PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey ONiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ONiel
vs
King

182 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey ONiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but ONiel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by ONiel which made him look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ONiel throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King shoots in but ONiel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mickey ONiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy King.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
King closes the distance and clinches up with ONiel, looking for a takedown. King pushes ONiel against the cage but ONiel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King shoots and misses
and ONiel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King shoots in for a takedown but ONiel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ONiel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
ONiel throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ONiel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONiel stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ONiel lands a nice shot to the body.
ONiel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from ONiel as King shoots in.
King looks gassed!
ONiel stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ONiel.
ONiel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ONiel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
ONiel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
ONiel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
ONiel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King misses with a takedown attempt - ONiel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ONiel avoids it really well and circles away.
ONiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by ONiel!
ONiel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ONiel looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ONiel scores with a head kick.
ONiel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ONiel scores with a nice body kick.
ONiel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ONiel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ONiel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
ONiel misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from ONiel lands but King takes it in his stride.
ONiel lands a two punch combo.
ONiel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ONiel throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ONiel's waist but ONiel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.

King tries to keep at a distance but ONiel has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but ONiel is defending well.

ONiel manages to break the clinch.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
ONiel looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ONiel lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.

ONiel has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King tries to pull guard but ONiel won't allow it.
King can't get the takedown.

ONiel breaks the clinch.
ONiel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ONiel.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. ONiel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONiel misses with a few strikes there.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONiel.
ONiel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ONiel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ONiel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the cage. ONiel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ONiel misses with a two punch combination.
King blocks a head kick by ONiel.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from ONiel misses.
ONiel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.

ONiel moves into range and clinches up with King.

ONiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ONiel lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ONiel. ONiel obviously looking to wear him down.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ONiel throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
ONiel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey ONiel 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.

ONiel connects with a nice looking jab.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King slips a jab and a cross from ONiel.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King shoots in for a takedown but ONiel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ONiel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ONiel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
ONiel slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mickey ONiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy King.
ONiel tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
ONiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
ONiel slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
ONiel lands a jab-cross combination.
King is breathing heavily.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ONiel sprawls well. ONiel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
ONiel is working the combinations to good effect here.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONiel lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ONiel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
A right-left combo lands from ONiel.
An inside leg kick lands from ONiel.
Mickey ONiel is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
ONiel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ONiel lands a jab to the nose.
ONiel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards ONiel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
ONiel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
That kick from ONiel tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONiel.
ONiel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
ONiel scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
King dives in and grabs ONiel's left leg, looking for a takedown. ONiel pushes down on King's head and hops out.

ONiel takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel slowing the pace effectively.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ONiel smiles and moves away.
ONiel misses with a few strikes there.
ONiel lands a nice looking body kick.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONiel.
ONiel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mickey ONiel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ONiel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ONiel.
ONiel throws a combination. King tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ONiel pinned against the cage. ONiel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
ONiel thumps King with a low kick.
ONiel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONiel stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
ONiel ducks under a wild hook from King.
ONiel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mickey ONiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ONiel's corner calls for a 1-2. ONiel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King is trying desperately to land a takedown but ONiel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for King.
ONiel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
ONiel thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
ONiel scores with a spinning back kick!

ONiel closes the distance and clinches.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. ONiel just stands there and leans against the cage.

ONiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ONiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
ONiel throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONiel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONiel scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
ONiel lands a head kick!
King has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from ONiel.
ONiel clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ONiel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by ONiel. Beautiful body shot.
ONiel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ONiel wants it to stay on the feet.
ONiel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ONiel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ONiel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ONiel tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey ONiel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

ONiel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ONiel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and ONiel duly obliges.
ONiel tries to clinch up.
ONiel throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ONiel falls off balance throwing a combination

and King counters with a shoot takedown. ONiel fights it but they end up in guard.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
ONiel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ONiel tries to get out of the position.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONiel is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeremy King wasn't active enough on the ground.
ONiel throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King shoots in for a takedown but ONiel shows good takedown defense.
King slips a jab and a cross from ONiel.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from ONiel. No joy for King on that attempt.
Mickey ONiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy King.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ONiel.
No joy there for ONiel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ONiel misses with a wild combination.

ONiel closes the distance and clinches.

ONiel breaks from the clinch.

King feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King trying to control but ONiel is working from the bottom.
ONiel controlling King's posture.
ONiel looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONiel keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeremy King wasn't active enough on the ground.
ONiel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King tries for a takedown but ONiel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from ONiel.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King shoots for a double leg takedown but ONiel sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jeremy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from ONiel tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King dodges the punch combination from ONiel.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but ONiel circles away.

ONiel drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
King jumps guard but ONiel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
ONiel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
ONiel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King is trying to pull guard but ONiel has him pressed against the cage.
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!
ONiel stalling in the clinch.

King pulls guard effortlessly.
ONiel is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
ONiel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ONiel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ONiel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mickey ONiel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ONiel wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey ONiel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ONiel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey ONiel!