PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Oconnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alucar Aroman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alucar Aroman has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Oconnell
vs
Aroman

185 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Oconnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alucar Aroman!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oconnell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oconnell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aroman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aroman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oconnell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oconnell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oconnell lands with a punch from half guard.
Oconnell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oconnell thows a huge punch but Aroman dodges it nicely.
Oconnell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aroman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aroman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oconnell.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Aroman throws a left that rocks Oconnell and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Aroman dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Oconnell regain composure!

It looks like John Oconnell has been cut.
Oconnell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oconnell tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oconnell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oconnell misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconnell is looking to reverse the position.
Aroman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oconnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oconnell is breathing heavily.
Aroman keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Oconnell or perhaps it was just good defense by Aroman which made him look bad.
Oconnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Aroman and sends Oconnell crashing to the mat! Aroman follows him down to the mat - Oconnell regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Oconnell is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aroman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oconnell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Oconnell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

John Oconnell's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aroman thows a huge punch but Oconnell dodges it nicely.
Aroman throwing shots but Oconnell is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aroman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oconnell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oconnell seems to have got his legs back now.
Aroman blocks the strikes from Oconnell.
Oconnell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aroman wants to stand and escape but instead Oconnell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oconnell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oconnell works over Aroman with some ground and pound from guard.
Oconnell passes Aroman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oconnell winds up and cracks Aroman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell tries to pass to full mount but Aroman defends it.
Oconnell moves nicely into side control.
Oconnell grinds an elbow into Aroman's temple.
Oconnell is putting a hurting on Aroman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oconnell cracks Aroman with a big elbow.
Oconnell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oconnell looks up at the clock and then as Aroman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Oconnell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aroman tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Oconnell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Oconnell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oconnell lands some shots froms side control.
Oconnell cracks Aroman with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell working the head and body with strikes.
Aroman pushes Oconnell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oconnell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oconnell grinds an elbow into Aroman's temple.
Oconnell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aroman some visible discomfort.
Oconnell grinds an elbow into Aroman's temple.
Oconnell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aroman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oconnell is putting a hurting on Aroman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aroman tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Oconnell landing strikes.
Oconnell in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oconnell is working Aroman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Oconnell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oconnell in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alucar Aroman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Oconnell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aroman gets caught flat footed, as Oconnell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oconnell thows a big elbow that misses.
Oconnell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oconnell passes into half guard.
Oconnell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oconnell stops Aroman from getting back to his feet.
Oconnell winds up and cracks Aroman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oconnell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oconnell working the head and body with strikes.
Oconnell is tying to control. Aroman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oconnell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
John Oconnell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oconnell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aroman is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconnell throwing shots but Aroman is blocking nicely.
Oconnell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aroman's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oconnell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aroman lands a body shot.
Oconnell shoots in but Aroman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oconnell could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Oconnell gets the takedown into side control.
Oconnell grinds an elbow into Aroman's temple.
Oconnell is putting a hurting on Aroman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aroman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oconnell working the ground and pound.
Oconnell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aroman down.
Aroman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oconnell landing strikes.
Oconnell prevents Aroman from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aroman gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oconnell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oconnell looking to finish Aroman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aroman!
Aroman is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Aroman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oconnell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aroman tries to hold on but Oconnell pushes him away.
Oconnell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aroman hang on?
Aroman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aroman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oconnell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oconnell stops Aroman from standing up.
Aroman is trying to keep Oconnell in close.
Oconnell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oconnell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oconnell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oconnell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oconnell lands some shots froms side control.
Oconnell is working Aroman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oconnell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oconnell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aroman down.
Oconnell cracks Aroman with a big elbow.
Aroman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oconnell connects with a decent elbow.
Oconnell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oconnell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aroman to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell working the head and body with strikes.
Oconnell grinds an elbow into Aroman's temple.
Oconnell landing strikes.
Aroman is trying to buck Oconnell off.
Oconnell working the ground and pound.
Aroman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Oconnell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oconnell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aroman is looking to reverse the position.
Oconnell scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Oconnell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Oconnell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Aroman misses with a jab, cross combination.

Oconnell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oconnell cracks Aroman with a big elbow.
Aroman tries to escape but Oconnell is in control.
Oconnell is working Aroman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oconnell lands a nice forearm strike.
Oconnell working the ground and pound.
Oconnell scoring with punches from side control.
Oconnell lands an elbow.
Oconnell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The strikes coming from Oconnell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aroman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oconnell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Aroman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oconnell controlling the position from side mount.
Aroman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconnell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oconnell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aroman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oconnell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Oconnell lands an elbow.
Oconnell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aroman tries to escape but Oconnell is in control.
Oconnell grinds an elbow into Aroman's temple.
Aroman gets back to half guard.
Oconnell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oconnell throwing shots but Aroman is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell throwing shots but Aroman is blocking nicely.
Oconnell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aroman missing with punches from the bottom.
Oconnell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aroman is trying to stand up here but Oconnell is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Aroman throws a series of punches but Oconnell avoids them all with ease.
Aroman throws a right and a left that both miss.
John Oconnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oconnell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oconnell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oconnell working some strikes from top position.
Oconnell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oconnell passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Aroman wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Oconnell lands an elbow.
Oconnell is chipping away with strikes.
Oconnell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aroman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Oconnell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Aroman works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Aroman wants to get back to his feet.
Oconnell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell slips a nice elbow through Aroman's hands, connecting with Aroman's forehead.
Oconnell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oconnell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aroman is looking for a sweep. Oconnell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oconnell slips a nice elbow through Aroman's hands, connecting with Aroman's forehead.
Oconnell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Aroman!
Oconnell lands a big elbow.
Oconnell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aroman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oconnell landing strikes from the mount and Aroman is in trouble!
Aroman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oconnell with shots to the head and body - Aroman looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Oconnell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oconnell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Oconnell!