PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patterson Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis- Fuckin' In The Bushes. Ortiz has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

O Neill
vs
Ortiz

180 cm
23
166 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

167 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patterson Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Neill has Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from O Neill.
A right handed body shot lands from O Neill.
O Neill stalling the fight.
O Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz looking to throw knees to the head but O Neill is blocking nicely.
O Neill takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mickey O Neill has been cut.
Ortiz tries to circle away but O Neill has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz letting O Neill take a breather here.
Ortiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neill prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
O Neill avoiding damage.
O Neill lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neill.
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.
O Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
O Neill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortiz takes a shot to the head.
O Neill's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
O Neill keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Neill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Neill has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neill scores with a hook to the body.
O Neill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on O Neill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neill lands with a left to the head.
A short right from O Neill.
Ortiz is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Neill.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but O Neill is controlling the position.
O Neill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ortiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head.
Ortiz lands an elbow inside.
O Neill throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to push O Neill away but O Neill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Neill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
O Neill stalling the fight.
O Neill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Neill blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
O Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortiz working O Neill over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from O Neill - that landed with a thud.
Ortiz looks winded!
O Neill lands a shot to the body.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Neill stalling.
O Neill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Neill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Neill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Neill avoids the elbow strike from Ortiz, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortiz wants to break free but O Neill has control.
O Neill pushes Ortiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ortiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by O Neill.
O Neill pushes Ortiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Neill lands a left hand.
O Neill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
O Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz is trying to push O Neill away but O Neill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Neill.

Ortiz is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neill blocks the elbow strike.
O Neill lands with a light punch inside.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can O Neill finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for O Neill.
Ortiz seems to have recovered his senses.
O Neill lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Neill closes the distance and clinches.
O Neill lands an uppercut.
O Neill managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
Mickey O Neill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but O Neill is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, O Neill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but O Neill is controlling him.
The referee calls for O Neill to work.
O Neill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
O Neill prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
O Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from O Neill fails to land.
O Neill lands a shot to the body.
O Neill holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ortiz tries to break free but O Neill pushes him back against the cage.
O Neill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands an uppercut.
O Neill lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
O Neill throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
O Neill lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Ortiz as the two fighters clinch.
Ortiz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Neill is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Neill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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.
A head punch on the inside from O Neill fails to land.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but O Neill is controlling him.
Ortiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Neill has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill leaning against his opponent.
O Neill lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neill lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Neill.
O Neill working aggressively here.
Ortiz tries to work over O Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.
O Neill lands with a right to the head.
Ortiz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Neill is keeping busy.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ortiz throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by O Neill.
A shot in the inside from O Neill.

O Neill drops Ortiz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ortiz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ortiz throws an elbow but misses.
O Neill stalls.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

O Neill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Neill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
O Neill throws a big uppercut that drops Ortiz! More strikes from O Neill and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ortiz lies dazed against the cage as O Neill celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O Neill!
Mickey O Neill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.