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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takahashi Ryu (ranked 3202 p4p, 380 weight class) and Tom Ofenloch (ranked 2227 p4p, 282 weight class). Takahashi Ryu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takahashi Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Ofenloch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ryu with that takedown attempt.
Ryu has a takedown stuffed.
Ofenloch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ofenloch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ofenloch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Takahashi Ryu has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ofenloch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryu's brow.
Ofenloch told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ofenloch trying to land knees to the body.
Ofenloch taking a breather.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Ryu is blocking nicely.
Ofenloch missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takahashi Ryu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ryu wants to get back to striking at distance but Ofenloch won't allow it.
Ofenloch missing with knees to the body.
Ofenloch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryu blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ofenloch smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ofenloch drives through and clinches with Ryu against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Ofenloch.
Ofenloch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ofenloch is pushing Ryu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryu managing to block the knees to the body from Ofenloch.
Ryu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ofenloch drives through and clinches with Ryu against the ropes.
Ofenloch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ofenloch lands a nice knee to the body.
Ofenloch lands an elbow inside.
Ryu blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryu looking to control.
Ofenloch trying to control but Ryu is working from the bottom.
Ofenloch looking to pass the guard.
Ryu being controlled here, momentarily.
Ryu controls Ofenloch momentarily but Ofenloch frees himself.
Ofenloch trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ofenloch advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu wants to control but Ofenloch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ryu looking for submissions off his back.
Ryu wants to control but Ofenloch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ofenloch is looking to advance position but Ryu won't allow it.
Ryu is trying to get back to full guard.
Ofenloch stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ryu wants to get back to full guard.
Ofenloch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ryu!
Ofenloch controlling the pace for now.
Ryu tries to reverse the position but Ofenloch maintains control.
Ryu wants to control but Ofenloch is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryu is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Ofenloch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takahashi Ryu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryu pulls guard.
Ofenloch wants to control from the top but Ryu keeps moving.
Ryu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ofenloch wants to control from the top but Ryu keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ryu controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu wants to stand but Ofenloch is controlling the position.
Ryu 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.
Ofenloch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ofenloch is looking to clinch.
Tom Ofenloch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ofenloch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ofenloch tries to clinch there but Ryu circles away.
Ofenloch wants to clinch up but Ryu keeps it at a distance.
Ofenloch darts in and clinches Ryu up against the ropes.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Ryu is blocking nicely.
Ryu is looking for a takedown.
Ofenloch misses with a knee to the head.
Ofenloch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ofenloch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ofenloch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch misses with a knee to the head.
Ofenloch is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryu gets an underhook and turns Ofenloch into the ropes.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Ryu blocks with his arms.
Ofenloch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryu avoids the damage to the body.
Ofenloch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ofenloch trying to stall but Ryu improves his position.
Ryu tries to circle away but Ofenloch has him pinned against the ropes.
Ryu avoids the elbow strike from Ofenloch, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Ofenloch.
Ofenloch lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ofenloch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ryu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takahashi Ryu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryu jumps guard but Ofenloch turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Tom Ofenloch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Ryu blocks with his arms.
Ofenloch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryu is defending well for now.
Ryu takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ofenloch up against the ropes.
Ofenloch taking a breather.
Ryu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ofenloch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ofenloch lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ofenloch.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ofenloch lands a knee to the head.
Ofenloch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ofenloch is defending well.
Ryu avoiding damage as Ofenloch throws knees to the body.
Ofenloch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ofenloch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ofenloch lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ofenloch lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryu won't want to take too many of those.
Ryu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ofenloch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryu blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ofenloch.
Ofenloch connects with a knee to the head.
Ryu takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Ofenloch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takahashi Ryu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ryu looks for the body kick but Ofenloch saw that one coming.
Ryu doesn't manage to clinch there - Ofenloch circles away.
Ofenloch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ryu throws a head kick but Ofenloch moves out of range.
Ofenloch takes the fight into the clinch.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryu avoids it.
Ryu breaks the clinch.
Ofenloch moves into the clinch.
Ryu blocks the elbow strike.
Ofenloch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu pulls guard effortlessly.
Ofenloch stops Ryu from standing up.
Ofenloch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ryu keeping moving, preventing Ofenloch from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ofenloch prevents Ryu from getting back to his feet.
Ryu has control of Ofenloch's left arm, preventing Ofenloch from doing any damage.
Ofenloch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ofenloch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ofenloch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ofenloch trying to control but Ryu is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ofenloch wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ofenloch moves into the clinch.
Ofenloch lands a knee to the head.
Ofenloch scores with a knee to the head.
Ofenloch lands a knee to the head.
Ofenloch lands an elbow inside.
Ryu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ofenloch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takahashi Ryu's cut is getting worse.
Ofenloch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ofenloch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ofenloch misses with a knee to the head.
Ofenloch crunches a lovely knee into Ryu's ribcage.
Ryu wants to take the fight to the mat but Ofenloch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ryu gets control of Ofenloch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ryu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tom Ofenloch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ofenloch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu controls Ofenloch momentarily but Ofenloch frees himself.
Takahashi Ryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ofenloch looking to sit in guard and control but Ryu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryu pushes down on Ofenloch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ofenloch is trying to maintain the position but Ryu is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ofenloch is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takahashi Ryu!
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