PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blake
vs
Ohchooto

160 cm
25
141 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

167 cm
32
145 lbs
29 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake slips a straight right by Ohchooto.
A shot to the liver by Blake. Beautiful body shot.
Ohchooto throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that misses.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Blake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blake.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ohchooto throws a leg kick

and Blake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Ohchooto has one foot on Blake's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ohchooto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ohchooto throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ohchooto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohchooto looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch.
Blake swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt - Ohchooto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blake scores with a body shot.
Ohchooto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake tries to work over Ohchooto's front leg with a kick but Ohchooto checks it.
Blake blocks a head kick by Ohchooto.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Blake misses with a body punch
and Ohchooto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ohchooto closes the distance and pushes Blake back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ohchooto.

It looks like William Blake has been cut.
Ohchooto throws a head punch that misses.
Ohchooto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blake is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Blake blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohchooto.
Blake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ohchooto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ohchooto lands a body shot.
Ohchooto pushes off an throws an elbow but Blake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Blake.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Blake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ohchooto pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake is looking to wear down Ohchooto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Ohchooto counters with a straight right hand.
Ohchooto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ohchooto.
Blake misses the jab.
Ohchooto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
Ohchooto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ohchooto's corner calls for a 1-2. Ohchooto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ohchooto misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Ohchooto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Ohchooto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto takes one to the chin there.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ohchooto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ohchooto works over Blake's head and body with a nice combination.
Blake lands a nice hook to Ohchooto's body. Ohchooto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moses Ohchooto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ohchooto lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ohchooto missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ohchooto misses with a double jab

and Blake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blake works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Ohchooto has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Blake is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Moses Ohchooto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ohchooto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ohchooto counters with a left to the body.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ohchooto.
Blake feinted with a counter takedown.
Ohchooto slips a straight right by Blake.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Ohchooto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ohchooto lands a nice looking body kick.
Blake blocks a head kick by Ohchooto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohchooto connects with a crisp jab.
Ohchooto throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ohchooto manages to circle out of the way.
Ohchooto throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ohchooto manages to avoid it.
Ohchooto throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Ohchooto tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Ohchooto manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a jab when Ohchooto was well out of range.
Ohchooto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ohchooto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ohchooto, right into the meat.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ohchooto.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohchooto misses with a low kick.
Blake cracks the inside of Ohchooto's front leg.
Blake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blake cracks Ohchooto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blake takes a swing at Ohchooto's ribcage but misses.
Ohchooto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ohchooto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Ohchooto misses with a wild body shot.
Blake stuns Ohchooto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands with a right hand.
Ohchooto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohchooto scores with a hook.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ohchooto looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ohchooto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blake tries to work over Ohchooto's front leg with a kick but Ohchooto checks it.
Ohchooto throws a shot to the body.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohchooto is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Ohchooto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blake's head.
Ohchooto scores with a hook.
Ohchooto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blake on the side of the head.
Ohchooto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ohchooto throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ohchooto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ohchooto throws a shot to the body.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ohchooto missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ohchooto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Ohchooto misses its intended target.
Ohchooto tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ohchooto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake keeps Ohchooto at a distance using the push kick.
Ohchooto avoids the head kick by Blake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ohchooto. That's going to slow Blake down.
Ohchooto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blake.

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!
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake misses with a body shot.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Ohchooto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ohchooto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ohchooto misses with a straight left.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ohchooto was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ohchooto's sensitive parts.
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohchooto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Ohchooto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Blake throws a jab when Ohchooto was well out of range.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake feints and then cracks Ohchooto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ohchooto down.
Ohchooto swings widly with a right hand

and Blake counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake throwing strikes from guard but Ohchooto blocks nicely.
Blake trying to control but Ohchooto is working from the bottom.
Blake sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake works to advance to full mount. Ohchooto defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ohchooto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ohchooto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blake tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blake lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ohchooto is looking to escape.
Ohchooto tries to hold on but Blake pushes him away.
William Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blake prevents Ohchooto from getting the reversal.
Blake with shots to the head and body - Ohchooto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blake fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ohchooto's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake throwing strikes here but Ohchooto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blake is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ohchooto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ohchooto!
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Ohchooto from controlling successfully.
My spies in Mello MMA inform me that Ohchooto has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Blake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Blake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto won't allow Blake to sweep him here.
Blake trying to keep a closed guard but Ohchooto is proving a slippery customer.

Blake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ohchooto controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ohchooto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moses Ohchooto!
Moses Ohchooto looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Like to thank the best inker in the world Altair the Assassin for the tats.Good fight'.