PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ohko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Buford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohko comes to the cage accompanied by They're Coming to Take Me Away. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ohko
vs
Buford

199 cm
24
271 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Convicted

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Ohko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Buford!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buford moves away.
Ohko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buford throws the left hand but Ohko avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Ohko misses.
Ohko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ohko thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buford tries to move into range but Ohko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Marcus Buford has been cut.
Buford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ohko drops Buford with a beautiful combination! Buford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ohko is looking for the KO!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ohko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ohko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buford on the ground.
Buford is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Buford on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ohko lands an elbow.
Buford is not content to let Ohko control the position.
Ohko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Buford some visible discomfort.
Buford throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Buford manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ohko's best efforts.
Ohko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buford does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Buford wants to improve his position but Ohko is controlling well.
Ohko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buford missing with punches from the bottom.

Ohko decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ohko blocks a jab.
Ohko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buford counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Tommy Ohko has been cut.
Ohko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ohko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buford at a distance.
Buford looks gassed!
Ohko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buford moves away.
Ohko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ohko thows a body shot but no joy.
Buford throws a jab but it's blocked by Ohko.
Ohko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That has opened up Marcus Buford's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohko looks for a takedown but Buford sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Ohko. No joy for Buford on that attempt.
Ohko misses with a wild body shot.
Buford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ohko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohko takes a swing at Buford's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Ohko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Buford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ohko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ohko is looking to wear down Buford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ohko looks to land a right hand but Buford moved out of range.
Ohko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buford's waist but Buford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ohko off to one side.
Buford tries to clinch there but Ohko circles away.
Ohko throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Ohko does no damage.
Buford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Ohko misses its intended target.
Tommy Ohko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buford wants to clinch up but Ohko keeps it at a distance.
Ohko misses with a wild body shot.
Buford stuffs the takedown.
Ohko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buford momentarily.
Buford stuffs the takedown attempt from Ohko. Ohko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Ohko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohko misses with a combination
and Buford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohko fails with the takedown

and Buford counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ohko!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buford is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ohko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Buford postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ohko looks a forlorn figure.
Ohko is working to get back to half guard.
Buford putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buford landing strikes from the mount and Ohko is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buford fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Ohko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ohko tries to hold on but Buford pushes him away.
Buford with a couple of short strikes.
Buford landing shots from mount.
Buford is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Buford fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Buford with good strikes from the mount here!
Buford throws some wild stikes that Ohko manages to avoid easily.
Buford putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Buford cracks Ohko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buford thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ohko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Buford.
Buford throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ohko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ohko tries to hold on but Buford postures up.
Buford working Ohko over with strikes here.
Buford misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ohko can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buford working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Buford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ohko misses with a body shot

and Buford counters with a single leg into guard. Ohko didn't expect that.
Buford won't allow Ohko to sweep him here.
Buford throws a big right hand that misses.
Ohko is looking to stand up but Buford isn't so interested in that idea.
Buford landing some decent shots from guard.
Buford throws a strike but Ohko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ohko is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Ohko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buford keeping full guard, as Ohko tries to pass.
Buford trying to strike off his back.
Buford trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Ohko.

Ohko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buford throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohko blocks the strikes from Buford.
Marcus Buford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ohko is trying to control the action in half guard but Buford is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ohko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Buford throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Buford flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Buford gets back to full guard.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ohko misses with a double jab

and Buford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buford is looking for a kimura but Ohko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Buford to get the leverage.
Ohko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ohko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Buford landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Buford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buford blocks the strikes from Ohko.
Ohko trying to control here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ohko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buford is looking to clinch but Ohko is avoiding it.

That's four 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.
Ohko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buford manages to avoid it.
Ohko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ohko missing with a left hand there. Buford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buford wants to clinch.
Ohko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Buford.
I think Buford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Buford!