PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oby dGreat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Oosthuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dGreat comes to the ring accompanied by BLIND by KoRn. Tommy Oosthuizen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

dGreat
vs
Oosthuizen

190 cm
28
211 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

186 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oby dGreat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Oosthuizen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dGreat cracks Oosthuizen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oosthuizen keeps the fight on the outside.
dGreat wants to land a leg kick but Oosthuizen is out of range.
dGreat pushes Oosthuizen away with a front kick.
dGreat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oosthuizen.
dGreat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
dGreat misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Oosthuizen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oosthuizen scores with a hook to the body. dGreat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but dGreat is out of range.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but dGreat is just out of range.
dGreat throws a series of punches but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dGreat was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen.
dGreat defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at dGreat's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
dGreat avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from dGreat.
Oosthuizen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches dGreat on the side of the head.
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 swing and a miss from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen moves out of range as dGreat throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Oosthuizen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dGreat.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at dGreat's ribcage but misses.

dGreat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Oosthuizen tries to work over dGreat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dGreat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oosthuizen is defending well for now.
Oosthuizen blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by dGreat.

It looks like Tommy Oosthuizen has been cut.
dGreat prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as dGreat controls his hands.
dGreat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oosthuizen's face.
dGreat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
dGreat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen is trying to break the clinch but dGreat is controlling him.
dGreat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dGreat tries to work over Oosthuizen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dGreat blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dGreat pushes off an throws an elbow but Oosthuizen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oosthuizen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dGreat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosthuizen.
A knee to the head by dGreat.
dGreat blocking some punches.
dGreat blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen.
I was talking to dGreat's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by dGreat.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen blocks an elbow strike from dGreat.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but dGreat uses good head movement to avoid it.
dGreat lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by dGreat.
dGreat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dGreat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oosthuizen's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dGreat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Oosthuizen.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oosthuizen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
dGreat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosthuizen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oby dGreat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Oosthuizen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but dGreat slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oosthuizen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from dGreat - the referee stops the clock and Oosthuizen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says dGreat. Oosthuizen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping right.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when dGreat was well out of range.
Oosthuizen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down dGreat rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen. dGreat does a little dance to reset his feet.
dGreat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
dGreat is looking to slow Oosthuizen down with leg kicks.
dGreat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oosthuizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but dGreat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
dGreat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oosthuizen throws a solid leg kick but dGreat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oosthuizen.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - dGreat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dGreat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for dGreat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from dGreat, right into the meat.
dGreat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dGreat.
Oosthuizen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent dGreat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
dGreat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
dGreat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oosthuizen checks a leg kick.
dGreat avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen.
dGreat throws a chopping leg kick but Oosthuizen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
dGreat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

dGreat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
dGreat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oosthuizen tries to break the clinch but dGreat is controlling the position.
Oosthuizen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with dGreat's elbow.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen.
dGreat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oosthuizen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
dGreat crunches a lovely knee into Oosthuizen's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
dGreat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosthuizen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, dGreat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
dGreat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dGreat lands with a short shot to the head.
dGreat lands a damaging elbow.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dGreat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oosthuizen lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as dGreat controls his hands.
dGreat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosthuizen.
dGreat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.

Oosthuizen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dGreat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
dGreat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oby dGreat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Oosthuizen'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.

Oosthuizen tries to score with a low kick but dGreat moves his leg out of the way.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but dGreat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
dGreat slips a jab and a cross from Oosthuizen.
A swing and a miss from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at dGreat's ribcage but misses.
A big left from dGreat misses.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
dGreat moves out of range as Oosthuizen strikes.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but dGreat slips the punch.

dGreat closes the distance and pushes Oosthuizen back into the ropes.
Oosthuizen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
dGreat lands an elbow just above Oosthuizen 's eye.
Oby dGreat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dGreat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen blocks an elbow strike.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from dGreat.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
dGreat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Oosthuizen.
dGreat lands an elbow that stopped Oosthuizen in his tracks for a moment.
dGreat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from dGreat as the two fighters clinch.
Oosthuizen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
dGreat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for dGreat.
Oosthuizen takes a knee to the side of the body.
dGreat lands a knee to the body.
Oosthuizen takes a knee to the side of the body.
dGreat connects with a knee to the head.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oosthuizen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dGreat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
dGreat working Oosthuizen over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, dGreat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from dGreat.
dGreat landing knees to the head.

Oosthuizen is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dGreat cracks Oosthuizen with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Oosthuizen drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Oosthuizen isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and dGreat struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for dGreat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Oby dGreat!
After the big win, Oby dGreat made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.