PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Foley (ranked 3989 p4p, 5343 weight class) and James O Hara (ranked 520 p4p, 619 weight class). James O Hara has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Foley
vs
O Hara

185 cm
24
180
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
161
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James O Hara!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Foley lands with an overhand left.
Foley misses with a few strikes there.

O Hara has Foley up against the cage in a clinch.
O Hara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
O Hara is working for takedown but Foley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Foley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Hara stalls.
O Hara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foley smiles and moves away.
Zak Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James O Hara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley lands a jab.
Foley cracks O Hara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like James O Hara has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Hara clinches up with Foley and pushes him back against the cage.
O Hara tries for a takedown. No joy.
O Hara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Foley wants to break free but O Hara has control.
O Hara working aggressively here.
O Hara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Hara looking for a takedown.
Foley trying to stall but O Hara improves his position.
O Hara tries to pull guard but Foley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Foley wants to stall.
O Hara tries to pull guard but Foley won't allow it.
O Hara tries to pull guard but Foley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hara tries to pull guard but Foley won't allow it.
Foley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Hara is keeping busy.

O Hara decides to pull guard.
Foley has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

O Hara working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Foley has passed into half guard!
O Hara is not content to let Foley control the position.
O Hara is looking to improve his position.
O Hara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Foley is looking to take a break and control but O Hara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

O Hara actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hara is staying active underneath Foley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Foley controlling the pace.
O Hara moves into full guard.
O Hara looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Hara thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

O Hara looking for a guillotine here but Foley defends easily.

Foley got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Hara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Foley has managed to get both his arms back between O Hara's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

O Hara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foley defends it easily.

O Hara working for a triangle but Foley defends it easily.
Foley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Hara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foley trying to control but O Hara is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zak Foley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James O Hara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Foley misses with the combination.
Foley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And O Hara tries to counter it with a takedown but Foley pushes his down on his head and steps out.

O Hara closes the distance and clinches.
Foley looking to slow down the pace here.
O Hara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foley is defending well for now.
O Hara blocks a body shot from Foley.
Come on O Hara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Hara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Hara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Foley is looking to control O Hara's arms but O Hara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foley has his back to the cage.
O Hara jumps guard but Foley stands there with O Hara around his waist. O Hara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hara can't find room to land a body shot as Foley controls the action.
Foley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zak Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James O Hara.
Foley avoiding damage as O Hara throws knees to the body.
O Hara jumps guard but Foley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
O Hara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Hara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foley.
O Hara jumps guard but Foley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Foley is looking to control O Hara's arms but O Hara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foley has his back to the cage.
Foley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Hara tries to pull guard but Foley won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Hara fails to pull guard.
O Hara letting Foley take a breather here.
O Hara misses with the head strike.
O Hara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Hara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foley avoids it.
O Hara misses with some punches.
Foley tries to break free but O Hara pushes him back against the cage.
O Hara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Foley just stands there and leans against the cage.
O Hara jumps guard but Foley stands there with O Hara around his waist. O Hara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Foley is looking to break free of the clinch but O Hara has double underhooks.
Foley working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hara tries to pull guard but Foley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
O Hara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foley.
O Hara tries to land knees in the clinch but Foley avoids the damage to the body.

Foley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Hara slips a jab and a cross from Foley.
Zak Foley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Foley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Hara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Foley. That one must have hurt.
Foley punishes O Hara's body with a nice straight punch.
O Hara is breathing heavily.

O Hara moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Hara misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Hara slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Foley prevents a body shot from O Hara.
O Hara is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Foley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Hara tries a body shot but Foley blocks it.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Hara can do to turn this around?
O Hara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Hara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foley's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Foley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James O Hara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Foley lands with a nice body kick.
O Hara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A good leg kick by Foley.

Foley lands a big right hand that sends O Hara crashing to the mat! Foley stays standing though and waves O Hara back to his feet!

O Hara is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley with the inside leg kick.
O Hara is still on wobbly legs! Can Foley finish him?
Foley throws a monster overhand right that drops O Hara! Foley follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Foley!