PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fat Hoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Ojala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ojala has chosen Cocaine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hoos
vs
Ojala

180 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

206 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fat Hoos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teuvo Ojala!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Hoos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ojala sprawls well initially but Hoos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hoos not doing much here.
Ojala is trying to maintain the position but Hoos is very close to passing his half guard.

Ojala looking for subs from the bottom but Hoos mounts him!
Hoos with a couple of short strikes.
Hoos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hoos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hoos breaks from Ojala's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ojala tries to lock up and control but Hoos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hoos landing shots from mount.
Ojala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoos lands a heavy elbow.
Ojala keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojala tries to hold on but Hoos pushes him away.
Hoos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ojala is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Hoos.
Hoos landing shots from mount.
Ojala wants to control but Hoos is having none of it.
Hoos lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoos landing shots from mount.
Hoos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Ojala really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ojala is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Ojala that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojala is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoos landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hoos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ojala is looking to improve his position but Hoos isn't that keen on the idea.
Hoos lands a big shot there that rocks Ojala but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ojala looks gassed!
Hoos with a couple of short strikes.
Hoos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoos lands with some strikes.
Hoos lands a big shot there that rocks Ojala but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ojala wants to control but Hoos is having none of it.
Hoos lands a big elbow.
Ojala is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hoos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojala is working to get back to half guard.
Hoos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Hoos.
Ojala is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hoos lands a big elbow.
Ojala tries to hold on but Hoos pushes him away.
Hoos controlling from mount.
Hoos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoos with shots to the head and body - Ojala looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hoos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hoos raining down shots from the mount!
Ojala tries to hold on but Hoos pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Hoos.
Hoos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ojala is trying to escape the mount.
Ojala wants to hold on but Hoos pushes him away.
Hoos working Ojala over with strikes here.
Hoos controlling from mount.
Hoos looking to finish Ojala with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ojala!
Hoos scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Hoos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ojala is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fat Hoos 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.

Hoos moves into range and clinches up with Ojala.
Ojala is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoos.
Ojala wants a takedown.

Ojala pulls guard successfully.

Ojala looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hoos passes into half guard.
Ojala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ojala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Ojala actively working from the bottom here.
Hoos is pressing down on Ojala's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ojala is holding on for now.
Hoos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ojala's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ojala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ojala swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ojala misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Hoos decides to return to a standing position.
Ojala tries to clinch

and Hoos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ojala won't be happy with that.
Ojala is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hoos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hoos working away.
Hoos scores with punches from side control.
Ojala wants to control but Hoos postures up.
Ojala sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ojala is trying to stand back up but Hoos is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ojala clinches up against the cage.
Ojala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ojala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoos smiles and moves away.
Fat Hoos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teuvo Ojala.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ojala's sensitive parts.

Hoos moves into the clinch successfully.
Ojala tries to pull guard but Hoos holds him up against the cage and eventually Ojala drops back down to his feet.
Ojala tries to pull guard but Hoos won't allow it.
Ojala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ojala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ojala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoos just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hoos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ojala can't fight it off and eventually Hoos manages to take the fight to the floor. Ojala looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ojala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoos chips away with some ground and pound.
Hoos trying to control but Ojala is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Hoos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ojala is one step ahead there.
Hoos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ojala tries to lock up and control but Hoos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hoos tries to control but Ojala wriggling away.
Hoos with a couple of short strikes.
Ojala working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoos lands a big elbow.
Hoos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ojala is looking to escape.
Ojala throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hoos. What's that going to do exactly?
Hoos wants to control the pace but Ojala is squirming around nicely.
Hoos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hoos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ojala is trying to escape the mount.
Hoos landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ojala takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ojala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoos trying to control but Ojala is having none of it.
Ojala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fat Hoos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hoos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hoos counters with a takedown into side control.
Hoos taking a breather here.
Hoos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hoos cracks Ojala with a big elbow.
Hoos misses with the ground and pound.
Ojala tries to buck Hoos off but Hoos is having none of it.
Ojala on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hoos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ojala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ojala gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ojala wants to control but Hoos is keeping busy.
Ojala wants to improve his position but Hoos is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoos drops an elbow to the side of Ojala's head.
Ojala has a hand on Hoos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hoos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hoos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Hoos goes for an armbar but Ojala turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ojala.
Ojala is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoos has wrist control.
Hoos keeping full guard, as Ojala tries to pass.
Ojala preventing the sweep.
Hoos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hoos trying to control but Ojala is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojala is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ojala is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hoos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ojala tries to hold on but Hoos postures up.
Hoos with a couple of short strikes.
Hoos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hoos unloading with bombs!
Hoos lands a big elbow.
Hoos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Hoos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ojala manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ojala is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hoos.
Ojala gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ojala is trying to get back to full guard.

Hoos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ojala is trying to stand back up but Hoos is controlling him

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hoos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ojala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ojala manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hoos's best efforts.
Hoos is tying to control. Ojala wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hoos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojala is looking to improve his position.
Ojala is refusing to be controlled, as Hoos sits in half guard.
Hoos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ojala wants to control but Hoos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ojala slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fat Hoos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hoos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ojala dives on top into guard.
Hoos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ojala manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Ojala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ojala trying to keep a closed guard but Hoos is proving a slippery customer.
Teuvo Ojala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoos is in close to Ojala's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fat Hoos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoos 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fat Hoos!