PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Khamenei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shea Ohmsford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shea Ohmsford has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hassan Khamenei's chin.

Khamenei
vs
Ohmsford

173 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Khamenei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shea Ohmsford!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamenei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ohmsford throws a head kick but Khamenei moves out of range.
Ohmsford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ohmsford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Khamenei.
Ohmsford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Ohmsford has Khamenei up against the cage in a clinch.

Ohmsford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ohmsford - that will leave a mark!
Shea Ohmsford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ohmsford.
Khamenei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khamenei sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khamenei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Khamenei shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Khamenei works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamenei thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Khamenei 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.
Ohmsford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khamenei tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Khamenei throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Khamenei throwing strikes here but Ohmsford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Khamenei looking to control but Ohmsford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamenei thowing shots but they're missing.
Khamenei landing strikes, looking to finish!
Khamenei looking to finish with strikes here!
Khamenei looking to control but Ohmsford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khamenei throwing strikes but Ohmsford uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Khamenei uses his free foot to push down on Ohmsford's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ohmsford.
Khamenei trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ohmsford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamenei content just to control the position here.
Khamenei tries to control but Ohmsford wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Khamenei there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Khamenei tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ohmsford is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Khamenei is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ohmsford has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Khamenei looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ohmsford has given up his back. Will we see Khamenei going for some submissions?

Khamenei is persistently looking for the submission but Ohmsford is defending it well.
Ohmsford wants to escape the position.
Ohmsford covering up well under a series of strikes from Khamenei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Khamenei dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ohmsford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khamenei.
Khamenei throws a body shot but no joy.
Khamenei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ohmsford can do to turn this around?
Khamenei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ohmsford avoids it really well and circles away.
Ohmsford tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohmsford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ohmsford cracks the inside of Khamenei's front leg.
Khamenei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohmsford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Khamenei shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khamenei showed some decent athleticism there.
Khamenei is trying to control the action in half guard but Ohmsford is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ohmsford won't allow Khamenei to pass to mount.
We've been informed that Ohmsford has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Khamenei thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ohmsford's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamenei content to control rather than advance.
Khamenei is trying to control. Ohmsford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Khamenei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khamenei trying to control the action but Ohmsford is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khamenei content to control rather than advance.
Khamenei is looking to take a break and control but Ohmsford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hassan Khamenei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khamenei trying to pass the guard but Ohmsford defending well.
Khamenei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ohmsford is refusing to be controlled, as Khamenei sits in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Khamenei throws an off balance right hand
and Ohmsford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khamenei on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamenei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Ohmsford.
Ohmsford delivers a nice body kick.
Khamenei tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ohmsford defends well and Khamenei ends up having to push Ohmsford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ohmsford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ohmsford duly obliges.
Khamenei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ohmsford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khamenei appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ohmsford is breathing heavily.
Khamenei blocks a head kick by Ohmsford.
Ohmsford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khamenei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Ohmsford.
Khamenei misses with an uppercut. Ohmsford saw that one coming.
Khamenei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ohmsford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khamenei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khamenei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ohmsford. Ohmsford obviously looking to wear him down.
Khamenei throws a looping overhand right but Ohmsford ducks down to avoid it.
Ohmsford throws a counter combo.
Khamenei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamenei throws out a loose jab but Ohmsford uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khamenei throws the left hand but Ohmsford avoids the punch easily.
Ohmsford throws a series of punches but Khamenei moves out of range.
Ohmsford moves in looking to clinch but Khamenei pushes him off.
Ohmsford throws a head kick that Khamenei semi-blocks.
Sloppy strikes from Khamenei. Those never looked like landing.

Khamenei shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khamenei in particular looking to stall.
Khamenei frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shea Ohmsford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Some wild striking there from Khamenei.
Khamenei throws a hook but Ohmsford avoids it easily.
Ohmsford throws a nice head kick!
Khamenei shoots in but Ohmsford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shea Ohmsford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khamenei throws a series of punches but Ohmsford avoids them all with ease.
Ohmsford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khamenei is out of range and Ohmsford settles back down.
Ohmsford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khamenei throws a big shot that misses.
Ohmsford slaps away a takedown attempt from Khamenei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohmsford throws a head kick that misses.
Ohmsford scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ohmsford!
Ohmsford goes for a double leg but Khamenei avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khamenei continues to drive forward.
Khamenei changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khamenei just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khamenei throws a right and a left that Ohmsford avoids nicely.
Khamenei is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ohmsford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamenei checks a low kick from Ohmsford.
Ohmsford scores with a head kick.
Ohmsford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ohmsford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khamenei tries to counter with a takedown but Ohmsford is quick to defend against it.

Khamenei fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ohmsford to the ground. Khamenei is now in Ohmsford's guard.
Ohmsford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khamenei.
Khamenei works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Khamenei tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ohmsford knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Khamenei is working for a kimura but Ohmsford is defending it quite comfortably.
Khamenei not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford is staying active underneath Khamenei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khamenei content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khamenei connects with a nice short shot to Ohmsford's temple.
Khamenei is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Khamenei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khamenei working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khamenei throws a strike but Ohmsford avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Khamenei engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khamenei trying to control but Ohmsford is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ohmsford trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khamenei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hassan Khamenei.
I think Khamenei 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan Khamenei!