PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Omaly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omaly comes to the cage accompanied by Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . Blair has chosen Bullet by Creed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hank Blair will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Omaly
vs
Blair

190 cm
27
240 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

199 cm
26
279 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Omaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Omaly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blair misses with a low kick.
Omaly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blair misses with a hook
and Omaly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Hank Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Omaly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Omaly has a takedown stuffed.
Omaly throws a poor cross that misses
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Omaly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
Blair throws an off balance right hand

and Omaly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Omaly controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Omaly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Omaly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omaly trying to control but Blair is working from the bottom.
Blair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blair is trying to control the position but Omaly postures up.

Blair uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Omaly shoots for a takedown but Blair saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Mark Omaly has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Omaly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blair is trying to defend but Omaly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blair preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Blair is refusing to be controlled, as Omaly sits in half guard.
Blair is trying to maintain the position but Omaly is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omaly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Omaly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blair doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Omaly.
Omaly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blair defending well though.

Omaly seems to be looking for submissions.
Blair tries to get to full guard but Omaly has control of the leg.
Blair is trying to maintain the position but Omaly is very close to passing his half guard.
Omaly not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Omaly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Omaly is looking for a kimura here.
Omaly is nestled in close to Blair, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Omaly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blair has hold of Omaly's hands but Omaly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Omaly stalling away here and it's allowed Blair to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Omaly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Blair dives on top into guard.
Blair won't allow Omaly to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Omaly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blair gets caught flat footed, as Omaly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blair can't keep his opponent in guard - Omaly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Omaly trying to control from half guard but Blair is working away.
Blair wants to get back to full guard.
Omaly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mark Omaly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Omaly is working for a kimura but Blair is defending it quite comfortably.
Blair wants to get back to his feet.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Omaly looking for a submission but Blair manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Blair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Omaly throws a strike but Blair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Omaly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blair is aware though and is defending well.

Omaly is looking for a triangle here but Blair uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Blair advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaly tries to hold on but Blair pushes him away.
Omaly is trying desperately to improve position.
Omaly tries to control the position but Blair now has his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blair doesn't have the hooks in and Omaly manages to turn into his guard.
Blair keeping moving, preventing Omaly from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omaly tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Omaly looking to pass the guard.
Omaly is looking to work some ground and pound but Blair has wrist control.
Blair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Omaly tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.
Omaly wants to control from the top but Blair keeps moving.
Blair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Omaly.
Omaly trying to control the position from guard on top but Blair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blair moves out of range as Omaly strikes.
Blair misses with a low kick.
Blair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Omaly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blair lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Omaly backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Omaly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Omaly misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Omaly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blair moves away.
Blair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Omaly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Omaly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Blair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Omaly shoots in for a double leg but Blair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blair is looking to score with low kicks.
Blair misses the jab.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Omaly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Omaly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Omaly throws a strike aimed at the side of Blair's head but Blair avoids it well.
Blair is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Omaly tries to score with some ground and pound. Blair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Omaly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Omaly wants to take a breather but Blair manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Omaly.
Omaly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blair has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blair trying to keep a closed guard but Omaly is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaly wants to pass the guard but Blair is keeping the position.
Omaly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blair is trying to control the position but Omaly postures up.

Hank Blair has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Omaly to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair misses with a looping right.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Omaly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Omaly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a hook but Omaly avoids it easily.
Omaly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Blair misses with a right hand
and Omaly counters with a nice uppercut.
Blair misses with a combination
and Omaly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hank Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Omaly misses its intended target.
Blair feints a jab promting Omaly to slip. Blair then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Omaly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Omaly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Omaly.
Omaly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blair circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Omaly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omaly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Blair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Omaly.
Hank Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Omaly ducks down to avoid it.
Omaly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blair scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omaly slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Omaly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Blair drops Omaly with a beautiful combination! Omaly stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blair is looking for the KO!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Blair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Omaly 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark Omaly!
Mark Omaly thanked the fans post fight for their support.