PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Osterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Antonio Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Antonio Atunes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Osterman
vs
Antonio Atunes

178 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Osterman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Antonio Atunes!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Osterman.
As Osterman backs off Atunes throws a huge counter combo but Osterman manages to avoid it all.
A left lands for Atunes.

It looks like Kevin Osterman has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Osterman just misses with a punch to the body.
Osterman misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes moves out of range as Osterman strikes.
Osterman misses with a looping right.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Osterman throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes throws a hook but Osterman blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Osterman misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a left to the body.
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!
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kevin Osterman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes works Osterman's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Osterman catches Atunes right on the button with a cross.
Atunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Atunes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Osterman's head.
Osterman connects with the punch.

It looks like Carlos Antonio Atunes has been cut.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
We've been informed that Atunes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Osterman clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osterman misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osterman.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osterman blocks an uppercut.
Osterman working aggressively here.
Osterman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Atunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Atunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Osterman lands a shoulder strike.
Osterman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Osterman.
Osterman lands with a short shot to the head.
Atunes is working Osterman over against the cage.
Atunes avoiding damage.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterman throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes lands a nice uppercut.
Osterman controlling the action here for a moment.
Osterman works on Atunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Osterman has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Atunes.

Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Osterman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Osterman misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Osterman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Osterman 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osterman's corner calls for a 1-2. Osterman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osterman misses with a hook.

Osterman moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Osterman backwards.
Atunes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Osterman misses with the head strike.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osterman misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.

Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes digs a good hook to Osterman's body.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Osterman thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Antonio Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Osterman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Osterman moves to clinch but Atunes breaks away
and Atunes counters with a good, hard body kick but Osterman shrugs it off.
Osterman throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
Atunes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Osterman with a body shot.
Osterman lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Osterman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Carlos Antonio Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Osterman throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Nice cross by Atunes.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Osterman misses with a right hand
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osterman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Osterman's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Osterman on the side of the head.
Osterman is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Osterman is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Osterman looks to clinch
and Atunes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Atunes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Osterman throws an off balance right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Osterman.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Osterman off balance momentarily.
Atunes lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Osterman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Osterman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Osterman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Osterman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osterman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes misses with a wild combination.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Atunes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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!
Osterman misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Atunes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Osterman misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Atunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Osterman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Osterman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Osterman misses with a combination
and Osterman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osterman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atunes lands a nice looking body kick.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atunes connects with a right hand. Osterman shakes it off.

Kevin Osterman's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Osterman throws a lazy uppercut
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes cracks Osterman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Atunes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Atunes. Beautiful body shot.
Osterman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Osterman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Osterman.
Osterman tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Osterman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Osterman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Osterman throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atunes.
Osterman wants to clinch up but Atunes keeps it at a distance.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Osterman in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Atunes lands with a right hand.
Atunes lands a nice looking body kick.
Atunes lands a right hook to the body.
Atunes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Osterman is rocked!
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. Osterman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Osterman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Osterman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kevin Osterman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Atunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atunes jabs at Osterman's body.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Osterman off balance momentarily.
Osterman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Atunes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Osterman sprawling to the canvas! Osterman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Atunes finish him?!
Osterman dodges the punch combination from Atunes.
It looked like Osterman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Atunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Antonio Atunes 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat.
Osterman seems to have got his legs back now.
Atunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Osterman counters with a left to the body.
Osterman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osterman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Osterman misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Osterman misses.
Osterman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Osterman will feel that in the morning.
Atunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osterman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osterman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Osterman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Osterman walks into a jab.
Osterman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Osterman needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osterman. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Osterman misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a good, hard body kick but Osterman shrugs it off.
Atunes scores with a spinning back kick!
Atunes connects with a high kick.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Osterman's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osterman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Osterman down.
Atunes works Osterman's body with a nice hook.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Osterman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Atunes scores with a jab to the body.
Osterman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Osterman off balance momentarily.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Osterman.
Osterman throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Atunes drops Osterman with a beautiful combination! Osterman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Atunes is looking for the KO!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Osterman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Osterman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Osterman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Osterman tries to clinch
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osterman.
Osterman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osterman misses the jab.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Osterman off balance momentarily.
Atunes lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Osterman in the body.
Osterman misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses Osterman's front leg but catches the back leg as Osterman tries to avoid it.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osterman tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat.
Osterman tries to clinch up.
Atunes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Atunes defending well as Osterman loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Osterman avoids it with no problem.
Osterman throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Osterman misses the target.
Osterman throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes tries a quick counter leg kick but Osterman is wise to it.
Atunes thuds a left hand into Osterman's body.
Osterman needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.

Jeez, Kevin Osterman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Osterman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osterman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Atunes counters with a thumping low kick.
Kevin Osterman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osterman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Osterman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Antonio Atunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Atunes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Antonio Atunes!