PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shino Ohio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brinkley Stanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ohio
vs
Stanton

200 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shino Ohio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brinkley Stanton!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohio throws a series of punches but Stanton avoids them all with ease.
Stanton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ohio throws a combination. Stanton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ohio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Ohio misses.
Stanton has a takedown stuffed.
Stanton is looking to clinch but Ohio is avoiding it.
Shino Ohio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanton shoots in looking for a takedown but Ohio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stanton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ohio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stanton tries to clinch up but Ohio circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Ohio does no damage.
Ohio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ohio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Some wild striking there from Ohio.
Stanton dodges the punch combination from Ohio.
Stanton unleashes a big counter combination but Ohio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ohio throws a nice looking combination but Stanton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stanton with the counter takedown but Ohio avoids it easily.
Stanton moves in looking to clinch but Ohio pushes him off.
Stanton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ohio finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanton's head.
Ohio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ohio slips under a jab from Stanton.
Stanton tries to clinch but Ohio is having none of it.
Ohio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stanton.
Stanton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shino Ohio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brinkley Stanton.
Sloppy strikes from Ohio. Those never looked like landing.
Ohio throws a right hand that Stanton ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanton also avoids with ease.
Stanton wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohio fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ohio misses with a two punch combination.
Shino Ohio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanton throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ohio misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ohio fails to land with a series of punches.
Ohio is breathing heavily.
Stanton misses with a takedown attempt - Ohio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stanton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Stanton with that takedown attempt.
Stanton tries to clinch but Ohio moves out of range.
Ohio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stanton dives in and grabs Ohio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ohio pushes down on Stanton's head and hops out.
Ohio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ohio lands with a nice combination. Stanton backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Ohio.
Ohio throws a combination. Stanton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanton tries for a takedown but Ohio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanton tries to clinch up.
Ohio feints a jab promting Stanton to slip. Ohio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stanton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stanton tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Ohio.

Ohio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stanton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stanton wants to pass the guard but Ohio is keeping the position.
Stanton throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shino Ohio dominated that round.
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.

Stanton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stanton fails with the takedown.
Ohio is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Ohio misses.
Ohio works the jab nicely.
No luck for Stanton with that takedown attempt.
Ohio misses with a double jab.
Ohio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ohio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ohio throws a right hand that Stanton ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanton also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Ohio finds it's way through Stanton's defenses.
Stanton is looking to clinch but Ohio is avoiding it.
Stanton works Ohio's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stanton shoots in looking for a takedown but Ohio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stanton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shino Ohio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brinkley Stanton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton goes for a double leg but Ohio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ohio continues to drive forward.
Ohio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from Stanton.
Stanton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ohio pinned against the cage. Ohio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ohio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stanton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ohio counters with a two punch combo.
Ohio throws a series of punches but Stanton avoids them all with ease.
Stanton shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ohio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stanton shoots in for a takedown but Ohio shows good takedown defense.
Ohio is looking for a counter combo.
Stanton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ohio counters with a one-two to the body.
Ohio throws a nice looking combination but Stanton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohio throws a right and a left that Stanton avoids nicely.
Stanton swinging wildly here.
Ohio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanton can do to turn this around?
Stanton fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Ohio. No joy for Stanton on that attempt.
Ohio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanton shoots in but Ohio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ohio throws a right hand that Stanton ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanton also avoids with ease.
Stanton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ohio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stanton backs up against the cage.
Stanton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ohio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stanton somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton tries to clinch up but Ohio circles away and keeps his distance.
Ohio is looking for a counter combo.
Ohio clobbers Stanton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ohio misses with a wild combination.
Ohio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanton circles away quickly and effectively.
Ohio leaves Stanton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ohio swinging wildly here.
Ohio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanton doesn't manage to clinch there - Ohio circles away.
Stanton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ohio throws a nice looking combination but Stanton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stanton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stanton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Ohio to counter with a crisp jab.
Stanton slips a jab and a cross from Ohio.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanton is defended easily by Ohio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shino Ohio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Ohio misses with a few strikes there.
Ohio lands with a nice combination. Stanton backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Ohio. No joy for Stanton on that attempt.
Stanton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Stanton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ohio. No joy for Stanton on that attempt.
Stanton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ohio pinned against the cage. Ohio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shino Ohio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brinkley Stanton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Ohio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ohio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ohio misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stanton lands a right hook to the body.
Ohio throws a series of punches but Stanton avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Ohio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ohio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanton is defended easily by Ohio.
Stanton shoots in but no luck this time.
Ohio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ohio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanton doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Ohio counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stanton.
Ohio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stanton throws out a counter right but Ohio avoids it with no problem.

Stanton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stanton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton tries to get to his feet but Ohio is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Stanton in his guard.
Stanton is looking to pass into half guard but Ohio pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ohio is in guard.

Ohio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stanton's guard.

Ohio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stanton, up you get!
Shino Ohio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ohio.
Nice shot by Ohio.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanton. That's going to slow Ohio down.
Ohio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ohio tests Stanton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ohio. Those never looked like landing.
Stanton darts in looking for a takedown but Ohio gets double underhooks and turns Stanton into the cage.
As Stanton looks to move away, Ohio throws a big counter combo bu Stanton just gets out of the way.
Ohio misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ohio counters with a three punch combo that has Stanton backing up. Stanton nods at Ohio to acknowledge the strikes.
Brinkley Stanton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shino Ohio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stanton.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shino Ohio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ohio, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shino Ohio!