PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alen Ohanian (ranked 2118 p4p, 3269 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 302 p4p, 455 weight class). Ohanian comes into the arena with The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus blaring out of the sound system. Wesson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Your Honor - Foo Fighters kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ohanian
vs
Wesson

181 cm
32
179
17 - 23 - 0

182 cm
36
182
27 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Ohanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson moves away from the strike by Ohanian.
Ohanian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alen Ohanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Ohanian.
Ohanian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohanian delivers a nice body kick.

Wesson gets a clinch.
Ohanian taking a breather.
Wesson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ohanian misses with a body punch.
Wesson blocking some punches.
Ohanian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wesson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wesson lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohanian misses with a hook. Wesson ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wesson! But no joy.
Ohanian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wesson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ohanian. Ohanian obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wesson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ohanian.
Wesson wants to counter the offense by Ohanian and move into the clinch position.
Ohanian throws a solid leg kick but Wesson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ohanian.
Ohanian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wesson digs a good hook to Ohanian's body.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Ohanian.

Ohanian dives in and scores a takedown into Wesson's guard.
Ohanian slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wesson won't allow Ohanian to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wesson is looking for a sweep. Ohanian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ohanian seems to be working for a kimura but Wesson defends the submission attempt.
Wesson manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ohanian drops back looking for a leg! Wesson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wesson manages to kick Ohanian off! Ohanian jumps back into Wesson's guard.

Wesson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wesson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ohanian keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson wants to pass to mount but Ohanian is defending the position.
Ohanian works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ohanian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ohanian has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ohanian trying to keep a closed guard but Wesson is proving a slippery customer.
Wesson pushes down on Ohanian's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Wesson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ohanian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wesson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Wesson is working for a kimura but Ohanian is defending it quite comfortably.
Wesson prevents Ohanian from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alen Ohanian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Ohanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Ohanian circles away.
Ohanian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ohanian misses with a hook
and Wesson counters with a straight right hand.
Wesson takes one to the side of the head.
Ohanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Wesson misses.
Ohanian dips to his left and cracks Wesson with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Ohanian coming out on top.
Ohanian cracks Wesson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ohanian fails to land with a series of punches.
Wesson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ohanian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohanian. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Ohanian's corner calls for a 1-2. Ohanian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wesson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wesson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ohanian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ohanian misses with a low kick.

Ohanian shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wesson tries to roll over but Ohanian keeps him under control.
Wesson keeps trying to improve his position.

Ohanian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wesson defends it well.

Ohanian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wesson sees it coming and defends easily.
Ohanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesson can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ohanian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wesson sees it coming and defends easily.

Ohanian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wesson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ohanian.

Wesson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ohanian sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian trying to control from half guard but Wesson is working away.

Ohanian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wesson has managed to free his arm - good work.

Ohanian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wesson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ohanian.
Wesson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wesson is not content to let Ohanian control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ohanian controlling the action here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ohanian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Wesson clinches up against the cage.

Wesson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesson shoots in for a double leg but Ohanian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alen Ohanian is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ohanian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wesson's head backwards.
Jab by Wesson.
Wesson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alen Ohanian dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ohanian tests Wesson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ohanian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wesson if he has to take too many more of those.
Wesson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohanian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ohanian tries a low kick but Wesson avoids it.
Ohanian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ohanian digs a good hook to Wesson's body.
Ohanian misses with a body punch
and Wesson counters with a straight right hand.
Ohanian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ohanian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ohanian wants to land a leg kick but Wesson is out of range.
Ohanian scores with a body shot.
It looks like Ohanian has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wesson shoots in looking for a takedown but Ohanian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wesson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ohanian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ohanian wants to control from the top but Wesson keeps moving.

Wesson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ohanian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ohanian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ohanian wants to pass the guard but Wesson is keeping the position.

Wesson is looking for a triangle but Ohanian pushes his legs off easily.
Dean Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian controlling from the top position.
Wesson working a defensive guard here.
Ohanian advances to half guard.
Alen Ohanian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ohanian is trying to control the action in half guard but Wesson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Ohanian wants to work for an arm triangle but Wesson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Wesson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ohanian pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ohanian is looking for a kimura but Wesson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ohanian to get the leverage.
Wesson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ohanian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ohanian wants to control from the top but Wesson keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Ohanian preventing the sweep.
Ohanian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wesson tries to clinch up.
Ohanian cracks Wesson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ohanian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wesson. Wesson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wesson as he avoids it easily.
Ohanian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ohanian lands with a good body shot.
Wesson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wesson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ohanian. Ohanian gets slowly back to his feet.
Alen Ohanian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohanian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesson.
Wesson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ohanian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ohanian connects with a body shot that sends Wesson's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohanian misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Ohanian.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ohanian.
Ohanian throws a body punch but Wesson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alen Ohanian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ohanian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alen Ohanian!
An out of breath Alen Ohanian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Dean Wesson was interviewed post fight and said 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.