PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Omar Al Boleahi (ranked 3741 p4p, 381 weight class) and Kyung Joong Ho (ranked 3223 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Al Boleahi
vs
Joong Ho

179 cm
26
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

181 cm
27
156 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Al Boleahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kyung Joong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joong Ho scores with a head kick.
Al Boleahi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joong Ho pinned against the cage. Joong Ho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Joong Ho lands a high kick to the side of Al Boleahi's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Joong Ho dives into guard, looking to finish.

Al Boleahi is rocked!

It looks like Omar Al Boleahi has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Joong Ho gets to his feet - Al Boleahi follows without any prompting.
Oh Al Boleahi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joong Ho stuffs the takedown.
Joong Ho is looking for the big counter here.
Joong Ho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Boleahi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Al Boleahi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joong Ho throws a head kick that misses.
Al Boleahi seems to have got his legs back now.
Al Boleahi shoots in but Joong Ho avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Joong Ho throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Al Boleahi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Joong Ho follows into mount!
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Joong Ho is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Al Boleahi gets a double leg takedown into Joong Ho's guard.

Joong Ho is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Al Boleahi presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Joong Ho breaks from the clinch.

Joong Ho gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Joong Ho manages to break the clinch.
Joong Ho misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Boleahi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joong Ho swivels and escapes.
Joong Ho lands a big head kick that sends Al Boleahi to the canvas! Joong Ho follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyung Joong Ho!