PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sir Alexander Cornwallis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir Alexander Cornwallis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Alexander Cornwallis
vs
O Neil

172 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Alexander Cornwallis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornwallis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cornwallis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sir Alexander Cornwallis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cornwallis tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cornwallis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
O Neil tries for a takedown but Cornwallis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Neil works the jab nicely.
O Neil dodges the punch combination from Cornwallis.
Cornwallis misses with a series of wild punches.
Cornwallis looks to land a combination but O Neil avoids it well.
Cornwallis tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

O Neil clinches up with Cornwallis and pushes him back against the cage.
Cornwallis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cornwallis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cornwallis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwallis walks into a jab.
Cornwallis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cornwallis throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Cornwallis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cornwallis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Cornwallis slips the punch.
Cornwallis fails to land with a series of punches.
Cornwallis's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Neil under the eye.
Cornwallis throws a combination that misses

and O Neil counters with a nice double leg into guard.
O Neil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Neil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cornwallis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Neil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cornwallis is working an open guard so O Neil takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
O Neil scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Cornwallis. Those never looked like landing.
Sir Alexander Cornwallis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Neil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cornwallis avoids it really well and circles away.
Sir Alexander Cornwallis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey O Neil.
Cornwallis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornwallis.
O Neil fails with a takedown attempt.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cornwallis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Neil.
Cornwallis dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
Cornwallis throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.
Cornwallis tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cornwallis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Neil back to the cage. Cornwallis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
O Neil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cornwallis under the eye.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cornwallis was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cornwallis on the side of the head.
O Neil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cornwallis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch combination from Cornwallis misses.
O Neil scores with the left hand. Cornwallis knows he should have avoided that one.
Cornwallis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neil.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cornwallis lunges at O Neil with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Neil's hand.
O Neil tests Cornwallis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cornwallis. Those never looked like landing.
Cornwallis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwallis looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
O Neil feints a jab promting Cornwallis to slip. O Neil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cornwallis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Neil 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornwallis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
O Neil shoots in looking for a takedown. Cornwallis tries to sprawl out of it but O Neil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cornwallis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cornwallis throws a series of punches but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cornwallis as he jumps to the side.
O Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cornwallis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil looks to land a combination. Cornwallis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Neil connects with a crisp jab.
O Neil looks to land a combination but Cornwallis avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - O Neil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cornwalliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Neil tries to clinch up but Cornwallis circles away and keeps his distance.
Cornwallis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cornwallis looks to land a combination but O Neil avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as O Neil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cornwallis doesn't seem phased though.
Cornwallis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cornwallis misses with a few strikes there.
Cornwallis throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Neil pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cornwallis back to the cage. O Neil follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Cornwallis moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
A punch combination from Cornwallis misses.
Sir Alexander Cornwallis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cornwallis tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cornwallis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cornwallis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Neil counters with a three punch combo that has Cornwallis backing up. Cornwallis nods at O Neil to acknowledge the strikes.
Cornwallis misses with a double jab
and O Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from O Neil finds it's target.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cornwallis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Neil circles away quickly and effectively.
Cornwallis swinging wildly here.
O Neil misses with a series of wild punches.
O Neil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Cornwallis.
O Neil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornwallis throws a combination that misses
and O Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornwallis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Neil circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Neil.
Cornwallis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornwallis swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neil.
Cornwallis looks to land a combination but O Neil avoids it well.
Cornwallis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Cornwallis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Neil to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

O Neil stands up and waves to Cornwallis to follow him.
Cornwallis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil cracks Cornwallis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cornwallis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cornwallis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Neil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cornwallis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cornwallis fails to land with a series of punches.
Cornwallis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.
O Neil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Neil lands a jab to Cornwallis's midsection.
Cornwallis slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by O Neil.

O Neil gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil throwing shots but missing, from side control.
O Neil throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
O Neil throwing shots but missing, from side control.

O Neil decides to stand back up.
Cornwallis looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
O Neil scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Neil connects with a right hand. Cornwallis shakes it off.
A punch combination from Cornwallis misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornwallis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cornwallis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

O Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cornwallis's head backwards.
O Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cornwallis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mickey O Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cornwallis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
O Neil tries for a takedown but Cornwallis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cornwallis misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Cornwallis.
O Neil connects with a crisp jab.
Cornwallis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neil tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cornwallis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Neil somewhat.
O Neil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cornwallis is fending him off so far but O Neil persists. Nope, Cornwallis circles away and we're back to standing.
Sir Alexander Cornwallis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey O Neil.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil works Cornwallis's body with a nice hook.
Cornwallis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
Cornwallis slaps away a takedown attempt from O Neil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cornwallis misses with a hook.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cornwallis moves away.
O Neil looks to land a left hand but Cornwallis moved out of range nicely.
Cornwallis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cornwallis throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Neil counters with a three punch combo that has Cornwallis backing up. Cornwallis nods at O Neil to acknowledge the strikes.
Cornwallis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cornwallis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Neil stuns Cornwallis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cornwallis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
Cornwallis throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
A left lands for O Neil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornwallis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Neil moves out of range as Cornwallis strikes.
Cornwallis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Neil looks to land a left hand but Cornwallis moved out of range nicely.

O Neil clinches up with Cornwallis and pushes him back against the cage.
Cornwallis has had enough of the clinch but O Neil keeps him there for the moment.
O Neil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cornwallis pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornwallis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cornwallis misses with a double jab.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Cornwallis avoids them all with ease.
O Neil with a nice cross.
O Neil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cornwallis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornwallis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Neil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cornwallis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Neil lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Neil dodges the punch combination from Cornwallis.
Cornwallis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cornwallis throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.
Cornwallis throws a series of punches but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Neil jabs Cornwallis right on the nose. Cornwallis blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Cornwallis. Those never looked like landing.
O Neil lands a head shot.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwallis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil cracks Cornwallis with an open hand slap.
O Neil catches Cornwallis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body punch from O Neil.
O Neil lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cornwallis backs up against the cage.
O Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil works Cornwallis's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornwallis throws a right hand that O Neil ducks under and follows up with a left that O Neil also avoids with ease.
O Neil tries to bum rush Cornwallis with a series of wild strikes but Cornwallis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cornwallis throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Neil counters with a straight right hand.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornwallis keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by O Neil.
Sir Alexander Cornwallis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cornwallis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cornwallis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Neil 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.