PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oganeditse Gaolathe (ranked 1461 p4p, 1165 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 83 p4p, 66 weight class). Rram has chosen Overhaul as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gaolathe
vs
Rram

175 cm
26
145
9 - 2 - 0

164 cm
24
146
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oganeditse Gaolathe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram throws a low kick, looking for Gaolathe's leg but Gaolathe calmly moves out of range.
Gaolathe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rram defends well and Gaolathe ends up having to push Rram into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gaolathe cracks Rram with an open hand slap.
Gaolathe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rram works the jab nicely.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaolathe moves away.
The fighters circling - Rram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaolathe fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaolathe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaolathe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oganeditse Gaolathe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaolathe's corner calls for a 1-2. Gaolathe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rram slips under a jab from Gaolathe.
Rram looks to land a body kick but Gaolathe moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaolathe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rram sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaolathe shoots in looking for a takedown. Rram tries to sprawl out of it but Gaolathe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaolathe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rram sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaolathe misses the shot to the body.
Gaolathe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaolathe moves away from the strike by Rram.
Gaolathe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rram sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaolathe somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Rram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rram misses with a straight right.
Gaolathe defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Gaolathe shoots in for a takedown but Rram shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Rram. No joy for Gaolathe on that attempt.
Rram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe with a hook.
Rram connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaolathe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rram sprawls well. Rram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaolathe gets slowly back to his feet.
Rram throws a shot from downtown. Gaolathe moves away and avoids it.
Yajson Rram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaolathe takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Rram tries a quick counter leg kick but Gaolathe is wise to it.
Gaolathe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaolathe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram throws a series of punches but Gaolathe moves out of range.
Gaolathe feinted with a counter takedown.
Gaolathe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rram as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaolathe at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaolathe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Gaolathe shoots in for a takedown but Rram shows good takedown defense.
Gaolathe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram lands a jab to Gaolathe's midsection.
Gaolathe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaolathe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaolathe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Rram has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Gaolathe moves away from the strike by Rram.
A jab from Gaolathe finds it's way through Rram's defenses.
Rram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaolathe can pounce on him.
Rram checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rram lands a right hook to the body.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Rram on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaolathe has time to react.
Gaolathe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rram sprawls well. Rram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaolathe gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rram.
Gaolathe misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Gaolathe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaolathe looks to land a right hand but Rram moved out of range.
Gaolathe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gaolathe throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaolathe takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Gaolathe moves away from the strike by Rram.
Rram scores with a jab to the body.
Gaolathe drops his hands momentarily and Rram takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Rram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe lands a jab to Rram's midsection.
Gaolathe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Rram doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gaolathe checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Gaolathe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram looks to land a right hand but Gaolathe moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaolathe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaolathe moves out of range as Rram strikes.
Gaolathe just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Gaolathe.
Gaolathe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rram defends well and Gaolathe ends up having to push Rram into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rram slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaolathe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaolathe is looking to chop away at Rram's legs.
Rram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rram looks to land a combination. Gaolathe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gaolathe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rram jabs Gaolathe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gaolathe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gaolathe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram throws a jab when Gaolathe was well out of range.
Gaolathe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gaolathe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gaolathe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rram throws out a loose jab but Gaolathe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaolathe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yajson Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaolathe loads up on a big right hand but Rram slips the punch.
Gaolathe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rram turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaolathe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaolathe looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rram.
Gaolathe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaolathe moves away from the strike by Rram.
Gaolathe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Gaolathe shoots in looking for a takedown. Rram tries to sprawl out of it but Gaolathe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Rram releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaolathe slips a jab from Rram.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gaolathe might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rram turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaolathe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rram.
Rram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rram throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaolathe shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram moves away from the strike by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oganeditse Gaolathe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rram takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gaolathe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rram is out of range.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gaolathe. That's going to slow Rram down.
Rram keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rram throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaolathe.
Rram throws a one two combo.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Rram.
Rram connects with a body shot.
Rram fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gaolathe is out of range.
Gaolathe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Gaolathe throws a series of punches but Rram avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaolathe dives in for a single leg takedown but Rram sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gaolathe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rram's guard.
Rram is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gaolathe is controlling him.
Gaolathe controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaolathe wants to control from the top but Rram keeps moving.
Gaolathe is fighting to break Rram's control of his arms but Rram is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gaolathe trying to control the position from guard on top but Rram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rram is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gaolathe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gaolathe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram looks to land a left hand but Gaolathe moved out of range nicely.
Gaolathe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Gaolathe scores with a nice right hand.
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaolathe feinted with a counter takedown.
Gaolathe lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Gaolathe. Beautiful body shot.
Rram does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gaolathe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gaolathe or perhaps it was just good defense by Rram, which made it look bad.
Rram stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaolathe. Gaolathe gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a body punch but Gaolathe moves out of range.
Gaolathe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rram staying out of range there.
Gaolathe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaolathe feinted with a counter takedown.
Rram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaolathe. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rram throws a series of punches but Gaolathe moves out of range.
Gaolathe tries to counter with a takedown but Rram is quick to defend against it.
A left lands for Rram.
Nice body punch from Rram.
Rram moves out of range of the strikes.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaolathe has a takedown stuffed.
Rram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Gaolathe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram feints and then cracks Gaolathe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaolathe down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaolathe is just out of range.
Gaolathe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gaolathe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rram.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gaolathe checks a leg kick.
Rram has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaolathe finds it's way round the side to connect with Rram's head.
Gaolathe shoots in looking for a takedown but Rram manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gaolathe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rram takes one to the chin there.
Rram attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rram scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaolathe misses with a wild body shot.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gaolathe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rram on the side of the head.
Rram misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaolathe shoots for a double leg takedown but Rram sprawls well. He's pushed Gaolathe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oganeditse Gaolathe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaolathe.
Gaolathe throws a looping overhand right but Rram ducks down to avoid it.
Gaolathe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
Rram scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaolathe slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Gaolathe. That snapped Rram's head back.
Rram looks to throw the jab but Gaolathe is out of range.
Gaolathe throws a nice looking combination but Rram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaolathe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaolathe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaolathe was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Gaolathe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gaolathe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaolathe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rram cracks Gaolathe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaolathe is defended easily by Rram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Oganeditse Gaolathe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaolathe. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram misses with a hook.
Gaolathe lands a nice hook to Rram's body. Rram takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Gaolathe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gaolathe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaolathe lands a nice shot that snaps Rram's head back.
Rram connects with a solid leg kick.
Gaolathe blocks a jab.
Gaolathe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Rram looks to throw a body kick

and Gaolathe counters with a takedown into side control.
Rram bucks up and tries to throw Gaolathe off but instead Gaolathe has got his back!
Gaolathe controlling from the back.
Rram is in bad spot here.
Rram is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Rram trying to get back to his feet but Gaolathe is in full control for now.

Gaolathe looking for the choke from the back.
What can Rram do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rram tries to escape but Gaolathe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

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.
Rram trying to control the action but Gaolathe just sinks the hooks in.
Rram might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gaolathe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rram tries to roll but Gaolathe sticks to his back.
Rram tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gaolathe tries to control but Rram wriggling away.
Gaolathe content just to control the position here.
Rram's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gaolathe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rram manages to regain half guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yajson Rram.
I've got Rram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Rram!
During a confident post fight interview, Yajson Rram thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.