PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between High Lighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Osko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lighter comes into the arena with What What (In the Butt) blaring out of the sound system. Osko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Selling the Wind. The key to victory for High Lighter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lighter
vs
Osko

168 cm
27
172 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

167 cm
27
178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, High Lighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Osko!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a good low kick that Lighter was not able to check.
Lighter checks a low kick from Osko.
Lighter moves to clinch but Osko breaks away
and Osko counters with a nice leg kick.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice uppercut.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
Osko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lighter tries to clinch but Osko moves away
and Osko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lighter thinking.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osko misses with a wild combination.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Josh Osko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lighter looks to clinch
and Osko counters with a one-two to the body.
Osko throws a combination. Lighter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Osko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osko counters with a thumping low kick.
Osko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lighter wants to clinch but Osko slips to the side
and Osko counters with a three punch combo that has Lighter backing up. Lighter nods at Osko to acknowledge the strikes.
Osko tries a head kick but it misses.
Osko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Osko duly obliges.
Lighter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Osko misses with a double jab

and Lighter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lighter.
Osko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osko lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lighter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Osko's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lighter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lighter misses with an elbow over the top.
Lighter misses with an elbow over the top.

Osko wants the takedown. Lighter is fighting it off but Osko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lighter's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Osko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lighter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Osko has managed to get both his arms back between Lighter's legs - danger averted.

Lighter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Osko is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lighter.
Lighter is trying to escape the position but Osko is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lighter tries to improve position but can't.
Osko trying to control the action but Lighter is working from the bottom.
Osko in side control, throwing shots but Lighter defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lighter manages to get back to half guard.
Lighter is doing well to control the position and prevent Osko from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lighter's knee momentarily.
Lighter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Osko counters with an outside leg kick.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
Osko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lighter wants to clinch but Osko slips to the side
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
Osko swinging wildly here.
Lighter tries to clinch but Osko moves away
and Osko counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osko counters with an inside leg kick.
Lighter moves to clinch but Osko breaks away
and Osko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Osko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Osko misses with a looping left.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Osko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Osko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osko counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lighter wants to clinch but Osko slips to the side
and Osko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Osko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Osko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Osko misses with a series of wild punches.
Lighter looks to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lighter's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice body kick.
Lighter tries to clinch
letting Osko counter with a right hand.
Osko throws a nice inside leg kick.
High Lighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lighter tries to clinch up
and Osko counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Lighter blocks the low kick.
Lighter tries to clinch up
and Osko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osko counters with a three punch combo that has Lighter backing up. Lighter nods at Osko to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lighter closes the distance but Osko moves to the side
and Osko counters with an outside leg kick.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Lighter or perhaps it was just good defense by Osko which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Osko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Osko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osko counters with a nice uppercut.
Osko misses with a two punch combination.
Osko swinging wildly here.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a good low kick that Lighter was not able to check.
Osko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Osko throws a series of strikes that have Lighter backpedaling.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Osko misses with a low kick.
Lighter tries to clinch up
and Osko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lighter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Osko counters with a nice body kick.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Osko.
Lighter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Osko.
Osko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lighter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lighter tries to clinch up
enabling Osko to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osko misses with a wild combination.
Osko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lighter looks to clinch
and Osko counters with a good, hard body kick but Lighter shrugs it off.
Lighter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Osko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lighter.
Osko lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lighter closes the distance but Osko moves to the side
and Osko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lighter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Josh Osko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lighter looks to clinch
and Osko counters with a right hand to the body.
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Osko counter with a right hand.
Osko misses with a wild combination.
High Lighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Osko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Osko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Osko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Osko!
Josh Osko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.