PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Harlem Shake. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ross
vs
Omega

187 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Dragon

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Irvin Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Omega!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Omega misses the target.

Ross clinches with his opponent.
Omega tries for a takedown but Ross manages to get underhooks.

Ross breaks the clinch.
Omega misses with a hook
and Ross counters with a left and a right that stings Omega.
Omega cracks Ross with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Omega as he avoids it easily.

Omega gets tackled into the cage by Ross. Ross maintains the clinch.

Ross breaks from the clinch.
Ross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Omega.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ross moves into the clinch.

Ross breaks from the clinch.
Omega throws a combination. Ross tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Omega scores with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Omega there.
Some wild striking there from Omega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross wants to clinch up but Omega keeps it at a distance.
Omega throws an off balance right hand
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
Ross tries to clinch but Omega moves out of range.
Ross lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Omega throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Omega misses with a right hand
and Ross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omega throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
Omega throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
Ross slips under a jab from Omega.
Omega misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Omega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Omega misses.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Omega.

Ross gets caught flat footed, as Omega shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
Omega landing with the ground and pound.
Omega postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Omega trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega looking to sit in guard and control but Ross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Omega manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Omega lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Omega.
Omega might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Omega throws a shot from downtown. Ross moves away and avoids it.
Omega scores with a hook to the body. Ross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ross moves forwards but Omega connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Omega throws a looping overhand right but Ross ducks down to avoid it.
Omega misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Omega misses.
Ross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omega misses with a straight right.
Jack Omega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross throws a low kick but Omega avoids it.
Omega misses with a few strikes there.
Ross tries to clinch there but Omega circles away.
Omega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Omega swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Omega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Omega.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross tries to clinch but Omega moves out of range.
Omega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Omega dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A lazy left from Omega finds it's target.
Ross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Omega.
Omega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ross throws a low kick but Omega moves out of range easily.
Omega shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - Omega circles away.
Ross shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Omega pinned against the cage. Omega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Omega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross defending well as Omega loads up on a big left hand.
Omega scores with a jab. Ross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Omega is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ross's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ross on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ross tries to get out of the position.
Omega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Omega on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Omega scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Omega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Omega throwing shots but Ross is blocking nicely.
Omega is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Omega scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Omega thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omega working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Omega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omega thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Omega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Omega is trying to control the action in half guard but Ross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Omega there.
Omega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omega working over Ross with some ground and pound. Ross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ross on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Omega lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Omega thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Omega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ross defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega winds up and cracks Ross with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Omega.
Jack Omega has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ross on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Omega.
Omega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Omega throwing shots but Ross is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Omega there.
Omega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Omega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Omega catches Ross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Omega misses with a straight right.
Omega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Omega scores with a punch to the head.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Omega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omega avoids the head kick by Ross.
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Omega.
Omega misses with a series of wild punches.
Omega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Omega.
A punch combination from Omega misses.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Omega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ross doesn't seem phased though.
Omega misses with a right hand
and Ross counters with a head kick.
Omega throws a big shot that misses.

Omega feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Omega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Omega throwing strikes but missing.
Omega trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Omega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Omega wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omega scoring with some ground and pound.
Omega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega lands a couple of elbows.
Omega lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Omega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Omega is in close to Ross's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Omega cracks Ross with a solid left hand.
Omega throwing strikes but missing.
Omega throws a big elbow that misses.
Omega looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Irvin Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omega trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Omega makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Omega wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omega is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Omega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Omega winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Jack Omega!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Jack Omega!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Jack Omega!

Jack Omega wins by unanimous decision!