PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tran Anh Khoa (ranked 5592 p4p, 4064 weight class) and Tokita Ohma (ranked 0 p4p, 443 weight class). Anh Khoa's entrance music is Phía Sau Em. A fine choice. Tokita Ohma will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anh Khoa
vs
Ohma

171 cm
18
186
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
187
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tran Anh Khoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokita Ohma!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohma moves in looking to clinch but Anh Khoa pushes him off.
As Ohma tries to get set, Anh Khoa tries to push him back and clinch up but Ohma manages to avoid the attempt.
Anh Khoa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Anh Khoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohma lands with a kick to the temple. Anh Khoa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tokita Ohma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anh Khoa slips a jab and a cross from Ohma.
Anh Khoa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ohma lands a two punch combo.
Ohma doesn't manage to clinch there - Anh Khoa circles away.
Ohma misses with a wild combination.
Ohma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anh Khoa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ohma manages to circle out of the way.
Anh Khoa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ohma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anh Khoa.
Ohma lands with a slapping head kick.
Ohma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anh Khoa cracks a nice hook into Ohma's ribs.
Ohma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anh Khoa throws a big counter combination but Ohma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ohma connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anh Khoa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ohma throws a head kick that misses.
Ohma doesn't manage to clinch there - Anh Khoa circles away.
Ohma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anh Khoa's head.
Ohma dips to his left and cracks Anh Khoa with an uppercut!
Ohma throws a head kick that misses.
Ohma lands with a kick to the temple. Anh Khoa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ohma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ohma is trying to break the clinch but Anh Khoa has him pressed against the cage.

Anh Khoa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ohma regains guard.
Anh Khoa looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anh Khoa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anh Khoa blocks a head kick by Ohma.
Anh Khoa is looking to counter the offense by Ohma and move into the clinch.
Ohma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anh Khoa tries for a takedown but Ohma manages to get underhooks.
Ohma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ohma breaks from the clinch.
Anh Khoa misses with an attempted mid kick.

Ohma clinches up with Anh Khoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Anh Khoa is trying to force a seperation but Ohma has the dominant position.
Anh Khoa tries to pull guard but Ohma holds him up against the cage and eventually Anh Khoa drops back down to his feet.

Ohma manages to break the clinch.
Ohma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anh Khoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anh Khoa is looking to counter the offense by Ohma and move into the clinch.
Anh Khoa throws a head kick but Ohma moves out of range.
Ohma looks to land a combination. Anh Khoa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohma lands with a good body shot.
Jab from Ohma.
Anh Khoa avoids the head kick by Ohma.
Anh Khoa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ohma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ohma. That's going to slow Anh Khoa down.
Ohma looks to land a combination but Anh Khoa avoids it well.

Anh Khoa pushes Ohma up against the cage in a clinch.
Ohma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anh Khoa is keeping busy.

Anh Khoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tokita Ohma dominated that round.
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.

Ohma lands a jab to the head.
Ohma lands a body shot.
Ohma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anh Khoa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ohma lands a leg kick that knocks Anh Khoa off balance momentarily.
Ohma connects with a leg kick.
Anh Khoa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Anh Khoa is rocked!

Ohma gets a clinch.
Oh Anh Khoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ohma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ohma moves into the clinch.
Ohma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ohma is trying to drag Anh Khoa to the mat but Anh Khoa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Ohma jumps guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anh Khoa won't allow Ohma to sweep him here.
Anh Khoa looking to pass the guard.
Ohma is looking to stand up but Anh Khoa isn't so interested in that idea.
Ohma keeping moving, preventing Anh Khoa from controlling successfully.
Ohma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohma wants to stand but Anh Khoa is controlling the position.
Ohma striking off his back but it's not causing Anh Khoa any problems.
Ohma trying to control the position.

Ohma manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ohma throws a one two combo.
Ohma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anh Khoa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anh Khoa misses with a head kick.
Ohma tries to clinch but Anh Khoa moves out of range.
Ohma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ohma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anh Khoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anh Khoa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ohma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ohma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ohma lands with a nice combination. Anh Khoa backs away looking to recover.
Tokita Ohma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ohma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice straight punches there by Ohma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ohma.
Anh Khoa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ohma.
A shot to the liver by Ohma. Beautiful body shot.
Ohma's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ohma duly obliges.
Ohma lands a really nice looking cross but Anh Khoa seems unphased.
Tokita Ohma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ohma works over Anh Khoa's head and body with a nice combination.

Anh Khoa gets tackled into the cage by Ohma. Ohma maintains the clinch.
Anh Khoa is trying to break the clinch but Ohma has him pressed against the cage.
Anh Khoa tries to pull guard but Ohma holds him up against the cage and eventually Anh Khoa drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Ohma.

Ohma breaks from the clinch.
Ohma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ohma tries to close the distance and clinch but Anh Khoa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anh Khoa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ohma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anh Khoa.
The crowd cheers as Ohma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anh Khoa doesn't seem phased though.
Ohma with a jab.
Ohma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohma wants to clinch.
Ohma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ohma throws a head kick that Anh Khoa semi-blocks.
Ohma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danga de danga de dang - Ohma scores with a four punch combination!
Ohma feints a jab promting Anh Khoa to slip. Ohma then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anh Khoa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ohma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anh Khoa.
Ohma lands with a slapping head kick.

Ohma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anh Khoa stays in close to Ohma's body and controls the position.
Anh Khoa stops Ohma from standing up.

Ohma is looking for a triangle here but Anh Khoa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ohma dodges the ground and pound from Anh Khoa.
Ohma wants to get back to his feet.
Ohma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anh Khoa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ohma keeps working.
Ohma tries to bench press Anh Khoa off him but Anh Khoa keeps the position.
Anh Khoa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ohma tries to improve position but can't.

Ohma is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anh Khoa's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Anh Khoa! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Ohma has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tran Anh Khoa!
Tran Anh Khoa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.