PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ongka Ongka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ongka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Abebe. Ongka Ongka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ongka
vs
Snooker

201 cm
20
230 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ongka Ongka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snooker!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snooker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ongka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ongka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ongka wants to pass the guard but Snooker is keeping the position.
Ongka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Snooker keeping moving, preventing Ongka from controlling successfully.
Ongka trying to move into half guard but instead Snooker has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ongka keeping full guard, as Snooker tries to pass.
Snooker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ongka has his hands on Snooker's head, controlling the position.
Snooker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ongka is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ongka Ongka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ongka fails with a takedown attempt.
Snooker shoots in looking for a takedown. Ongka tries to sprawl out of it but Snooker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ongka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Snooker gets caught napping as Ongka dives in and scores a takedown. Snooker manages to retain guard.
Ongka content to stall in guard here.
Ongka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snooker is keeping the position for now.
Ongka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ongka wants to pass the guard but Snooker is keeping the position.
Snooker controls Ongka momentarily but Ongka frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ongka throws a low kick but Snooker moves out of range easily.
Snooker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snooker wants it to stay on the feet.
Ongka shoots in but Snooker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ongka Ongka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snooker fails with the takedown

so Ongka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ongka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snooker managing to control the position.
Snooker keeping full guard, as Ongka tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ongka trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Snooker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ongka Ongka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Snooker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ongka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ongka is looking to score with low kicks.

Snooker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ongka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Snooker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ongka circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ongka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snooker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Snooker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ongka pushing down on Snooker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ongka is keen to just control but Snooker is a slippery customer.
Ongka is pressing down on Snooker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snooker is holding on for now.

Ongka is looking for a kimura here.
Ongka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ongka is pressing down on Snooker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snooker is holding on for now.
Ongka not doing much here.
Ongka wants to control but Snooker is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ongka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ongka Ongka.

Snooker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ongka to the mat! Ongka manages to get full guard.
Ongka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ongka is working hard here to advance position.
Snooker throws a big elbow that misses.
Ongka controls Snooker momentarily but Snooker frees himself.
Ongka Ongka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Snooker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ongka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ongka here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ongka wants to sweep here but Snooker controlling him for the moment.
Ongka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snooker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Snooker is looking for a kimura here.
Ongka is trying to control but can't.
Ongka trying to get back to full guard but Snooker takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snooker landing strikes from the mount and Ongka is in trouble!
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!
Snooker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ongka Ongka 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Snooker fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Ongka misses.
Snooker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Ongka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ongka advances to half guard.

Ongka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Snooker is defending against the submission attempts here by Ongka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ongka is thwarting Snooker's attempts to control the position.
Snooker won't allow Ongka to pass to mount.
Snooker trying to control from the bottom.
Ongka Ongka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ongka trying to control the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sam Snooker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Ongka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ongka trying to control but Snooker is working from the bottom.

Snooker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ongka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snooker is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ongka dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ongka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snooker keeps working.

Ongka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ongka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snooker is trying to control Ongka's posture but Ongka avoids it.
Snooker tries to improve position but can't.
Snooker is trying to control Ongka's posture but Ongka avoids it.
Sam Snooker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ongka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snooker keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ongka Ongka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ongka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ongka Ongka!
Ongka Ongka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.