PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spishak's entrance music is Sleeping with Sirens. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spishak
vs
Oarsman

185 cm
34
216 lbs
14 - 20 - 0

190 cm
29
222 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Spishak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spishak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oarsman wants to clinch up but Spishak keeps it at a distance.
Oarsman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Spishak gets a clinch.
Oarsman misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Spishak.

Spishak breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Oarsman. Those never looked like landing.
Spishak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spishak lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Spishak.

Spishak clinches up with Oarsman and pushes him back against the cage.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spishak avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spishak misses with a punch on the inside.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow.
Spishak lands a hook that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
Oarsman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oarsman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak avoids a wild elbow strike from Oarsman.
Oarsman scores a nice knee to the body.
Spishak tries to stall but Oarsman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oarsman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spishak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
Spishak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oarsman is defending well.
Oarsman tries to throw a body punch but Spishak avoids it by throwing Oarsman back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oarsman.
Knees to the body from Oarsman.
Spishak is breathing heavily.

Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oarsman moves in looking to clinch but Spishak pushes him off.
Oarsman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spishak moves away.
Spishak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Spishak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spishak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Spishak catches Oarsman right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak throws a lazy uppercut
and Spishak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spishak misses with a lunging right hand
and Oarsman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spishak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosmo Oarsman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oarsman avoids the body shot from Spishak.

Oarsman takes the fight into the clinch.
Spishak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Oarsman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oarsman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spishak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oarsman can turn it around.
Oarsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oarsman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spishak has Oarsman pressed against the cage.
Oarsman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spishak tries to pull guard but Oarsman holds him up against the cage and eventually Spishak drops back down to his feet.
Oarsman avoiding damage as Spishak throws knees to the body.
Spishak lands an elbow inside that Oarsman shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spishak misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Spishak breaks the clinch.
Spishak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Oarsman clinches.
Spishak blocks an uppercut.
Spishak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Cosmo Oarsman has been cut.
Spishak working aggressively here.
Oarsman can't find room to land a body shot as Spishak controls the action.

Spishak breaks the clinch.
Spishak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spishak lands a head kick!
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spishak scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oarsman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Oarsman clinches.
Spishak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oarsman's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Spishak.
Spishak throws an elbow but it misses.
Spishak blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Spishak throws a head punch that misses.
Oarsman throws an elbow but it misses.

Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spishak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oarsman takes a swing at Spishak's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Spishak misses the target.
Spishak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spishak thuds his right hand into Oarsman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spishak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spishak with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Spishak has closed the distance and engaged Oarsman in a clinch.
Spishak avoids the elbow strike from Oarsman, against the cage.
Spishak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spishak dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Spishak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Oarsman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spishak drives through and clinches with Oarsman against the cage.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Spishak, against the cage.

Spishak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Oarsman has managed to clinch.
Oarsman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oarsman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spishak has had enough of the clinch but Oarsman keeps him there for the moment.
Spishak blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Spishak trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
Oarsman struggles to land a body shot inside as Spishak controls his hands.
Oarsman avoids a wild elbow strike from Spishak.

Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spishak moves into the clinch.
Oarsman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oarsman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Sammy Spishak has been cut.
Spishak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spishak fails to pull guard.

Spishak breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak throws out a loose jab but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spishak throws a good cross that connects.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Spishak misses with a wild body shot.
Spishak swats away the attempt to clinch by Oarsman.
Spishak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oarsman wants to clinch up but Spishak keeps it at a distance.
Spishak tries to counter with a takedown but Oarsman is quick to defend against it.
Oarsman keeps the fight on the outside.
Spishak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spishak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oarsman can do to turn this around?
Spishak wants to clinch.
Spishak moves out of range of the body kick.
Oarsman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Sammy Spishak is winning the standup battle so far.

Oarsman moves into the clinch.
Oarsman prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak misses with an elbow strike.
Spishak working hard to break the clinch.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oarsman digs a right hand into Spishak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spishak's gas tank.
Oarsman landing knees to the body.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside that Spishak shrugs off.
Spishak avoids a wild elbow strike from Oarsman.
Spishak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oarsman is keeping busy.
Oarsman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spishak's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Oarsman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spishak lands an elbow just above Oarsman 's eye.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside.
Oarsman prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Spishak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oarsman pushes Spishak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oarsman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Oarsman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sammy Spishak's cut is getting worse.
Oarsman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oarsman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Oarsman.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oarsman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spishak.
Spishak working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Oarsman as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Oarsman.
Oarsman scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oarsman.
Oarsman is working Spishak over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oarsman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spishak takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
Spishak tries to pull guard but Oarsman holds him up against the cage and eventually Spishak drops back down to his feet.
Oarsman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oarsman connects with a knee to the head.
Oarsman pushes Spishak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oarsman throws an elbow but misses.
Oarsman working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Spishak is rocked!

