PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kangi Ojoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youssef Tauoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youssef Tauoria has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ojoos
vs
Tauoria

181 cm
16
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kangi Ojoos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Youssef Tauoria!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojoos connects with a jab.

It looks like Youssef Tauoria has been cut.
Tauoria takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Tauoria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ojoos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ojoos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ojoos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ojoos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tauoria lands a knee to the head.
Tauoria prevents a body shot from Ojoos.
Tauoria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ojoos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ojoos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tauoria smiles and moves away.
Ojoos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tauoria.
Tauoria tries to clinch but Ojoos moves out of range.
Tauoria fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tauoria clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tauoria.
Ojoos misses with a body punch.
Tauoria lands a right hand.
Tauoria holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ojoos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauoria scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ojoos tries to pull guard but Tauoria forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kangi Ojoos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tauoria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ojoos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tauoria just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tauoria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ojoos is trying to break the clinch but Tauoria is controlling him.
Ojoos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tauoria.
Tauoria slowing the pace effectively.
Tauoria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ojoos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tauoria's elbow.
Ojoos wants to break free but Tauoria has control.
Tauoria is leaning against Ojoos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ojoos taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Tauoria.
Ojoos has a couple of punches blocked by Tauoria.
Tauoria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ojoos or not.
Ojoos misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojoos is looking to break free of the clinch but Tauoria has double underhooks.
Ojoos takes a shot to the head.
Tauoria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tauoria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ojoos.
Tauoria displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ojoos up against the cage.
Ojoos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ojoos tries to circle away but Tauoria has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tauoria.
Tauoria avoiding damage.
Ojoos is trying to maintain a safe position but Tauoria gets an underhook and turns Ojoos into the cage.
Tauoria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tauoria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ojoos jumps guard but Tauoria turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojoos tries a body shot but Tauoria blocks it.
Ojoos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tauoria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tauoria lands a nice shot to the body.
Tauoria is working Ojoos over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tauoria.
Tauoria scores with a knee to the head.
Tauoria landing knees to the head.
Tauoria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tauoria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tauoria lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tauoria.
Ojoos is trying to pull guard but Tauoria has him pressed against the cage.
Tauoria has Ojoos pushed against the cage.
Tauoria lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tauoria.
Tauoria has Ojoos pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Tauoria on the inside.
Tauoria scores with a shoulder strike.
Tauoria scores with a knee to the head.
Ojoos is trying to maintain a safe position but Tauoria gets an underhook and turns Ojoos into the cage.
Ojoos tries to throw a body punch but Tauoria avoids it by throwing Ojoos back against the cage.
Tauoria controlling the action here for a moment.
Ojoos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tauoria walks away with a smile on his face. Ojoos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tauoria tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ojoos counters with a stiff right hand.
Tauoria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ojoos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ojoos digs a good hook to Tauoria's body.
Ojoos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tauoria walks into a left hand.
Youssef Tauoria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojoos looks to land a combination. Tauoria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Youssef Tauoria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Youssef Tauoria's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tauoria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Tauoria is rocked!
Ojoos connects with a nice cross there... Tauoria is looking wobbly and Ojoos recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Tauoria to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ojoos jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kangi Ojoos!
A victorious Kangi Ojoos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.