PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos comes to the cage accompanied by IF I DIE TONIGHT. O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nabijos
vs
O Neil

187 cm
32
213 lbs
36 - 8 - 1

188 cm
33
217 lbs
31 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ultra Fight Gear
Conviction

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 36 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos throws a body kick that misses.
O Neil throws a low kick but Nabijos moves out of range easily.
Nabijos tries a head kick but it misses.
Nabijos scores with a hook to the body. O Neil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws an off balance right hand
and O Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Nabijos.
O Neil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nabijos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nabijos tried to score with a low kick but O Neil checks it.
Nabijos throws a shot from downtown. O Neil moves away and avoids it.
Nabijos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Neil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabijos is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
Nabijos 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.
Nabijos is looking to land body kicks.
Nabijos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nabijos misses with a combination
and O Neil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Neil wants to land a leg kick but Nabijos is out of range.
Nabijos is looking to chop away at O Neil's legs.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nabijos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nabijos. That's going to slow O Neil down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos lands with a nice body punch.
Nabijos lands with a straight right. O Neil didn't see that one coming.
Nabijos looks for the body kick but O Neil saw that one coming.
Nabijos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Neil is out of range.
Nabijos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Nabijos.
Nabijos tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nabijos throws a low kick but O Neil moves out of range easily.
O Neil takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nabijos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as O Neil checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Nabijos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Nabijos.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Nabijos throws a push kick but O Neil slaps the foot to one side.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Nabijos's shoulder, as Nabijos tries to avoid the shot.
Nabijos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Neil tries to bum rush Nabijos with a series of wild strikes but Nabijos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nabijos scores with a shot to the body.
Nabijos tries to score with a low kick but O Neil moves his leg out of the way.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nabijos moves away.
O Neil walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to land a front kick but O Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nabijos throws a body kick that misses
enabling O Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
Nabijos throws a looping overhand right but O Neil ducks down to avoid it.
Nabijos throws a solid leg kick but O Neil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nabijos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabijos throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nabijos lands a jab to the head.
A jab from O Neil misses.
O Neil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Nabijos.
O Neil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nabijos.
Nabijos tries to land a front kick but O Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

José Nabijos 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.

O Neil blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nabijos. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nabijos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crunch! Nabijos slams his shin into O Neil's torso.
Good standup being displayed there by Nabijos as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Nabijos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
José Nabijos is winning the standup battle so far.
Nabijos misses with a body shot.
Nabijos connects with a right hand. O Neil shakes it off.
Nabijos throws an off balance right hand
and O Neil counters with a nice leg kick.
O Neil with a nice cross.
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 Neil fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nabijos on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Neil.
José Nabijos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Nabijos both land. Nice combination.
Nabijos takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nabijos. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nabijos connects with a leg kick. O Neil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Neil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nabijos. That one must have hurt.
O Neil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nabijos misses with a looping right.
Nabijos misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
Nabijos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
Nabijos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neil.
Nabijos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil connects with a body shot that sends Nabijos's belly button to the back.
Nabijos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nabijos throws a lazy head kick
and O Neil finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nabijos connects with a body shot.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nabijos looks for the body kick but O Neil saw that one coming.
Nabijos thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nabijos.
Nabijos connects with an inside leg kick.
Nabijos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nabijos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nabijos throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil with a nice cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nabijos.
Nabijos looks to land a body kick but O Neil moved away.
Nabijos throws a lazy right hand but O Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nabijos throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Neil takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nabijos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
O Neil moves out of range as Nabijos throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nabijos - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nabijos. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
O Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nabijos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nabijos throws a nice looking combination but O Neil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nabijos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nabijos 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.
Nabijos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Neil dodges the punch combination from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos wants to slow O Neil down by chopping away at his legs.
O Neil misses with a kick to the body.
O Neil has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nabijos.
O Neil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

José Nabijos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

O Neil defending well as Nabijos loads up on a big left hand.
Nabijos throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Neil counters with a left and a right that stings Nabijos.
O Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nabijos.
Nabijos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nabijos misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Nabijos misses the target.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Nabijos.
Nabijos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nabijos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nabijos takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
Nabijos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabijos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos cracks O Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Neil pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nabijos back to the cage. O Neil follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nabijos throws a leg kick but O Neil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nabijos misses with an uppercut.
O Neil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nabijos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nabijos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Nabijos.
Sloppy strikes from Nabijos. Those never looked like landing.
Mickey O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nabijoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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 Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for O Neil. That snapped Nabijos's head back.
Nabijos checks the leg kick.
Nabijos looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
O Neil throws a wild body kick that Nabijos sees coming a mile off.
A left lands for O Neil.
Nabijos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil slips a jab from Nabijos.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nabijos.
Nabijos connects with an inside leg kick.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Nabijos checks it.
Nabijos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nabijos.
Nabijos avoids the body shot from O Neil.
Nice body punch from Nabijos.
Nabijos sizes up O Neil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nabijos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nabijos throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nabijos throws a good cross that connects.
Nabijos punishes O Neil's body with a nice straight punch.
Nabijos delivers a nice body kick.
Nabijos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nabijos duly obliges.
O Neil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nabijos - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nabijos. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nabijos catches O Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Nabijos coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Nabijos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
José Nabijos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nabijos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... José Nabijos!
During a confident post fight interview, José Nabijos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.