PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Runihura Ojore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vital Nokautenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vital Nokautenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ojore
vs
Nokautenko

195 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
164 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Runihura Ojore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vital Nokautenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Nokautenko - just one landing.
Ojore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nokautenko.

Nokautenko tries to keep at a distance but Ojore has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ojore gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nokautenko regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ojore is stalling in the full guard.
Nokautenko is looking to sweep but instead, Ojore has passed into half guard.
Nokautenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ojore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ojore has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojore breaks from Nokautenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ojore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ojore 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.
Ojore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ojore cracks Nokautenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nokautenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ojore controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojore landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ojore controlling the position easily from mount.
Ojore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ojore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokautenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ojore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ojore's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ojore unloading with bombs!
Ojore cracks Nokautenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojore controlling from the full mount.
Ojore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Nokautenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ojore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ojore is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ojore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Runihura Ojore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ojore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nokautenko.
Nokautenko lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Nokautenko. That snapped Ojore's head back.
Ojore fails with a takedown attempt.
Ojore misses with a takedown
and Nokautenko counters with a straight right hand.
Nokautenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Ojore.

Nokautenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Nokautenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ojore rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nokautenko's guard! Nice work there by Ojore!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nokautenko is looking to stand up but Ojore isn't so interested in that idea.
Ojore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nokautenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojore postures up in Nokautenko's guard and throws a big left but Nokautenko blocks it.
Nokautenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Nokautenko, not yet.
Ojore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ojore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Runihura Ojore just wasn't active enough.
Ojore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Runihura Ojore. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nokautenko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ojore's guard.
Nokautenko throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ojore has his feet on Nokautenko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ojore ducks under a wild hook from Nokautenko.
Runihura Ojore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nokautenko misses with an uppercut.

Nokautenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nokautenko is looking to stall here but Ojore recovers full guard.

Ojore kicks Nokautenko off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nokautenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ojore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nokautenko working a defensive guard here.
Ojore trying to control the position from guard on top but Nokautenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojore scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vital Nokautenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ojore fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nokautenko sprawls well initially but Ojore persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Ojore is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ojore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nokautenko wants to get back to full guard but Ojore has passed into side control.

Ojore stands up and beckons Nokautenko to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokautenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ojore swivels and escapes.
Nokautenko loads up on a big right hand but Ojore slips the punch.

Ojore gets a double leg takedown into Nokautenko's guard.
Ojore stays in close to Nokautenko's body and controls the position.
Nokautenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Runihura Ojore has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nokautenko lands with a straight right. Ojore didn't see that one coming.
Nokautenko shoots for a takedown but Ojore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ojore takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nokautenko takes a swing at Ojore's ribcage but misses.

Nokautenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ojore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nokautenko is wriggling around but Ojore manages to pass to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojore scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ojore is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ojore working over Nokautenko with some ground and pound. Nokautenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ojore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ojore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ojore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runihura Ojore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ojore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ojore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ojore prevents Nokautenko from standing back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ojore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Runihura Ojore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ojore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nokautenko circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Runihura Ojore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ojore 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Runihura Ojore!