PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johniel Ocampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ocampo
vs
Yang

158 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Hopkins Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johniel Ocampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yin Yang!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocampo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ocampo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Yang slams his shin into Ocampo's torso.
Yang throws a right hand that Ocampo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ocampo also avoids with ease.

Ocampo shoots in and bounces Yang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ocampo scoring with some ground and pound.
Ocampo is working Yang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ocampo controls from within his opponent's guard.

Ocampo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ocampo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ocampo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang wants to stand up but Ocampo is controlling him.
Ocampo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ocampo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ocampo working the head and body with strikes.
Ocampo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ocampo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee asks Ocampo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ocampo prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo cracks Yang with a big right hand but Yang just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Yang's face as Ocampo controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ocampo lands a few punches from side control.
Ocampo scoring with punches from side control.
Ocampo lands an elbow.

Ocampo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yang, who protects the arm well.
Ocampo happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ocampo.

Ocampo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ocampo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yang some visible discomfort.
Ocampo controlling from side mount.
Ocampo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yang is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang defending against the ground and pound.
Yang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ocampo connects with a decent elbow.
Yang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ocampo scoring with punches from side control.
Ocampo lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ocampo is staying tight to Yang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ocampo is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ocampo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johniel Ocampo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ocampo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Ocampo shoots in and gets a takedown into Yang's guard.
Ocampo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ocampo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yang's head.
Ocampo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ocampo is staying tight to Yang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocampo takes a little break here. Yang wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ocampo landing strikes.
Yang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ocampo connects with a decent elbow.

Ocampo is trying to get an arm triangle but Yang is defending well.

Ocampo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Yang's face as Ocampo controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ocampo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Yang's face as Ocampo controls the position.
Ocampo 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocampo working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Ocampo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ocampo prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ocampo connects with a decent elbow.
Yang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ocampo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Yang is rocked!
Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yang is still in real trouble! Can Ocampo finish him?
Johniel Ocampo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ocampo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yang, who protects the arm well.
Ocampo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yang can do to turn this around?
Ocampo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ocampo cracks Yang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ocampo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yang some visible discomfort.
Yang being controlled for a moment.
Ocampo is putting a hurting on Yang here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Ocampo! That's hurt Yang! Will he recover? Ocampo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johniel Ocampo!