PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lu Hao (ranked 689 p4p, 30 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 729 p4p, 34 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hao
vs
Ohchooto

172 cm
38
148 lbs
24 - 17 - 2

167 cm
41
145 lbs
43 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lu Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ohchooto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ohchooto scores with a jab to the body.

Ohchooto takes the fight into the clinch.
Hao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ohchooto to keep the fight standing.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ohchooto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hao misses with a punch on the inside.
Ohchooto landing knees to the head.
Hao is trying to pull guard but Ohchooto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Hao struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohchooto controls his hands.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Hao is breathing heavily.

Hao pulls Ohchooto into guard.

Hao is looking for a triangle but Ohchooto pushes his legs off easily.
Ohchooto tries to stand but Hao is controlling from the bottom.
Hao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ohchooto is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Hao has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ohchooto is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hao.
Hao is letting Ohchooto control him for a moment.
Hao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Ohchooto stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hao misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto swats away the attempt to clinch by Hao.

Hao is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ohchooto's half guard.

Ohchooto pushes Hao off and gets back to his feet.
Ohchooto scores with a jab. Hao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Ohchooto does it's job there.

Ohchooto has Hao up against the cage in a clinch.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ohchooto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ohchooto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohchooto has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto working Hao over with knees to the body.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ohchooto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto lands a hook that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
Hao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ohchooto can turn it around.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
Ohchooto lands a right hand.
Hao jumps guard but Ohchooto stands there with Hao around his waist. Hao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands a right hand.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohchooto working Hao over with knees to the body.
Hao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ohchooto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
Ohchooto tries to land knees in the clinch but Hao avoids the damage to the body.
Hao takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a punch to the body.
Ohchooto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ohchooto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ohchooto walks away with a smile on his face. Hao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohchooto catches Hao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Hao is rocked!
Ohchooto drops Hao with a naaaaasty hook - Hao is in real trouble here! Ohchooto dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Ohchooto!