PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anastasio Ocean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Rashad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jermaine Rashad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ocean
vs
Rashad

188 cm
20
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anastasio Ocean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Rashad!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rashad throws a head kick but Ocean moves out of range.
Rashad looks for a takedown but Ocean sprawls well.
Rashad pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ocean clinches up against the cage.

Ocean has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rashad clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ocean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rashad on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Rashad's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ocean punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ocean biding his time, controlling Rashad.
Rashad is in bad spot here.
Ocean is riding his opponent, not letting Rashad buck him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashad has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ocean.
Rashad trying to control the hands but Ocean breaks the grip.
Ocean misses with punches from the back.
Ocean has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Rashad's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rashad is in bad spot here.
Rashad looks gassed!
Ocean slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rashad tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ocean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rashad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ocean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rashad looks a forlorn figure.
Ocean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rashad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Anastasio Ocean just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Ocean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rashad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ocean comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ocean with a knee to the head.
Ocean lands a right hand.
Ocean lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rashad has Ocean pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ocean manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anastasio Ocean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jermaine Rashad.
Rashad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ocean fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Ocean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rashad, pushing him back against the cage.

Ocean lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rashad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ocean content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rashad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ocean trying to control but Rashad is working from the bottom.
Rashad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rashad trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rashad is looking to stand up but Ocean isn't so interested in that idea.
Ocean trying to control the position from guard on top but Rashad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rashad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ocean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anastasio Ocean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ocean drops Rashad with a beautiful combination! Rashad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ocean is looking for the KO!

Rashad is rocked!

It looks like Jermaine Rashad has been cut.

Ocean clinches with his opponent.
Rashad is still on wobbly legs! Can Ocean finish him?
Ocean pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rashad! Ocean unloads with more strikes and Rashad sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anastasio Ocean!