PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Foley (ranked 3098 p4p, 24805 weight class) and James O Hara (ranked 413 p4p, 695 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Foley
vs
O Hara

185 cm
24
180
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
161
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James O Hara!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hara looks for the body kick but Foley saw that one coming.
Foley lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick there by Foley.

O Hara has Foley up against the cage in a clinch.

O Hara gets control of Foley's arms and successfully pulls guard. O Hara will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

O Hara is looking for a triangle but Foley pushes his legs off easily.

O Hara working for a triangle but Foley defends it easily.

O Hara is looking for a triangle but Foley pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Hara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Hara working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

O Hara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foley defends it easily.

O Hara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foley is aware though and is defending well.
Foley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

O Hara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Hara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

O Hara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foley defends well.

O Hara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Hara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Foley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

O Hara has his foot on Foley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foley works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Hara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

O Hara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Hara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Foley passes into side control.
O Hara is looking to regain half guard here but Foley keeps moving and retains side control.
Foley is looking to take a break and control but O Hara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hara is looking for a sweep.
O Hara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Foley controls the position.
O Hara tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Foley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
O Hara slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

O Hara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Foley pulls his head out easily.
O Hara tries to roll over but Foley keeps him under control.

O Hara looking for submissions off his back.
Foley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Hara on the ground.
O Hara looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

O Hara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James O Hara dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Foley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zak Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Hara throws a head kick but Foley moves out of range.
Foley scores with a jab. O Hara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've been told by Foley's head coaches at Greedy Fight School that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Foley tries a head kick but it misses.
Zak Foley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foley scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like James O Hara has been cut.
O Hara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foley's waist but Foley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Hara off to one side.
Nice body kick there by Foley.
Foley lands a jab.
Crunch! Foley slams his shin into O Hara's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent O Hara tumbling to the canvas! Foley pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! O Hara was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zak Foley!