gets through Wash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Neill lands a shot to the body.
Wash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Neill crunches a lovely knee into Wash's ribcage.
O Neill lands an elbow inside that Wash shrugs off.
O Neill leaning against his opponent.
O Neill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

O Neill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

O Neill has closed the distance and engaged Wash in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wash is trying to force a seperation but O Neill has the dominant position.
O Neill lands a damaging elbow.
O Neill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from O Neill.
O Neill has Wash pressed against the cage, preventing Wash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Neill lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neill lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from O Neill.
O Neill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnjo O Neill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - O Neill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wash misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Wash.
O Neill moves in looking to clinch but Wash pushes him off.
Wash tries to bum rush O Neill with a series of wild strikes but O Neill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Wash. Those never looked like landing.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

O Neill has Wash up against the cage in a clinch.
O Neill working Wash over with knees to the body.
O Neill landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Neill lands an elbow inside.
Wash is breathing heavily.

O Neill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wash circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Neill wants to clinch up but Wash keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill scores with a hook to the body. Wash takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

O Neill clinches up with Wash and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from O Neill.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Neill seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Wash is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
O Neill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Neill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from O Neill.
Come on O Neill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

O Neill manages to break the clinch.
O Neill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wash can do to turn this around?
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
O Neill wants to clinch
and Wash counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mouth Wash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

O Neill moves into the clinch.

O Neill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wash keeps the fight on the outside.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
O Neill wants to clinch.
O Neill darts in trying to clinch
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wash looks to throw the jab but O Neill is out of range.
Wash is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Neill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

O Neill takes the fight into the clinch.
O Neill tries to work over Wash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Neill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

O Neill manages to break the clinch.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill doesn't manage to clinch there - Wash circles away.
Wash throws a right and a left that O Neill avoids nicely.
O Neill tries to clinch up.
O Neill is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wash shoots in for a takedown but O Neill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Neill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neill doesn't manage to clinch there - Wash circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

O Neill instigates a clinch.
O Neill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Neill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnjo O Neill dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Neill. Wash shrugs it off though.
O Neill wants to clinch up but Wash keeps it at a distance.
Johnjo O Neill is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neill tries to clinch there but Wash circles away.
No joy there for Wash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wash keeps the fight on the outside.
Wash misses with a combination
and O Neill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neill wants to clinch up but Wash keeps it at a distance.
Wash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neill.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Neill circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neill is looking to clinch but Wash is avoiding it.
O Neill wants to clinch.
O Neill wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill tries to clinch but Wash is having none of it.
Wash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neill.
Wash swings widly with a right hand
and O Neill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

O Neill drives through and clinches with Wash against the cage.
O Neill is stalling here.
Wash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wash wants to break free but O Neill has control.
Wash tries to circle away but O Neill has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from O Neill.
O Neill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Neill has Wash pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with O Neill for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
O Neill gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnjo O Neill.
Wash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wash.
Wash looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.

O Neill has Wash up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Neill trying to land knees to the body.
O Neill lands an elbow that stopped Wash in his tracks for a moment.

Wash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neill fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Neill is looking to clinch but Wash is avoiding it.
O Neill is looking to clinch but Wash is avoiding it.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Neill fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Neill tries to clinch but Wash moves out of range.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Neill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wash throws a right and a left that O Neill avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Neill rushes Wash and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Neill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wash wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neill won't allow it.
O Neill lands with a right to the head.
O Neill leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Neill works on Wash's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnjo O Neill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Neill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wash takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mouth Wash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Wash working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnjo O Neill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Neill 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnjo O Neill!
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