PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DK Oakston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and christian sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Oakston
vs
sly

182 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

182 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Future Pharmaceuticals (144 for $10)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DK Oakston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, christian sly!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

sly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oakston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oakston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
sly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oakston has a closed guard, preventing sly from standing up.
sly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oakston has control of sly's left arm, preventing sly from doing any damage.
Oakston looking to hit a scissor sweep but sly is one step ahead there.
sly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oakston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. sly manages to get himself to full guard.
Oakston postures up.
sly managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oakston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
sly blocks a head kick by Oakston.
Oakston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from sly.

Oakston gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows sly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
sly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oakston wants to get back to his feet but sly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
sly tries to stand but Oakston is controlling from the bottom.
sly prevents Oakston from getting back to his feet.
Oakston trying to control the position.
sly tries to stand but Oakston is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oakston is on top in guard.

sly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oakston defends it easily.
sly looks gassed!
sly looking for a sweep. Not yet sly, not yet.
Oakston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

sly looking for a guillotine here but Oakston defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oakston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oakston is looking to work some ground and pound but sly has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston is looking to stand up but sly won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
sly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oakston misses with a takedown

and sly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by sly.
sly trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oakston's guard.
Oakston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oakston keeping moving, preventing sly from controlling successfully.
Oakston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oakston with shots to the head and body - sly looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sly taking shots to the head.
sly tries to lock up and control but Oakston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oakston cracks sly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oakston dominating with strikes here.
sly tries to lock up and control but Oakston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oakston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oakston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oakston cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oakston tries to control but sly wriggling away.
Oakston dominating with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oakston dominating with strikes here.
Oakston looking to finish sly with some ground and pound. This is bad for sly!
sly wants to hold on but Oakston pushes him away.
Oakston controlling from the full mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oakston with shots to the head and body - sly looks very uncomfortable down there.
sly is bucking up trying to escape but Oakston cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
sly is looking to improve his position but Oakston isn't that keen on the idea.
sly tries to lock up and control but Oakston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oakston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oakston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
sly is desperately trying to improve his position but Oakston has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Oakston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oakston lands a heavy elbow.
sly is bucking up trying to escape but Oakston cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oakston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Oakston looking to secure an arm triangle but sly defends it well.
Oakston unloading with bombs!
Oakston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can sly hang on?
Oakston lands a nice shot to the head.
sly is looking to improve his position but Oakston isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns sly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
You get the feeling that sly really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oakston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oakston punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oakston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oakston putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oakston landing strikes from the mount.
Oakston with a couple of short strikes.
Oakston putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
sly is working to get back to half guard.
Oakston looking to control but sly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oakston working the ground and pound effectively.
sly is trying desperately to improve position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
sly throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Oakston is landing with some decent strikes but sly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oakston with shots to the head and body - sly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oakston putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oakston with a couple of short strikes.
sly is looking to get to half guard.
sly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee warns sly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
sly is working to get back to half guard.
Oakston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oakston has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of sly's face.
Oakston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. sly looks a forlorn figure.
Oakston controlling his opponent.
Oakston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as sly is looking to escape.

Oakston has control of sly's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and sly regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by Oakston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DK Oakston dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

sly checks a leg kick.
Oakston with a poor takedown

so sly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
sly chips away with some ground and pound.
sly wants to control from the top but Oakston keeps moving.

Oakston wriggles free and stands up.
Oakston throws a left and a right that both miss

and sly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Oakston makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

sly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oakston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
sly wants to get up but he can't break Oakston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oakston keeping moving, preventing sly from controlling successfully.
Oakston wants to sweep here but sly controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oakston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. sly manages to get himself to full guard.
sly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oakston stands up over sly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Oakston stands and steps away. sly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

sly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oakston wants to get back to his feet.
Oakston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
sly wants to take a breather but Oakston is having none of it.
Oakston keeping hold of sly's head, controlling as best he can.
sly is just content to waste time from the top position. Oakston takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
sly won't allow Oakston to get back to his feet.
DK Oakston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as sly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oakston holds on and takes a little breather.
sly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
sly wants to control from the top but Oakston keeps moving.
Oakston trying to keep a closed guard but sly is proving a slippery customer.
sly won't allow Oakston to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oakston with a poor takedown

and sly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oakston pushes sly off looking to stand but sly dives back in and keeps control.
Oakston trying to control here.
sly thows a huge punch but Oakston dodges it nicely.
sly is thwarting Oakston's attempts to control the position.
sly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oakston keeps working.
sly wants to free his trapped foot but Oakston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oakston 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.
Oakston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oakston.
sly won't allow Oakston to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oakston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
sly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oakston's waist but Oakston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing sly off to one side.
Oakston closes the distance looking to clinch

and sly counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from sly crashes against the mat.
sly is looking to take a break and control but Oakston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oakston sneaks back into half guard.
sly is keen to just control but Oakston is a slippery customer.
Oakston is pressing down on sly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oakston looking for a sweep. Not yet Oakston, not yet.
Oakston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from sly.
Oakston managing to control the position.

sly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oakston misses with a double jab

and sly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oakston won't be happy with that.

sly decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oakston to his feet.
Oakston shoots and misses

and sly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DK Oakston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
sly preventing the sweep.
sly trying to control but Oakston is working from the bottom.
Oakston working a defensive guard here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
sly trying to control but Oakston is working from the bottom.
Oakston pulls sly in to control the position.
sly wanted to stand there but Oakston had control of the position.
sly being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Oakston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
sly tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Oakston decides to stand back up.
Oakston misses with a takedown attempt
and sly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oakston's knee momentarily.
sly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oakston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oakston with a poor takedown

and sly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by sly.
Oakston looking for a sweep. Not yet Oakston, not yet.
sly is pushing down on Oakston's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oakston is fighting to maintain full guard but sly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
sly tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Oakston.
Oakston is controlling sly's trapped leg to prevent sly from advancing to side control.
sly is pressing down on Oakston's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oakston is holding on for now.

Oakston manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oakston misses with a takedown attempt

and sly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

sly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
sly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oakston keeps working.
sly wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Oakston uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
sly trying to control the position from guard on top but Oakston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oakston seems keen to control sly's posture.
sly wants to stand but Oakston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
sly postures up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oakston managing to control the position.
sly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oakston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oakston wants to stand and escape but sly is having none of it.
sly with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oakston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oakston tries for a takedown but sly circles away easily

and sly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oakston keeping hold of sly's head, controlling as best he can.
sly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oakston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
christian sly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for christian sly!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for christian sly!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for christian sly!

christian sly wins by unanimous decision!