PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Kaufmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kaufmann
vs
Ochoa

155 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
132 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Kaufmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochoa shoots in looking for a takedown but Kaufmann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ochoa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ochoa shoots in for a takedown but Kaufmann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ochoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ochoa controlling the action here for a moment.

Ochoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ochoa gets a takedown into half guard.
Kaufmann slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaufmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kaufmann looking for a guillotine here but Ochoa defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufmann is striking but Ochoa is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kaufmann wants to improve his position but Ochoa is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ochoa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ochoa thows a huge punch but Kaufmann dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ochoa wants to free his trapped foot but Kaufmann is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ochoa stalling.
Kaufmann is doing well to control the position and prevent Ochoa from advancing to side control.
Kaufmann wants to control but Ochoa is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kaufmann.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Still in half guard, Ochoa seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ochoa drives through and clinches with Kaufmann against the cage.
Ochoa holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Ochoa pulls guard.
Ochoa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa wants to improve his position but instead Kaufmann has moved into half guard.
Kaufmann is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Well, if Kaufmann 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.
Ochoa tries to kick Kaufmann off but Kaufmann keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ochoa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaufmann is trying to control the action in half guard but Ochoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ochoa is positioning himself well to prevent Kaufmann advancing to mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ochoa tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kaufmann has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Ochoa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ochoa blocks a head kick by Kaufmann.
Ochoa goes for a double leg but Kaufmann avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kaufmann continues to drive forward.
Kaufmann swings for the body but Ochoa moves out of range.
As Kaufmann backs off Ochoa throws a huge counter combo but Kaufmann manages to avoid it all.
Ochoa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kaufmann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kaufmann tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ochoa controls his leg.
Kaufmann trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ochoa is looking for a sweep. Kaufmann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aaron Kaufmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaufmann passes the guard and advances to mount!

Kaufmann with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufmann wants to control the pace but Ochoa is squirming around nicely.
Kaufmann landing shots from mount.
Kaufmann trying to control but Ochoa is having none of it.
Ochoa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kaufmann throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kaufmann throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ochoa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kaufmann is thwarting Ochoa's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kaufmann works his way into full mount!
Ochoa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ochoa lands a couple of elbows.
Kaufmann trying to keep a closed guard but Ochoa is proving a slippery customer.
Kaufmann wants to sweep here but Ochoa controlling him for the moment.
Kaufmann is working hard here to advance position.
Ochoa throws a strike but Kaufmann rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaufmann being controlled here momentarily.
Ochoa looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ochoa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaufmann trying to control but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
Kaufmann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Kaufmann dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Ochoa throws a leg kick but Kaufmann moved away.

Ochoa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kaufmann's guard.
Kaufmann keeping moving, preventing Ochoa from controlling successfully.
Ochoa looking to sit in guard and control but Kaufmann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kaufmann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ochoa has control of Kaufmann's left arm, preventing Kaufmann from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaufmann passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufmann tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ochoa is looking for a sweep.
Kaufmann tries to stand but Ochoa is controlling his head.
Kaufmann trying to control the action but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
Ochoa looking for a sweep but Kaufmann has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kaufmann could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kaufmann thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ochoa has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Ochoa is really stuck here.
Ochoa avoids the strikes from Kaufmann.

Kaufmann working for a choke but Ochoa is defending well.
Kaufmann is hanging on to Ochoa's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaufmann is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
I really don't envy Ochoa right now.
Kaufmann is not going to allow Ochoa to sit and survive in this position.
Ochoa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaufmann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ochoa breaks Kaufmann's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ochoa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ochoa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kaufmann is trying to keep Ochoa in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ochoa wants to stand but Kaufmann is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ochoa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ochoa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ochoa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Kaufmann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaufmann 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Kaufmann!