PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongo Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mongo Mongo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mongo Mongo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Oven
vs
Mongo

185 cm
26
195 lbs
9 - 6 - 2

185 cm
25
205 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, George Oven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Mongo Mongo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oven connects with a jab.

Oven takes the fight into the clinch.

Oven pulls Mongo into guard.
Mongo looking to pass the guard.
Mongo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mongo preventing the sweep.
Oven keeping full guard, as Mongo tries to pass.
Mongo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mongo is one step ahead there.
Oven working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mongo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Oven fails to land with a series of punches.
Mongo misses with a jab, cross combination.
George Oven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oven cracks a nice hook into Mongo's ribs.
Mongo Mongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mongo is looking to score with low kicks.
Mongo moves away from the strike by Oven.
Some bone on bone action there as Oven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oven, as that shot connected.
Oven moves forwards but Mongo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Oven circles away.
Mongo loads up on a big right hand but Oven slips the punch.
Mongo scores with a nice right hand.
Mongo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Mongo Mongo has been cut.
Mongo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mongo. Mongo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mongo.
A punch combination from Oven misses.
Oven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mongo lands with an uppercut that bounces Oven off the cage and back into range.
Mongo throws a body punch but Oven moves out of range.
Mongo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oven with a jab.
Oven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mongo.
Mongo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Mongo lands but Oven takes it in his stride.
Mongo loads up on a big right hand but Oven slips the punch.
Oven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mongo connects with a high kick.
Mongo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Mongo as Oven shoots in.
Oven throws a hook but Mongo avoids it easily.
Mongo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mongo misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven misses with a straight right.
Mongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oven looks to land a left hand but Mongo moved out of range nicely.
Oven throws a hook but Mongo blocks it.
Oven with a jab.
Oven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mongo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oven ducks under a wild hook from Mongo.

Oven clinches.
Mongo blocking some punches.

Oven gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mongo regains guard.
Oven distracts Mongo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oven preventing the sweep.
Mongo is trying to keep Oven in close.
Mongo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mongo has his hands on Oven's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oven is looking to work some ground and pound but Mongo has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oven throws a big right hand that misses.
Oven wants to control from the top but Mongo keeps moving.
Oven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mongo is keeping the position for now.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Mongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mongo looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Oven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mongo Mongo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oven.
Oven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mongo at a distance.
Mongo throws out a loose jab but Oven uses good head movement to avoid it.
George Oven is winning the standup battle so far.
Oven lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mongo lands with a cross.
Oven avoids the head kick by Mongo.
Mongo moves away from the strike by Oven.
Oven throws a nice looking combination but Mongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oven is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oven misses with a hook.
Oven avoids a kick to the body.
Mongo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oven's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oven swinging wildly here.
Oven throws a jab when Mongo was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven throws a looping overhand right but Mongo ducks down to avoid it.
Mongo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Oven misses.
Oven looks to land a left hand but Mongo moved out of range nicely.

Oven moves into the clinch.
Oven lands a right hand.
Oven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mongo backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mongo misses with a body punch.

Oven breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Mongo.
Oven scores with a jab.
Mongo thows a body shot but no joy.
Mongo tries to clinch but Oven moves out of range.
Mongo throws a head kick that misses.
Oven misses with a straight left.
Oven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Oven finds it's way through Mongo's defenses.
Mongo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oven blocks the body kick.
Oven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mongo momentarily.

Oven moves into range and clinches up with Mongo.
A short left from Oven.
Mongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mongo presses Oven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mongo gets through Oven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Oven uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Oven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mongo is looking to control Oven's arms but Oven gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mongo has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mongo tries to throw a body punch but Oven avoids it by throwing Mongo back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oven.
Oven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Oven.
Oven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mongo is trying to stall.
Mongo managing to block the knees to the body from Oven.
Mongo misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oven tries to land a knee to the head but Mongo blocks with his arms.

Oven breaks the clinch.
Oven avoids the body shot from Mongo.
Oven misses with a body shot.
Oven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mongo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Oven looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oven working the head and body with strikes.
Mongo is looking for a sweep. Oven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mongo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mongo taking some punishment here, with Oven in his half guard.
Oven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mongo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oven scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mongo is trying to maintain the position but Oven is very close to passing his half guard.
Oven slips a nice elbow through Mongo's hands, connecting with Mongo's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mongo is in trouble now - Oven has advanced to mount!
Mongo is in a horrible position here. Oven smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mongo working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Oven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mongo Mongo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oven cracks Mongo with a good jab.
Mongo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mongo digs a good body shot into Oven's ribs.
Mongo throws a nice head kick!
Oven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oven throws a looping overhand right but Mongo ducks down to avoid it.
Mongo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oven under the eye.
Mongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oven.

Oven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oven showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oven prevents Mongo from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Oven.
George Oven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven is thwarting Mongo's attempts to control the position.
Oven is keen to just control but Mongo is a slippery customer.
Mongo tries to roll over but Oven keeps him under control.
Mongo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mongo.
Oven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mongo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oven 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.
Oven passes Mongo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mongo is staying active underneath Oven, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oven takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oven is thwarting Mongo's attempts to control the position.
Oven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mongo keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo is trying is best to control the position here.

George Oven has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oven moves out of range of the body kick.
Mongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mongo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oven lands a two punch combo.
Mongo tries to clinch up but Oven circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Oven misses.
Oven's corner calls for a 1-2. Oven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mongo misses the shot to the body.
Oven jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Oven changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mongo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mongo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oven off and has taken his back!
Mongo wants to control but Oven is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mongo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oven keeps working.
Oven tries to roll over but Mongo keeps him under control.
Mongo trying to pass the guard but Oven defending well.
Oven is trying to get back to full guard.
Mongo is looking to take a break and control but Oven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mongo stalling away here and it's allowed Oven to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Oven is pulling down on Mongo's head. It's preventing any offense from Mongo, at least for the moment.
Mongo Mongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mongo tries to free his leg and advance position but Oven is retaining full guard.
Mongo trying to control but Oven is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mongo Mongo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mongo throws a head kick that misses.
Oven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Mongo.

Oven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mongo, pushing him back against the cage.
Mongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Oven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oven works over Mongo's head and body with a nice combination.
Oven misses with a right hand
and Mongo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Oven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oven 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Oven!
A very excited looking George Oven made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.