PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Jonathon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ovaska
vs
Jonathon

195 cm
22
217 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimo Ovaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jonathon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ovaska forces Jonathon back against the cage and clinches.

Ovaska jumps guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jonathon throwing strikes but missing.
Ovaska knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jonathon on the ground.

Ovaska working for a triangle but Jonathon defends it easily.
Jonathon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jonathon prevents Ovaska from getting back to his feet.
Jonathon connects with a couple of short punches.
Jonathon landing some decent shots from guard.
Jonathon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ovaska keeping moving, preventing Jonathon from controlling successfully.

Ovaska is looking for a triangle but Jonathon pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Jonathon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ovaska is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ovaska has escaped and now he's on top!
Jonathon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jonathon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Ovaska decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jonathon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ovaska has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ovaska and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ovaska falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jonathon counters with a shoot takedown. Ovaska fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovaska is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jonathon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ovaska is on top in guard.
Ovaska preventing the sweep.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ovaska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jonathon pulls Ovaska in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jonathon is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jonathon.
Ovaska pulls Jonathon in close to prevent any damage.
Jonathon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jonathon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jonathon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jonathon throwing strikes but missing.
Jonathon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jonathon chips away with some ground and pound.
Ovaska is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Brazilian Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jonathon trying to control but Ovaska is working from the bottom.
Jonathon being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Jonathon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jonathon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jonathon passes into half guard.
Ovaska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ovaska is not content to let Jonathon control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jonathon seems to be working for a kimura but Ovaska defends the submission attempt.
Jonathon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jonathon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ovaska drops Jonathon with a beautiful combination! Jonathon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ovaska is looking for the KO!

Jonathon is rocked!

It looks like Ben Jonathon has been cut.
Kimo Ovaska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jonathon is still on wobbly legs! Can Ovaska finish him?
Ovaska wants a takedown.

Ovaska breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jonathon blocks the leg kick.
Jonathon seems to have recovered his senses.
Jonathon looks for a takedown but Ovaska sprawls well.
Jonathon shoots in looking for a takedown but Ovaska manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jonathon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Jonathon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Jonathon is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Ovaska to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Jonathon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ovaska has Jonathon pulled in close to control his posture.
Jonathon passes Ovaska's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jonathon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jonathon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jonathon wants to take a breather but Ovaska is having none of it.
Jonathon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jonathon trying to control from half guard but Ovaska is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon wants to free his trapped foot but Ovaska is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ovaska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jonathon.
Jonathon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ovaska trying to control but Jonathon postures up.
Jonathon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ovaska wants to get back to his feet.
Jonathon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon passes to side control.
Ovaska being controlled for a moment.
Ovaska is not content to let Jonathon control the position.
Jonathon looking to control but instead Ovaska has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jonathon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon raining down shots from the mount!
Ovaska holds on for dear life, controlling Jonathon's posture momentarily.
Jonathon looking to control but Ovaska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jonathon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ovaska can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonathon lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonathon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ovaska tries to hold on but Jonathon postures up.
Jonathon landing strikes from the mount and Ovaska is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jonathon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Jonathon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jonathon dives in and grabs Ovaska's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ovaska pushes down on Jonathon's head and hops out.
Ovaska moves in looking to clinch but Jonathon pushes him off.
Ovaska lands a high kick!
Ovaska displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ovaska looks to land a combination but Jonathon avoids it well.
Jonathon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ovaska misses with a body punch

and Jonathon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jonathon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonathon chips away with some ground and pound.
Jonathon throwing strikes but missing.
Jonathon wants to control from the top but Ovaska keeps moving.
Jonathon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska is trying to control the position but Jonathon postures up.
Ovaska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jonathon passes Ovaska's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ovaska is trying to maintain the position but Jonathon is very close to passing his half guard.

Jonathon seems to be working for a kimura but Ovaska defends the submission attempt.
Well, if Jonathon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jonathon winds up and cracks Ovaska with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska wants to control but Jonathon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovaska works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jonathon postures up.
Ovaska wants to control the position but Jonathon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jonathon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jonathon 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonathon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jonathon moves into full mount! Ovaska won't be happy about that!
Jonathon is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Jonathon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ovaska has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jonathon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ovaska?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon controlling the pace for now.
Ovaska has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jonathon's lack of action.
Ben Jonathon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jonathon in particular looking to stall.
Jonathon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ovaska is not content to let Jonathon control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon wants to free his trapped foot but Ovaska is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ovaska wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Jonathon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jonathon is trying to control the action in half guard but Ovaska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kimo Ovaska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Jonathon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ovaska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jonathon momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonathon shoots for a takedown but Ovaska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Ovaska does no damage.
Ovaska misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jonathon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jonathon 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jonathon!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Jonathon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.