PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Sandusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Oyster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandusky comes into the arena with Ice Ice Baby blaring out of the sound system. Earl Oyster will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sandusky
vs
Oyster

170 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Sandusky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Oyster!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oyster misses with an uppercut.
Oyster jabs at Sandusky's body.
Oyster slaps away a takedown attempt from Sandusky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oyster throws a body punch but Sandusky moves out of range.
Sandusky misses with a hook. Oyster ducked under it nicely.
Oyster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oyster ducks under a wild hook from Sandusky.
Oyster tries to bum rush Sandusky with a series of wild strikes but Sandusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oyster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandusky throws a sloppy body shot
and Sandusky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oyster throws a head kick that half lands.
Oyster cracks the inside of Sandusky's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sandusky, as that shot connected.
Sandusky lands a nice shot that snaps Oyster's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyster staying out of range there.
Sandusky lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyster slips a jab from Sandusky.
Sandusky slips a straight right by Oyster.
Sandusky misses with a looping right.
Oyster throws a hook but Sandusky blocks it.
Sandusky scores with a hook.
Sandusky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oyster staying out of range there.
Sandusky throws the left hand but Oyster avoids the punch easily.
Oyster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oyster scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oyster drops his hands momentarily and Sandusky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sandusky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oyster.
Sandusky misses with a takedown
and Oyster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oyster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandusky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oyster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandusky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sandusky 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sandusky is controlling him.
Sandusky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sandusky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oyster is keeping the position for now.
Sandusky trying to control the position from guard on top but Oyster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oyster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandusky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky lands a couple of elbows.
Sandusky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oyster is keeping the position for now.
Sandusky is looking to work some ground and pound but Oyster has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandusky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sandusky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oyster cracks Sandusky with an open hand slap.
Sandusky misses with a body shot
enabling Oyster to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandusky blocks a leg kick.
Oyster jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandusky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sandusky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oyster.
Oyster throws a leg kick that misses.
Sandusky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sandusky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sandusky.
Sandusky stops Oyster from standing up.
Sandusky throws a big right hand that misses.

Oyster is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sandusky has Oyster pressed against the cage, preventing Oyster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oyster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Sandusky.
Oyster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oyster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sandusky up against the cage.
Oyster managing to block the knees to the body from Sandusky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Oyster 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.

Sandusky just misses with a punch to the body.
Oyster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sandusky has a takedown stuffed.
Sandusky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oyster doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandusky misses the target.
Oyster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sandusky misses with a jab to the body
and Oyster counters with an outside leg kick.
Oyster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sandusky's head.
Sandusky takes a swing at Oyster's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Sandusky misses.
Sandusky misses with a takedown
and Oyster counters with a series of strikes. Sandusky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oyster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandusky throws out the jab.

Sandusky forces Oyster back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oyster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyster dodges an elbow strike from Sandusky.
Oyster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oyster.
Sandusky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oyster pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Sandusky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyster misses with a wild combination.
Sandusky checks a leg kick nicely.
Oyster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sandusky circles away quickly and effectively.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandusky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sandusky throws a jab when Oyster was well out of range.
Oyster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oyster looks to land a combination but Sandusky avoids it well.

That's two 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.
Sandusky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandusky digs a good body shot into Oyster's ribs.
Earl Oyster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oyster lands with a kick to the temple. Sandusky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A combination from Oyster does no damage.
Oyster drops his hands momentarily and Sandusky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Oyster.
Oyster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sandusky.
Sandusky jabs at Oyster's body.
Sandusky thows a body shot but no joy.
Oyster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oyster tries to bum rush Sandusky with a series of wild strikes but Sandusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oyster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oyster is breathing heavily.
Sandusky fails to land with a series of punches.
Sandusky looks to land a left hand but Oyster moved out of range nicely.
Sandusky misses with a takedown
and Oyster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandusky's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky throws a hook to the side of Oyster's head but Oyster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandusky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oyster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sandusky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Oyster has one foot on Sandusky's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sandusky takes a swing at Oyster's ribcage but misses.
Sandusky lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandusky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oyster in his tracks.
Sandusky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandusky. Oyster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Sandusky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandusky.
Sandusky shoots in but no luck this time.
Oyster on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandusky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oyster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oyster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sandusky.
Oyster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandusky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Oyster.
Donk. Oyster catches Sandusky right on the button with a cross.
Earl Oyster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sandusky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oyster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Sandusky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oyster's half guard.
Sandusky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oyster regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sandusky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandusky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Sandusky will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oyster throws a combination that misses
and Sandusky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandusky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oyster avoids it really well and circles away.
Sandusky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oyster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandusky's knee momentarily.
Oyster scores with a decent looking hook.
Oyster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandusky connects with a nice looking jab.
Oyster scores with a three punch combo!
Oyster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oyster scores with a jab. Sandusky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oyster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sandusky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sandusky swings wildly with an uppercut but Oyster uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandusky.
Sandusky missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky tries to land knees in the clinch but Oyster avoids the damage to the body.
Sandusky wants a takedown but no success here.

Sandusky breaks from the clinch.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Sandusky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sandusky stays in close to Oyster's body and controls the position.
Sandusky tries to free his leg and advance position but Oyster is retaining full guard.
Sandusky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandusky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oyster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Sandusky is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Oyster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Oyster has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gary Sandusky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandusky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sandusky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oyster's head.
Oyster is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oyster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandusky stops Oyster from getting back to his feet.
Oyster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandusky wants to take a breather but Oyster is having none of it.
Sandusky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sandusky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Sandusky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyster throws a right hand that Sandusky ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandusky also avoids with ease.
Sandusky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oyster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandusky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oyster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sandusky misses with a hook. Oyster ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Oyster misses.
A nice combination there by Oyster.
Oyster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandusky counters with a left to the body.
Sandusky fails with the takedown.
Oyster misses with the combination.
Sandusky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oyster as he avoids it easily.
Oyster swinging wildly here.

Sandusky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sandusky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

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 Gary Sandusky.
I think Sandusky 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Sandusky!