PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Nekkid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nekkid comes to the cage accompanied by Sabotage. O Connor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nekkid
vs
O Connor

190 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 Sydney, Buck Nekkid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jia O Connor!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor throws the left hand but Nekkid avoids the punch easily.
Nekkid tries to clinch but O Connor moves out of range.
Nekkid tries to clinch up
and O Connor counters with a leg kick.
Nekkid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Buck Nekkid has been cut.
O Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Nekkid.
O Connor works over Nekkid's head and body with a nice combination.
O Connor misses with a wild combination.
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!
Nekkid tries to clinch there but O Connor circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekkid moves away.
Nekkid tries to clinch

and O Connor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Connor controlling the action here.
O Connor works his way into side control.
Nekkid prevents O Connor from improving position.
O Connor trying to control the position but Nekkid is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekkid is trying to buck O Connor off.
Nekkid is not content to let O Connor control the position.
Nekkid prevents O Connor from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Connor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nekkid has escaped the position, nice work there.

O Connor is trying to get an arm triangle but Nekkid is defending well.
O Connor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
O Connor is looking to take a break and control but Nekkid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

O Connor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Connor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nekkid wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jia O Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Nekkid's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nekkid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
O Connor wants to control from the top but Nekkid keeps moving.
O Connor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nekkid kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nekkid wants to stand up but O Connor is controlling him.
O Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Nekkid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

O Connor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor trying to control but Nekkid is working from the bottom.
O Connor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Nekkid scrambles and gets back to his feet.
O Connor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nekkid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a low kick.
O Connor circles away from the clinch attempt

so O Connor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Connor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Connor stands and throws Nekkid's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nekkid wants to get back to his feet but O Connor drags him back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekkid trying to remain calm as O Connor controls from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
O Connor trying to control the position but Nekkid is working away.

O Connor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nekkid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nekkid is not content to let O Connor control the position.

O Connor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Connor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
O Connor moves into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Connor won't let Nekkid get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jia O Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buck Nekkid's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nekkid is looking to clinch.
O Connor throws a body punch but Nekkid moves out of range.
Nekkid wants to clinch up but O Connor keeps it at a distance.
Nekkid tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nekkid wants to clinch.
Nekkid tries to clinch but O Connor is having none of it.
Jia O Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nekkid tries to clinch up

and O Connor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nekkid!

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor tries to control but Nekkid wriggling away.
Nekkid has given up his back. Will we see O Connor going for some submissions?
Jia O Connor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nekkid covering up well under a series of strikes from O Connor.

O Connor working for a choke but Nekkid is defending well.

O Connor looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Connor looking to break Nekkid's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Nekkid remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise O Connor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
O Connor is looking to control Nekkid but Nekkid is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Nekkid is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Well, with O Connor on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Nekkid is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
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!

O Connor is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nekkid defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Connor looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Nekkid is controlling O Connor 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.

O Connor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four 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.

O Connor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nekkid uses it to pass to side control.
O Connor is looking for a sweep.
Buck Nekkid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Connor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nekkid tries to stand but O Connor is controlling his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jia O Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Connor 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jia O Connor!
Our winner, Jia O Connor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.