PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 1944 p4p, 4040 weight class) and Jisoo Oh (ranked 264 p4p, 493 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duggan
vs
Oh

186 cm
25
170
6 - 7 - 0

179 cm
24
175
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸
Conviction

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jisoo Oh!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oh dives in and scores a takedown into Duggan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh preventing the sweep.
Duggan is looking to sweep but instead, Oh has passed into half guard.
Oh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Oh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Duggan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh is keen to just control but Duggan is a slippery customer.
Oh throwing shots but Duggan is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan is looking for a sweep. Oh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duggan is trying to control but can't.
Oh is pressing down on Duggan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duggan is holding on for now.

Oh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Duggan.
Duggan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Duggan isn't going anywhere.
Duggan tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oh trying to control the position but Duggan is working away.
Oh is trying to ground and pound but Duggan uses the momentary lack of control by Oh to regain half guard.
Well, if Oh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Duggan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oh's back!

Duggan working for a choke but Oh reverses nicely into Duggan 's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh is in close to Duggan's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Duggan has an active guard here but Oh has managed to pass into half guard.
Oh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duggan defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oh lands a nice short elbow.
Oh trying to control the pace.

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.
Duggan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oh is working away from the top position though.
Oh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duggan is looking to improve his position.
Oh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oh is keen to just control but Duggan is a slippery customer.

Duggan actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jisoo Oh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oh.
Oh checks a leg kick nicely.
Oh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Duggan defends it well.
Oh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh avoids the head kick by Duggan.
Oh darts in looking for a takedown but Duggan gets double underhooks and turns Oh into the cage.
Oh walks into a left hand.
Oh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duggan as he jumps to the side.
Jim Duggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jisoo Oh.
Oh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duggan defends well and Oh ends up having to push Duggan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan lands a head kick!

It looks like Jisoo Oh has been cut.
That kick from Duggan tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duggan connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh shoots in but Duggan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh shoots in looking for a takedown but Duggan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duggan throwing a counter right hand but Oh manages to avoid it.
Duggan throws a hook but Oh avoids it easily.
Oh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duggan but Duggan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Duggan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oh.
Oh shoots for a takedown but Duggan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duggan is looking to counter the offense by Oh and move into the clinch.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh fails with the takedown
and Duggan counters with a big head kick but Oh shrugs it off.

Oh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oh trying to control from half guard but Duggan is working away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oh working his ground and pound in the gym.
Duggan is positioning himself well to prevent Oh advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duggan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duggan is trying to get back to full guard.
Duggan is working hard here to advance position.
Duggan is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duggan wants to sweep but Oh has passed to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh wants to control but Duggan is keeping him busy.
Oh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Duggan's legs.
Duggan tries to bench press Oh off him but Oh keeps the position.
Duggan trying his best to control but Oh has mounted him.
Oh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duggan's face.
Jisoo Oh has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Duggan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Duggan working to try and regain half guard.
Oh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duggan tries to lock up and control but Oh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Oh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Duggan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jisoo Oh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Duggan lands a head kick!
Oh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duggan.

Oh gets a double leg takedown into Duggan's guard.

Duggan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oh trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan working a defensive guard but Oh manages to pass into side control anyway.
An elbow from Oh crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan looking for a sweep but Oh has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh content just to control the position here.
Duggan wants to hold on but Oh pushes him away.
Oh tries to control but Duggan wriggling away.
Duggan is trying to escape the mount.

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.
Oh wants to control the pace but Duggan is squirming around nicely.
Oh content just to control the position here.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duggan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh trying to control but Duggan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan working to try and regain half guard.
Oh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Duggan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Duggan wants to hold on but Oh pushes him away.
Oh controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh lands a heavy elbow.
Oh wants to control the pace but Duggan is squirming around nicely.
Duggan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Duggan tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jisoo Oh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oh 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jisoo Oh!
Jisoo Oh made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%) in his post fight interview.