PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Oneill (ranked 6873 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Brighton (ranked 5375 p4p, 0 weight class). Fidel Oneill has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oneill
vs
Brighton

171 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidel Oneill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Brighton!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brighton scores with a three punch combo!

Brighton darts in and clinches Oneill up against the cage.
Brighton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Brighton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brighton takes the fight into the clinch.
Oneill could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Brighton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brighton moves into the clinch.
Brighton blocks an elbow strike from Oneill.

Brighton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Brighton closes the distance and pushes Oneill back into the cage.

Brighton breaks the clinch.

Brighton moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brighton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brighton throws a head kick that Oneill semi-blocks.
A combination from Brighton does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton pushes Oneill away with a front kick.

Oneill dives in and scores a takedown into Brighton's guard.

Brighton has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Oneill is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Oneill breaks from the clinch.
Brighton connects with a high kick.
Oneill darts in looking for a takedown but Brighton gets double underhooks and turns Oneill into the cage.
Brighton scores with a head kick.
Max Brighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brighton clinches up against the cage.
Brighton can't find room to land a body shot as Oneill controls the action.

Brighton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brighton wants to get back to his feet but Oneill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brighton pushes Oneill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Brighton clinches.

Brighton has hold of one of Oneill's legs. Oneill is fighting the takedown attempt but Brighton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Oneill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brighton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brighton throws an elbow that misses. Oneill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brighton's guard. Nice move by Oneill!

Oneill won't allow Brighton to get back to his feet.
Brighton keeping moving, preventing Oneill from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton is looking to stand up but Oneill isn't so interested in that idea.
Brighton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Oneill manages to pass to side control.
Oneill is trying to control. Brighton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Brighton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oneill.
Brighton swinging wildly here.
Oneill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Brighton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Brighton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brighton throws a head kick that misses.
Oneill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brighton tries a head kick but it misses.
Brighton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oneill circles away quickly and effectively.
Oneill misses with an uppercut.
Oneill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brighton pinned against the cage. Brighton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Brighton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brighton throws a head kick that half lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Brighton scores with a four punch combination!
Brighton stuffs the takedown attempt from Oneill. Oneill gets slowly back to his feet.
Brighton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brighton misses with a double jab.
Oneill drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brighton sprawls and moves away.

Brighton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oneill tries to pull guard but Brighton won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brighton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oneill shoots in for a takedown but Brighton shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Oneill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brighton drives through and clinches with Oneill against the cage.

Brighton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brighton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Brighton pushes Oneill up against the cage in a clinch.

Oneill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oneill tries to close the distance and clinch but Brighton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brighton instigates a clinch.
Brighton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Brighton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Max Brighton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oneill gets tackled into the cage by Brighton. Brighton maintains the clinch.

Brighton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Oneill moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brighton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brighton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brighton duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brighton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oneill back to the cage. Brighton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oneill takes a kick to the side of the head.
Max Brighton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oneill takes the fight into the clinch.
Brighton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brighton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brighton throws a head kick that misses.
Brighton connects with a high kick.
Brighton lands a high kick!
Brighton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oneill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brighton's half guard.

Brighton kicks off Oneill and gets to his feet.
Brighton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Brighton gets a clinch.
Oneill fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brighton tries a body shot but Oneill blocks it.

Brighton drags the fight down to the ground.
Brighton wants to get back to his feet but Oneill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oneill trying to control but Brighton is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brighton wants to stand up but Oneill is controlling him.

Brighton kicks Oneill off and gets to his feet.
Brighton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brighton lands a head kick. Oneill smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oneill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brighton circles away.
Brighton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brighton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oneill is looking to counter the offense by Brighton and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Brighton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brighton has managed to clinch.

Brighton breaks the clinch.
Brighton looks to land a combination but Oneill avoids it well.
Brighton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oneill tries to counter with a takedown but Brighton is quick to defend against it.
Oneill doesn't manage to clinch there - Brighton circles away.
Brighton unleashes a big counter combination but Oneill bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brighton scores with a three punch combo!
Oneill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brighton swivels and escapes.

Brighton moves into the clinch successfully.

Brighton manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brighton misses with a double jab.
Brighton throws a head kick that misses.
Brighton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oneill doesn't manage to clinch there - Brighton circles away.
Oneill looks to land a right hand but Brighton moved out of range.
Brighton throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oneill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Brighton manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Oneill keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Brighton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oneill tries to close the distance and clinch but Brighton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brighton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oneill's head.
Oneill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brighton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oneill fails to land the takedown.
Brighton scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneill wants to clinch.
Brighton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oneill circles away quickly and effectively.
Oneill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brighton circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Oneill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brighton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brighton successfully pulls guard.
Oneill prevents Brighton from getting back to his feet.

Brighton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brighton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oneill's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brighton breaks the clinch.
Oneill doesn't manage to clinch there - Brighton circles away.

Brighton moves into the clinch.
Oneill throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Brighton jumps guard and drags Oneill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oneill trying to control but Brighton is working from the bottom.

Brighton manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Brighton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oneill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brighton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brighton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oneill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oneill drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brighton sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brighton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brighton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brighton.
Brighton misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oneill or perhaps it was just good defense by Brighton, which made it look bad.
Brighton unleashes a big counter combination but Oneill bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brighton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oneill circles away quickly and effectively.
Brighton stuffs the takedown attempt from Oneill. Oneill gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Brighton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brighton 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Brighton!