PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riki Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigues Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oh
vs
Xavier

168 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Riki Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigues Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xavier.
Oh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Oh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrigues Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.
Riki Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigues Xavier.
Oh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh shoots in for a takedown but Xavier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Oh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Xavier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xavier backwards.
Oh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xavier lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Xavier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xavier lands with a right to the head.
Xavier keeps control of Oh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oh wants to break free but Xavier has control.
Oh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oh lands a nice shot to the body.
Xavier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh tries to circle away but Xavier has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oh.

Xavier breaks the clinch.
Oh lands a nice looking body shot.
Xavier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xavier misses with a takedown
and Oh counters with a right hand to the body.
Xavier looks gassed!
Xavier with a poor takedown
and Oh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xavier sprawls well initially but Oh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Oh seems content to control.
Oh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Oh seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Oh.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
Oh trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Xavier for as long as he can get away with.
Oh prevents Xavier from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xavier keeps working.
Oh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Xavier kicks Oh off and gets back to his feet.
Oh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh scores with a sloppy right hand. Xavier should have avoided that one.
Xavier tries for a takedown but Oh circles away easily
and Oh counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Xavier tries to keep at a distance but Oh has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Xavier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oh 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.
Xavier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Oh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh tries to break the clinch but Xavier is controlling the position.

Oh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xavier walks into a jab.
Oh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Xavier fails with the takedown
and Oh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh lands a two punch combo.
Xavier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oh counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh scores with a punch to the head.

Oh gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oh happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riki Oh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Xavier gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Oh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xavier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xavier prevents Oh from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xavier.
Xavier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xavier lands a left hand.

Oh manages to break the clinch.
Oh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xavier tries for a takedown but Oh circles away easily

and Oh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Oh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xavier.
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xavier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xavier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xavier is trying desperately to land a takedown but Oh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Xavier.
Oh looks to land a combination. Xavier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Xavier is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oh gets the takedown into side control.
Oh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xavier keeps working.
Oh scores with punches from side control.
Oh working the head with strikes.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
Xavier is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Oh remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Xavier wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Oh advances to full mount.
The referee warns Xavier that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Xavier looks a forlorn figure.
Xavier is bucking up trying to escape but Oh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh lands a big shot there that rocks Xavier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Xavier squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oh looking to control but Xavier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xavier is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Oh with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Oh.
Oh working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Xavier looks a forlorn figure.
Oh looking to control but Xavier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riki Oh dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Xavier with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Oh to counter with a crisp jab.
Xavier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Xavier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oh duly obliges.
Oh cracks Xavier with a good jab.
Oh connects with a looping right hand.

Oh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh is trying to force a seperation but Xavier has the dominant position.
Oh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Oh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xavier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xavier wants to clinch but Oh slips to the side

so Oh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oh trying to control the position from guard on top but Xavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xavier is looking to stand back up but Oh counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Xavier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oh in particular looking to stall.
Oh stalling away here and it's allowed Xavier to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Oh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oh is looking to work some ground and pound but Xavier has wrist control.
Oh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xavier can do to turn this around?
Xavier keeping full guard, as Oh tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Xavier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Oh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh blocks an elbow strike from Xavier.
A frustrated look appears on Oh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oh is trying to break the clinch but Xavier is controlling him.
Xavier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Xavier keeps control of Oh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Oh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xavier has his takedown stuffed
and Xavier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riki Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigues Xavier.
Oh cracks a nice hook into Xavier's ribs.
Oh misses with a wild combination.

Oh drives through and clinches with Xavier against the cage.
Xavier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh blocks an elbow strike.
Xavier swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Xavier.
Xavier tries to break the clinch but Oh is controlling the position.

Oh breaks from the clinch.
Riki Oh is winning the standup battle so far.
Xavier misses with a takedown
and Oh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh looks to land a combination. Xavier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh lands a body shot.
Oh tries to bum rush Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Oh.
Xavier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riki Oh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Oh does it's job there.
A right-left combo lands from Oh.

Oh shoots in and bounces Xavier off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Oh connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodrigues Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet but Oh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Riki Oh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Oh's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riki Oh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riki Oh!