PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Melton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Oslo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitri Oslo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Melton
vs
Oslo

162 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Melton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitri Oslo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oslo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Melton counters by clinching up.
Melton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Melton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Melton manages to end up in side control.
Oslo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Oslo is trapped and Melton is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Melton 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.
Melton is landing with strikes from the back.
Melton gets his hands free as Oslo looks to control.
Melton has the hooks in. Oslo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oslo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Melton punches Oslo on the ear.
Melton lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Melton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Melton throwing sloppy strikes.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Melton. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Melton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Oslo rolls, trying to escape but Melton keeps control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oslo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Oslo is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Melton has locked on a rear naked choke here! Oslo is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marc Melton!