PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Owinashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Aliwad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Owinashi
vs
Aliwad

203 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Owinashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ali Aliwad!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliwad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Owinashi rushes Aliwad and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Owinashi.
A body shot lands from Owinashi.
Owinashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Owinashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owinashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Owinashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aliwad looks winded!
Owinashi lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ali Aliwad has been cut.
Owinashi pushes Aliwad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Owinashi cracks Aliwad with a nice body shot.
Owinashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aliwad or not.
Owinashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aliwad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Owinashi.
Owinashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aliwad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aliwad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aliwad takes a shot to the head.
Owinashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aliwad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Owinashi landing knees to the body.
Owinashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Owinashi.
Owinashi working Aliwad over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owinashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Owinashi.
Nice body punch from Owinashi - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owinashi lands a body shot.
Owinashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Owinashi is working Aliwad over against the cage.
Owinashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Aliwad won't want to take too many of those.
Owinashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Owinashi.
Owinashi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Owinashi.
Owinashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Owinashi scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Owinashi.
Owinashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Owinashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Owinashi obliges.
Owinashi lands a knee to the body.
Owinashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aliwad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owinashi scores a nice knee to the body.
Owinashi working Aliwad over with knees to the body.
Owinashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aliwad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Owinashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That has opened up Ali Aliwad's cut even more.
Owinashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Owinashi.
Owinashi lands an elbow just above Aliwad 's eye.
Owinashi lands a shoulder strike.
Owinashi presses Aliwad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aliwad takes an elbow to the temple.
Owinashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Owinashi crunches a lovely knee into Aliwad's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Owinashi.
Good body shot from Owinashi.
Owinashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Owinashi scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Owinashi as the two fighters clinch.
Owinashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Owinashi lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owinashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Aliwad won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owinashi.

The cut above Ali Aliwad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Owinashi.
Owinashi is working Aliwad over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Owinashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Owinashi landing knees to the body.
Owinashi works on Aliwad's body with a couple of short punches.
Owinashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Owinashi crunches a lovely knee into Aliwad's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Owinashi.
Owinashi lands a body punch.
Owinashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Owinashi.
Aliwad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Owinashi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Owinashi.
Owinashi lands with a left to the head.
Owinashi lands an uppercut.

Ali Aliwad's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owinashi lands a body punch.
Owinashi pushes Aliwad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owinashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Owinashi crunches a lovely knee into Aliwad's ribcage.
Owinashi lands an elbow inside that Aliwad shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ali Aliwad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Owinashi!