PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heitor Maran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rh Ohm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Rh Ohm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maran
vs
Ohm

178 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heitor Maran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rh Ohm!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ohm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohm looks gassed!

Ohm is looking for a triangle but Maran pushes his legs off easily.
Maran with a nice head shot there.

Maran gets to his feet. Ohm looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ohm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maran.
Maran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maran misses with a series of wild punches.

Maran closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ohm is looking for a sweep.
Maran is chipping away with strikes.

Maran has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Maran lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ohm tries to clinch up but Maran circles away and keeps his distance.

Maran gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ohm keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maran decides to stand back up. Maran steps back and let's Ohm get back to his feet.
Ohm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ohm slips a jab and a cross from Maran.
Maran throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ohm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maran is trying to stand back up but Ohm is controlling him
Ohm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ohm wants to get back to his feet.
Ohm is pressing down on Maran's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maran is holding on for now.
Maran is staying active underneath Ohm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maran tries to kick Ohm off but Ohm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ohm is keen to just control but Maran is a slippery customer.
Maran wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ohm.
Ohm shoots and misses
and Maran counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ohm lands a two punch combo.
Maran works over Ohm's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ohm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ohm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ohm drops an elbow to the side of Maran's head.
Ohm keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maran trying to control from the bottom.

Ohm trying to work for an americana but Maran has managed to regain full guard.
Maran wants to control but Ohm passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maran tries to kick Ohm off but Ohm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ohm wants to take a breather but Maran is having none of it.
Ohm controlling the pace.
Maran gets full guard.
Ohm advances to half guard.
Maran trying to control but Ohm postures up.
Ohm stalling.
Ohm trying to control the action but Maran is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Ohm trying to advance position but Maran counters by regaining guard.
Ohm trying to control the position from guard on top but Maran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ohm is looking to stand up but Maran won't let him.
Ohm preventing the sweep.
Maran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ohm is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ohm shoots in for a double leg but Maran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heitor Maran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maran falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ohm moves into the clinch.
Ohm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maran pulls his leg out and moves away.
Heitor Maran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rh Ohm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ohm shoots and misses
and Maran counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heitor Maran dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Ohm with that takedown attempt.
Maran keeps the fight on the outside.

Maran closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ohm is pressing down on Maran's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Maran drops back looking for a leg! Ohm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ohm manages to kick Maran off! Maran jumps back into Ohm's guard.
Maran wants to get up but he can't break Ohm's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maran's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maran thows a big elbow that misses.
Maran wants to control from the top but Ohm keeps moving.
Maran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ohm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ohm closes the distance and clinches up with Maran, looking for a takedown. Ohm pushes Maran against the cage but Maran circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heitor Maran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rh Ohm.
Maran throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ohm counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maran's guard now.
Maran wants to get back to his feet but Ohm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heitor Maran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ohm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Maran pushes Ohm off and scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Maran does no damage.
A nice combination there by Maran.
Ohm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maran counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohm has his takedown stuffed
and Maran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ohm counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maran!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maran is trying to stand.
Maran is working to get back to half guard.
Maran is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ohm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maran is working to get back to half guard.
Maran throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ohm. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ohm looking to secure an arm triangle but Maran defends it well.
Maran is squirming around, avoiding Ohm's attempts to control the action.

Ohm is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Maran can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Maran is looking to improve his position but Ohm isn't that keen on the idea.
Maran is working hard here to advance position.
Maran is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ohm controlling his opponent.
Maran is desperately trying to improve his position but Ohm has a good base and remains in mount.
Maran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maran is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Ohm.
Ohm avoids the attempt from Maran to control.
Maran working to try and regain half guard.
Ohm looking to control but Maran is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rh Ohm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ohm looks for a takedown but Maran sprawls well.
Maran lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maran.
Maran lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maran.
Maran looks to land a combination. Ohm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maran misses with a series of wild punches.
Maran connects with the punch.
Maran throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ohm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ohm trying to control the pace.
Ohm is thwarting Maran's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Ohm there.
Ohm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maran pushes Ohm off looking to stand but Ohm dives back in and keeps control.
Maran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maran wants to stand up but Ohm is controlling him.

Ohm stands and steps away. Maran gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice sprawl there from Maran as Ohm shoots in.
Maran misses with a double jab.
Ohm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Heitor Maran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rh Ohm.
Maran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ohm circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Maran.
Ohm dodges the punch combination from Maran.
Maran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ohm, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ohm throws a head kick that half lands.
Maran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ohm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heitor Maran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ohm is fending him off so far but Maran persists. Nope, Ohm circles away and we're back to standing.
Ohm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maran misses with a two punch combination.
Maran lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ohm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Ohm gets caught flat footed, as Maran shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ohm is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Maran decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ohm, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maran misses with a series of wild punches.
Maran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ohm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maran has a takedown stuffed.
Maran throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ohm holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Maran jumps into guard, dragging Ohm to the mat.
Ohm trying to control the position from guard on top but Maran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maran wants to get back to his feet but Ohm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maran can't keep his opponent in guard - Ohm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maran punching from the bottom.
Ohm lands strikes from half guard.
Maran is trying to stand back up but Ohm is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maran is trying to maintain the position but Ohm is very close to passing his half guard.

Ohm is working for a kimura but Maran is defending it quite comfortably.
Maran is trying to stand.
Ohm 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.
Ohm working Maran over with strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Maran clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Maran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maran is looking to break free of the clinch but Ohm has double underhooks.

Ohm has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Maran regains guard immediately.
Ohm trying to control the position from guard on top but Maran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maran trying to strike off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rh Ohm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ohm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rh Ohm!