PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Torhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oprah Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Torhammer
vs
Cosby

193 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
260 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristian Torhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oprah Cosby!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby blocks a jab.
Torhammer misses with a few strikes there.
Torhammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torhammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torhammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Torhammer moves into the clinch.
Torhammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torhammer throws a head punch that misses.
Torhammer is trying to break the clinch but Cosby is controlling him.
Cosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Cosby.
Cosby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torhammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Torhammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torhammer tries a knee to the head but Cosby blocks it.
Torhammer is trying to force a seperation but Cosby has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Torhammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torhammer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torhammer tries to circle away but Cosby has him pinned against the cage.
Cosby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torhammer.
Torhammer is trying to break the clinch but Cosby is controlling him.
Torhammer tries to break free but Cosby pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby blocks an uppercut.
Torhammer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Torhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
Cosby keeps control of Torhammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torhammer tries to break free but Cosby pushes him back against the cage.
Cosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torhammer working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Torhammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cosby presses Torhammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torhammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torhammer is trying to break free.
Cosby blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cosby.
Cosby lands a right hand.

It looks like Kristian Torhammer has been cut.
Cosby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torhammer's efforts to push away.
Cosby pushes Torhammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cosby has Torhammer pressed against the cage, preventing Torhammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Torhammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cosby scores with a hook to the body.
Torhammer has had enough of the clinch but Cosby keeps him there for the moment.
Torhammer is trying to push Cosby away but Cosby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cosby prevents Torhammer from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer tries to break the clinch but Cosby is controlling the position.
Cosby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torhammer's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Torhammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torhammer is trying to break the clinch but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
Torhammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cosby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Torhammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosby keeps control of Torhammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torhammer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cosby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torhammer can't break the clinch.
Torhammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Cosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torhammer is trying to force a seperation but Cosby has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Torhammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristian Torhammer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cosby closes the distance and clinches.
Cosby cracks Torhammer with a nice body shot.
Torhammer can't break the clinch.
Cosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kristian Torhammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cosby prevents Torhammer from breaking the clinch.
Torhammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torhammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torhammer has had enough of the clinch but Cosby keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torhammer.
Cosby tries a body shot but Torhammer blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cosby.
Torhammer is trying to force a seperation but Cosby has the dominant position.
Cosby is leaning against Torhammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torhammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torhammer working aggressively here.
Cosby misses with a body punch.
Torhammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cosby digs a right hand underneath Torhammer's ribcage. Torhammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torhammer is trying to break the clinch but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
Torhammer can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby prevents Torhammer from breaking the clinch.
Cosby is pressed up against the cage. Torhammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cosby down to the mat. Cosby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Torhammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torhammer is looking for a takedown.
Cosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torhammer has had enough of the clinch but Cosby keeps him there for the moment.
Torhammer is trying to break free.
Torhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cosby.
Cosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torhammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torhammer can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cosby works on Torhammer's body with a couple of short punches.
Torhammer taking a breather.
Torhammer wants to break free but Cosby has control.
A right hand to the body from Cosby.
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Cosby.

Kristian Torhammer's cut is getting worse.
Torhammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torhammer working aggressively here.
Torhammer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cosby pushes Torhammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
Torhammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Cosby.
Torhammer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Torhammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torhammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
Torhammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cosby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cosby tries to clinch but Torhammer is having none of it.
Cosby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torhammer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cosby wants to clinch up but Torhammer keeps it at a distance.

Torhammer forces Cosby back against the cage and clinches.
Cosby has Torhammer pressed against the cage, preventing Torhammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oprah Cosby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kristian Torhammer's cut.
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!

Torhammer closes the distance and clinches.
Torhammer working aggressively here.
Torhammer has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Cosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torhammer is trying to push Cosby away but Cosby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torhammer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torhammer prevents a body shot from Cosby.
Torhammer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cosby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torhammer's efforts to push away.
Torhammer blocks a body shot from Cosby.
Torhammer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby has Torhammer pressed against the cage, preventing Torhammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cosby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torhammer's efforts to push away.
Torhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
Torhammer misses with some punches.
Cosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torhammer has had enough of the clinch but Cosby keeps him there for the moment.
Torhammer is looking to control Cosby's arms but Cosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torhammer has his back to the cage.
Torhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
Cosby keeps control of Torhammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torhammer misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Torhammer fails to land.
Torhammer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Torhammer wants to take the fight to the mat but Cosby manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cosby tries a body shot but Torhammer blocks it.
Cosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cosby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torhammer.
Torhammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cosby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Torhammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cosby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Cosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cosby keeps control of Torhammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cosby tries to work over Torhammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cosby.
Cosby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torhammer's efforts to push away.
Cosby lands a body punch.
Cosby misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torhammer prevents a body shot from Cosby.
Cosby presses Torhammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torhammer wants to break free but Cosby has control.
Torhammer wants a takedown but no success here.
Torhammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Cosby has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Cosby as the two fighters clinch.
Torhammer is trying to break the clinch but Cosby has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cosby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosby prevents Torhammer from breaking the clinch.
Cosby presses Torhammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torhammer tries to break the clinch but Cosby is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oprah Cosby.
I think Cosby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oprah Cosby!