PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Osorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meru Otonashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osorio comes to the cage accompanied by Run to the Hills. Otonashi has chosen Kuusou Rumba (GSZS OP1 Ver.) as his entrance music. Meru Otonashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Osorio
vs
Otonashi

187 cm
29
217 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

185 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Osorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Meru Otonashi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A jab-cross combination lands for Osorio and sends Otonashi crashing to the mat! Osorio follows him down to the mat - Otonashi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Meru Otonashi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osorio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Osorio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Otonashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Otonashi is positioning himself well to prevent Osorio advancing to mount.
Osorio trying to control the action but Otonashi is working from the bottom.
Otonashi is concentrating on defense, preventing Osorio from advancing position.
Osorio trying to control from half guard but Otonashi is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hector Osorio.
Otonashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osorio manages to avoid it.
Osorio tries to clinch but Otonashi is having none of it.

Otonashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Osorio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Otonashi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osorio wants to improve his position but Otonashi is controlling well.
Osorio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Otonashi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Osorio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Otonashi postures up in Osorio's guard and throws a big left but Osorio blocks it.
Otonashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Osorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otonashi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Osorio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Osorio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Otonashi scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Otonashi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Osorio has his hands on Otonashi's head, controlling the position.
Otonashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Osorio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Otonashi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Osorio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Otonashi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Osorio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Otonashi is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osorio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Osorio slips a straight right by Otonashi.
Osorio connects with an inside leg kick.
Otonashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Otonashi misses with a wild body shot.
Osorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Otonashi.
Otonashi wants to slow Osorio down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circle, before Otonashi throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Osorio's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Otonashi lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Meru Otonashi!