PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 65 p4p, 278 weight class) and Zeke Titus (ranked 11 p4p, 42 weight class). Ochoa comes to the cage accompanied by Gang Signs by The Game. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ochoa
vs
Titus

189 cm
31
210
25 - 13 - 0

190 cm
28
210
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ochoa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Titus's head.
Titus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titus is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Ochoa's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ochoa blocks a jab.
Titus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Titus shoots in and gets a takedown into Ochoa's guard.
Titus stays in close to Ochoa's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus throws a big elbow that misses.
Titus is stalling in the full guard.
Ochoa keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
Ochoa being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Titus scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ochoa lands a body shot.
A left lands for Ochoa.
A head kick from Ochoa lands but Titus takes it in his stride.

It looks like Zeke Titus has been cut.
Titus slips under a jab from Ochoa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochoa. Titus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ochoa gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Titus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ochoa!
Titus controlling from side mount.
Titus is working Ochoa over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is not content to let Titus control the position.
Titus working the ground and pound but Ochoa is defending the strikes.
Titus trying to control the position but Ochoa is working away.
Titus in side control, throwing shots but Ochoa defends.
Ochoa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Titus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ochoa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Titus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus working the head and body with strikes.
Ochoa seems a little lost for a moment, as Titus dominates the positioning.
Ochoa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Titus on the ground.
Ochoa is not content to let Titus control the position.
Titus cracks Ochoa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Titus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Titus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Titus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Titus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Titus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ochoa looks to land a left hand but Titus moved out of range nicely.
And Titus tries to counter it with a takedown but Ochoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Titus.
Titus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Titus connects with a nice looking jab.
Ochoa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Titus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Titus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Titus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochoa.
Ochoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Titus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa throws out a loose jab but Titus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titus with the counter takedown but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Ochoa walks into a straight right hand from Titus.
Titus tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
It looked like Ochoa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anthony Ochoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Titus scores with a hook to the body. Ochoa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ochoa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titus moves away.
Ochoa throws the left hand but Titus avoids the punch easily.
Titus scores with a body shot.
Ochoa scores with a sloppy right hand. Titus should have avoided that one.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titus moves out of range as Ochoa strikes.
Titus checks a leg kick.
Titus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ochoa defends it well.
Titus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titus walks into a left hand.
Anthony Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Titus.
Ochoa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ochoa misses with an uppercut

and Titus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ochoa won't be happy with that.
Ochoa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Titus.
Titus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Titus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ochoa taking a bit of punishment here - Titus scoring with strikes.
Titus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Titus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Titus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Titus scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa can't do much from the bottom here.
Titus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ochoa seems a little lost for a moment, as Titus dominates the positioning.
Titus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ochoa keeps working.
Titus working the ground and pound.
Ochoa is trying to control Titus's posture but Titus avoids it.
Zeke Titus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Titus in side control, throwing shots but Ochoa defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus working the ground and pound but Ochoa is defending the strikes.
Titus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ochoa keeps working.
Titus is putting a hurting on Ochoa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Titus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ochoa keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titus landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Ochoa's face as Titus controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Titus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeke Titus's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Ochoa keeps Titus at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Titus. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.

Titus moves into the clinch successfully.
Titus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Ochoa.
Titus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Titus tries to score a body lock takedown but Ochoa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Titus cracks Ochoa with a nice body shot.
Ochoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Titus tries to work over Ochoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochoa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Ochoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Ochoa.
Titus tries a body shot but Ochoa blocks it.

Titus is trying to trip Ochoa. He has hold of a leg but Ochoa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Titus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titus trying to control but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
Titus pushing down on Ochoa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa is trying to maintain the position but Titus is very close to passing his half guard.
Titus wants to take a breather but Ochoa is having none of it.
Titus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Titus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ochoa is in trouble now - Titus has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titus lands with some strikes.
Anthony Ochoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Titus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Titus scoring with strikes but Ochoa is staying in there.
Ochoa can't escape the position.
Titus content just to control the position here.
Ochoa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Titus.
Titus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Titus looking to ground and pound but Ochoa is blocking nicely.
Titus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus landing strikes from the mount and Ochoa is in trouble!
Titus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ochoa is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Titus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Titus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Titus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Titus landing strikes from the mount and Ochoa is in trouble!
Titus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titus wants to control the pace but Ochoa is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Ochoa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Titus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ochoa hang on?
Titus drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ochoa! More shots from Titus and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Titus!
Our winner, Zeke Titus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.