PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 15071 p4p, 4263 weight class) and Oscar Oscarsson (ranked 627 p4p, 486 weight class). Oscarsson has chosen Pain - Shut Your Mouth as his entrance music. Oscar Oscarsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glass Joe's chin.

Joe
vs
Oscarsson

183 cm
42
195
27 - 21 - 0

180 cm
29
191
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Chester

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 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Oscarsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oscarsson checks a low kick from Joe.
Oscarsson throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.

Oscarsson forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Oscarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Oscarsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oscarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oscarsson pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe wants to break free but Oscarsson has control.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Oscarsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oscarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oscarsson lands with a left to the head.
Oscarsson pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe has Oscarsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oscarsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oscarsson taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Oscarsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Oscarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Oscarsson lands a left hand.

Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe fails with the takedown.

Oscarsson clinches up against the cage.
Oscarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Oscarsson has Joe pressed against the cage, preventing Joe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oscarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe blocks a body shot from Oscarsson.

Joe breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Oscarsson finds it's target.
Oscarsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Joe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Oscarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Joe moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oscarsson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe tries to pull guard but Oscarsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
Oscarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oscarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Oscarsson has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oscarsson.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oscarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Oscarsson on the inside.

Joe is rocked!
Oscarsson has Joe pressed against the cage, preventing Joe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Oscarsson fails to land.
Oscarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Oscarsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joe's efforts to push away.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Oscarsson.
Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Oscarsson fails to land.
Oscarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Oscarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Oscarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oscarsson misses with some punches.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Joe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oscar Oscarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oscarsson.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Oscarsson.
Joe tries to work over Oscarsson's front leg with a kick but Oscarsson checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Oscarsson forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Oscarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oscarsson darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Oscarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Oscarsson has double underhooks.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Oscarsson has double underhooks.
Oscarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oscarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oscarsson fails to land.
Oscarsson taking a breather.
Oscarsson working aggressively here.
Oscarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Oscarsson lands with a left to the head.
Oscarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Oscarsson fails to land.

Joe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oscarsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Joe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Joe misses with a takedown
and Oscarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joe thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Oscarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oscarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Oscarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Oscarsson stalling the fight.
Oscarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oscarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Oscarsson avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
Oscarsson lands an uppercut.
Oscarsson has Joe pressed against the cage, preventing Joe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oscarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Oscarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Oscarsson keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Joe breaks from the clinch.
Joe with a nice calf kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Oscarsson, which made it look bad.
Oscarsson moves to clinch but Joe breaks away
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Joe drops his hands momentarily and Oscarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Oscarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Oscarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oscarsson leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oscarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Oscarsson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Joe tries to pull guard but Oscarsson won't allow it.
Oscarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Oscarsson manages to break the clinch.

Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Oscarsson slowing the pace effectively.
Joe is trying to push Oscarsson away but Oscarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe darts in looking for a takedown but Oscarsson gets double underhooks and turns Joe into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oscarsson throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Joe throws a big counter combination but Oscarsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oscarsson cracks Joe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oscarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glass Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Joe.
Joe staying out of range there.
Oscarsson throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oscarsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crack! Oscarsson connects with the perfect overhand right and Joe falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Oscarsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Oscarsson!
A victorious Oscar Oscarsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.