PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Inas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Osteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inas comes into the arena with Rage Against The Machine: Killing In The Name blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Osteri's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones - Symphaty For The Devil. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Inas
vs
Osteri

180 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
163 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Inas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Markku Osteri!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Osteri momentarily.
Osteri misses with a straight right.
Inas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osteri cracks a nice hook into Inas's ribs.
Inas misses with an uppercut. Osteri saw that one coming.
Inas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Osteri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Inas.
Osteri missing with a left hand there. Inas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Osteri. Those never looked like landing.
Inas scores with a jab to the head.
Osteri slips a jab from Inas.
Inas cracks a nice hook into Osteri's ribs.
Osteri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inas.
A head kick misses from Osteri.
Inas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Osteri throws a nice looking combination but Inas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Osteri instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Inas.
A frustrated look appears on Osteri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inas lands a hook that snaps the head of Osteri backwards.

Osteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Inas swings for the body but Osteri moves out of range.
Inas moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Osteri thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osteri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inas scores with a jab to the body.
Osteri looks gassed!
Inas lands a nice hook to Osteri's body. Osteri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Inas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Markku Osteri has been cut.
Osteri misses with a combination
and Inas counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Osteri is rocked!
Inas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osteri is still on wobbly legs! Can Inas finish him?
Inas catches Osteri with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Osteri forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oliver Inas!