PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jako Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Oneil
vs
Day

214 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

189 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jako Day!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Day shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Oneil eats them both and turns towards Day to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Day digs a good hook to Oneil's body.
Day throws a nice looking combination but Oneil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oneil fails to land the takedown.
Day lands a lovely overhand right.
Day's coach down at Cozad MMA Sydney was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Day's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day misses with a two punch combination.
Oneil seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Day throws a right and a left that both miss.
Day misses with a hook
and Oneil counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a looping overhand right but Oneil ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Oneil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oneil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Day lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oneil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Day scores with a jab to the head.
Jako Day is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Day lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oneil circles away quickly and effectively.
Oneil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oneil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Oneil is rocked!
Day goes for a small jab and connects. Now Day goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Oneil stumbles back but Day runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Oneil to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Oneil will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jako Day!