PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handle Bar (ranked 7038 p4p, 520 weight class) and Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 3164 p4p, 354 weight class). Bar comes to the cage accompanied by Handlebars. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bar
vs
Ohoulihan

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Handle Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seamus Ohoulihan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohoulihan fails with the takedown.
Bar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ohoulihan dives in for a single leg takedown but Bar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ohoulihan fails with a takedown attempt.
Ohoulihan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Handle Bar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seamus Ohoulihan.
Bar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ohoulihan sprawls well. Ohoulihan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bar gets slowly back to his feet.

Ohoulihan gets caught napping as Bar dives in and scores a takedown. Ohoulihan manages to retain guard.
Ohoulihan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ohoulihan, not yet.
Bar trying to control but Ohoulihan is working from the bottom.
Bar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohoulihan wants to sweep here but Bar controlling him for the moment.
Ohoulihan keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ohoulihan can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ohoulihan keeping moving, preventing Bar from controlling successfully.
Ohoulihan wants to sweep but no luck.
Ohoulihan has his hands on Bar's head, controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ohoulihan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bar shoots in for a takedown but Ohoulihan shows good takedown defense.
Ohoulihan shoots in for a takedown but Bar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bar dives in and grabs Ohoulihan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ohoulihan pushes down on Bar's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan goes for a double leg but Bar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bar continues to drive forward.
Ohoulihan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bar defends it nicely.
Ohoulihan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bar pinned against the cage. Bar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ohoulihan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ohoulihan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ohoulihan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bar has hold of Ohoulihan's hands but Ohoulihan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ohoulihan working over Bar with some ground and pound. Bar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bar tries to get to full guard but Ohoulihan has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ohoulihan connects with a nice short shot to Bar's temple.
Ohoulihan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ohoulihan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bar is trying to maintain the position but Ohoulihan is very close to passing his half guard.
Ohoulihan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ohoulihan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ohoulihan working the head and body with strikes.
Ohoulihan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ohoulihan lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Bar! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ohoulihan jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Ohoulihan!
Handle Bar was interviewed post fight and said 'I've relied to much on my highschool wrestling skills, going foward I need to focus on the other areas of my game.'.