PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Oro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Out
vs
Oro

180 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
16
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Oro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oro throws a chopping leg kick but Out manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Out swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Oro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Out sprawls well initially but Oro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Oro is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Out manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oro tries to free his leg and advance position but Out is retaining full guard.
Oro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Out works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oro stops Out from standing up.
Oro is looking to stand up but Out won't let him.
Out looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oro wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jamie Oro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oro looks to clinch
and Out counters with a two punch combo.
Oro misses with a body shot.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch but Oro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Out counters by clinching up.

Out jumps guard.
Out has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Out looking for a guillotine here but Oro defends easily.
Oro controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oro wants to stand but Out is controlling his posture from full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Out is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oro manages to get himself to full guard.
Out postures up.
Oro keeping moving, preventing Out from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Out throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Out throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Out moves in looking to clinch but Oro pushes him off.
Out tries to clinch there but Oro circles away.
Oro closes the distance and clinches up with Out, looking for a takedown. Oro pushes Out against the cage but Out circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oro moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oro tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Oro throws a series of punches but Out avoids them all with ease.
Oro is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Out is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Out manages to avoid it.
Oro throws a series of punches but Out moves out of range.
Out shoots in for a takedown but Oro shows good takedown defense.

Oro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oro lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oro sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oro looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Oro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Out closes the distance and clinches up with Oro, looking for a takedown. Out pushes Oro against the cage but Oro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Out has a takedown stuffed.
Out avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Out sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Out manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oro goes for a double leg but Out avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Out continues to drive forward.
Knock Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Oro.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oro prevents the takedown attempt.
Out blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oro tries to pull guard but Out forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Out manages to break the clinch.

Out moves into the clinch.
Out stalls.

Out pulls guard effortlessly.
Oro wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving.
Oro wants to stand and escape but instead Out has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oro pulls Out in close to his closed guard and prevents Out from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oro wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Out is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Oro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Out defends it easily.
Oro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Out advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oro is refusing to be controlled, as Out sits in half guard.
Oro wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.
Jamie Oro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Out passes to full mount!
Oro tries to reverse the position but Out maintains control.
Out manages to capitalize on a mistake by Oro to take his back!

Out is persistently looking for the submission but Oro is defending it well.
Out trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Oro's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Out's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Oro is in bad spot here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Out's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Out controlling well, preventing Oro from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oro looking very determined here, making life difficult for Out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out not allowing Oro to control his hands.
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 Knock Out will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oro doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Out tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oro defends well and Out ends up having to push Oro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Oro jumps guard.
Out wants to control from the top but Oro keeps moving.
Oro wants to improve his position but instead Out has moved into half guard.
Out is keen to just control but Oro is a slippery customer.

Out seems to be working for a kimura but Oro defends the submission attempt.
Out seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oro wants to get back to full guard.
Out seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Out missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oro is trying to maintain the position but Out is very close to passing his half guard.
Out trying to control from half guard but Oro is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Knock Out wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oro wants it to stay on the feet.
Out connects with a body shot that sends Oro's belly button to the back.

Out manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oro on his heels. He'll look to pass Oro's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oro working a defensive guard but Out manages to pass into side control anyway.
Who's going to make the next move?
Oro wants to control but Out postures up.
Oro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oro is trying to get back to full guard.
Out is trying to control the action in half guard but Oro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oro wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Out is working away from the top position though.
Oro is holding on to half guard well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Out wants to pass to mount but Oro is defending the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Out shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Out stopping the sweep attempt from Oro.
Out works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out is trying to control the action in half guard but Oro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Out tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oro moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oro is striking but Out is not phased and passes to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knock Out showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Out 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!