PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ands Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lester
vs
Ono

210 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

175 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mo Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ands Ono!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ono defends it nicely.
Lester looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lester tries to clinch up but Ono circles away and keeps his distance.

Ono rushes Lester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ono gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ono perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ono slips a nice elbow through Lester's hands, connecting with Lester's forehead.
Ono is looking to advance position but Lester won't allow it.
Ono landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ono tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lester knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lester trying to hold on to Ono's head to control him but Ono postures up.
Ono is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ono takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ono connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Ono wants to finish this one by submission but Lester is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ono.
Ono raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ono content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ono lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ono looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ono unloading with bombs!

Lester is rocked!
Ono softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Lester is out cold! Ono jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ands Ono!
Ands Ono 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.