PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 1363 p4p, 1513 weight class) and Artur Osinen (ranked 172 p4p, 189 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hlervu
vs
Osinen

168 cm
28
158
5 - 5 - 0

182 cm
33
167
17 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artur Osinen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hlervu.
Osinen missing with a left hand there. Hlervu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hlervu is looking to slow Osinen down with leg kicks.
Osinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Osinen slips a straight right by Hlervu.
Hlervu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Osinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hlervu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hlervu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Osinen on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Osinen.
Osinen avoids the body shot from Hlervu.
Hlervu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Osinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Osinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Despite the aggression on Osinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
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!
Osinen digs a good body shot into Hlervu's ribs.
Hlervu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Osinen tries to counter it with a takedown but Hlervu pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Osinen throws a looping overhand right but Hlervu ducks down to avoid it.
Hlervu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Osinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osinen. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu is looking to chop away at Osinen's legs.

Hlervu takes the fight into the clinch.

Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hlervu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Osinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crunch! Hlervu slams his shin into Osinen's torso.
Hlervu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hlervu sizes up Osinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hlervu looks to land a combination but Osinen avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Hlervu.

Hlervu moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlervu.
Hlervu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Osinen backwards.
Hlervu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Osinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Osinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osinen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hlervu walks away with a smile on his face. Osinen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Osinen misses with a two punch combination.
Hlervu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hlervu throws a good cross that connects.
Hlervu tries to clinch but Osinen is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Osinen.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osinen moves away.
Osinen throws a counter combo.
Osinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu connects with a single shot there.
Osinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hlervu can pounce on him.
Osinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hlervu. Hlervu obviously looking to wear him down.

Hlervu closes the distance and clinches.
Osinen digs a right hand into Hlervu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hlervu's gas tank.
Hlervu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlervu struggles to land a body shot inside as Osinen controls his hands.
Hlervu can't find room to land a body shot as Osinen controls the action.
Osinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hlervu up against the cage.
Hlervu has a couple of punches blocked by Osinen.
Hlervu blocks a body shot from Osinen.
Osinen tries a knee to the head but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Osinens head.
Hlervu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Osinen has a couple of punches blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osinen backwards.
Hlervu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hlervu scores with a shot to the side of Osinen's head.
Osinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hlervu lands a body punch in the clinch.

Hlervu manages to break the clinch.
Hlervu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Osinen on the side of the head.
Hlervu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.

Osinen darts in and clinches Hlervu up against the cage.
Hlervu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Osinen jumps guard and drags Hlervu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hlervu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hlervu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braynas Hlervu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Osinen misses with a right hand
and Hlervu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hlervu swings for the body but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Hlervu steps away.
Osinen walks into a straight right hand from Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut. Osinen saw that one coming.
Hlervu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Osinen misses with a hook.
Hlervu looks to land a body kick but Osinen moved away.
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Osinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hlervu swings for the body but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osinen misses with a looping left.
Osinen shoots and misses
and Hlervu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hlervu throws a lazy body kick
letting Osinen counter with a right hand.
Hlervu scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu with a nice calf kick.
Hlervu throws a head kick that misses.
Osinen is looking to clinch.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Osinen takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hlervu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Osinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hlervu throws an overhand right that lands on Osinen's shoulder, as Osinen tries to avoid the shot.
Hlervu is looking to clinch but Osinen is avoiding it.
Osinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hlervu scores with the left hand. Osinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hlervu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Osinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Hlervu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hlervu scores with a nice head shot.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osinen with the counter takedown but Hlervu avoids it easily.
Osinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Osinen misses with an uppercut. Hlervu saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hlervu.
Osinen looks to throw the jab but Hlervu is out of range.

Hlervu moves into range and clinches up with Osinen.
Osinen throws a head punch that misses.
Hlervu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Osinen gets through Hlervu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Osinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hlervus head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu scores with a shot to the side of Osinen's head.
Hlervu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osinen's elbow.
Osinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hlervu can't find room to land a body shot as Osinen controls the action.
Hlervu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Osinen.
Osinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hlervu working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hlervu.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Osinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hlervu trying to control the position but instead, Osinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hlervu into the cage.
Osinen pushes Hlervu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hlervu can't find room to land a body shot as Osinen controls the action.
Hlervu lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu misses with the head strike.
Osinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hlervu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Osinen can turn it around.
Hlervu wants to get back to striking at distance but Osinen won't allow it.
Hlervu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Osinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hlervu up against the cage.
Hlervu tries a body shot but Osinen blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Osinen.
Osinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlervu is stalling here.
Hlervu tries to throw a body punch but Osinen avoids it by throwing Hlervu back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Osinen.
Osinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bit of stalling here from Osinen.
Osinen taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braynas Hlervu dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Hlervu with the inside leg kick.
Hlervu throws a body punch but Osinen moves out of range.
It seemed like Osinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Osinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hlervu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Braynas Hlervu is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Hlervu does no damage.
Hlervu throws the left hand but Osinen avoids the punch easily.
Hlervu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Osinen.
Osinen throws the kick towards the body but Hlervu avoids it.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osinen tries to score with a low kick but Hlervu moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu is looking to clinch but Osinen is avoiding it.
Osinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Osinen throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
Good exchange - Osinen coming out on top.
Hlervu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osinen manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hlervu.
A slow jab from Hlervu misses its intended target.
Hlervu misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Osinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Osinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlervu.

Hlervu rushes Osinen and presses him up against the cage.
Osinen throws a head punch that misses.
Hlervu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osinen can do to turn this around?
Hlervu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hlervu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osinen's elbow.
Osinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osinen.
Osinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hlervu tries to clinch but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen throws a leg kick but Hlervu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Osinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Artur Osinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu lands a leg kick that knocks Osinen off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hlervu. Osinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hlervu lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlervu throws a hook but Osinen avoids it easily.
Hlervu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOsinen.
Hlervu connects with an inside leg kick.
Osinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Osinen moves out of range as Hlervu throws a body kick.
Hlervu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hlervu throws a solid leg kick but Osinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hlervu.
Hlervu scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Osinen checks a leg kick.
Osinen unleashes a big counter combination but Hlervu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Osinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hlervu throws a body punch but Osinen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
Hlervu throws an overhand right that lands on Osinen's shoulder, as Osinen tries to avoid the shot.
Osinen throws out a counter right but Hlervu avoids it with no problem.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu 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 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hlervu.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Osinen.
Hlervu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osinen throws out the jab.
Hlervu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Osinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Osinen throws a lazy right hand but Hlervu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hlervu misses with a looping right.
Osinen throws a big shot that misses.
Osinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hlervu misses with a series of wild punches.
Osinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Osinen moves into range and clinches up with Hlervu.

Osinen jumps guard.

Hlervu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Osinen, up you get!
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!
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Osinen responds with a good body kick, but Hlervu manages to step out the way in time.
Hlervu connects with a body shot that sends Osinen's belly button to the back.
Braynas Hlervu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Osinen tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick from Hlervu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hlervu 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.
Hlervu lands with a kick to the temple. Osinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Osinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Osinen.
Hlervu thumps Osinen with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Braynas Hlervu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hlervu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.