PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Rambooo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Oneill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rambooo
vs
Oneill

195 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Rambooo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ash Oneill!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneill shoots in looking for a takedown. Rambooo tries to sprawl out of it but Oneill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rambooo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oneill throws a head kick that misses.
Oneill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rambooo pinned against the cage. Rambooo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rambooo stuffs the takedown.
John Rambooo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Oneill.

Oneill moves into the clinch successfully.
Rambooo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rambooo slows down the pace here.
Rambooo is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rambooo drags the fight down to the ground.
Rambooo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rambooo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oneill throwing strikes from guard but Rambooo blocks nicely.
Rambooo keeping full guard, as Oneill tries to pass.
Rambooo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rambooo tries to get out of the position.
Rambooo pulls Oneill in close to prevent any damage.
Rambooo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneill being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Rambooo.
Oneill throws a series of punches but Rambooo moves out of range.
Rambooo blocks a head kick by Oneill.
Oneill throws a sloppy head kick and Rambooo moves out of range easily.

Oneill gets tackled into the cage by Rambooo. Rambooo maintains the clinch.
Oneill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rambooo misses with a body punch.
Oneill throws a head punch that misses.
Rambooo digs a right hand underneath Oneill's ribcage. Oneill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oneill wants to take the fight to the mat but Rambooo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Oneill manages to break the clinch.
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!

Rambooo closes the distance and pushes Oneill back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill jumps guard but Rambooo stands there with Oneill around his waist. Oneill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oneill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rambooo's elbow.
Oneill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rambooo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oneill looks winded!
Rambooo avoiding damage.
Rambooo jumps guard but Oneill stands there with Rambooo around his waist. Rambooo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oneill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rambooo.

Rambooo pulls guard effortlessly.
Oneill stopping the sweep attempt from Rambooo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambooo wants to get back to his feet but Oneill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rambooo has his hands on Oneill's head, controlling the position.
Rambooo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oneill is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oneill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rambooo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oneill has managed to get both his arms back between Rambooo's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rambooo dominated that round.
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.

Rambooo gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambooo is controlling the pace.
Oneill wants to sweep but Rambooo has passed to side control!
Rambooo just content to control the position.
Oneill is trying to control Rambooo's posture but Rambooo avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rambooo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oneill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oneill tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rambooo easily slips into full mount!
Rambooo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oneill is squirming around, avoiding Rambooo's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rambooo lands a nice shot to the head.
Oneill is trying desperately to improve position.
Rambooo controlling from mount.

Rambooo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Oneill to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Oneill shrugs it off.
Rambooo controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill is trying desperately to improve position.
Oneill sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Oneill looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Rambooo there.
Rambooo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambooo controlling the pace.
Rambooo trying to mount his opponent but Oneill defends it.
Oneill is concentrating on defense, preventing Rambooo from advancing position.
Oneill is looking to control Rambooo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oneill avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Rambooo.

Rambooo drives through with a takedown into Oneill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Oneill is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rambooo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rambooo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Rambooo has a takedown stuffed.
Oneill tries to clinch but Rambooo is having none of it.
Oneill is looking to chop away at Rambooo's legs.

Rambooo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oneill on his heels. He'll look to pass Oneill's guard now, I'm sure.
Rambooo is looking to stand up but Oneill won't let him.
Oneill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rambooo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rambooo advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill is looking to improve his position.
Rambooo stalling.
Oneill wants to control but Rambooo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rambooo trying to control the action but Oneill is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oneill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Oneill gets caught napping as Rambooo dives in and scores a takedown. Oneill manages to retain guard.

Oneill is looking for a triangle but Rambooo pushes his legs off easily.
Oneill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambooo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambooo trying to control but Oneill is working from the bottom.

Oneill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rambooo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oneill looking for a sweep. Not yet Oneill, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rambooo wanted to stand there but Oneill had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Rambooo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oneill tries to clinch up
and Rambooo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Rambooo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oneill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rambooo controls the position from side control.

Rambooo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oneill to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rambooo with that takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Oneill.

Rambooo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oneill's half guard.
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!
Rambooo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rambooo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ash Oneill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Rambooo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rambooo trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Rambooo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rambooo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

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