PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sal Oxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oxa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jakup Ferri. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as IP Freely enters the cage!

Oxa
vs
Freely

184 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sal Oxa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oxa moves into range and clinches up with Freely.
Oxa with a knee to the head.

Oxa breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Oxa.
Freely on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oxa. Oxa obviously looking to wear him down.
Freely is looking to clinch.
Freely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oxa is looking to clinch but Freely is avoiding it.
Freely shoots in for a double leg but Oxa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oxa dives in and grabs Freely's left leg, looking for a takedown. Freely pushes down on Oxa's head and hops out.
Freely throws a poor cross that misses
and Oxa counters with a solid body kick.
Oxa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oxa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oxa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Freely misses
and Oxa counters with a body kick.
Freely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Oxa tries to sprawl but Freely drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oxa wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oxa holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely prevents Oxa from improving his position.

Oxa pushes Freely off and gets back to his feet.
Freely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oxa defends it nicely.
Oxa is looking to clinch.
Oxa tries to close the distance and clinch but Freely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Oxa or perhaps it was just good defense by Freely which made him look bad.
Freely tries to close the distance and clinch but Oxa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freely shoots in for a takedown but Oxa shows good takedown defense.
Sal Oxa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely moves in looking to clinch but Oxa pushes him off.
Oxa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Freely lands with a right hand.
Freely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freely wants to clinch up but Oxa keeps it at a distance.

Oxa has closed the distance and engaged Freely in a clinch.
Freely is trying to break the clinch but Oxa is controlling him.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Freely's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Oxa manages to break the clinch.
Oxa moves out of range as Freely strikes.
Freely looks gassed!
Oxa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freely circles away.
Freely throws a body kick that misses
and Oxa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Freely's knee momentarily.
Oxa defending well as Freely loads up on a big left hand.
Freely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freely circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oxa fails with the takedown.
Oxa misses with a head kick.
Oxa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freely looks to land a left hand but Oxa moved out of range nicely.
Freely throws a hook to the side of Oxa's head but Oxa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oxa blocks a head kick by Freely.
Oxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oxa shoots in for a double leg but Freely sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oxa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freely throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Oxa moves into the clinch.
Oxa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freely's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oxa.
Freely tries to break free but Oxa pushes him back against the cage.

Oxa breaks from the clinch.
Oxa tries to clinch
and Freely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oxa circles away from the clinch attempt

and Oxa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oxa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Freely pushes Oxa off and gets back to his feet.
Freely throws an off balance right hand
and Oxa counters with a left and a right that stings Freely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freely just misses with a punch to the body.
Oxa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oxa. Freely shrugs it off though.
Freely throws a head kick that misses
and Oxa counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Oxa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oxa rushes Freely and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Oxa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oxa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Oxa closes the distance and clinches.
Freely gets underhooks to prevent Oxa's takedown attempt.
Freely can't break the clinch.
Freely looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oxa landing knees to the head.
Oxa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oxa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Freely working hard to break the clinch.

Oxa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oxa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freely circles away quickly and effectively.
Oxa moves in looking to clinch but Freely pushes him off.
Freely throws a good cross that connects.
Oxa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freely swivels and escapes.
Freely 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely throws a jab when Oxa was well out of range.
Sal Oxa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oxa moves out of range as Freely strikes.
Freely throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Oxa moves into the clinch.
A short right from Oxa on the inside.

Oxa breaks the clinch.
Oxa slips a straight right by Freely.
Freely shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oxa digs a good body shot into Freely's ribs.

Freely gets tackled into the cage by Oxa. Oxa maintains the clinch.

Oxa successfully pulls guard.
Freely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oxa looking for a sweep. Not yet Oxa, not yet.
Oxa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely stands up over Oxa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oxa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oxa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oxa wants to sweep here but Freely controlling him for the moment.

Freely stands and steps away. Oxa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Freely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freely thows a body shot but no joy.
Oxa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sal Oxa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freely scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Freely.
Oxa defending well as Freely loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oxa tries to clinch up but Freely circles away and keeps his distance.
Freely misses with a straight left.
Oxa digs a good hook to Freely's body.
Freely circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
IP Freely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Freely shoots in and bounces Oxa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Freely is looking to stand up but Oxa won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Freely's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oxa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oxa stands up over Freely, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oxa postures up in Freely's guard and throws a big left but Freely blocks it.
Freely utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oxa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freely working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oxa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oxa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oxa throws an elbow that misses. Freely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oxa's guard. Nice move by Freely!

Oxa pushes Freely off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Oxa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Freely swings for the body but Oxa moves out of range.
Oxa shoots in for a double leg but Freely sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oxa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freely keeps the fight on the outside.
Freely swings for the body but Oxa moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freely keeps the fight on the outside.

Oxa closes the distance and clinches.

Freely's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freely fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freely throws a right and a left that Oxa avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oxa doesn't manage to clinch there - Freely circles away.

Oxa rushes Freely and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Freely just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oxa's brow.
Oxa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freely in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Freely looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Oxa gets control of Freely's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oxa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Freely trying to control but Oxa is working from the bottom.
Freely connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oxa trying to strike off his back.
Freely throws a strike but Oxa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oxa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Freely looking for a guillotine here but Oxa defends easily.
Oxa throwing strikes from guard but Freely blocks nicely.
Sal Oxa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oxa throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oxa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Freely working for a triangle but Oxa defends it easily.
Oxa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Freely's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oxa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oxa throwing strikes but missing.
Oxa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oxa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oxa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oxa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
IP Freely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oxa throws a big elbow that misses.
Freely working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oxa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oxa throws a big right hand that misses.
Oxa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oxa throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oxa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oxa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oxa throws a big elbow that misses.
Oxa is looking to work some ground and pound but Freely has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oxa throws a strike but Freely rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oxa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Oxa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oxa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Oxa!
Sal Oxa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.