PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 2762 p4p, 4971 weight class) and Carlos Vela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Batu Otgonbayar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Otgonbayar
vs
Vela

180 cm
19
180
3 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
177
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Batu Otgonbayar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Vela!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vela scores with a jab to the body.

Otgonbayar clinches with his opponent.
Otgonbayar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Otgonbayar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Vela manages to break the clinch.

Otgonbayar rushes Vela and presses him up against the cage.
Vela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar blocks an uppercut.
Vela takes a shot to the head.
Otgonbayar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Otgonbayar lands an uppercut.
Otgonbayar gets through Vela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vela fails to land.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vela backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otgonbayar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Otgonbayar.
Vela gets through Otgonbayar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar lands with a short shot to the head.
Otgonbayar scores with a shoulder strike.
Vela tries to throw a body punch but Otgonbayar avoids it by throwing Vela back against the cage.
Vela fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vela tries to score a body lock takedown but Otgonbayar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Otgonbayar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vela backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otgonbayar stalling.
Otgonbayar lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Carlos Vela has been cut.
Vela is working for takedown but Otgonbayar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Batu Otgonbayar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Vela.
Stalling in the clinch from Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar gets through Vela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Vela decides to pull guard.
Otgonbayar wants to stand but Vela is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vela 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.
Vela controlling Otgonbayar's posture.
Otgonbayar preventing the sweep.
Otgonbayar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vela's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vela might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Otgonbayar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Otgonbayar stopping the sweep attempt from Vela.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Batu Otgonbayar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Otgonbayar clinches up with Vela and pushes him back against the cage.

Vela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vela swings widly with a right hand
and Otgonbayar counters with a stiff right hand.
Otgonbayar avoids the body shot from Vela.
Vela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Otgonbayar closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otgonbayar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Vela is rocked!
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vela is still on wobbly legs! Can Otgonbayar finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar pushes Vela against the cage. Otgonbayar is working some dirty boxing. Otgonbayar pushes off with a quick right hook! Vela goes down! Vela tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Otgonbayar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Batu Otgonbayar!