PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sun-Ji Roh (ranked 4448 p4p, 3078 weight class) and Andrew Onedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roh comes to the cage accompanied by Clavar La Espada. Onedro has chosen On Another Level as his entrance music. Sun-Ji Roh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Roh
vs
Onedro

172 cm
18
156
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
145
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Sakura Style
ZERO Fightwear

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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 Tokyo, Sun-Ji Roh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Onedro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onedro jabs Roh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Onedro scores with a hook to the body. Roh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Onedro jabs Roh to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Roh moves into the clinch successfully.
Roh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roh misses with an elbow over the top.
Roh missing with knees to the body.
Roh misses with an elbow strike.
Roh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Onedro avoids it.
Onedro tries to stall but Roh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roh lands an elbow that stopped Onedro in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roh as Onedro tries to tie him up.
Roh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Roh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Onedro blocks an elbow strike from Roh.
Roh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onedro blocks an elbow strike.

Onedro breaks the clinch.

Roh forces Onedro back against the cage and clinches.
Roh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onedro is defending well for now.

Onedro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onedro digs a good body shot into Roh's ribs.
Onedro scores with a jab to the body.
Onedro jabs at Roh's body.
Onedro shoots in looking for a takedown. Roh tries to sprawl out of it but Onedro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Onedro scores with a hook to the body. Roh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roh is breathing heavily.
Onedro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roh doesn't seem bothered though.
Roh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Onedro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Onedro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roh doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Onedro.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Onedro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Onedro has eaten all the pies!
Onedro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Onedro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onedro connects with a body shot.
Onedro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roh at a distance.
Roh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Onedro connects with a body shot that sends Roh's belly button to the back.
Sun-Ji Roh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sun-Ji Roh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Onedro stuns Roh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Onedro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roh doesn't manage to clinch there - Onedro circles away.
Onedro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Roh clinches with his opponent.
Roh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Onedro can't break the clinch.
Roh misses with a knee strike.
Roh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onedro is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roh.
Onedro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roh throws an elbow but it misses.
Roh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Onedro blocks an elbow strike from Roh.
Onedro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roh is keeping busy.
Roh misses with a knee to the head.
Onedro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Onedro stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roh tries a knee to the head but Onedro blocks it.
Roh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Onedro's defenses.
Onedro tries to circle away but Roh has him pinned against the cage.
Onedro wants to stall.
Roh throws an elbow but it misses.
Roh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roh tries to land a knee to the head but Onedro blocks with his arms.
Roh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roh missing with knees to the body.
Onedro tries to break free but Roh pushes him back against the cage.
Roh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Onedro blocks an elbow strike from Roh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Onedro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Onedro gets tackled into the cage by Roh. Roh maintains the clinch.
Onedro blocking some punches.
Roh letting Onedro take a breather here.
Roh misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Onedro's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sun-Ji Roh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Onedro jumps guard and drags Roh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Onedro pulls Roh in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onedro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Roh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onedro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Onedro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Onedro working a defensive guard here.

Roh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Onedro on the ground.
Onedro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Onedro throwing strikes from guard but Roh blocks nicely.
Onedro throws a big elbow that misses.
Onedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roh is trying to keep Onedro in close.
Onedro works over Roh with some ground and pound from guard.
Onedro wants to control from the top but Roh keeps moving.
Onedro throws a big elbow that misses.
Roh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roh tries to get out of the position.
Onedro trying to control the position from guard on top but Roh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onedro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Onedro wants to control from the top but Roh keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onedro controlling from the top position.
Roh looking for a sweep. Not yet Roh, not yet.
Onedro trying to control the position from guard on top but Roh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onedro passes Roh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Onedro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Onedro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roh trying to control but Onedro postures up.
Onedro stalling.

Roh is defending against the submission attempts here by Onedro.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Onedro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roh's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Onedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Roh closes the distance and clinches.
Roh throws an elbow that misses.
Roh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Onedro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roh throws an elbow but misses.
Roh throws a knee to the head but misses.

Onedro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Roh darts in and clinches Onedro up against the cage.
Roh pushes off an throws an elbow but Onedro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roh pushes off an throws an elbow but Onedro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Onedro avoids the elbow strike from Roh, against the cage.
Onedro dodges an elbow strike from Roh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onedro is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Onedro is looking to break free of the clinch but Roh has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roh looking to throw knees to the head but Onedro is blocking nicely.
Onedro blocks a body shot from Roh.
Roh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Onedro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roh looking to throw knees to the head but Onedro is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Onedro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Onedro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Onedro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Onedro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Onedro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roh is keeping busy.
Onedro managing to block the knees to the body from Roh.
Onedro taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Onedro.
Onedro looking to stall.
Roh prevents Onedro from breaking the clinch.
Onedro managing to block the knees to the body from Roh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Onedro's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roh throws an elbow but misses.
Roh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roh looking to throw knees to the head but Onedro is blocking nicely.
Roh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roh trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Roh fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roh as Onedro tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onedro trying to control the position but instead, Roh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Onedro into the cage.
Onedro is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Roh has denied him.

Onedro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roh uses from the top position.
Onedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sun-Ji Roh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andrew Onedro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Onedro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Roh is not content to let Onedro control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onedro moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onedro trying to control the action but Roh is working from the bottom.
Andrew Onedro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Onedro controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Onedro trying to control the action but Roh is working from the bottom.
Onedro takes a little break here. Roh wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sun-Ji Roh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Onedro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Onedro!
Andrew Onedro looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This man taunted me in the dm’s and hes a top manager in this game but today he ate my left foot and for that i am truly happy!'.