PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavsson comes to the cage accompanied by KNOKE STØVKOST. O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music. 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.

Gustavsson
vs
O Neil

195 cm
26
217 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

188 cm
32
217 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Neil throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
O Neil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Neil lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gustavsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gustavsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gustavsson throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Gustavsson misses its intended target.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Neil on the side of the head.
O Neil throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil defending well as Gustavsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neil.
O Neil fakes the leg kick and cracks Gustavsson in the body.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good work by Gustavsson as he checks the leg kick.
O Neil jabs Gustavsson right on the nose. Gustavsson blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
O Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gustavsson's head backwards.
Gustavsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Gunnar Gustavsson has been cut.
Gustavsson lands with a hook. O Neil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gustavsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustavsson misses with a kick to the body.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neil throws a hook but Gustavsson avoids it easily.
Gustavsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil motions for Gustavsson to come forward. O Neil throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gustavsson throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustavsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil jabs at Gustavsson's body.
O Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gustavsson. That's going to slow O Neil down.
O Neil thuds his right hand into Gustavsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil lands a nice shot that snaps Gustavsson's head back.
Gustavsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustavsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Neil moves away from the strike by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil thumps Gustavsson with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson is looking to score with low kicks.
O Neil misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gustavsson. That snapped O Neil's head back.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Neil defending well as Gustavsson loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Neil tries to land a front kick but Gustavsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Gustavsson checks it.
O Neil digs a good body shot into Gustavsson's ribs.
A jab lands there for O Neil.
O Neil looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Gustavsson throws a chopping leg kick but O Neil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gustavsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil scores with a head kick. Gustavsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Neil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gustavsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gustavsson delivers a nice body kick.
Gustavsson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gustavsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
Gustavsson tries a low kick but O Neil avoids it.
Gustavsson misses with a straight left.
Gustavsson avoids the body shot from O Neil.
Gustavsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Neil staying out of range there.
O Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gustavsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body kick from O Neil.
Gustavsson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Neil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Neil works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gustavsson 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.
O Neil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gustavsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
O Neil blocks a jab.
O Neil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Neil lands with a shot to the body.
O Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
O Neil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gustavsson.
O Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
O Neil scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustavsson should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson connects with the punch.
Gustavsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Neil.
O Neil connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from O Neil misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustavsson should have avoided that one.
Gustavsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gustavsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Neil's sensitive parts.
O Neil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gustavsson counters with a big head kick but O Neil shrugs it off.
Gustavsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gustavsson throws a front kick that sends O Neil stumbling back into the cage.
O Neil thuds a left hand into Gustavsson's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gustavsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Neil.
O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustavsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustavsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Neil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil cracks the inside of Gustavsson's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - O Neil finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Neil. That's going to slow Gustavsson down.
O Neil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left and a right from O Neil both land. Nice combination.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Neil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gustavsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Neil is out of range.
Gustavsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Neil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gustavsson's calf.
O Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gustavsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Neil scores with a jab to the head.
O Neil cracks the inside of Gustavsson's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by O Neil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gustavsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Neil.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gustavsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

O Neil bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Gustavsson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Gustavsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
O Neil lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Gustavsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Neil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gustavsson's head.
O Neil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Neil with a nice head shot there.
O Neil is in close to Gustavsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Neil scoring with some ground and pound.
O Neil arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gustavsson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mickey O Neil! Mickey O Neil retains his light heavyweight title!
Mickey O Neil very nearly forgot to thank Ultra Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.