PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Oneill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Anderson enters the cage!

Oneill
vs
Anderson

185 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Oneill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oneill shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oneill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson stalks Oneill and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oneill's face. Oneill staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oneill shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oneill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oneill tries to clinch up.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Oneill avoids it well.
Oneill is looking to counter punch.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oneill has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oneill somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Oneill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oneill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oneill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oneill, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson works on Oneill's body with a couple of short punches.
Oneill is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Oneill wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oneill's elbow.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Oneill controls his hands.
Anderson pushes Oneill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oneill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.

Oneill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson pushes Oneill up against the cage in a clinch.
Oneill is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oneill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
John Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Anderson clinches.
Oneill looking to stall.
Oneill is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oneill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Oneill tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oneill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Oneill is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oneill has his back to the cage.

Oneill manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oneill takes a jab right on the kisser.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Oneill back into the cage.
Oneill trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oneill into the cage.
Oneill is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Oneill keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Oneill has double underhooks.
Oneill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Oneill should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Oneill shakes it off.
Oneill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joel Oneill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oneill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oneill.
Oneill seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oneill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Oneill. Oneill gets slowly back to his feet.
John Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Oneill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oneill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Oneill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Oneill keeps him there for the moment.
Oneill tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Oneill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson with a hook.
Oneill darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Oneill into the cage.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oneill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oneill doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oneill's head.
Oneill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Oneill is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Oneill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Oneill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Oneill tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Oneill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Oneill's takedown attempt.
Anderson is leaning against Oneill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson presses Oneill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson presses Oneill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson is leaning against Oneill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson is leaning against Oneill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oneill tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Oneill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Oneill seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Oneill has him pressed against the cage.
Oneill tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Oneill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oneill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oneill misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a straight that turns Oneill's legs to rubber! Anderson pushes forward with more strikes and Oneill goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Anderson!
John Anderson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.