PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuele Oren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Oren
vs
Ace

180 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuele Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Ace!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ace with that takedown attempt.
Oren with a poor takedown

and Ace counters with a shoot takedown. Oren fights it but they end up in guard.
Ace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oren wants to sweep but no luck.

Oren working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ace has passed into half guard!
Oren has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ace is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ace has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Oren can't escape the position.
Oren bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Oren looking to sit in guard and control but Ace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ace is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oren is breathing heavily.
Ace postures up.
Oren wants to hit a switch here but Ace passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Oren there!
Ace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren tries to lock up and control but Ace gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ace controlling from the full mount.
Oren is desperately trying to improve his position but Ace has a good base and remains in mount.
Oren is working hard here to advance position.
Oren tries to hold on but Ace pushes him away.

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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ace controlling from the full mount.
Oren gets back to half guard.
Oren is trying to get back to full guard.
Ace keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Ace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ace misses with a takedown attempt

and Oren counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ace!
Oren sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oren fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ace blocking the ground and pound.
Ace is squirming around, avoiding Oren's attempts to control the action.
Oren throws some wild stikes that Ace manages to avoid easily.
Oren wants to control the pace but Ace is squirming around nicely.
Ace holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oren tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oren goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ace is on top in guard.
Ace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oren looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Oren wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oren looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ace puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Oren has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ace escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ace!
Oren is trying to control Ace's posture but Ace avoids it.
Oren looking for a sweep but Ace has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Oren is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ace blocks Oren's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Oren is looking to improve his position but Ace isn't that keen on the idea.
Oren manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tom Ace has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oren wants to get back to full guard.
Oren wants to sweep but Ace has passed to side control!
Oren regains half guard.
Oren trying to control here.
Oren won't allow Ace to pass to mount.

Oren is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ace pulls his head out easily.
Oren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuele Oren dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ace shoots and misses

and Oren counters with a shoot takedown. Ace fights it but they end up in guard.
Oren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oren trying to control the position from guard on top but Ace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oren is really struggling to control Ace but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Oren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ace is keeping the position for now.
Oren trying to control the position from guard on top but Ace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Oren or perhaps it was just good defense by Ace which made him look bad.

Ace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oren sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oren works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oren looking for a sweep. Not yet Oren, not yet.
Ace wants to control from the top but Oren keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oren thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Oren pushes a forearm under Ace's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ace is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuele Oren!