PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ohko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers comes into the arena with Not Afraid blaring out of the sound system. Ohko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Powers
vs
Ohko

190 cm
25
240 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

199 cm
27
271 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Ohko!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Powers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ohko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Powers throwing strikes from guard but Ohko blocks nicely.
Powers looking to pass the guard.
Ohko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ohko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powers tries to free his leg and advance position but Ohko is retaining full guard.
Powers wants to control from the top but Ohko keeps moving.
Powers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ohko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powers tries to clinch there but Ohko circles away.
Powers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ohko is fending him off so far but Powers persists. Nope, Ohko circles away and we're back to standing.
Tommy Ohko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powers fails with the takedown.
Ohko lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ohko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Max Powers has been cut.
Powers shoots in for a double leg but Ohko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Powers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohko keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is pushing down on Ohko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ohko is fighting to maintain full guard but Powers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Powers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Powers stands up from half guard.
Ohko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powers.
Ohko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Powers shoots in looking for a takedown. Ohko tries to sprawl out of it but Powers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ohko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Powers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ohko scores with a jab.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers has a takedown stuffed.
Powers tries to clinch but Ohko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Ohko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Powers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Powers or perhaps it was just good defense by Ohko which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powers.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt - Ohko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ohko counters with a thumping low kick.
Ohko fails to land with a series of punches.
Ohko misses with a low kick as Powers jumps back.
Max Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Powers thinking.
Powers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ohko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ohko tries a low kick but Powers avoids it.
Powers throws a lazy head kick
letting Ohko counter with a right hand.
Powers shoots and misses
and Ohko counters with a two punch combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Ohko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ohko throws a right hand that Powers ducks under and follows up with a left that Powers also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Ohko lands but Powers takes it in his stride.
Powers misses with a takedown
and Ohko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Powers is rocked!
Ohko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Powers is able to avoid easily.

Powers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ohko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers wants to control from the top but Ohko keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers thows a big elbow that misses.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ohko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powers is one step ahead there.
Powers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ohko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers trying to move into half guard but instead Ohko has managed to sweep!
Powers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Powers isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ohko stacks Powers on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ohko!
Powers is looking to regain half guard here but Ohko keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four 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.
Powers tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ohko presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Powers sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Ohko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Powers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tommy Ohko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ohko counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Ohko finds it's way through Powers's defenses.
Powers misses with a combination
and Ohko counters with a nice body shot.
Ohko lands with an uppercut that bounces Powers off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohko counters with a left and a right... And another left! Powers is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Ohko!