PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Bo (ranked 3339 p4p, 394 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 3793 p4p, 428 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bo
vs
Onera

180 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
24
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Arcticus University: London
Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo misses with a straight left.

Bo clinches with his opponent.
Come on Bo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Bo.
Bo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Onera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onera lands with a good body shot.
Max Onera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onera throws an off balance right hand

and Bo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onera slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera prevents a body shot from Bo.
Bo is trying to pull guard but Onera has him pressed against the cage.

Onera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera misses with a straight right.
Bo moves away from the strike by Onera.
Onera misses the shot to the body.
Bo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Onera manages to circle out of the way.
Onera misses with a looping right.
Bo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Onera cracks Bo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Onera throws a head kick but Bo moves out of range.
Bo tries to counter by clinching up but Onera breaks away and moves out of range.
Bo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Onera looks to throw the jab but Bo is out of range.
Onera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Onera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bo.
Bo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Onera manages to circle out of the way.
Bo throws a front kick aimed at Onera's knee but Onera avoids it well.
Bo throws out a leg kick but Onera moves out of range and Bo only half commits.
Onera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Onera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bo.
Bo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Onera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bo.
Bo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Onera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bo looks to score with a jab to the body but Onera is just out of range.
Bo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onera tries to land a leg kick but Bo saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bo loads up on a big right hand but Onera slips the punch.
Onera cracks Bo with an open hand slap.
Bo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bo throws a hook to the side of Onera's head but Onera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Onera slips a straight right by Bo.
Bo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Onera looks to score with a jab to the body but Bo is just out of range.
Onera misses with a body shot.
Bo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Onera misses with a looping right.
Onera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bo moves away.
Bo throws a chopping leg kick but Onera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Onera avoids the body shot from Bo.
Onera connects with a looping right hand.
Onera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bo walks into a stiff left hand from Onera.

Bo closes the distance and clinches.
Bo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Onera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Onera walks away with a smile on his face. Bo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Onera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Onera throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Onera's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onera's elbow.
Onera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bo tries to pull guard but Onera holds him up against the cage and eventually Bo drops back down to his feet.
Bo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Onera wants to break free but Bo has control.
Bo avoiding damage as Onera throws knees to the body.

Bo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Bo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Onera is aware though and is defending well.
Onera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Onera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Onera has managed to get both his arms back between Bo's legs - danger averted.
Onera's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Bo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Onera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Onera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bo keeping moving, preventing Onera from controlling successfully.
Bo working a defensive guard here.

Onera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bo trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Onera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bo misses with an uppercut. Onera saw that one coming.
Bo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onera. Bo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Onera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Onera.
Bo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Onera tries to score with a low kick but Bo moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Onera. That snapped Bo's head back.
Bo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Onera misses with a two punch combination.
Onera throws a right hand that Bo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bo also avoids with ease.
Onera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bo throws out the jab.
Bo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Onera.
Onera slips under a jab from Bo.
Onera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bo misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onera just misses with a punch to the body.
Bo moves forwards but Onera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Onera misses.
Onera throws a leg kick but Bo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Max Onera seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Onera.
Onera throws a lazy right hand but Bo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onera works the jab nicely.
Onera connects with a crisp jab.
Onera misses the jab.
Bo avoids the body shot from Onera.
Onera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bo.
Onera sizes up Bo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Onera.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bo 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 Onera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Onera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Onera lands with a cross.
Onera throws a big shot that misses.
Bo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Onera misses the target.
A jab from Bo misses.
Bo throws a looping overhand right but Onera ducks down to avoid it.
Onera throws a jab but it's blocked by Bo.
Bo is looking to counter the offense by Onera and move into the clinch.
Onera is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bo checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onera.
Bo misses with a wild body shot.
Onera misses with a wild body shot.
Bo looks to land a left hand but Onera moved out of range nicely.
Onera swings for the body but Bo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Onera.
Onera ducks under a wild hook from Bo.
Onera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bo.
Bo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onera.
Onera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bo momentarily.
Onera lands with a shot to the body.
Bo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Onera throws a series of punches but Bo avoids them all with ease.
Bo moves out of range as Onera strikes.
Onera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Onera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Onera throws out a loose jab but Bo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Onera manages to circle out of the way.
Onera misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bo pushes Onera up against the cage in a clinch.
Bo misses with some punches.
Bo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Onera up against the cage.
Bo is stalling here.
Bo managing to block the knees to the body from Onera.
Bo leaning against his opponent.
Bo is trying to pull guard but Onera has him pressed against the cage.
Onera blocks an uppercut.
Bo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Onera just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo slows down the pace here.
Onera blocks a body shot from Bo.
Onera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bo can't find room to land a body shot as Onera controls the action.
Bo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Onera prevents a body shot from Bo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derek Bo.
Bo throws a solid leg kick but Onera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bo.
Onera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Onera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Onera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Onera throws a body punch but Bo moves out of range.
Derek Bo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onera throws a right and a left that Bo avoids nicely.
Onera misses with a looping right.
Onera lands a jab-cross combination.
Onera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bo looks to land a right hand but Onera moved out of range.
Onera slips under a jab.
Onera throws out a loose jab but Bo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Onera swings for the body but Bo moves out of range.
Onera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bo checks a leg kick.
Onera throws a right hand that Bo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bo also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Onera blocks the leg kick.
Onera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Onera tests Bo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Onera scores with a nice right hand.
Bo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo is looking to clinch but Onera is avoiding it.
Bo misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Onera finds it's target.
Onera throws a lazy uppercut

and Bo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bo.
Bo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Onera smiles and moves away.
Bo misses with an uppercut.
Onera throws a right hand that Bo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bo also avoids with ease.
Onera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Onera scores with a hook to the body. Bo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Onera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Onera throws a series of punches but Bo moves out of range.
As Onera tries to get set, Bo tries to push him back and clinch up but Onera manages to avoid the attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bo misses the target.
Good shot there by Onera.
Onera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Onera checks the leg kick.
Bo misses with a body shot.
Onera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bo moves away from the strike by Onera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Max Onera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bo has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bo.
Bo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bo tries to work over Onera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bo fails to land.
Bo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Onera stalling in the clinch.
Bo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo tries to pull guard but Onera holds him up against the cage and eventually Bo drops back down to his feet.
Bo is trying to pull guard but Onera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo stalling the fight.
Onera prevents a body shot from Bo.
Bo struggles to land a body shot inside as Onera controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Bo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bo.
Onera tries a body shot but Bo blocks it.
Bo has a couple of punches blocked by Onera.
Bo fails to pull guard.
Bo misses with a punch to the body.
Bo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onera's elbow.
Bo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Onera blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onera's elbow.

Onera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Onera catches Bo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bo misses with a straight left.
Onera lands a slapping body shot.
Bo walks into a stiff left hand from Onera.
Bo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Onera throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Onera lands a glancing blow to the side of Bo's head.
Onera lunges at Bo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bo's hand.
Onera lands a right hook to the body.
Bo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Onera.
Onera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bo checks a low kick from Onera.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Onera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Onera 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Onera!
Max Onera tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.