PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armo Ojentaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Walter struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Steven Walter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ojentaja
vs
Walter

184 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
28
170 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armo Ojentaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter tries to clinch there but Ojentaja circles away.
Ojentaja uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walter has time to react.
Ojentaja swings widly with a right hand

and Walter counters by moving into the clinch.

Ojentaja manages to pull guard.
Ojentaja working a defensive guard but Walter passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter is looking to advance position but Ojentaja won't allow it.
Walter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ojentaja is looking to control Walter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ojentaja avoid being mounted?
Walter wants to control but Ojentaja is keeping him busy.
Walter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ojentaja is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojentaja is squirming around, avoiding Walter's attempts to control the action.
Ojentaja tries to lock up and control but Walter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ojentaja is trying to escape the mount.
Ojentaja is working hard here to advance position.
Ojentaja tries to improve his position but instead Walter has taken his back!
Ojentaja prevents Walter from getting a body triangle.
Walter doesn't have the hooks in and Ojentaja manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojentaja prevents Walter from getting back to his feet.

Walter wriggles free and stands up.
Ojentaja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ojentaja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojentaja lands a jab to Walter's midsection.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ojentaja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ojentaja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walter's waist but Walter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ojentaja off to one side.
Walter tries to clinch up but Ojentaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ojentaja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Ojentaja moves out of range easily.

Ojentaja takes the fight into the clinch.
Walter is trying to maintain a safe position but Ojentaja gets an underhook and turns Walter into the cage.
Ojentaja trying to stall but Walter improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojentaja taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walter keeps control of Ojentaja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ojentaja misses with the head strike.
Walter lands an elbow inside.
Ojentaja tries to work over Walter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ojentaja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walter has Ojentaja pressed against the cage, preventing Ojentaja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ojentaja content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walter is stalling here.
Ojentaja tries for a takedown but Walter manages to get underhooks.
Walter lands with a short shot to the head.
Ojentaja is trying to break the clinch but Walter is controlling him.
Ojentaja lands a nice uppercut.
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojentaja scores with a hook to the body.
Ojentaja holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ojentaja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walter prevents a body shot from Ojentaja.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter blocks an uppercut.
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ojentaja is defending well for now.

Ojentaja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ojentaja throws a hook but Walter blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter moves out of range as Ojentaja strikes.
Ojentaja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Steven Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ojentaja's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walter under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armo Ojentaja dominated that round.
That's time! Ojentaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walter has closed the distance and engaged Ojentaja in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ojentaja.
Ojentaja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ojentaja lands a right hand.
Walter stalling in the clinch.
Ojentaja is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walter scores with a knee to the head.
Walter tries to stall but Ojentaja uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Ojentaja blocks it.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by Ojentaja.
Walter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ojentaja's efforts to push away.
Armo Ojentaja has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ojentaja is trying to break the clinch but Walter has him pressed against the cage.
Ojentaja blocks a body shot from Walter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ojentaja is trying to pull guard but Walter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ojentaja jumps guard and drags Walter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Walter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ojentaja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walter trying to control but Ojentaja is working from the bottom.

Walter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ojentaja, up you get!
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ojentaja swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Walter gets a clinch.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ojentaja is trying to push Walter away but Walter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walter is trying to stall.
Walter misses with a body punch.
Walter looking to slow down the pace here.
Ojentaja is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter is stalling here.
Walter continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ojentaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ojentaja is trying to break the clinch but Walter is controlling him.
Walter slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steven Walter.
Ojentaja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ojentaja misses with a lunging right hand
and Walter counters with a body kick that stops Ojentaja in his tracks momentarily.
Ojentaja throws a sloppy head kick and Walter moves out of range easily.

Walter takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ojentaja as Walter tries to tie him up.
Ojentaja lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojentaja lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walter obliges.
Walter can't find room to land a body shot as Ojentaja controls the action.
Walter lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walter leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Walter.
Walter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ojentaja is looking to break free of the clinch but Walter has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walter.
Walter taking a breather.
Ojentaja tries to work over Walter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steven Walter.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ojentaja circles away.
Walter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ojentaja throws out the jab.
Ojentaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ojentaja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Ojentaja is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ojentaja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walter.
Walter tries to clinch
and Ojentaja counters with a nice uppercut.
Walter staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ojentaja circles away.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ojentaja paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ojentaja clinches up with Walter and pushes him back against the cage.
Ojentaja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ojentaja keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter moves to clinch but Ojentaja breaks away
enabling Ojentaja to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Ojentaja counter with a right hand.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter avoids the body shot from Ojentaja.
Ojentaja lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Walter clinches.
Ojentaja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walter missing with knees to the body.
Walter has Ojentaja pressed against the cage, preventing Ojentaja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walter lands a shoulder strike.
Ojentaja stalling in the clinch but Walter improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter missing with knees to the body.
Walter looking to stall.
Walter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ojentaja working aggressively here.
Walter looking to stall.
Walter lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Ojentaja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Ojentaja is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ojentaja throws a lazy right hand but Walter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walter tries to clinch up
and Ojentaja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walter slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walter prevents Ojentaja from breaking the clinch.
Ojentaja has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walter after a bit of a struggle.
Ojentaja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ojentaja misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ojentaja as Walter tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ojentaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ojentaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walter lands with an uppercut that bounces Ojentaja off the cage and back into range.
Ojentaja throws a body punch but Walter moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Walter scores with a four punch combination!
Ojentaja misses with a straight right.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Ojentaja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter walks into a stiff left hand from Ojentaja.

Walter has managed to clinch.
Ojentaja avoiding damage as Walter throws knees to the body.
Walter looking to stall.
Ojentaja misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojentaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ojentaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ojentaja tries to pull guard but Walter holds him up against the cage and eventually Ojentaja drops back down to his feet.
Ojentaja blocking some punches.
Walter is looking to control Ojentaja's arms but Ojentaja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walter has his back to the cage.
Ojentaja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Ojentaja tries to break free but Walter pushes him back against the cage.
Ojentaja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter effectively controlling the action here.
Walter letting Ojentaja take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armo Ojentaja.
I think Ojentaja has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!