PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane O Donelly (ranked 3212 p4p, 3371 weight class) and Harvey Spindley (ranked 445 p4p, 459 weight class). Harvey Spindley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shane O Donelly's chin.

O Donelly
vs
Spindley

195 cm
20
170
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
174
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane O Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Spindley !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Spindley , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Spindley misses.
Spindley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Donelly on the side of the head.
Spindley misses with a double jab

and O Donelly counters with a single leg into guard. Spindley didn't expect that.
O Donelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Spindley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Donelly pushes down on Spindley 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Donelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Spindley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spindley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donelly slips a nice elbow through Spindley 's hands, connecting with Spindley 's forehead.

O Donelly is trying for a kimura here. Spindley looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! O Donelly wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane O Donelly!