PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitel King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ohoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitel King is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

King
vs
Ohoro

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitel King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Ohoro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ohoro moves into the clinch.

Ohoro manages to pull guard.
Ohoro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King wants to pass the guard but Ohoro is keeping the position.
Ohoro is adopting a defensive guard.
King trying to control but Ohoro is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King stands and throws Ohoro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohoro is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.

King tries for a kimura but Ohoro is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Ohoro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoro tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.

Ohoro throws King to one side and escapes!

Ohoro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ohoro is in King's guard.
Ohoro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King is trying to keep Ohoro in close.
Ohoro is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ohoro looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoro trying to control the position here.

King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King wants to control from the top but Ohoro keeps moving.
Ohoro wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ohoro has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. King has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ohoro smiles and moves away.

Ohoro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ohoro stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Ohoro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ohoro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Ohoro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Ohoro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ohoro looks winded!
King wants to get back to full guard.
Ohoro seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to control Ohoro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?

King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King trying to control here.
Ohoro lands strikes from half guard.
My spies in The Hut - $50 inform me that Ohoro has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ohoro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King trying to control here.
Ohoro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Ohoro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King fails with the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ohoro.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ohoro lands a decent elbow from side control.

Ohoro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ohoro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ohoro showed some decent athleticism there.
Ohoro prevents King from improving his position.
Ohoro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ohoro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ohoro wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Michael Ohoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
King tries to get to full guard but Ohoro has control of the leg.
Ohoro winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King is looking for a sweep. Ohoro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ohoro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King gets full guard.
Ohoro postures up.
Ohoro scoring with punches to the head and body.

King has his feet on Ohoro's thighs here. He's pushed Ohoro off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ohoro screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mitel King!