PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ohil Bahaly (ranked 23940 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Ubercutt (ranked 3766 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bahaly
vs
Ubercutt

180 cm
24
162 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

176 cm
31
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ohil Bahaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Ubercutt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bahaly moves into range and clinches up with Ubercutt.
Ubercutt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ubercutt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bahaly wants to clinch.

Ubercutt has Bahaly up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bahaly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ubercutt lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Ohil Bahaly has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly tries to land knees in the clinch but Ubercutt avoids the damage to the body.
Bahaly is looking to control Ubercutt's arms but Ubercutt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bahaly has his back to the cage.
Ubercutt taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bahaly throws an elbow but misses.
Ubercutt lands with a left to the head.
Bahaly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bahaly.

Ubercutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ubercutt pushes Bahaly up against the cage in a clinch.

Ubercutt jumps guard and drags Bahaly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly stops Ubercutt from standing up.

Ubercutt wriggles free and stands up.
Bahaly moves to clinch but Ubercutt breaks away
and Ubercutt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ubercutt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bahaly takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ubercutt forces Bahaly back against the cage and clinches.
Ubercutt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bahaly.

Ubercutt pulls Bahaly into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubercutt is adopting a defensive guard.
Bahaly wants to control from the top but Ubercutt keeps moving.
Ubercutt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ubercutt stands up from Bahaly's guard - Ubercutt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ohil Bahaly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ubercutt gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ubercutt breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ubercutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bahaly tries to clinch but Ubercutt moves out of range.
Bahaly is looking to clinch.
Bahaly doesn't manage to clinch there - Ubercutt circles away.
Ubercutt lands a nice looking body shot.
Bahaly is looking to clinch.
Bahaly tries to clinch up.
Ubercutt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Ubercutt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bahaly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bahaly tries to get out of the position.
Ubercutt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Ubercutt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ohil Bahaly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ubercutt darts in and clinches Bahaly up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ubercutt as the two fighters clinch.

Ubercutt decides to pull guard.
Bahaly trying to control but Ubercutt is working from the bottom.
Ubercutt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaly wants to stand and escape but instead Ubercutt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ubercutt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ubercutt stands up from Bahaly's guard - Ubercutt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ubercutt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ubercutt gets a clinch.

Ubercutt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ubercutt moves into range and clinches up with Bahaly.
Bahaly pushes off an throws an elbow but Ubercutt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ubercutt just leaning against Bahaly, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ubercutt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ubercutt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Ubercutt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bahaly being controlled here momentarily.

Ubercutt pushes Bahaly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ohil Bahaly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahaly tries to clinch there but Ubercutt circles away.

Bahaly rushes Ubercutt and presses him up against the cage.
Bahaly is trying to stall.
Bahaly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubercutt gets through Bahaly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ubercutt scores with a shot to the side of Bahaly's head.
Ubercutt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bahaly looking to slow down the pace here.

Ubercutt decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ubercutt holds on and takes a little breather.
Ubercutt wants to stand and escape but Bahaly is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubercutt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Ubercutt scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Ubercutt clinches up against the cage.
Ubercutt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ubercutt blocks an elbow strike from Bahaly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bahaly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Bahaly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Ubercutt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ohil Bahaly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Bahaly gets tackled into the cage by Ubercutt. Ubercutt maintains the clinch.
Bahaly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bahaly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Ubercutt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ubercutt moves into the clinch successfully.
Bahaly misses with an elbow strike.
Bahaly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johan Ubercutt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubercutt throws a punch but it's blocked by Bahaly.
Still in the clinch, Ubercutt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ubercutt presses Bahaly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Ubercutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bahaly is looking to clinch but Ubercutt is avoiding it.

Ubercutt darts in and clinches Bahaly up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ubercutt.
Ubercutt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bahaly looking to slow down the pace here.
Bahaly takes a shot to the head.
Ubercutt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubercutt blocks an elbow strike from Bahaly.
Bahaly looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bahaly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ubercutt's brow.

Ubercutt pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ubercutt is on top in guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ubercutt lands a couple of digs.
Ubercutt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Ubercutt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bahaly is working an open guard so Ubercutt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Ubercutt gets a clinch.
Ubercutt blocks an elbow strike from Bahaly.
Bahaly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ubercutt is defending well for now.
Bahaly misses with an elbow over the top.
Bahaly controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bahaly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ubercutt's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubercutt blocks an elbow strike.
Ubercutt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bahaly backwards.
Ubercutt avoids the elbow strike from Bahaly, against the cage.
Bahaly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Ubercutt.
Bahaly tries to stall but Ubercutt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bahaly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ubercutt taking a breather.
Ubercutt blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Ubercutt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ubercutt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Ubercutt!
An out of breath Johan Ubercutt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.