PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Mustofo (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.

Ohchooto
vs
Mustofo

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moses Ohchooto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lewis Mustofo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohchooto leaves Mustofo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ohchooto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ohchooto cracks Mustofo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Mustofo clinches.
Mustofo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Mustofo looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ohchooto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head.
Ohchooto with a knee to the head.
Ohchooto crunches a lovely knee into Mustofo's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Ohchooto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto connects with a knee to the head.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mustofo is working for takedown but Ohchooto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moses Ohchooto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Mustofo.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Ohchooto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mustofo.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mustofo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Ohchooto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohchooto stops a takedown attempt from Mustofo.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto prevents Mustofo from breaking the clinch.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustofo trying to control the position but instead, Ohchooto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mustofo into the cage.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands a damaging elbow.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustofo tries to circle away but Ohchooto has him pinned against the cage.
Ohchooto lands an elbow that stopped Mustofo in his tracks for a moment.
Mustofo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohchooto scores with a knee to the head.
Mustofo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ohchooto after a bit of a struggle.
Ohchooto crunches a lovely knee into Mustofo's ribcage.
Mustofo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head.
Mustofo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ohchooto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustofo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ohchooto wants to clinch.
Ohchooto checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustofo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ohchooto as he jumps to the side.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustofo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mustofo shoots in but no luck this time.

Ohchooto takes the fight into the clinch.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Ohchooto with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head.
Ohchooto with a knee to the head.
Mustofo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Ohchooto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ohchooto slaps away a takedown attempt from Mustofo, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mustofo closes the distance and clinches.
Mustofo is trying to force a seperation but Ohchooto has the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Mustofo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ohchooto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch.
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis Mustofo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Ohchooto as Mustofo shoots in.
Moses Ohchooto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Mustofo.
Mustofo misses with a double jab
and Ohchooto counters with a stiff right hand.
Mustofo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustofo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustofo throws a head kick but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Mustofo is having none of it.
Lewis Mustofo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustofo misses with a looping right.
Ohchooto closes the distance but Mustofo moves to the side

and Mustofo moves into the clinch.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mustofo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ohchooto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mustofo.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mustofo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohchooto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mustofo's face.
Mustofo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mustofo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ohchooto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mustofo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ohchooto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ohchooto lands a nice knee to the body.
Mustofo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mustofo avoids the elbow strike from Ohchooto, against the cage.
Moses Ohchooto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustofo has a couple of punches blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustofo.
Ohchooto is pressed up against the cage. Mustofo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ohchooto down to the mat. Ohchooto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Mustofo is having none of it.
Moses Ohchooto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mustofo clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ohchooto throws an elbow but misses.
Ohchooto prevents the takedown attempt.
Mustofo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ohchooto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Mustofo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto connects with a knee to the head.
Mustofo is trying to push Ohchooto away but Ohchooto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mustofo is looking for a takedown.
Ohchooto lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Mustofo goes for a takedown attempt but Ohchooto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ohchooto drives through and clinches with Mustofo against the cage.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body.
Ohchooto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustofo can do to turn this around?
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mustofo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ohchooto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mustofo's face.
Mustofo has had enough of the clinch but Ohchooto keeps him there for the moment.
Ohchooto connects with a knee to the head.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Mustofo.
Ohchooto working Mustofo over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustofo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ohchooto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Ohchooto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mustofo misses with a takedown attempt - Ohchooto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mustofo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Mustofo.
Ohchooto tries to clinch

and Mustofo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mustofo misses with a head shot. Ohchooto uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mustofo throws a strike but Ohchooto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mustofo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustofo pulls Ohchooto in close to his closed guard and prevents Ohchooto from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lewis Mustofo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mustofo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mustofo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustofo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ohchooto sprawls well. Ohchooto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mustofo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch but Mustofo is avoiding it.
Mustofo closes the distance and clinches up with Ohchooto, looking for a takedown. Mustofo pushes Ohchooto against the cage but Ohchooto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moses Ohchooto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Mustofo.
Mustofo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ohchooto doesn't manage to clinch there - Mustofo circles away.
Ohchooto tries to clinch up.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustofo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ohchooto tries to clinch there but Mustofo circles away.
Mustofo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ohchooto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mustofo has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to clinch there but Mustofo circles away.
Mustofo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ohchooto defends it nicely.
Mustofo keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustofo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ohchooto moves in looking to clinch but Mustofo pushes him off.
Ohchooto moves to clinch but Mustofo breaks away

and Mustofo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ohchooto won't be happy with that.
Mustofo in side control, throwing shots but Ohchooto defends.
Ohchooto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lewis Mustofo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustofo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ohchooto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mustofo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mustofo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mustofo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ohchooto wants to improve his position but Mustofo is controlling well.
Mustofo winds up and cracks Ohchooto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mustofo lands a nice short elbow.
Ohchooto won't allow Mustofo to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ohchooto is not content to let Mustofo control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Mustofo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ohchooto 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Ohchooto!