PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Bess (ranked 2947 p4p, 3924 weight class) and Billy Oehman (ranked 235 p4p, 309 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bess
vs
Oehman

186 cm
19
154
3 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
158
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Oehman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oehman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bess seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oehman feints and then cracks Bess's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bess down.
Oehman throws a push kick but Bess slaps the foot to one side.
Bess checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Oehman misses.
Bess has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oehman.
Bess seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Billy Oehman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oehman throws a low kick but Bess avoids it.
Oehman lands a front kick.
Bess avoids the body shot from Oehman.
A telegraphed right hand from Oehman misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bess fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oehman.
Oehman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oehman lands a head kick. Bess smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good shot there by Oehman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oehman scores with a jab.
Oehman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bess with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oehman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bess is able to avoid easily.
Bess swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oehman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oehman connects with an inside leg kick.
Oehman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bess steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oehman. That one must have hurt.
Oehman dodges the punch combination from Bess.
Oehman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bess tries to bum rush Oehman with a series of wild strikes but Oehman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oehman feints a counter leg kick.
Oehman scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oehman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oehman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oehman 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.
Oehman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oehman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick there by Oehman.
A leg kick checked by Bess.
As Oehman looks to move away, Bess throws a big counter combo but Oehman just gets out of the way.
Oehman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bess misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oehman. Bess does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oehman dodges the punch combination from Bess.
Oehman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bess with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Bess blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Oehman.
Oehman throws a leg kick which misses Bess's front leg but catches the back leg as Bess tries to avoid it.
Oehman throws a hook to the side of Bess's head but Bess sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bess appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Bess.
Oehman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bess slips under a jab from Oehman.
Oehman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oehman throws an off balance right hand
and Bess counters with a left to the body.
Oehman throws a leg kick which misses Bess's front leg but catches the back leg as Bess tries to avoid it.
Bess looks to land a combination but Oehman avoids it well.
Oehman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bess misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bess misses.
Oehman connects with a solid leg kick.
Oehman lands a leg kick that knocks Bess off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bess scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oehman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oehman misses with a straight right.
Bess is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bess throws a combination that misses
and Oehman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bess's knee momentarily.
Oehman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oehman scores with a leg kick.
Oehman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Oehman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Oehman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oehman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oehman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bess is able to avoid easily.
Oehman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Oehman.
Oehman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oehman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bess. Those never looked like landing.
Oehman throws a low kick but Bess avoids it.
Bess seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oehman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Bess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Oehman.
Bess throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oehman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bess misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bess looks to land a combination but Oehman avoids it well.
Oehman misses with a two punch combination.
Oehman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oehman throws a low kick, looking for Bess's leg but Bess calmly moves out of range.
Crunch! Oehman slams his shin into Bess's torso.
Oehman scores with a jab.
Oehman pushes Bess away with a front kick.
Bess throws a right hand that Oehman ducks under and follows up with a left that Oehman also avoids with ease.
Oehman unleashes a big counter combination but Bess bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bess avoids the head kick by Oehman.
Bess will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oehman throws a sloppy head kick and Bess moves out of range easily.
Oehman lands with a kick to the temple. Bess shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oehman connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oehman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bess moves out of range as Oehman strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oehman!
Bess connects with a jab.
Oehman throws an overhand right that lands on Bess's shoulder, as Bess tries to avoid the shot.
Bess throws a big counter combination but Oehman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bess misses with a two punch combination.
Oehman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Bess misses.
Bess misses the shot to the body.
Bess bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oehman's head.
Oehman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bess will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bess chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oehman can pounce on him.
Bess blocks a head kick by Oehman.
Dominick Bess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oehman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bess throws a looping overhand right but Oehman ducks down to avoid it.
Oehman cracks Bess with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oehman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bess. Beautiful body shot.
Bess throws a right and a left that Oehman avoids nicely.
Oehman connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Oehman.
A punch combination from Bess misses.
Bess is looking to wear down Oehman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oehman throws the kick towards the body but Bess avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bess on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oehman. Oehman obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bess on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oehman. Oehman obviously looking to wear him down.
Oehman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oehman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bess. That did some damage!
Bess misses with a wild combination.
Oehman connects with a leg kick.
Bess walks into a stiff left hand from Oehman.
Good work by Bess as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Oehman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

No joy there for Oehman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oehman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bess was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oehman dodges the punch combination from Bess.
Sloppy strikes from Oehman. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick from Oehman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bess takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oehman.
A good leg kick by Oehman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bess lands a jab-cross combination.
Oehman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Bess.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oehman throws a head kick that Bess semi-blocks.
Oehman misses with a straight right.
Bess lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bess throws a hook but Oehman blocks it.
Oehman scores with a head kick.
Oehman throws a right hand that Bess ducks under and follows up with a left that Bess also avoids with ease.
Bess has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Billy Oehman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oehman tries to land a front kick but Bess steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bess lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Bess. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Oehman.
Bess swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oehman tried to score with a low kick but Bess checks it.
Bess throws a series of punches but Oehman moves out of range.
Bess misses the shot to the body.
Oehman throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oehman.
Oehman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bess misses with a two punch combination.
Oehman tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Bess tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bess misses with a combination
and Oehman counters with a two punch combo.
Oehman misses with a straight left.
Oehman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bess fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Oehman lands but Bess takes it in his stride.
Oehman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oehman misses with a head kick.
Bess appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bess tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oehman misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bess on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Oehman misses.
Oehman throws a chopping leg kick but Bess manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Bess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oehman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oehman throws a jab when Bess was well out of range.
Oehman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bess.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oehman scoring well with a low kick there.
Oehman misses with a low kick.
Bess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Bess.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bess blocks the body kick.
Bess tries to bum rush Oehman with a series of wild strikes but Oehman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oehman connects with a solid leg kick.
Bess avoids the head kick by Oehman.
Oehman connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bess.
Dominick Bess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Oehman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oehman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Oehman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oehman 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Oehman!