PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander osth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stackhouse
vs
osth

175 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

178 cm
26
173 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Stackhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander osth!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse tries to clinch there but osth circles away.
osth misses with a double jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

osth has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stackhouse uses from the top position.
osth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
osth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stackhouse trying to control here.
osth prevents Stackhouse from improving his position.
Stackhouse is trying to stand.
osth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Stackhouse is defending against the submission attempts here by osth.

osth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stackhouse has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stackhouse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for osth!
osth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
osth is trying to stand up.
osth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stackhouse controlling the position easily from mount.
osth tries to hold on but Stackhouse postures up.
osth is squirming around, avoiding Stackhouse's attempts to control the action.
osth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stackhouse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
osth is desperately trying to improve his position but Stackhouse has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse misses with a head shot.
osth is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stackhouse landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stackhouse punching from mount but osth doing a good job of avoiding damage.
osth looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
osth turns into Stackhouse and is now in his guard.
Stackhouse is breathing heavily.
Stackhouse keeping moving, preventing osth from controlling successfully.

Stackhouse looking for a guillotine here but osth defends easily.
osth looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

osth stands up from guard. Let's bang!
osth lands a two punch combo.
osth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
osth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
osth throws a quick inside leg kick.
osth throws a quick inside leg kick.
osth throws a series of punches but Stackhouse moves out of range.
osth misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander osth dominated that round.
That's time! Stackhouse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stackhouse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from osth.
osth throws a one two combo.
osth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexander osth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
osth misses with a double jab.
osth misses with a few strikes there.
osth scoring well with a low kick there.
osth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stackhouse.
Some wild striking there from osth.
osth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
osth scores with a leg kick.
osth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

osth has taken the fight to the clinch.

osth has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stackhouse clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse covers up after that shot from osth.
osth scores with punches and elbows.
Stackhouse is trapped and osth is scoring with shots to the head and body.

osth is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stackhouse is defending well though. osth let's go of the attempt for now.

osth is persistently looking for the submission but Stackhouse is defending it well.

Stackhouse is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if osth gets his way!
Stackhouse tries to escape but osth has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stackhouse preventing the rear naked choke attempt from osth.

Stackhouse is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stackhouse manages to reverse the position and now he's in osth's guard. Nice work there by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse preventing the sweep.

Stackhouse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

osth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stackhouse defends it easily.
Stackhouse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
osth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

osth looking for a guillotine here but Stackhouse defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
osth trying to control the position.
Stackhouse tries to free his leg and advance position but osth is retaining full guard.
Stackhouse trying to stand up but can't free himself from osth's guard.

osth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stackhouse trying to stand up but can't free himself from osth's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander osth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stackhouse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stackhouse tries to clinch but osth moves away
and osth counters with a left and a right that stings Stackhouse.
Stackhouse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and osth counters with a series of strikes. Stackhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stackhouse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and osth counters with a one-two to the body.
Stackhouse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
osth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stackhouse.
osth throws a series of punches but Stackhouse avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for osth.
osth swinging wildly here.
osth thumps Stackhouse with a low kick.
Stackhouse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from osth.
Jason Stackhouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
osth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
osth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stackhouse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from osth.
Alexander osth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
osth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stackhouse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
osth throws a combination. Stackhouse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stackhouse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from osth.
osth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stackhouse checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
osth scoring well with a low kick there.
osth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stackhouse's sensitive parts.
osth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
osth swinging wildly here.
osth tries to bum rush Stackhouse with a series of wild strikes but Stackhouse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
osth misses with a double jab.
osth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stackhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
osth throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from osth lands.

osth moves into the clinch.

osth pulls guard successfully.
osth looking to control.
Stackhouse trying to control the position from guard on top but osth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

osth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stackhouse tries to free his leg and advance position but osth is retaining full guard.
Stackhouse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
osth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stackhouse's guard.
Stackhouse is trying to control the position but osth postures up.
Alexander osth has got the better of the ground game so far.
osth passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Stackhouse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

osth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

osth tries for a kimura but Stackhouse is defending well.
Alexander osth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse is trying to get back to half guard.
osth controlling the position from side mount.

osth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stackhouse is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, osth asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander osth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well osth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander osth!