PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 892 p4p, 2055 weight class) and Jake Jones (ranked 132 p4p, 275 weight class). Jake Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Oystenteller
vs
Jones

169 cm
25
162
6 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
159
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Primal
Phoenix Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darstknasset Oystenteller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oystenteller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Oystenteller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones throws out a counter right but Oystenteller avoids it with no problem.
Jones throws a right hand that misses

and Oystenteller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Oystenteller scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Oystenteller has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jones is not content to let Oystenteller control the position.

Oystenteller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oystenteller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller lands a nice forearm strike.
Oystenteller tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.

Oystenteller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oystenteller advances to mount.
Oystenteller breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller looking to finish with strikes here!

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Oystenteller.
Oystenteller misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oystenteller raining down shots from the mount!
Oystenteller controlling his opponent.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Oystenteller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oystenteller looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Oystenteller in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones holds on for dear life.
Oystenteller sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oystenteller lands with some strikes.
Oystenteller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oystenteller tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Oystenteller misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Oystenteller's attempts to control the action.

Oystenteller is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Oystenteller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones tries to hold on but Oystenteller postures up.
Oystenteller looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darstknasset Oystenteller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Oystenteller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Oystenteller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oystenteller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oystenteller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Oystenteller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oystenteller in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Oystenteller tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oystenteller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jones gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oystenteller landing shots from mount.
Oystenteller sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oystenteller with a couple of short strikes.
Oystenteller throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Oystenteller with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oystenteller throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oystenteller punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oystenteller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oystenteller controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oystenteller is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oystenteller throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Oystenteller loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller thowing shots but they're missing.

Oystenteller looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.

Oystenteller swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Oystenteller's guard. A big mistake from Oystenteller there, giving up the dominant position!

Oystenteller is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Oystenteller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Oystenteller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones is not content to let Oystenteller control the position.
Darstknasset Oystenteller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oystenteller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Oystenteller sits in half guard.
Oystenteller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oystenteller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oystenteller is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darstknasset Oystenteller dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones throws a right hand that misses

and Oystenteller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Oystenteller trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oystenteller pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Oystenteller there.

Oystenteller is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Oystenteller sits in half guard.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Oystenteller.
Oystenteller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oystenteller not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oystenteller wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones has hold of Oystenteller's hands but Oystenteller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oystenteller trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Oystenteller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is staying active underneath Oystenteller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oystenteller controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oystenteller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oystenteller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oystenteller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oystenteller staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Oystenteller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Oystenteller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Oystenteller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oystenteller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oystenteller under the eye.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Jones really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Oystenteller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oystenteller.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oystenteller trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oystenteller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oystenteller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oystenteller has control of an arm but Jones manages to advance to Oystenteller's back!
Oystenteller just trying to survive but Jones is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller tries to escape the position.
Oystenteller manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jones's guard. Nice work there by Oystenteller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller throws a big right hand that misses.
Oystenteller throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oystenteller postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Oystenteller trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oystenteller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oystenteller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oystenteller wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Oystenteller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oystenteller throws a big elbow that misses.
Oystenteller trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oystenteller wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jake Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oystenteller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oystenteller scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Oystenteller moved out of range nicely.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oystenteller.
Oystenteller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Oystenteller is predictable there
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Oystenteller slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones catches Oystenteller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Oystenteller counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oystenteller feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones misses with a left hand

so Oystenteller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oystenteller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oystenteller passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Darstknasset Oystenteller will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oystenteller blocks a jab.
Oystenteller staying out of range there.

Oystenteller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Oystenteller is dominant here and he's now got Jones's back!
Oystenteller lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oystenteller 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.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Oystenteller's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jones hold on?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Oystenteller trying to control.
Oystenteller loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jones hold on?
Can Jones hold on?! Oystenteller is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Oystenteller has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Jones.

Jones is rocked!
Jones trying to control the action but Oystenteller just sinks the hooks in.

Oystenteller is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Oystenteller is punishing Jones with some ground and pound.
Jake Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller punches the canvas rather than the man.
Jones is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Oystenteller off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Oystenteller patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jones is taking damage to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I would not like to be Jones right now.

Oystenteller is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Jones with him. Jones is trying to defend but Oystenteller has an arm under the chin now! Jones grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darstknasset Oystenteller!
Darstknasset Oystenteller retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Darstknasset Oystenteller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.