PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ochu comes to the cage accompanied by Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ochu
vs
Bueno

172 cm
28
195 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

182 cm
29
200 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Milwaukee's Best 160
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maester Ochu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno looks to score with a jab to the body but Ochu is just out of range.
Ochu swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bueno 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.
Ochu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ochu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ochu is pulling down on Bueno's head. It's preventing any offense from Bueno, at least for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maester Ochu.
Bueno misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ochu - that will leave a mark!
Bueno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ochu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bueno tries a head kick but it misses.
Ochu jabs Bueno right on the nose. Bueno blinks but takes it well.
Bueno throws a hook but Ochu avoids it easily.
Ochu lands a head shot.
Ochu thows a body shot but no joy.
Ochu defending well as Bueno loads up on a big left hand.
Ochu missing with a left hand there. Bueno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
Ochu lands the left hand.
Bueno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ochu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bueno tries to bum rush Ochu with a series of wild strikes but Ochu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ochu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bueno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bueno keeps the fight on the outside.
Ochu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ochu duly obliges.
Ochu lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Bueno.

It looks like Maester Ochu has been cut.
Ochu connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Bueno. That snapped Ochu's head back.
Bueno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochu tries to clinch but Bueno moves out of range.
Maester Ochu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bueno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bueno fails with a takedown attempt.
Maester Ochu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ochu scores with a shot to the side of Bueno's head.
Bueno is trying to break the clinch but Ochu is controlling him.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ochu misses with some punches.
Ochu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ochu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ochu has Bueno pressed against the cage, preventing Bueno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ochu cracks Bueno with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bueno.
Bueno blocks a body shot from Ochu.
Bueno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochu backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Ochu.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochu misses with the head strike.
Ochu misses with the head strike.
Ochu has a couple of punches blocked by Bueno.
Bueno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochu backwards.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Ochu controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Ochu.
Ochu tries to work over Bueno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochu has a couple of punches blocked by Bueno.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ochu throws a head punch that misses.
Ochu cracks Bueno with a nice body shot.
Ochu misses with a body punch.
Ochu misses with the head strike.
Ochu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Ochu.
Ochu tries to work over Bueno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ochu fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maester Ochu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maester Ochu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight stays on the outside here - Ochu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ochu tries to clinch there but Bueno circles away.
Ochu tries to clinch up but Bueno circles away and keeps his distance.
Ochu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bueno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ochu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ochu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ochu misses with a head kick.
Ochu misses with a wild combination.
Ochu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ochu cracks Bueno with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ochu misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochu. Bueno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ochu.
Ochu tries to clinch there but Bueno circles away.
Ochu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ochu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ochu misses with a double jab.
A jab from Bueno misses.
Ochu scores with a jab to the body.

Ochu clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ochu fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Bueno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maester Ochu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Ochu has a couple of punches blocked by Bueno.
Ochu lands a nice shot to the body.

Bueno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ochu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ochu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ochu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bueno if he has to take too many more of those.
Bueno is breathing heavily.
Ochu lands a nice shot to the body.
Bueno throws a poor cross that misses
and Ochu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Ochu cracks Bueno with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bueno looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ochu finish him?

Bueno is rocked!
Bueno walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bueno limp body while Ochu jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maester Ochu!
During a confident post fight interview, Maester Ochu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.