PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raja Ohri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Romek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Next Episode. Pan Romek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ohri
vs
Romek

180 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

178 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raja Ohri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pan Romek!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romek tries to clinch but Ohri is having none of it.

Ohri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Romek's guard.
Romek wants to stand but Ohri is controlling the position.
Ohri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romek's head.
Romek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romek wants to get back to his feet but Ohri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Romek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ohri is one step ahead there.
Romek wants to stand up but Ohri is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romek is trying to keep Ohri in close.
Ohri stays in close to Romek's body and controls the position.
Ohri postures up and lands a big shot to Romek's brow.
Romek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romek tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Romek is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Ohri gets control of Romek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ohri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ohri 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.
Romek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romek is looking to work some ground and pound but Ohri has wrist control.
Romek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohri doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Romek throws an elbow that misses. Ohri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romek's guard. Nice move by Ohri!

Ohri is in close to Romek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ohri landing some decent shots from guard.
Romek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ohri trying to control but Romek is working from the bottom.
Romek is looking to stand up but Ohri isn't so interested in that idea.
Ohri won't allow Romek to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohri throws a big right hand that misses.
Ohri stops Romek from standing up.
Ohri with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Ohri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ohri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Romek wants to stand but Ohri is controlling the position.
Ohri lands a couple of digs.
Romek has momentary wrist control but Ohri slips an elbow through the middle.
Ohri postures up and lands a big shot to Romek's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ohri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ohri lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romek kicks Ohri off and gets to his feet.

Ohri looking to score a takedown here. Romek is defending well but Ohri drives through and ends up in Romek's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romek trying to keep a closed guard but Ohri is proving a slippery customer.
Ohri trying to control but Romek is working from the bottom.
Ohri prevents Romek from getting back to his feet.
Romek has Ohri pulled in close to control his posture.
Romek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ohri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romek wants to get back to his feet but Ohri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Romek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ohri is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Ohri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Romek swinging wildly here.
Ohri fails to land the takedown.
Romek misses with a double jab

and Ohri decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romek's guard.
Romek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Romek wants to get back to his feet but Ohri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ohri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohri won't allow Romek to get back to his feet.
Romek is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ohri with a nice head shot there.
Romek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ohri is controlling him.
Raja Ohri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romek controls Ohri momentarily but Ohri frees himself.
Ohri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ohri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romek's head.
Romek wants to get back to his feet but Ohri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ohri prevents Romek from getting back to his feet.
Romek is trying to control the position but Ohri postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ohri.
Ohri blocks a leg kick.
Romek misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohri dives in for a single leg takedown but Romek sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raja Ohri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romek misses with a combination

and Ohri counters by clinching up.

Ohri pulls guard effortlessly.
Romek throws a big elbow that misses.
Ohri pulls Romek in to control the position.
Romek wants to control from the top but Ohri keeps moving.
Romek tries to stand but Ohri is controlling from the bottom.
Romek trying to control but Ohri is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ohri kicks Romek off and gets to his feet.
Romek misses with a leg kick

and Ohri counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romek has momentary wrist control but Ohri slips an elbow through the middle.

Ohri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been hearing that Ohri has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ohri distracts Romek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romek throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ohri trying to control but Romek is working from the bottom.
Romek is looking to stand up but Ohri isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohri throwing strikes but missing.
Ohri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ohri trying to control the position from guard on top but Romek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Romek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romek trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ohri won't allow Romek to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Ohri dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.

Romek throws a nice looking combination but Ohri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ohri closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Romek's guard.
Ohri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romek can do to turn this around?
Romek wants to stand and escape but Ohri is having none of it.
Romek keeping moving, preventing Ohri from controlling successfully.
Romek wants to sweep here but Ohri controlling him for the moment.
Romek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ohri is in close to Romek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romek is trying to keep Ohri in close.
Romek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ohri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romek's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohri content to stall in guard here.
Romek wants to stand and escape but Ohri is having none of it.
Ohri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romek has Ohri pulled in close to control his posture.
Ohri postures up and lands a big shot to Romek's brow.
Ohri trying to control but Romek is working from the bottom.
Ohri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ohri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romek wants to sweep here but Ohri controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romek wants to stand and escape but Ohri is having none of it.
Romek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romek has momentary wrist control but Ohri slips an elbow through the middle.
Ohri wants to control from the top but Romek keeps moving.
Romek wants to stand but Ohri is controlling the position.
Ohri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romek throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Romek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ohri is controlling him.
Ohri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romek looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ohri lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ohri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romek is looking to stand up but Ohri isn't so interested in that idea.
Ohri is working Romek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ohri distracts Romek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romek has momentary wrist control but Ohri slips an elbow through the middle.
Romek has momentary wrist control but Ohri slips an elbow through the middle.
Ohri scoring with some ground and pound.
Romek wants to get back to his feet but Ohri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romek's head.
Romek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ohri stops Romek from standing up.
Ohri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romek wants to stand and escape but Ohri is having none of it.
Ohri trying to control the position from guard on top but Romek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ohri is in close to Romek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pan Romek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ohri wants to control from the top but Romek keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ohri landing some decent shots from guard.
Raja Ohri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohri lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Ohri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ohri, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Ohri!
A victorious Raja Ohri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.