|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Boy (ranked 1104 p4p, 2067 weight class) and Obi Ojo (ranked 160 p4p, 293 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
25
268
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
194 cm
25
246
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obi Ojo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojo ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Ojo is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ojo was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Ojo rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Boy is trying to break free.
Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ojo tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Ojo moves into range and clinches up with Boy.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ojo avoiding damage.
Boy is trying to break free.
A short right from Ojo.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ojo!
It looks like Island Boy has been cut.
Ojo wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Ojo staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ojo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ojo wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Ojo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ojo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
Ojo tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Ojo ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Ojo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ojo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ojo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ojo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ojo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ojo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boy throwing a counter right hand but Ojo manages to avoid it.
Ojo clinches with his opponent.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ojo doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Boy lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Obi Ojo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojo slips under a jab.
Ojo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Ojo slips under a jab.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy throws a jab when Ojo was well out of range.
Ojo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ojo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ojo has Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ojo is working Boy over against the cage.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Ojo has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Ojo.
Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ojo lands with a left to the head.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ojo prevents Boy from breaking the clinch.
Ojo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ojo tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ojo has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojo gets through Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ojo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ojo lands with a right to the head.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ojo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Ojo won't allow it.
Ojo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ojo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ojo lands with a short shot to the head.
Boy can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ojo.
Good body shot from Ojo.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Ojo lands a shoulder strike.
Ojo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ojo lands a right hand.
Ojo lands a shot to the body.
Ojo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojo pushes Boy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ojo tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ojo scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ojo.
A short right from Ojo.
Ojo lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ojo.
Ojo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ojo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ojo.
A short left from Ojo.
Ojo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ojo pushes Boy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ojo prevents Boy from breaking the clinch.
Ojo lands a body shot.
Ojo presses Boy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ojo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ojo struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ojo.
A short left from Ojo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Ojo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ojo wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Ojo wants to clinch.
Ojo tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
Ojo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy takes a swing at Ojo's ribcage but misses.
Boy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Island Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojo is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Ojo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Ojo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ojo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ojo wants to clinch.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ojo slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ojo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boy takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ojo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ojo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ojo tries to clinch up.
Ojo moves out of range of the strikes.
Island Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ojo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ojo wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Boy lands with an uppercut that bounces Ojo off the cage and back into range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ojo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ojo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ojo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ojo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ojo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy misses with a hook. Ojo ducked under it nicely.
Ojo doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojo slips a straight right by Boy.
Ojo tries to counter with a clinch but Boy shakes him off and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Ojo.
Island Boy's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy takes a swing at Ojo's ribcage but misses.
Boy misses with a hook.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Ojo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ojo wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ojo.
Ojo jabs at Boy's body.
Ojo pushes Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Ojo is working Boy over against the cage.
Boy can't break the clinch.
Boy has had enough of the clinch but Ojo keeps him there for the moment.
Ojo prevents Boy from breaking the clinch.
Ojo lands a left hand.
Boy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ojo stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ojo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ojo stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boy.
Ojo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ojo lands a right hand.
Ojo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boy or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Ojo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ojo.
Ojo cracks Boy with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ojo lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Ojo.
Ojo lands with a right to the head.
Ojo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ojo.
A short uppercut from Ojo.
Island Boy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ojo looking to stall.
Obi Ojo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ojo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ojo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ojo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Ojo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ojo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ojo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Boy throwing a counter right hand but Ojo manages to avoid it.
Ojo moves into the clinch.
Ojo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boy's efforts to push away.
Ojo slows down the pace here.
A short left from Ojo.
Ojo lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ojo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Ojo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ojo doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Ojo's shoulder, as Ojo tries to avoid the shot.
Ojo moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Boy throwing a counter right hand but Ojo manages to avoid it.
Ojo tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.
Ojo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ojo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ojo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Boy sets himself, and Ojo steps forward looking for the clinch! Boy avoids it this time.
Ojo pushes Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Ojo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ojo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ojo pushes Boy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ojo pushes Boy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Ojo.
Ojo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ojo pushes Boy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ojo lands a nice uppercut.
Ojo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ojo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boy is rocked!
Ojo is working Boy over against the cage.
Oh Boy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Boy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Boy drops to his knees and Ojo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obi Ojo!
Obi Ojo is the new heavyweight champion!
Obi Ojo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
