PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramus Arthanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthanier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is P.O.D. - Boom. O Conghaile has chosen The Deer's Cry by Angelina as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arthanier
vs
O Conghaile

185 cm
27
188 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

186 cm
31
201 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramus Arthanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Conghaile has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arthanier.
Good leg kick by Arthanier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Conghaile looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Conghaile moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Arthanier's head coaches at Hunter's hideout that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arthanier scores with a jab to the head.
Arthanier takes a swing at O Conghaile's ribcage but misses.
Arthanier connects with an inside leg kick.
O Conghaile looks for the body kick but Arthanier saw that one coming.
Arthanier swings widly with a right hand
and Arthanier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramus Arthanier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthanier throws out a loose jab but O Conghaile uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Conghaile throws a push kick but Arthanier slaps the foot to one side.
Arthanier looks to land a left hand but O Conghaile moved out of range nicely.
O Conghaile throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arthanier cracks the inside of O Conghaile's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier throws the left hand but O Conghaile avoids the punch easily.
Arthanier takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Arthanier lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Conghaile doesn't seem phased though.
O Conghaile shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from O Conghaile misses
and Arthanier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut.
O Conghaile gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a body punch but O Conghaile moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Arthanier misses.
Arthanier misses with a leg kick
and O Conghaile counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Arthanier. That snapped O Conghaile's head back.
Arthanier thows a body kick. O Conghaile tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O Conghaile avoids a kick to the body.
Arthanier connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier throws a solid leg kick but O Conghaile takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arthanier.
O Conghaile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Conghaile takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arthanier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arthanier dips to his left and cracks O Conghaile with an uppercut!
Arthanier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Conghaile stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arthanier checks a leg kick.
Arthanier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arthanier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arthanier blocks a leg kick.
Arthanier throws a lazy body kick
and O Conghaile counters with a nice leg kick.
O Conghaile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthanier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile misses with a right hand
and Arthanier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Conghaile throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arthanier lands a jab.
O Conghaile moves away from the strike by Arthanier.
Arthanier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Arthanier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arthanier tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Conghaile is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Arthanier.
Arthanier moves out of range of the body kick from O Conghaile.
A head kick by O Conghaile misses
and Arthanier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Conghaile scores with a spinning back kick!
O Conghaile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arthanier throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
Arthanier lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Conghaile's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arthanier bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick by O Conghaile misses
and Arthanier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arthanier lunges at O Conghaile with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Conghaile's hand.
Arthanier lands a head shot.
Arthanier lands a nice looking body shot.
O Conghaile lands a high kick!

It looks like Ramus Arthanier has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Conghaile checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Conghaile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Conghaile 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramus Arthanier dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Arthanier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arthanier connects with a body shot.
O Conghaile moves out of range as Arthanier strikes.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that Arthanier semi-blocks.
Ramus Arthanier is winning the standup battle so far.
Arthanier jabs O Conghaile to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Conghaile thows a body kick. Arthanier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arthanier throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Conghaile takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arthanier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Conghaile counters with a low kick, right behind Arthanier 's knee.
O Conghaile looks to land a body kick but Arthanier moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arthanier misses with a lunging right hand
and O Conghaile counters with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arthanier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arthanier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Conghaile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arthanier misses with a hook.
Arthanier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Conghaile was well out of range. Poor timing from Arthanier.
Arthanier cracks O Conghaile with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Conghaile lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arthanier pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Conghaile is out of range and Arthanier settles back down.
O Conghaile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a body kick that misses
and O Conghaile counters with a stiff right hand.
O Conghaile cracks the inside of Arthanier's front leg.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Arthanier blocks it.
O Conghaile works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arthanier wants to land a leg kick but O Conghaile is out of range.
O Conghaile takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Conghaile throws a body kick that misses.
Arthanier tries to land a body kick
and O Conghaile makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Arthanier throws a leg kick but O Conghaile checks it.
Arthanier throws a leg kick
and O Conghaile counters with a thumping low kick.
Arthanier misses with a lunging right hand
and O Conghaile counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arthanier. O Conghaile does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Conghaile on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Conghaile misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arthanier misses with a shot to the body
and O Conghaile counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arthanier.
O Conghaile catches Arthanier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arthanier misses with a body shot.
Arthanier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Conghaile lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arthanier swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling O Conghaile to counter with a crisp jab.

Arthanier is rocked!
O Conghaile throws a series of punches but Arthanier moves out of range.
Oh Arthanier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Arthanier misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arthanier.
Arthanier seems to have got his legs back now.
Arthanier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arthanier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Conghaile. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Arthanier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arthanier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Conghaile takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Conghaile on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arthanier. Arthanier obviously looking to wear him down.
Arthanier ducks under a wild hook from O Conghaile.
A head kick by Arthanier misses
and O Conghaile counters with a head kick. That will keep Arthanier thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arthanier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Conghaile throws the kick towards the body but Arthanier avoids it.
Arthanier loads up on a big right hand but O Conghaile slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arthanier throws a series of punches but O Conghaile avoids them all with ease.
O Conghaile throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oisin O Conghaile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Arthanier.
O Conghaile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arthanier throws out the jab.
O Conghaile has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O Conghaile staying out of range there.
Arthanier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Conghaile throws a jab when Arthanier was well out of range.
O Conghaile avoids the body shot from Arthanier.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arthanier - that will leave a mark!
O Conghaile bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arthanier misses with a wild body shot.
Arthanier moves out of range of the body kick.
Arthanier misses with a body shot.
O Conghaile bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Conghaile counters with a nice body kick.
Arthanier 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.
Arthanier throws a low kick but O Conghaile avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arthanier, right into the meat.
Arthanier throws a hook but O Conghaile blocks it.
O Conghaile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Arthanier misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Arthanier. Beautiful body shot.
Arthanier connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile misses the shot to the body.
O Conghaile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arthanier.
Arthanier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arthanier misses with a leg kick.
O Conghaile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Conghaile has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arthanier throws the left hand but O Conghaile avoids the punch easily.
O Conghaile has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arthanier.
O Conghaile lands with a hook. Arthanier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arthanier misses with a body punch
enabling O Conghaile to counter with a crisp jab.
O Conghaile tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arthanier is able to avoid easily.
O Conghaile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Conghaile misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Conghaile.
A swing and a miss from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile throws a low kick but Arthanier avoids it.
Arthanier misses with a right hand
and O Conghaile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arthanier connects with the punch.
O Conghaile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Conghaile tries to land a front kick but Arthanier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Arthanier misses its intended target.
Arthanier 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.
Arthanier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier misses with a low kick.
Arthanier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arthanier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Conghaile moves out of range of the body kick from Arthanier.
O Conghaile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthanier.
A big right from Arthanier misses.
Arthanier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by O Conghaile.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from O Conghaile misses
and Arthanier makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Conghaile misses with a head kick.
O Conghaile misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthanier counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oisin O Conghaile.
Well O Conghaile 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oisin O Conghaile!
In his post fight interview, Oisin O Conghaile started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.