PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dae su Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

su Oh
vs
Ong Bak

159 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dae su Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ong Bak throws a head kick that Oh semi-blocks.

It looks like Dae su Oh has been cut.
Ong Bak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Ong Bak moves into the clinch successfully.
Ong Bak misses with the head strike.
Ong Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
Ong Bak tries a knee to the head but Oh blocks it.
Oh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ong Bak misses with some punches.
Oh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh takes an elbow to the temple.
Ong Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Ong Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh tries to break the clinch but Ong Bak is controlling the position.
Ong Bak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oh avoids it.
Oh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ong Bak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh jumps guard but Ong Bak stands there with Oh around his waist. Oh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dae su Oh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ong Bak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oh blocks an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
Oh taking a breather.
Ong Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ong Bak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ong Bak lands an elbow that stopped Oh in his tracks for a moment.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak won't allow it.
Oh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ong Bak walks away with a smile on his face. Oh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ong Bak moves in looking to clinch but Oh pushes him off.
Oh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh scores with a jab to the head.
Oh lands with a nice body punch.
Oh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh swats away the attempt to clinch by Ong Bak.
Ong Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ong Bak clinches up against the cage.
Ong Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oh's defenses.
Oh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ong Bak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ong Bak.
Oh letting Ong Bak take a breather here.
Ong Bak is pressed up against the cage. Oh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ong Bak down to the mat. Ong Bak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh misses with a body kick.
Ong Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ong Bak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ong Bak lands a nice elbow.
Ong Bak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ong Bak fails to land.
Oh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ong Bak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh is looking to break free of the clinch but Ong Bak has double underhooks.
Oh avoiding damage as Ong Bak throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ong Bak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ong Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ong Bak lands an elbow inside that Oh shrugs off.
Ong Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Oh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ong Bak walks away with a smile on his face. Oh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ong Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Oh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ong Bak is looking to clinch but Oh is avoiding it.

Ong Bak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ong Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ong Bak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh fails to pull guard.
Oh jumps guard but Ong Bak stands there with Oh around his waist. Oh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ong Bak prevents Oh from breaking the clinch.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ong Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ong Bak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ong Bak is stalling here.
Oh wants to get back to striking at distance but Ong Bak won't allow it.
Oh jumps guard but Ong Bak stands there with Oh around his waist. Oh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ong Bak lands a nice elbow.
Oh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ong Bak walks away with a smile on his face. Oh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ong Bak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oh.
Ong Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Oh circles away.
Ong Bak wants to clinch up but Oh keeps it at a distance.
Ong Bak moves out of range as Oh strikes.
Ong Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh swats away the attempt to clinch by Ong Bak.
Oh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ong Bak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh swats away the attempt to clinch by Ong Bak.
Ong Bak is looking to clinch but Oh is avoiding it.

Ong Bak moves into the clinch.
Oh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ong Bak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh dodges an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
Ong Bak prevents a body shot from Oh.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ong Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak won't allow it.
Oh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oh jumps guard but Ong Bak stands there with Oh around his waist. Oh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ong Bak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ong Bak has Oh pressed against the cage, preventing Oh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh is working for takedown but Ong Bak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Ong Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oh's defenses.
Oh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ong Bak's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ong Bak lands an elbow that stopped Oh in his tracks for a moment.
Oh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oh misses with the head strike.
Oh dodges an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
Oh blocks an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
Oh looking for a takedown.
Ong Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Oh has Ong Bak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ong Bak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ong Bak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oh blocks the elbow strike.
Oh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ong Bak walks away with a smile on his face. Oh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ong Bak clinches with his opponent.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Ong Bak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Ong Bak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dae su Oh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oh tries to keep at a distance but Ong Bak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ong Bak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ong Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Oh is trying to break the clinch but Ong Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Ong Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.

Dae su Oh's cut is getting worse.
Oh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ong Bak working aggressively here.
Ong Bak tries to land knees in the clinch but Oh avoids the damage to the body.
Oh takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak holds him up against the cage and eventually Oh drops back down to his feet.
Ong Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Ong Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oh's defenses.
Ong Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ong Bak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ong Bak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oh avoids it.
Oh dodges an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
Ong Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Ong Bak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Ong Bak lands an elbow that stopped Oh in his tracks for a moment.
Oh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ong Bak walks away with a smile on his face. Oh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ong Bak.
A left lands for Oh.
Dae su Oh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Oh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ong Bak drives through and clinches with Oh against the cage.
Oh takes an elbow to the temple.
Ong Bak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ong Bak is breathing heavily.
Ong Bak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ong Bak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oh's efforts to push away.
Oh misses with some punches.
Ong Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ong Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oh's defenses.
Oh fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dae su Oh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ong Bak.
Oh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ong Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oh's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Ong Bak fails to land.
Oh being controlled against the cage.
Ong Bak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ong Bak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ong Bak lands an elbow inside.
Ong Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh blocks an elbow strike.
Ong Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Oh is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ong Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Oh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ong Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Oh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ong Bak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Oh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ong Bak smiles and moves away.
Ong Bak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ong Bak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh throws a shot from downtown. Ong Bak moves away and avoids it.
Ong Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Oh finds it's way through Ong Bak's defenses.

