PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Omaly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omaly's entrance music is Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . A fine choice. Wagner has chosen Motorhead - Deaf forever as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Omaly
vs
Wagner

190 cm
25
240 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

206 cm
29
278 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Omaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omaly throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Omaly slips a jab and a cross from Wagner.
Wagner throws out a loose jab but Omaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omaly scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Chad Wagner has been cut.

Omaly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wagner to the mat! Wagner manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Omaly won't allow Wagner to sweep him here.
Omaly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omaly looking to pass the guard.
Omaly postures up in Wagner's guard and throws a big left but Wagner blocks it.
Omaly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wagner has momentary wrist control but Omaly slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omaly works over Wagner with some ground and pound from guard.
Omaly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Omaly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Omaly wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner is trying to control the position but Omaly postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omaly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wagner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omaly tries to free his leg and advance position but Wagner is retaining full guard.
Omaly slips nicely into half guard.
Wagner is looking to improve his position.

Omaly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Omaly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wagner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wagner tries to roll over but Omaly keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaly trying to control the action but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Omaly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wagner's head.
Wagner taking some punishment here, with Omaly in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omaly thows a huge punch but Wagner dodges it nicely.
Omaly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wagner's head.
Omaly 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wagner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Omaly thows a huge punch but Wagner dodges it nicely.
Wagner won't allow Omaly to pass to mount.

Omaly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wagner sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wagner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Omaly.
Wagner won't allow Omaly to pass to mount.
Omaly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wagner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Omaly is working away from the top position though.
Wagner is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Omaly is staying active.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chad Wagner wasn't active enough on the ground.
Omaly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wagner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Mark Omaly has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Omaly gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Omaly is looking for a kimura but Wagner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Omaly to get the leverage.
Wagner is looking for a sweep. Omaly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omaly trying to control from half guard but Wagner is working away.
Wagner is trying to control but Omaly passes into side control!
Omaly advances to mount.
Wagner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wagner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Omaly.
Omaly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Omaly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Wagner as Omaly shoots in.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.

Wagner feints and as Omaly raises his hands in defense, Wagner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wagner passes Omaly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wagner is looking to stall here but Omaly recovers full guard.
Wagner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omaly is keeping the position for now.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Omaly keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner wanted to stand there but Omaly had control of the position.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Omaly keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chad Wagner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Omaly.
Omaly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Omaly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Omaly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Omaly here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wagner wants to improve his position but Omaly is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Omaly is looking for a kimura but Wagner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Omaly to get the leverage.
Wagner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Omaly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Omaly from controlling successfully.
Omaly stopping the sweep attempt from Wagner.

Wagner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Omaly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wagner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Wagner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Omaly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Omaly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Omaly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Omaly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mark Omaly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Omaly is chipping away with strikes.
Omaly is chipping away with strikes.
Wagner is not content to let Omaly control the position.
Omaly in side control lands a decent elbow.

That has opened up Chad Wagner's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner is trying to control Omaly's posture but Omaly avoids it.
Omaly wants to control but Wagner is keeping him busy.
Omaly working away.

Omaly thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Omaly seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Omaly working the ground and pound.

The cut above Chad Wagner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Omaly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wagner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wagner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Omaly dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Omaly tries to sprawl but Wagner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wagner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Omaly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Omaly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wagner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Omaly is looking for a triangle but Wagner pushes his legs off easily.

Omaly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wagner defends it easily.
Wagner looking to sit in guard and control but Omaly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Omaly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Chad Wagner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chad Wagner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Omaly!
Mark Omaly thanked the fans post fight for their support.