PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Enomoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Enomoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De La Soul
vs
Enomoto

169 cm
20
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

FNF Energy - (Sale!)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar De La Soul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felipe Enomoto!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Soul throws an overhand right that lands on Enomoto's shoulder, as Enomoto tries to avoid the shot.
De La Soul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Soul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Enomoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Enomoto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De La Soul wants to get back to his feet.

Enomoto is trying to get an arm triangle but De La Soul is defending well.
De La Soul tries to escape but Enomoto is in control.
Enomoto tries to advance to mount but De La Soul denies him.
De La Soul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Enomoto on the ground.
De La Soul wants to get back to his feet but Enomoto drags him back down.

Enomoto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De La Soul has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Enomoto but great work by De La Soul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enomoto tries to buck De La Soul off but De La Soul is having none of it.
Enomoto taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Enomoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De La Soul scoring with punches and elbows.
Enomoto regains half guard there - taking advantage of De La Soul's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
De La Soul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Enomoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De La Soul is working away from the top position though.
De La Soul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Enomoto is trying to get back to full guard.

Enomoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De La Soul pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Enomoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De La Soul.
Enomoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De La Soul lands a nice short elbow.
De La Soul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De La Soul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Enomoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Enomoto looks gassed!
De La Soul drops an elbow to the side of Enomoto's head.
Enomoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De La Soul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Enomoto's head.
Enomoto is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enomoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from De La Soul.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Soul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Soul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Enomoto needs to keep his hands up - De La Soul had a free shot at his head there.
De La Soul misses with a leg kick.
De La Soul misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Soul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Soul's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De La Soul duly obliges.
Enomoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
De La Soul throws a lazy right hand but Enomoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Soul misses with a double jab.
De La Soul takes a swing at Enomoto's ribcage but misses.
Oscar De La Soul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Enomoto shoots in and bounces De La Soul off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Enomoto stops De La Soul from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enomoto stands up over De La Soul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De La Soul wants to stand and escape but Enomoto is having none of it.

Enomoto 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.
De La Soul is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oscar De La Soul will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Enomoto tries for a takedown but De La Soul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De La Soul misses with a few strikes there.
De La Soul misses with a hook.
Enomoto shoots in but no luck this time.

Enomoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for De La Soul!
De La Soul is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
De La Soul trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enomoto trying to control but De La Soul is having none of it.
BOOM! Enomoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enomoto trying to control but De La Soul is having none of it.
De La Soul wants to try and get back to his feet.
Enomoto tries to control but De La Soul wriggling away.
De La Soul trying desperately to get to his feet.

Enomoto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… De La Soul is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by De La Soul and Enomoto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
De La Soul is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Enomoto asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Enomoto trying to control the action but De La Soul is working from the bottom.
De La Soul is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Enomoto is controlling him well.
De La Soul might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Enomoto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, De La Soul rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Enomoto's guard! Nice work there by De La Soul!
De La Soul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Enomoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De La Soul misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Soul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oscar De La Soul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enomoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De La Soul throws a series of punches but Enomoto moves out of range.
Enomoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oscar De La Soul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Enomoto.
De La Soul misses with a series of wild punches.
De La Soul tries to bum rush Enomoto with a series of wild strikes but Enomoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for De La Soul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enomoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Enomoto there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Enomoto moves in looking to clinch but De La Soul pushes him off.
Enomoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De La Soul.
De La Soul displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Enomoto.
Enomoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De La Soul sprawls well. De La Soul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Enomoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Oscar De La Soul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for De La Soul.
De La Soul lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Soul punishes Enomoto's body with a nice straight punch.
De La Soul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Soul misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar De La Soul dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Enomoto loads up on a big right hand but De La Soul slips the punch.
Enomoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De La Soul throws a nice looking combination but Enomoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De La Soul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Soul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Enomoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De La Soul throws a right and a left that Enomoto avoids nicely.
De La Soul looks to land a left hand but Enomoto moved out of range nicely.
Nice sprawl there from De La Soul as Enomoto shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enomoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De La Soul swivels and escapes.
Oscar De La Soul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Enomoto.
Enomoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Enomoto fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from De La Soul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Soul connects with a body shot.
De La Soul misses with the combination.
Enomoto has a takedown stuffed.
Enomoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Enomoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De La Soul slaps away a takedown attempt from Enomoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De La Soul throws a nice looking combination but Enomoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De La Soul misses with a double jab.
De La Soul stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De La Soul wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Enomoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Soul tries to avoid it but Enomoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Soul to the ground. De La Soul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De La Soul works over Enomoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Enomoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De La Soul.
De La Soul throws a hook but Enomoto blocks it.
Enomoto fails to land the takedown.
De La Soul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enomoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De La Soul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De La Soul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Enomoto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Enomoto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De La Soul is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Oscar De La Soul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felipe Enomoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Enomoto scoring with strikes but De La Soul is staying in there.
De La Soul is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Enomoto cracks De La Soul with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Enomoto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but De La Soul is surviving well by controlling Enomoto's body position as best he can.
De La Soul is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Enomoto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
De La Soul is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Enomoto landing strikes from the mount.
Enomoto with a couple of short strikes.
De La Soul wants to try and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Enomoto.
I think De La Soul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar De La Soul!