PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki has chosen National Anthem Of Japan as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Oven
vs
Kusimuki

185 cm
28
195 lbs
12 - 7 - 2

180 cm
30
190 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, George Oven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusimuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kusimuki throws a head kick but Oven moves out of range.
Oven just misses with a punch to the body.
Oven closes the distance and clinches up with Kusimuki, looking for a takedown. Oven pushes Kusimuki against the cage but Kusimuki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kusimuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oven.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kusimuki.
Oven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kusimuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Kusimuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oven with a nice cross.
Kusimuki ducks under a wild hook from Oven.
Kusimuki misses with a low kick.
Kusimuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kusimuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Oven does it's job there.
Oven lands a nice shot to the body.
Oven throws a body punch but Kusimuki moves out of range.
Kusimuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Oven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oven connects with a single shot there.
Kusimuki throws a head kick that misses

and Oven decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kusimuki's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oven throwing strikes but missing.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oven 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.
Oven is really struggling to control Kusimuki but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oven preventing the sweep.
Kusimuki trying to control the position.
Kusimuki managing to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oven shoots in and drives through. Kusimuki sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Oven as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Kusimuki misses its intended target.
Kusimuki throws a leg kick

and Oven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kusimuki's guard now.
Kusimuki keeping moving, preventing Oven from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kusimuki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kusimuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kusimuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oven sitting in guard, not really doing much.

We're going to have a standup here because George Oven wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oven misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Oven misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oven punishes Kusimuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Oven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oven lands a right hook to the body.
Oven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kusimuki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oven.
Oven throws a leg kick but Kusimuki checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusimuki throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusimuki slips under a jab.
Kusimuki throws a leg kick
and Oven counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Oven 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.

Oven lands a glancing blow to the side of Kusimuki's head.
Kusimuki misses the shot to the body.
Kusimuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oven checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kusimuki is looking to clinch but Oven is avoiding it.
Kusimuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oven misses with a hook. Kusimuki ducked under it nicely.
Kusimuki misses with a left hand

and Oven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kusimuki's guard now.
Kusimuki pulls Oven in close to his closed guard and prevents Oven from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oven trying to control but Kusimuki is working from the bottom.
Kusimuki wants to sweep here but Oven controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Oven wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oven lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oven scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kusimuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kusimuki. That did some damage!
A big right from Kusimuki misses.
Oven dives in and grabs Kusimuki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kusimuki pushes down on Oven's head and hops out.
Kusimuki throws a leg kick but Oven sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses with an uppercut. Oven saw that one coming.
Kusimuki leaves Oven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oven tries to bum rush Kusimuki with a series of wild strikes but Kusimuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oven moves away from the strike by Kusimuki.
Nice uppercut lands for Oven. That snapped Kusimuki's head back.
Kusimuki is looking to land body kicks.
Oven just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusimuki misses with a head kick.
Kusimuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kusimuki avoids the body shot from Oven.
Oven fails to land with a series of punches.

Kusimuki gets caught napping as Oven dives in and scores a takedown. Kusimuki manages to retain guard.
Oven won't allow Kusimuki to sweep him here.
Kusimuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kusimuki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kusimuki keeping moving, preventing Oven from controlling successfully.
Kusimuki wants to sweep here but Oven controlling him for the moment.
Oven landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki wants to sweep here but Oven controlling him for the moment.
Kusimuki trying to keep a closed guard but Oven is proving a slippery customer.
Kusimuki 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kusimuki throws a head kick but Oven moves out of range.
Oven moves out of range of the body kick from Kusimuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusimuki moves out of range as Oven throws a body kick.
Kusimuki thows a leg kick but Oven checks it
and Kusimuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Oven dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kusimuki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
George Oven is winning the standup battle so far.
Kusimuki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oven connects with the punch.
Oven blocks a head kick by Kusimuki.
Oven lands with a right hand.
Kusimuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oven.
Nice straight punches there by Oven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oven.
Oven misses with a head kick.
Kusimuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kusimuki lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Oven.
Oven with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Oven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oven.
Kusimuki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oven is out of range and Kusimuki settles back down.
Oven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kusimuki circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Kusimuki is predictable there
and Oven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oven tests Kusimuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses with a hook.
Oven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oven connects with a crisp jab.
Kusimuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kusimuki. Kusimuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kusimuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oven is looking to slow Kusimuki down with leg kicks.
Oven loads up on a big right hand but Kusimuki slips the punch.
Kusimuki moves to clinch but Oven breaks away
and Oven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kusimuki thinking.
Kusimuki takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven clobbers Kusimuki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oven lands a nice looking body shot.
Kusimuki throws a looping overhand right but Oven ducks down to avoid it.
Kusimuki gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Kusimuki tries to sprawl but Oven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oven trying to control from half guard but Kusimuki is working away.
Oven winds up and cracks Kusimuki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kusimuki gets back to full guard.
Oven looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oven wants to control from the top but Kusimuki keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oven wants to pass the guard but Kusimuki is keeping the position.
George Oven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kusimuki keeping moving, preventing Oven from controlling successfully.
Oven throwing strikes from guard but Kusimuki blocks nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Oven wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kusimuki misses with a leg kick
and Oven counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oven, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oven fails to land the takedown.
Kusimuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Oven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Oven!
Our winner, George Oven, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.