PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Burnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnes has chosen Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kevin Burnes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ohchooto
vs
Burnes

167 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Burnes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohchooto tries to clinch there but Burnes circles away.
Burnes throws out a powerful jab.
Ohchooto avoids a kick to the body.
Ohchooto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Ohchooto wants to clinch
and Burnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ohchooto closes the distance but Burnes moves to the side
and Burnes counters with a good, hard body kick but Ohchooto shrugs it off.
Ohchooto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Burnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ohchooto misses with a wild body shot.

Ohchooto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohchooto avoids it.
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnes blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Burnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohchooto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but Burnes blocks with his arms.
Burnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Burnes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ohchooto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ohchooto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ohchooto throws an elbow that misses.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kevin Burnes has been cut.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohchooto taking a breather.
Ohchooto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ohchooto connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burnes has Ohchooto pushed against the cage.
Burnes blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Burnes missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto managing to block the knees to the body from Burnes.
Knees to the body from Burnes.
Ohchooto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burnes avoiding damage.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burnes avoids it.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ohchooto being controlled against the cage.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnes dodges an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto stalling in the clinch but Burnes improves position.
Burnes trying to stall but Ohchooto improves his position.
Ohchooto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Burnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burnes.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Ohchooto throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohchooto throws an elbow that misses.
Ohchooto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Burnes looks winded!
Burnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Ohchooto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Burnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ohchooto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohchooto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burnes 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.

Ohchooto clinches.
Ohchooto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ohchooto trying to land knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands an elbow that stopped Burnes in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Ohchooto scores with a knee to the head.
Moses Ohchooto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burnes dodges an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Burnes managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burnes is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohchooto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burnes is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but Burnes blocks with his arms.
Ohchooto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burnes avoids it.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ohchooto trying to land knees to the body.
Burnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burnes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Burnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Ohchooto misses with a knee to the head.
Burnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohchooto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Burnes tries a knee to the head but Ohchooto blocks it.
Burnes dodges an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto with a knee to the head.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but Burnes blocks it.
Ohchooto lands a good knee to the midsection. Burnes won't want to take too many of those.
Ohchooto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burnes's face.
Burnes has had enough of the clinch but Ohchooto keeps him there for the moment.
Burnes stalling in the clinch but Ohchooto improves position.
Burnes seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burnes avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Ohchooto keeps control of Burnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ohchooto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnes blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head.
Ohchooto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burnes blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Burnes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ohchooto tries to land knees in the clinch but Burnes avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.
Ohchooto pushes off an throws an elbow but Burnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burnes effectively controlling the action here.
Burnes blocks an elbow strike.
Ohchooto trying to land knees to the body.
Burnes crunches a lovely knee into Ohchooto's ribcage.
Burnes avoiding damage as Ohchooto throws knees to the body.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burnes avoids it.
Burnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnes managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Ohchooto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Ohchooto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Burnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Burnes blocks the leg kick.
Burnes throws a lazy right hand but Ohchooto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burnes misses with a straight right.
Burnes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ohchooto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burnes's hands.
Burnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Burnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch.
Kevin Burnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ohchooto scores with a nice strike.

Ohchooto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Burnes leaning against his opponent.
Burnes managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Burnes is trying to break the clinch but Ohchooto has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Ohchooto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burnes can do to turn this around?

Burnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohchooto.
A punch combination from Burnes misses.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Burnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ohchooto lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto throws a shot from downtown. Burnes moves away and avoids it.

Ohchooto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Burnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Ohchooto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnes blocks the elbow strike.
Ohchooto connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Ohchooto taking a breather.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Ohchooto looking to throw knees to the head but Burnes is blocking nicely.
Burnes taking a breather.
Ohchooto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnes tries to stall but Ohchooto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Burnes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Burnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ohchooto is out of range and Burnes settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Burnes. Those never looked like landing.
Burnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kevin Burnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnes takes one to the side of the head.
Moses Ohchooto is winning the standup battle so far.
Burnes misses with a straight right.
Ohchooto scores with a hook to the body. Burnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burnes throws a series of punches but Ohchooto avoids them all with ease.
Ohchooto wants to clinch.
Good work by Ohchooto as he checks the leg kick.
Burnes misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ohchooto.
Burnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Ohchooto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ohchooto 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

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