PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 1914 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Osinen (ranked 3855 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bilous
vs
Osinen

171 cm
38
167 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

182 cm
30
163 lbs
13 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Bilous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artur Osinen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilous throws a hook but Osinen blocks it.
Osinen scores with a kick to the body.
Osinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Bilous takes a swing at Osinen's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Osinen 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.
Bilous rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Osinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Osinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Osinen.
Bilous backing away here, and Osinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bilous thows a leg kick but Osinen checks it
and Osinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bilous misses with a hook
and Osinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bilous lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Osinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Osinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Osinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bilous gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Bilous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Osinen.
Bilous tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bilous throws a series of punches but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen scores with a hook.
Bilous misses with a wild combination.
Artur Osinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osinen blocks a head kick by Bilous.
Bilous wants to clinch
and Osinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bilous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bilous throws a leg kick that is checked
and Osinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Osinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bilous tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Osinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bilous throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Osinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osinen lands a leg kick that knocks Bilous off balance momentarily.
Osinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bilous throws a head kick but Osinen moves out of range.
It seemed like Osinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bilous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Osinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Osinen is looking for the big counter here.
Bilous throws a sloppy head kick
and Osinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Osinen lands with a right hand.
Pavlo Bilous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilous throws an overhand right that lands on Osinen's shoulder, as Osinen tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Osinen catches Bilous right on the button with a cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Osinen. Bilous shrugs it off though.
Osinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bilous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Osinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bilous misses with a lunging right hand
and Osinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Osinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Osinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Bilous. Those never looked like landing.
Osinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bilous had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Osinen checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bilous cracks Osinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Osinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bilous doesn't seem bothered though.
Osinen lands a jab to the head.
Bilous tries to close the distance and clinch but Osinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bilous looking to score a takedown here. Osinen is defending well but Bilous drives through and ends up in Osinen's guard.
Bilous tries to free his leg and advance position but Osinen is retaining full guard.
Bilous throws a big elbow that misses.

Osinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bilous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Osinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bilous.

Osinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bilous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bilous drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Osinen dives on top into guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osinen with a flurry of punches that miss.

Osinen is sitting in close to Bilous's body. Bilous has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Osinen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Osinen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bilous.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pavlo Bilous!
Pavlo Bilous seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.