PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 1156 p4p, 131 weight class) and Feargus Urquhart (ranked 2861 p4p, 329 weight class). O Rangers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hold on to you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Rangers
vs
Urquhart

195 cm
29
265 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

201 cm
35
265 lbs
37 - 26 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

FORCEE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Feargus Urquhart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rangers takes one to the side of the head.

O Rangers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
O Rangers forces his way into half guard.
Urquhart won't allow O Rangers to pass to mount.
Urquhart keeping control of the position.
O Rangers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers is trying to control. Urquhart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Rangers 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.
O Rangers is taking a breather. Urquhart says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
O Rangers wants to free his trapped foot but Urquhart is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers is looking to stall here but Urquhart recovers full guard.
Urquhart looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Rangers is one step ahead there.
O Rangers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Urquhart is keeping the position for now.
Urquhart keeping moving, preventing O Rangers from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Urquhart 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.
O Rangers landing some decent shots from guard.
O Rangers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urquhart is looking to stand up but O Rangers isn't so interested in that idea.
Urquhart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Rangers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Feargus Urquhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for O Rangers.
Urquhart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Urquhart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urquhart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Rangers to score with a decent uppercut.
Urquhart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Urquhart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Urquhart.

Urquhart gets caught flat footed, as O Rangers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Urquhart is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. O Rangers presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Rangers tries to throw a body punch but Urquhart avoids it by throwing O Rangers back against the cage.

Urquhart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Rangers lands a jab.
Urquhart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Urquhart throws a jab but it's blocked by O Rangers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Urquhart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

O Rangers cracks Urquhart with a big right hand and Urquhart goes down!

Urquhart is rocked!
O Rangers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Urquhart is still in real trouble! Can O Rangers finish him?

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Rangers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Rangers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Rangers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Urquhart seems to have recovered his senses.
Urquhart keeping moving, preventing O Rangers from controlling successfully.
Urquhart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Rangers tries to free his leg and advance position but Urquhart is retaining full guard.
O Rangers wants to control from the top but Urquhart keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Rangers's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony O Rangers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Rangers rushes Urquhart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Rangers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urquhart's elbow.
Urquhart tries to circle away but O Rangers has him pinned against the cage.
O Rangers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urquhart can do to turn this around?
O Rangers tries to throw a body punch but Urquhart avoids it by throwing O Rangers back against the cage.
Urquhart blocks a body shot from O Rangers.
The referee calls for Urquhart to work.
O Rangers can't find room to land a body shot as Urquhart controls the action.
O Rangers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Rangers.
O Rangers lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers can't find room to land a body shot as Urquhart controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Rangers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on O Rangers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Rangers just leaning against Urquhart, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquhart working aggressively here.
Urquhart stalling the fight.
Urquhart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from O Rangers.
O Rangers effectively controlling the action here.
O Rangers lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Rangers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Rangers fails to pull guard.
O Rangers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Urquhart slowing the pace effectively.
Urquhart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Rangers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Rangers wants to take the fight to the mat but Urquhart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Urquhart blocks a body shot from O Rangers.
O Rangers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urquhart tries a body shot but O Rangers blocks it.

Urquhart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Rangers slips a jab from Urquhart.
O Rangers staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from O Rangers misses its target.
O Rangers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urquhart throws a lazy uppercut
and O Rangers counters with a stiff right hand.
O Rangers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urquhart misses with an uppercut.
O Rangers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urquhart.
O Rangers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urquhart was well out of range. Poor timing from O Rangers.
Tony O Rangers is winning the standup battle so far.
O Rangers connects with a body shot.
O Rangers moves out of range as Urquhart strikes.
It looked like O Rangers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Urquhart.
Feargus Urquhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urquhart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urquhart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

O Rangers clinches.
Tony O Rangers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urquhart.
Urquhart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urquhart.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Rangers misses with a body punch.
O Rangers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Rangers as Urquhart tries to tie him up.

Urquhart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urquhart misses with an uppercut
and O Rangers counters with a left to the body.
O Rangers swings for the body but Urquhart moves out of range.
Urquhart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Urquhart looks to score with a jab to the body but O Rangers is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urquhart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Rangers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Rangers staying out of range there.
O Rangers lands with a nice body punch.
Urquhart is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urquhart throws a right hand that misses
and O Rangers counters with a nice body shot.
O Rangers scores with a sloppy right hand. Urquhart should have avoided that one.
O Rangers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urquhart at a distance.
O Rangers scores with a jab to the body.

O Rangers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Urquhart looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Rangers works to advance to full mount. Urquhart defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urquhart wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by O Rangers.
O Rangers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony O Rangers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Urquhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Rangers.
O Rangers throws a body punch but Urquhart moves out of range.
Urquhart looks to score with a jab to the body but O Rangers is just out of range.
Urquhart throws a poor cross that misses
and O Rangers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Urquhart thinking.
Urquhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urquhart avoids the body shot from O Rangers.
O Rangers lands a nice shot that snaps Urquhart's head back.
O Rangers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Urquhart on the side of the head.
O Rangers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Rangers throws a hook to the side of Urquhart's head but Urquhart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Rangers slips a jab from Urquhart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urquhart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Rangers's head.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Urquhart.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Urquhart.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Urquhart.
O Rangers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urquhart misses with a hook. O Rangers ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquhart throws a right hand that misses
and O Rangers counters with a crisp right that sends Urquhart to the canvas! O Rangers follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony O Rangers!
After winning the bout, Tony O Rangers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.