PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Abu Bakhar
vs
Ontario

178 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

192 cm
26
179 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erwin Ontario!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontario throws a leg kick which misses Abu Bakhar's front leg but catches the back leg as Abu Bakhar tries to avoid it.
Ontario lands a lovely overhand right.

Abu Bakhar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abu Bakhar showed some decent athleticism there.
Ontario is doing well to control the position and prevent Abu Bakhar from advancing to side control.
Abu Bakhar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Abu Bakhar is trying to work for a kimura but Ontario is defending well.
Abu Bakhar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abu Bakhar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ontario defending well though.
Abu Bakhar prevents Ontario from standing back up.
Ontario wants to improve his position but Abu Bakhar is controlling well.
Abu Bakhar 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.
Abu Bakhar is thwarting Ontario's attempts to control the position.
Ontario wants to improve his position but Abu Bakhar is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ontario.
Ontario controlling Abu Bakhar's posture.
Abu Bakhar stands up over Ontario, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ontario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abu Bakhar pushes down on Ontario's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Abu Bakhar is thwarting Ontario's attempts to control the position.
Abu Bakhar trying to mount his opponent but Ontario defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ontario is trying to get back to full guard.

Abu Bakhar is working for a submission of some sort.
Ontario is trying to control but can't.
Abu Bakhar prevents Ontario from improving his position.
Ontario wants to control but Abu Bakhar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abu Bakhar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abu Bakhar is thwarting Ontario's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abu Bakhar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abu Bakhar's back!
Ontario scores with strikes from the back.
Ontario is hanging on to Abu Bakhar's back as he tries to escape.
Ontario is not going to allow Abu Bakhar to sit and survive in this position.
Ontario wants to control but Abu Bakhar is keeping busy.
Abu Bakhar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ontario looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abu Bakhar moves into full guard.
Ontario trying to control the position from guard on top but Abu Bakhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abu Bakhar is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ontario controlling the position.
Abu Bakhar wants to pass the guard but Ontario is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ontario bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abu Bakhar's guard.
Ontario trying to control the position from guard on top but Abu Bakhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ontario is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Abu Bakhar wants to improve his position but instead Ontario has moved into half guard.
Abu Bakhar is refusing to be controlled, as Ontario sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abu Bakhar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ontario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ontario's back!
Abu Bakhar gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Erwin Ontario will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ontario's corner calls for a 1-2. Ontario obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ontario lands a nice shot to the body.

Abu Bakhar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ontario to the ground. Abu Bakhar is now in Ontario's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ontario is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ontario is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ontario keeping full guard, as Abu Bakhar tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ontario holds on and takes a little breather.
Ontario looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ontario wants to control but Abu Bakhar passes easily into half guard.
Ontario is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abu Bakhar scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abu Bakhar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ontario has managed to free his arm - good work.

Abu Bakhar is trying to work for a kimura but Ontario is defending well.
Abu Bakhar wants to pass the guard but Ontario is defending well.
Ontario keeping hold of Abu Bakhar's head, controlling as best he can.
Ontario slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ontario looking for a guillotine here but Abu Bakhar defends easily.
Abu Bakhar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ontario wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ontario looking to control.
Abu Bakhar wants to pass the guard but Ontario is keeping the position.
Ontario is trying to control the position but Abu Bakhar postures up.
Abu Bakhar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ontario manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Abu Bakhar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ontario is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario scoring with some ground and pound.
Ontario throws a big elbow that misses.
Ontario trying to control the position from guard on top but Abu Bakhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ontario trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ontario with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abu Bakhar can't keep his opponent in guard - Ontario advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ontario working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ontario lands with a punch from half guard.

Abu Bakhar actively working from the bottom here.
Ontario wants to take a breather but Abu Bakhar is having none of it.
Ontario tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abu Bakhar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abu Bakhar moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ontario stops Abu Bakhar from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ontario trying to control but Abu Bakhar is working from the bottom.
Ontario must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ontario landing with the ground and pound.

Abu Bakhar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ontario is aware though and is defending well.
Ontario seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ontario postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Abu Bakhar has his foot on Ontario's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ontario works his way back into a safe position though.
Ontario lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abu Bakhar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ontario manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Erwin Ontario will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ontario listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abu Bakhar has a takedown stuffed.
Ontario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abu Bakhar moves away.
Abu Bakhar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ontario as he avoids it easily.
Abu Bakhar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abu Bakhar fails with the takedown
and Ontario counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janjalani Abu Bakhar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Ontario slams his shin into Abu Bakhar's torso.
Ontario ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ontario pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abu Bakhar back to the cage. Ontario follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ontario scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ontario as he connects with a hook.
Ontario throws out a powerful jab.
Ontario is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ontario lands a jab to Abu Bakhar's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ontario, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Ontario.
Ontario lands with a good body shot.
Ontario lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ontario, as that shot connected.
Abu Bakhar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ontario cracks Abu Bakhar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Abu Bakhar is rocked!
Ontario cracks Abu Bakhar with a good jab.
Oh Abu Bakhar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ontario lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Abu Bakhar falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ontario dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Ontario!
Erwin Ontario very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.