PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Idris Onolunose (ranked 2162 p4p, 238 weight class) and Oscar Larraza (ranked 3226 p4p, 338 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Onolunose
vs
Larraza

183 cm
25
157 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Idris Onolunose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Larraza!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Onolunose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Onolunose lands in his opponent's guard.
Onolunose throwing strikes from guard but Larraza blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onolunose is working Larraza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Larraza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Onolunose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Onolunose lands a couple of digs.
Larraza looks winded!
Onolunose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onolunose connects with a couple of short punches.
Larraza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onolunose postures up in Larraza's guard and throws a big left but Larraza blocks it.
Onolunose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Onolunose lands a couple of digs.
Onolunose throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Onolunose has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Onolunose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Onolunose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onolunose working some strikes from top position.
Onolunose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Onolunose postures up in Larraza's guard and throws a big left but Larraza blocks it.
Onolunose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Larraza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onolunose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Onolunose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onolunose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Onolunose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Onolunose connects with a couple of short punches.
Larraza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Onolunose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Onolunose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onolunose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Onolunose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Onolunose tries to free his leg and advance position but Larraza is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onolunose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Onolunose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larraza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Onolunose throws a big elbow that misses.
Onolunose throws a big elbow that misses.
Onolunose postures up.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA New York inform us that Larraza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Onolunose throws a big elbow that misses.
Onolunose landing with the ground and pound.
Onolunose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Onolunose postures up in Larraza's guard and throws a big left but Larraza blocks it.
Larraza working a defensive guard here.
Onolunose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onolunose landing some decent shots from guard.
Onolunose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onolunose stands up over Larraza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Larraza wants to stand and escape but Onolunose is having none of it.
Onolunose is working Larraza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Onolunose postures up in Larraza's guard and throws a big left but Larraza blocks it.
Onolunose is looking to work some ground and pound but Larraza has wrist control.
Onolunose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Onolunose working some strikes from top position.
Onolunose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Onolunose throwing strikes but missing.
Larraza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Onolunose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onolunose stands up over Larraza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Onolunose throws a big right hand that misses.
Larraza is trying to control the position but Onolunose postures up.
Onolunose content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onolunose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Larraza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Onolunose throws a big right hand that misses.
Onolunose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Larraza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Onolunose works over Larraza with some ground and pound from guard.
Onolunose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Onolunose is working Larraza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Onolunose scoring with some ground and pound.
Onolunose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larraza on the ground.
Onolunose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Idris Onolunose dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Onolunose looking to score a takedown here. Larraza is defending well but Onolunose drives through and ends up in Larraza's guard.
Onolunose throws a big elbow that misses.
Onolunose throws a big right hand that misses.
Onolunose stands up over Larraza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Onolunose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Onolunose postures up in Larraza's guard and throws a big left but Larraza blocks it.
Onolunose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larraza can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onolunose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Onolunose throwing strikes but missing.
Larraza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Onolunose is in close to Larraza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onolunose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Onolunose is looking to work some ground and pound but Larraza has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onolunose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Onolunose postures up and lands a big shot to Larraza's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onolunose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onolunose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onolunose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Larraza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Idris Onolunose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Onolunose tries to free his leg and advance position but Larraza is retaining full guard.
Larraza has momentary wrist control but Onolunose slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onolunose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Onolunose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Onolunose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Onolunose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Onolunose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Onolunose throws a big elbow that misses.
Onolunose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larraza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Onolunose.
Onolunose content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onolunose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onolunose postures up in Larraza's guard and throws a big left but Larraza blocks it.
Onolunose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onolunose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Onolunose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larraza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onolunose works over Larraza with some ground and pound from guard.
Larraza trying to control the position here.
Larraza is trying to keep Onolunose in close.

Larraza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Onolunose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Larraza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onolunose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Larraza's head.
Onolunose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Onolunose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larraza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onolunose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Onolunose works over Larraza with some ground and pound from guard.
Onolunose throws a big right hand that misses.
Larraza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Onolunose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larraza wants to stand but Onolunose is controlling the position.
Onolunose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larraza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onolunose is in close to Larraza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Larraza doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Larraza looking to control.
Onolunose is working Larraza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Onolunose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larraza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larraza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onolunose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Onolunose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Larraza looking to control.
Onolunose throws a big elbow that misses.
Onolunose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Onolunose dives in and scores a takedown into Larraza's guard.
Onolunose throws an elbow that misses. Larraza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Onolunose's guard. Nice move by Larraza!

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larraza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Idris Onolunose dominated that second round.
That's time! Onolunose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Onolunose shoots in and gets a takedown into Larraza's guard.
Onolunose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Onolunose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onolunose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Onolunose scoring with some ground and pound.
Onolunose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Larraza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Onolunose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Onolunose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Onolunose postures up in Larraza's guard and throws a big left but Larraza blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larraza looking to control.
Onolunose is looking to work some ground and pound but Larraza has wrist control.
Larraza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Larraza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Onolunose sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Onolunose is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Larraza pulls his head out easily.
Onolunose tries to get to full guard but Larraza has control of the leg.
Larraza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Onolunose keeps working.

Onolunose looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Larraza seems content to control.
Onolunose won't allow Larraza to pass to mount.

Onolunose looking for submissions off his back.
Onolunose is looking for a sweep. Larraza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Onolunose is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Larraza pulls his head out easily.

Onolunose looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Onolunose has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Larraza escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Larraza!
Larraza looks up at the clock and then as Onolunose takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Larraza smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Onolunose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Onolunose tries to get out of the position.
Onolunose tries to bench press Larraza off him but Larraza keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larraza trying to control the position but Onolunose is working away.
Onolunose tries to improve position but can't.
Onolunose is trying to work for a sweep but Larraza has mounted him!
Onolunose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Onolunose is working hard here to advance position.
Larraza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Onolunose is looking to escape.
Onolunose wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Larraza controls the position.

Larraza is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Onolunose won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Larraza off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oscar Larraza!