PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oshjia Oyaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oyaki
vs
Howard

180 cm
22
161 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oshjia Oyaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Howard!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Howard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oyaki sprawls well initially but Howard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oyaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Howard scores with a couple of nice shots.

Oyaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oyaki wants to improve his position but Howard is controlling well.
Howard working the head and body with strikes.
Oyaki is looking to control Howard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oyaki avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard stalling.
Oyaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oyaki trying to hold on to Howard's head to control him but Howard postures up.
Oyaki is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Oyaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Oyaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Howard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oyaki trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Oyaki wants to hit a switch here but Howard passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Oyaki there!
Oyaki is breathing heavily.
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a big shot there that rocks Oyaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Howard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oyaki is bucking up trying to escape but Howard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Howard cracks Oyaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oyaki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Howard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oyaki wants to control but Howard is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oyaki tries to get to full guard but Howard has control of the leg.
Howard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Howard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oyaki's face.
Howard landing strikes from the mount and Oyaki is in trouble!
Howard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Howard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Howard controlling the position easily from mount.
Howard is landing with some decent strikes but Oyaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Howard controlling the pace for now.
Howard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Howard dominated that round.
That's time! Oyaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Howard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Howard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oyaki tries to lock up and control but Howard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Howard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Howard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Howard controlling from the full mount.
Howard with a couple of short strikes.
Oyaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Howard has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oyaki's face.

Oyaki is rocked!
Christian Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howard controlling the pace for now.
Oyaki working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Howard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Howard controlling the position easily from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Christian Howard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Howard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Howard just content to control the position.
Howard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Oyaki can't do much from the bottom here.
Howard grinds an elbow into Oyaki's temple.
Howard is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Oyaki's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oyaki prevents Howard from moving into mount.
Howard controlling the position from side mount.
Oyaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Howard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oyaki tries to improve position but can't.
Howard lands a nice forearm strike.
Howard cracks Oyaki with a big elbow.
Oyaki taking punishment in the form of punches.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Christian Howard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Howard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oyaki to the mat! Oyaki manages to get full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oyaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howard controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Howard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oyaki's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Howard in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Howard lands a nice short elbow.
Oyaki is trying to maintain the position but Howard is very close to passing his half guard.
Howard content to control rather than advance.
Howard drops an elbow to the side of Oyaki's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
Howard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Christian Howard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Howard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oyaki is looking for a sweep.
Howard advances to full mount.
Howard prevents Oyaki from getting the reversal.
Howard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Howard controlling the pace for now.
Oyaki is in a horrible position here. Howard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Howard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Howard content just to control the position here.
Howard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Howard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oyaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howard controlling from mount.
Oyaki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Howard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oshjia Oyaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Howard breaks from Oyaki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Oyaki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howard dominating with strikes here.
Howard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oyaki taking shots to the head.
Howard controlling from mount.
Oyaki is bucking up trying to escape but Howard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oyaki is looking to get to half guard.
Oyaki seems to have got his legs back now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Howard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Howard!