PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olki Nukke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Sing for the moment - Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Neill
vs
Nukke

180 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Frank`s TASTE
Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olki Nukke!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill slips a straight right by Nukke.
O Neill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nukke throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Nukke.
Nukke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Neill cracks Nukke with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Neill blocks a jab.
Nukke throws a body punch but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nukke moves away.
Nukke misses with an uppercut. O Neill saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from O Neill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukke misses with a straight left.
Nukke looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
O Neill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nukke throws an overhand right that lands on O Neill's shoulder, as O Neill tries to avoid the shot.
O Neill looks to throw the jab but Nukke is out of range.
O Neill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nukke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Neill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nukke misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nukke doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neill circles away.
Nukke misses with a looping right.
Nukke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nukke scores with a body shot.
O Neill misses the jab.
O Neill is looking to clinch but Nukke is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukke throws the left hand but O Neill avoids the punch easily.
Nukke misses with a few strikes there.
Nukke looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.

O Neill moves into the clinch.
Nukke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Neill jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nukke walks away with a smile on his face. O Neill gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nukke.
Nukke tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neill scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nukke fails to land with a series of punches.
Nukke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neill manages to avoid it.
Nukke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neill throws a hook but Nukke avoids it easily.
Nukke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nukke throws a combination that misses
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
O Neill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nukke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olki Nukke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nukke tries to clinch
and O Neill counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Neill is defended easily by Nukke.
Nukke looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.

O Neill drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nukke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nukke controlling the position well.
Nukke is in trouble now - O Neill has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill trying to control but Nukke is having none of it.
Nukke tries to hold on but O Neill pushes him away.
O Neill wants to control the pace but Nukke is squirming around nicely.
Nukke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nukke trying to control here.
Nukke won't allow O Neill to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

O Neill is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nukke defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nukke manages to get to full guard.
O Neill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nukke struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nukke keeps O Neill under control for a moment.
O Neill has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nukke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nukke is looking to escape.

O Neill wants to finish this one by submission but Nukke is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from O Neill.
O Neill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nukke has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of O Neill's lack of action.
Nukke wants to control but O Neill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Neill is looking to take a break and control but Nukke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nukke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Neill is looking to take a break and control but Nukke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nukke digs a good hook to O Neill's body.
Nukke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nukke throws a hook but O Neill avoids it easily.
Nukke moves away from the strike by O Neill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olki Nukke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

O Neill misses with a looping left.
O Neill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nukke swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Nukke misses.
Nukke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
A telegraphed right hand from Nukke misses the target.
Olki Nukke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neill moves away.
O Neill slips a jab from Nukke.
O Neill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neill.
Nukke misses with an uppercut. O Neill saw that one coming.
Olki Nukke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neill misses with a looping right.
O Neill misses with a takedown attempt
and Nukke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Neill dodges the punch combination from Nukke.
O Neill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nukke.
Nukke tries to clinch but O Neill is having none of it.

That's two 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.
Nukke throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
Nukke moves away from the strike by O Neill.
Nukke scores with a jab.
Nukke misses the shot to the body.
Nukke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nukke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Neill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukke is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
Nukke misses with a double jab

and O Neill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martin O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nukke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Neill misses with a head shot. Nukke uses the momentum to regain guard.
O Neill trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nukke manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Olki Nukke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nukke controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Neill is looking to sinch up a triangle. Nukke throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to O Neill's body to avoid the submission. O Neill has instead reached around Nukke's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! O Neill arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Martin O Neill!