PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riki Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oh comes to the cage accompanied by Burning down the House. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Oh
vs
Gonzalez

168 cm
21
147 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

150 cm
27
141 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riki Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Oh counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Oh counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gonzalez, right into the meat.
Oh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Oh counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Oh to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Oh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a low kick, right behind Oh 's knee.
Oh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oh counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oh to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh moves out of range of the body kick.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Oh counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Oh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Oh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Oh.
Oh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Oh lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Oh counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Oh counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Oh.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Oh's ribs.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oh finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh blocks a leg kick.
Oh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Oh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Oh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Oh moves out of range easily.
Oh misses with a body shot.
A jab from Oh does it's job there.
Oh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Oh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Oh saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Oh counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Oh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
and Oh counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
letting Oh counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Oh coming out on top.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
letting Oh counter with a right hand.
Oh misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Oh sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and Oh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a chopping leg kick but Oh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Oh avoids it well.
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Oh.
Gonzalez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oh.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Oh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Oh to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
letting Oh counter with a right hand.
Oh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oh lands the left hand.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oh counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Oh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oh rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Oh.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Oh to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Oh counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Oh to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh with a jab.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riki Oh dominated that 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.

Oh punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Oh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh scores with a three punch combo!
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Oh counter with a right hand.
Oh cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Oh. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Oh to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Oh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Oh counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Oh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Oh counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Oh counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Oh.
Oh throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to slow Oh down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Oh's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh tries to avoid it.
That kick from Gonzalez tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Oh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Oh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Oh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oh finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
Riki Oh is winning the standup battle so far.
Oh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Oh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Oh counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Oh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Oh. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
A big left from Oh misses.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oh was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh misses with a looping left.
Oh throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Oh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Oh ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oh at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oh throws a one two combo.
Gonzalez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Oh is avoiding it.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Oh's body.
Oh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez works Oh's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Oh scores with a nice right hand.
Oh throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Oh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Oh moved out of range.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
letting Oh counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesus Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Oh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and Oh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Oh counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to slow Oh down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Oh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Oh throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Oh strikes.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a big head kick but Oh shrugs it off.
Oh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and Oh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Oh gets tackled into the cage by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oh.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Oh blocking some punches.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but Oh blocks it.
Oh blocks an elbow strike.
Oh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh wants a takedown.
Oh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh blocks an uppercut.
Oh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzalez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonzalez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzalez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riki Oh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Oh avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Oh avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Oh blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oh blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Oh.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzalez's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Oh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oh.
Gonzalez being controlled against the cage.
Oh lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez has Oh pressed against the cage, preventing Oh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Oh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez cracks Oh with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh leaning his opponent against the cage.

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.
Oh managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Oh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oh tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Oh blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Oh breaks the clinch.
Oh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh throws a series of strikes that have Gonzalez backpedaling.
Oh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oh counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Riki Oh.
I think Oh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

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