Ong Bak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oh, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh wants to break free but Ong Bak has control.
Ong Bak tries to land a knee to the head but Oh blocks with his arms.
Ong Bak prevents the takedown attempt.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Ong Bak misses with the head strike.
Ong Bak has a couple of punches blocked by Oh.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Ong Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Oh avoiding damage as Ong Bak throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ong Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ong Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ong Bak swings wildly with an uppercut but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh jumps guard but Ong Bak stands there with Oh around his waist. Oh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ong Bak has a couple of punches blocked by Oh.
Ong Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Ong Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oh's defenses.
Oh fails to pull guard.
Oh takes an elbow to the temple.
Ong Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ong Bak is struggling to control the position.
Ong Bak misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ong Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Oh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ong Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Oh wants to get back to striking at distance but Ong Bak won't allow it.
Ong Bak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ong Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak holds him up against the cage and eventually Oh drops back down to his feet.
Oh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh misses with some punches.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ong Bak misses with the head strike.
Oh blocks an elbow strike.
Oh can't break the clinch.
Oh can't break the clinch.
Oh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ong Bak walks away with a smile on his face. Oh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh swats away the attempt to clinch by Ong Bak.
Oh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ong Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ong Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh lands with a nice body punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Ong Bak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dae su Oh's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Oh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh throws a wild body kick that Ong Bak sees coming a mile off.
Oh throws a right hand that Ong Bak ducks under and follows up with a left that Ong Bak also avoids with ease.
Oh with a hook.

Oh tries to keep at a distance but Ong Bak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ong Bak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak holds him up against the cage and eventually Oh drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Ong Bak.
Oh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Ong Bak.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dae su Oh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh has Ong Bak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ong Bak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ong Bak has a couple of punches blocked by Oh.
Ong Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Oh blocks an elbow strike from Ong Bak.
Ong Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Ong Bak lands an elbow inside.
Ong Bak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oh avoids it.
Ong Bak tries to land knees in the clinch but Oh avoids the damage to the body.
Ong Bak slowing the pace effectively.
Ong Bak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ong Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ong Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Oh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ong Bak misses with a knee strike.
Oh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ong Bak throws a punch but it's blocked by Oh.
John Ong Bak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak holds him up against the cage and eventually Oh drops back down to his feet.
Ong Bak working aggressively here.
Oh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ong Bak smiles and moves away.
Ong Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ong Bak moves out of range of the body kick from Oh.
Ong Bak is looking to clinch.
Ong Bak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oh.
Nice straight punches there by Oh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oh.
Ong Bak tries to clinch but Oh is having none of it.
Oh throws a body punch but Ong Bak moves out of range.
Oh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh avoids a punch combination nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ong Bak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dae su Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ong Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ong Bak swings wildly with an uppercut but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ong Bak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ong Bak walks away with a smile on his face. Oh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh swats away the attempt to clinch by Ong Bak.
Oh loads up on a big right hand but Ong Bak slips the punch.
Ong Bak dodges the punch combination from Oh.
Ong Bak fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Oh.
Oh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Oh misses.

Ong Bak clinches up with Oh and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh looking for a takedown.
Oh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oh avoiding damage as Ong Bak throws knees to the body.
Ong Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh is trying to break the clinch but Ong Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Oh tries to pull guard but Ong Bak holds him up against the cage and eventually Oh drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ong Bak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Ong Bak lands a nice elbow.
Ong Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ong Bak misses with a knee to the head.
Ong Bak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oh blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh has a couple of punches blocked by Ong Bak.
Oh is trying to force a seperation but Ong Bak has the dominant position.
Oh fails to pull guard.
Ong Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Oh avoiding damage as Ong Bak throws knees to the body.
Ong Bak throws a head punch that misses.
Oh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oh wants to break free but Ong Bak has control.
Oh is working for takedown but Ong Bak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ong Bak lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ong Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Ong Bak has Oh pressed against the cage, preventing Oh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ong Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ong Bak struggles to land a body shot inside as Oh controls his hands.
Oh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ong Bak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh blocking some punches.
Ong Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Oh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
John Ong Bak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Oh struggles to land a body shot inside as Ong Bak controls his hands.
Oh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ong Bak smiles and moves away.
Oh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ong Bak moves into the clinch.
Oh avoids the elbow strike from Ong Bak, against the cage.
Oh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ong Bak walks away with a smile on his face. Oh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ong Bak avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ong Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ong Bak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oh.
Ong Bak throws a head kick that Oh semi-blocks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ong Bak moves into the clinch.
Oh missing with knees to the body.
Ong Bak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Ong Bak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ong Bak 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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