PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rh Ohm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Dingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Dingle Puck Goat. Rh Ohm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ohm
vs
Dingle

188 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

166 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rh Ohm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Dingle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohm fails to land the takedown.
Ohm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ohm shoots for a double leg takedown but Dingle sprawls well. He's pushed Ohm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Dingle moves into range and clinches up with Ohm.
Dingle blocks the elbow strike.
Ohm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dingle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohm is breathing heavily.
Dingle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dingle lands an elbow inside that Ohm shrugs off.
Ohm tries to break the clinch but Dingle is controlling the position.
Ohm wants to break free but Dingle has control.
Ohm takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Rh Ohm has been cut.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Dingle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingle misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dingle.
Dingle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dingle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dingle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dingle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dingle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dingle stalling the fight.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Dingle connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle scores a nice knee to the body.
Dingle is stalling here.
Dingle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dingle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohm's defenses.
Nice elbow from Dingle.
Ohm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ohm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dingle lands an elbow that stopped Ohm in his tracks for a moment.
Dingle lands an elbow that stopped Ohm in his tracks for a moment.
Dingle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dingle scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dingle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohm's defenses.
Dingle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dingle connects with a knee to the head.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle lands a nice elbow.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.
Dingle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dingle misses with a knee strike.
Dingle lands a nice elbow.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Ohm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Dingle lands a knee to the body.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dingle lands a nice elbow.
Dingle lands a nice elbow.
Dingle is pressed up against the cage. Ohm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dingle down to the mat. Dingle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rh Ohm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingle misses with a head kick.

Dingle rushes Ohm and presses him up against the cage.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Dingle lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Dingle.
Dingle lands an elbow just above Ohm 's eye.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Dingle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dingle lands a knee to the body.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dingle.
Dingle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Ohm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ohm takes an elbow to the temple.
Dingle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dingle lands an elbow inside that Ohm shrugs off.
Dingle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dingle landing knees to the head.
Dingle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ohm's face.
Dingle scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Dingle.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dingle scores a nice knee to the body.
Dingle lands a knee to the body.
Dingle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohm's defenses.
Dingle lands an elbow just above Ohm 's eye.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.
Dingle lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Dingle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dingle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dingle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dingle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ohm's face.
Dingle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dingle has Ohm pressed against the cage.
Dingle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dingle prevents Ohm from breaking the clinch.
Ohm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Dingle.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dingle leaning against his opponent.
Dingle lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dingle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ohm takes an elbow to the temple.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Dingle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rh Ohm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dingle clinches up with Ohm and pushes him back against the cage.
Ohm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dingle walks away with a smile on his face. Ohm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dingle darts in and clinches Ohm up against the cage.
Ohm avoiding damage as Dingle throws knees to the body.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Dingle lands a damaging elbow.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dingle.
Dingle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dingle.
Dingle with a knee to the head.
Come on Dingle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dingle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dingle lands an elbow just above Ohm 's eye.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Dingle.
A bit of stalling here from Dingle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dingle scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dingle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dingle is pressed up against the cage. Ohm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dingle down to the mat. Dingle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Dingle closes the distance and clinches.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.
Dingle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohm's defenses.
Barry Dingle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Ohm wants to get back to striking at distance but Dingle won't allow it.
Dingle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dingle scores a nice knee to the body.
Dingle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dingle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dingle scores with a knee to the head.
Dingle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dingle lands an elbow just above Ohm 's eye.
Dingle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohm blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohm tries to land knees in the clinch but Dingle avoids the damage to the body.
Dingle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dingle prevents Ohm from breaking the clinch.
Dingle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ohm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dingle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rh Ohm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dingle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Dingle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dingle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohm's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dingle.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohm is trying to break free.
Dingle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dingle lands a knee to the body.
Dingle with a knee to the head.
Ohm takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle lands an elbow that stopped Ohm in his tracks for a moment.
Dingle leaning against his opponent.
Dingle avoids the elbow strike from Ohm, against the cage.
Dingle controlling the action here for a moment.
Dingle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dingle avoiding damage as Ohm throws knees to the body.
Dingle connects with a knee to the head.
Ohm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dingle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Dingle.
Dingle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dingle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dingle lands an elbow inside that Ohm shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.
Ohm takes a knee right on the jaw!

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.
Dingle landing knees to the head.
Ohm wants to break free but Dingle has control.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Ohm wants to break free but Dingle has control.
Ohm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ohm trying to land knees to the body.
Dingle tries to land a knee to the head but Ohm blocks with his arms.
Ohm blocks the elbow strike.
Dingle blocks an elbow strike.
Ohm misses with a body punch.
Dingle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ohm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ohm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dingle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ohm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dingle lands an elbow just above Ohm 's eye.
Dingle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohm's defenses.
Dingle lands a damaging elbow.
Ohm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohm tries for a takedown but Dingle manages to get underhooks.
Ohm wants to break free but Dingle has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Dingle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rh Ohm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dingle stuffs the takedown.
Dingle throws a looping overhand right but Ohm ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dingle.
Nice takedown defense from Dingle. No joy for Ohm on that attempt.

Dingle clinches.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dingle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Dingle lands an elbow inside that Ohm shrugs off.
Dingle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dingle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ohm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dingle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohm's defenses.
Ohm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dingle lands an elbow inside.
Dingle lands a nice elbow.
Dingle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ohm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dingle connects with a knee to the head.
Dingle slowing the pace effectively.
Dingle takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dingle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dingle misses with a knee to the head.
Ohm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dingle's elbow.
Dingle keeps control of Ohm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.
Ohm tries to break the clinch but Dingle is controlling the position.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Dingle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dingle.
Ohm tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dingle just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rh Ohm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingle lands an elbow just above Ohm 's eye.
Dingle lands an elbow inside that Ohm shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Dingle.
Dingle landing knees to the body.
Ohm throws an elbow but it misses.
Dingle lands a nice elbow.
Dingle crunches a lovely knee into Ohm's ribcage.
Ohm tries to pull guard but Dingle won't allow it.
Dingle lands an elbow that stopped Ohm in his tracks for a moment.
Ohm lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dingle.
Dingle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ohm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dingle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ohm takes an elbow to the temple.
Ohm jumps guard but Dingle stands there with Ohm around his waist. Ohm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dingle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dingle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dingle lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dingle.
Ohm misses with a knee strike.
Dingle landing knees to the body.

Ohm has hold of one of Dingle's legs. Dingle is fighting the takedown attempt but Ohm gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ohm stopping the sweep attempt from Dingle.
Ohm trying to control but Dingle is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohm looking to sit in guard and control but Dingle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ohm wants to control but Dingle passes easily into half guard.
Ohm tries to get to full guard but Dingle has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dingle is thwarting Ohm's attempts to control the position.
Barry Dingle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohm is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dingle rushes Ohm and presses him up against the cage.
Ohm has had enough of the clinch but Dingle keeps him there for the moment.
Dingle lands an elbow inside that Ohm shrugs off.
Rh Ohm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dingle landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Dingle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dingle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Dingle!