PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 1509 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 206 p4p, 205 weight class). Ochoa comes to the cage accompanied by Gang Signs by The Game. Anthony Ochoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ochoa
vs
Marius

189 cm
27
210
14 - 8 - 0

189 cm
28
215
13 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

Brooklyn Apothecary
PWNAGE™

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochoa throws out the jab.
Ochoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
Ochoa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius wants to land a leg kick but Ochoa is out of range.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marius's sensitive parts.
Ochoa tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marius moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a hook but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Ochoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ochoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ochoa at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa pushes Marius away with a front kick.
Ochoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ochoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius swats away the attempt to clinch by Ochoa.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius tries to clinch up.
Ochoa connects with a right hand. Marius shakes it off.
A low kick from Ochoa is predictable there
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ochoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ochoa's sensitive parts.
Ochoa throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Ochoa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marius scores with a head kick. Ochoa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ochoa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick from Marius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius lands a head kick!
Ochoa takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Marius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marius throws a leg kick
letting Ochoa counter with a right hand.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius drops his hands momentarily and Ochoa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marius checks a low kick from Ochoa.
Marius scores with a hook.

Ochoa closes the distance and clinches.
Marius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Ochoa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Ochoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Ochoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochoa throws a head punch that misses.
Ochoa lands with a left to the head.
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Ochoa misses with a body punch.
Marius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ochoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa scores with a shot to the side of Marius's head.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Ochoa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Ochoa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ochoa slips under a jab from Marius.
Ochoa tried to counter with a leg kick but Marius avoided it.
Marius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ochoa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ochoa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marius punishes Ochoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ochoa delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Ochoa misses.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Marius there.
Ochoa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marius.
Some wild striking there from Marius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Ochoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ochoa's sensitive parts.
Ochoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochoa manages to avoid it.
Marius scores with a nice body kick.
Ochoa blocks a leg kick.
Ochoa doesn't manage to clinch there - Marius circles away.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marius moves out of range as Ochoa throws a body kick.
Marius takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius checks a low kick from Ochoa.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Ochoa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marius really felt that one!
Nice uppercut lands for Marius. That snapped Ochoa's head back.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Marius checks it.
Marius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marius throws a leg kick but Ochoa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ochoa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ochoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Ochoa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marius on the side of the head.
Ochoa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marius 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 Ochoa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ochoa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ochoa checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marius 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.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius.
Marius connects with a jab.
Marius misses with a hook.
Marius misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marius misses with a hook. Ochoa ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Ochoa is looking to score with low kicks.
Ochoa misses with a body shot.
Ochoa misses with a straight right.
Marius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochoa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Ochoa's ribs.
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochoa.
Ochoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ochoa moves out of range of the body kick from Marius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ochoa walks into a stiff left hand from Marius.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marius lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Ochoa with the inside leg kick.
Ochoa with a nice calf kick.
Marius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Ochoa off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Marius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ochoa. That one must have hurt.
Ochoa blocks a head kick by Marius.
A low kick from Marius misses
and Ochoa counters with a low kick, right behind Marius 's knee.
Marius slips a jab from Ochoa.
Marius throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ochoa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa checks a leg kick.
Ochoa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marius.
Ochoa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marius misses with a body punch
enabling Ochoa to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius misses with a leg kick
and Ochoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ochoa moves out of range of the leg kick from Marius.
Ochoa tries to land a leg kick but Marius saw it coming and moves away.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
and Ochoa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marius really felt that one!
Marius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ochoa scores with a leg kick.
Marius scores with a head kick. Ochoa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marius throws an overhand right that lands on Ochoa's shoulder, as Ochoa tries to avoid the shot.
Ochoa with a nice calf kick.
Ochoa moves out of range as Marius strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ochoa misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Marius is rocked!
Ochoa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Ochoa finish him?
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Ochoa counters with a right hand from hell and Marius is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Ochoa!
Anthony Ochoa thanked the fans post fight for their support.