PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Monty Frazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Otoole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Frazer
vs
Otoole

186 cm
21
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monty Frazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Otoole!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frazer takes the fight into the clinch.
Otoole landing knees to the body.
Frazer has Otoole pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Otoole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Otoole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frazer blocks it with crossed arms.
Frazer tries to work over Otoole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otoole tries to pull guard but Frazer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Otoole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Frazer.
Frazer fails with a takedown attempt.
Otoole stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Frazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otoole fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Otoole sprawls well. Otoole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frazer gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frazer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frazer wants it to stay on the feet.
Otoole tries to clinch up but Frazer circles away and keeps his distance.
Otoole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otoole blocks a low kick nicely.

Frazer moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole taking a breather.
Frazer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frazer managing to block the knees to the body from Otoole.
Frazer is trying to pull guard but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Frazer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frazer is trying to pull guard but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Frazer is trying to pull guard but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.

Otoole pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frazer wants to stand but Otoole has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole working a defensive guard here.
Frazer postures up in Otoole's guard and throws a big left but Otoole blocks it.
Frazer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Otoole is keeping the position for now.
Otoole wants to control the position but Frazer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Otoole wants to control but Frazer is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole gets back to full guard.
Frazer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Frazer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Otoole looking for a sweep. Not yet Otoole, not yet.
Frazer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Otoole scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Frazer clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mickey Otoole will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Otoole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frazer.
Otoole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Frazer has closed the distance and engaged Otoole in a clinch.
Frazer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Otoole avoids it.
Frazer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Otoole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Frazer or perhaps it was just good defense by Otoole which made him look bad.
Otoole tries to clinch but Frazer moves out of range.

Frazer clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazer tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
Otoole keeps control of Frazer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frazer trying to control the position but instead, Otoole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frazer into the cage.
Frazer misses with a punch on the inside.
Frazer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frazer wants to take the fight to the mat but Otoole manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Frazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frazer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otoole scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Otoole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Frazer darts in and clinches Otoole up against the cage.

Otoole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frazer gets a clinch.
Frazer jumps guard but Otoole stands there with Frazer around his waist. Frazer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frazer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Otoole is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frazer tries to break free but Otoole pushes him back against the cage.
Frazer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Otoole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole landing knees to the head.
Frazer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otoole wants to stall.
Frazer working hard to break the clinch.
Frazer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Otoole just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Otoole.
Otoole holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frazer tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
Otoole trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frazer to keep the fight standing.
Otoole is trying to maintain a safe position but Frazer gets an underhook and turns Otoole into the cage.
Otoole lands a good knee to the midsection. Frazer won't want to take too many of those.
Otoole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Otoole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frazer's efforts to push away.
Otoole prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otoole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frazer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Otoole crunches a lovely knee into Frazer's ribcage.
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 Monty Frazer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Otoole is looking to clinch but Frazer is avoiding it.
Frazer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Otoole. No joy for Frazer on that attempt.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Frazer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Otoole as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Frazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otoole shoots in looking for a takedown but Frazer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Otoole's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Otoole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frazer.
Otoole tries to clinch but Frazer is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole shoots in but no luck this time.

Frazer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Otoole, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Otoole.
Frazer jumps guard but Otoole turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otoole.
Frazer goes for a takedown attempt but Otoole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frazer shoots in for a takedown but Otoole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Otoole moves into range and clinches up with Frazer.

Frazer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Otoole has closed the distance and engaged Frazer in a clinch.
Otoole lands an elbow inside that Frazer shrugs off.
Otoole lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Frazer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Frazer is trying to pull guard but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Monty Frazer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Otoole has Frazer pressed against the cage, preventing Frazer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Otoole trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole leaning against his opponent.
Otoole being controlled against the cage.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frazer is defending well for now.
Frazer takes a knee to the side of the body.

Otoole jumps guard.
Otoole looking for a sweep. Not yet Otoole, not yet.
Otoole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frazer with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Frazer looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Otoole controls Frazer momentarily but Frazer frees himself.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mickey Otoole hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Frazer shoots in but Otoole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Otoole.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazer shoots in looking for a takedown. Otoole tries to sprawl out of it but Frazer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Otoole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Otoole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Otoole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Otoole!
Mickey Otoole bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.