Sammy Spishak's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Spishak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spishak swings wildly with an uppercut but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oarsman lands a body punch.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow.
Oarsman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spishak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spishak seems to have got his legs back now.

Spishak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cosmo Oarsman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oarsman lands with a straight right. Spishak didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cosmo Oarsman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spishak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oarsman's corner calls for a 1-2. Oarsman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spishak lands a head kick. Oarsman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spishak misses with a hook. Oarsman ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Spishak.
Oarsman slips under a jab from Spishak.
Oarsman throws out a counter right but Spishak avoids it with no problem.

Oarsman closes the distance and pushes Spishak back into the cage.
Spishak throws an elbow that misses.
Spishak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oarsman's elbow.
Nice body punch from Spishak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spishak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman misses with a punch on the inside.
Oarsman tries a body shot but Spishak blocks it.

Spishak jumps guard.

Spishak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oarsman defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman wants to get up but he can't break Spishak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Spishak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oarsman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Oarsman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spishak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oarsman has managed to get both his arms back between Spishak's legs - danger averted.

Oarsman gets to his feet - Spishak follows without any prompting.

Oarsman has Spishak up against the cage in a clinch.
Oarsman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spishak backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman tries a knee to the head but Spishak blocks it.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Oarsman as the two fighters clinch.
Oarsman blocks an elbow strike.
Oarsman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside.
Spishak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oarsman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spishak.
Spishak avoiding damage as Oarsman throws knees to the body.
Spishak tries to pull guard but Oarsman won't allow it.
Spishak prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spishak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spishak tries to stall but Oarsman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spishak is trying to break the clinch but Oarsman is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spishak.
Oarsman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spishak blocks it with crossed arms.
Spishak lands an elbow inside that Oarsman shrugs off.
Oarsman has a couple of punches blocked by Spishak.
Oarsman throws a punch but it's blocked by Spishak.
Spishak tries to land knees in the clinch but Oarsman avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oarsman as Spishak tries to tie him up.
Oarsman avoids a wild elbow strike from Spishak.
Oarsman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spishak backwards.
Spishak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oarsman to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Spishak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oarsman gets through Spishak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman blocks an uppercut.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Spishak, against the cage.
Oarsman lands an elbow just above Spishak 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak tries to break the clinch but Oarsman is controlling the position.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.

Jeez, Sammy Spishak's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spishak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Spishak misses.
Oarsman with the counter takedown but Spishak avoids it easily.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Spishak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spishak tries to counter with a takedown but Oarsman is quick to defend against it.
Spishak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spishak is looking to clinch.
Spishak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spishak swats away the attempt to clinch by Oarsman.
A little feinted left hand from Spishak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spishak misses with a takedown attempt
and Oarsman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Spishak has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Spishak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Cosmo Oarsman just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Spishak shoots in but no luck this time.
Spishak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Oarsman. Those never looked like landing.
Spishak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oarsman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oarsman with the counter takedown but Spishak avoids it easily.
Spishak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Oarsman rushes Spishak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Oarsman.
Oarsman tries a body shot but Spishak blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spishak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spishak managing to block the knees to the body from Oarsman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spishak prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman dodges an elbow strike from Spishak.
Oarsman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spishak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spishak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak working Oarsman over with knees to the body.
Oarsman misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Spishak.
Spishak is trying to break the clinch but Oarsman is controlling him.

Spishak breaks from the clinch.
Oarsman ducks under a wild hook from Spishak.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spishak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Spishak jabs at Oarsman's body.
Oarsman checks a low kick from Spishak.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spishak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Oarsman gets a clinch.
Spishak is working for takedown but Oarsman is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Spishak as the two fighters clinch.
Spishak scores with a shoulder strike.
Spishak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spishak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oarsman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spishak can't break the clinch.
Oarsman misses with the head strike.
Spishak looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Spishak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oarsman as Spishak tries to tie him up.
Spishak slows down the pace here.
Spishak landing knees to the body.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Spishak, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spishak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spishak looks for the body kick but Oarsman saw that one coming.
Oarsman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spishak with a nice cross.

Spishak gets a double leg takedown into Oarsman's guard.
Spishak passes into half guard.
Oarsman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spishak.
Spishak controlling the pace.

Spishak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oarsman defends it well.

Oarsman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Spishak keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak blocks the elbow strike.
Spishak takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Oarsman working aggressively here.
Oarsman throws a head punch that misses.
Spishak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oarsman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oarsman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Oarsman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sammy Spishak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cosmo Oarsman!
Cosmo Oarsman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.