PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Osvald (ranked 24702 p4p, 6166 weight class) and Adriel Hoxha (ranked 620 p4p, 596 weight class). Adriel Hoxha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Osvald
vs
Hoxha

225 cm
26
205
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
21
201
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Osvald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adriel Hoxha!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osvald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Hoxha misses.
Osvald throws a right and a left that Hoxha avoids nicely.
Osvald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoxha. Hoxha obviously looking to wear him down.
Osvald takes a swing at Hoxha's ribcage but misses.
Hoxha lands with a kick to the temple. Osvald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Leo Osvald has been cut.
Hoxha is looking to slow Osvald down with leg kicks.
Hoxha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoxha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osvald moves away.
Nice shot lands for Osvald.
Hoxha throws a sloppy head kick and Osvald moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Osvald forces Hoxha back against the cage and clinches.
Osvald working hard to break the clinch.
Osvald has had enough of the clinch but Hoxha keeps him there for the moment.

Hoxha breaks from the clinch.

Osvald clinches up with Hoxha and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Osvald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoxha tries to break the clinch but Osvald is controlling the position.
Osvald lands a shot to the body.
Hoxha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Osvald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoxha smiles and moves away.
Osvald is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hoxha.
Hoxha swings for the body but Osvald moves out of range.
Osvald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoxha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osvald.
Hoxha throws a hook to the side of Osvald's head but Osvald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoxha takes one to the chin there.
Hoxha throws an overhand right that lands on Osvald's shoulder, as Osvald tries to avoid the shot.
Osvald misses with a straight left.

Hoxha gets tackled into the cage by Osvald. Osvald maintains the clinch.
Osvald has had enough of the clinch but Hoxha keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoxha tries to pull guard but Osvald holds him up against the cage and eventually Hoxha drops back down to his feet.
Osvald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Osvald stalls.
Hoxha has had enough of the clinch but Osvald keeps him there for the moment.
Osvald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoxha smiles and moves away.
Osvald takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoxha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Osvald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Osvald is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoxha throws a head kick that misses
and Osvald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoxha tries to clinch up but Osvald circles away and keeps his distance.
Osvald blocks a head kick by Hoxha.
Osvald is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hoxha finds it's way through Osvald's defenses.
Osvald misses with the combination.
Hoxha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Osvald as he jumps to the side.
Leo Osvald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriel Hoxha.

Osvald has Hoxha up against the cage in a clinch.
Osvald tries to break the clinch but Hoxha is controlling the position.
Osvald pushes Hoxha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Osvald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoxha is trying to pull guard but Osvald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hoxha is looking to break free of the clinch but Osvald has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoxha stalling in the clinch but Osvald improves position.

Hoxha manages to break the clinch.

Osvald closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Osvald as the two fighters clinch.
Osvald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoxha's efforts to push away.
Osvald has Hoxha pressed against the cage, preventing Hoxha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Osvald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hoxha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoxha is trying to push Osvald away but Osvald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Osvald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoxha wants to get back to striking at distance but Osvald won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leo Osvald will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leo Osvald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Hoxha throws a sloppy head kick
and Osvald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Hoxha.
Hoxha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Osvald throws a big counter combination but Hoxha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Osvald throws a one two combo.
Osvald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osvald misses the shot to the body.
Hoxha drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Osvald defends it well.
Adriel Hoxha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoxha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Osvald throws a body punch but Hoxha moves out of range.
Osvald is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Hoxha lands a big head kick that sends Osvald tumbling to the mat! Hoxha takes a step backwards and waves Osvald back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Osvald is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoxha misses with a looping right.
Oh Osvald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoxha throws a head kick but Osvald moves out of range.
Hoxha tries a head kick but it misses.
Leo Osvald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Osvald misses.
A punch combination from Osvald misses.
Osvald is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Osvald closes the distance and clinches.
Osvald is trying to break free.
Hoxha tries to break the clinch but Osvald is controlling the position.
Osvald avoiding damage as Hoxha throws knees to the body.
Osvald seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoxha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Osvald smiles and moves away.
Hoxha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Osvald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoxha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoxha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoxha throws an overhand right that lands on Osvald's shoulder, as Osvald tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoxha. Osvald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoxha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hoxha.
A little feinted left hand from Osvald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoxha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Osvald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoxha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoxha dives in and grabs Osvald's left leg, looking for a takedown. Osvald pushes down on Hoxha's head and hops out.
Hoxha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Osvald at a distance.
Hoxha tries to bum rush Osvald with a series of wild strikes but Osvald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoxha misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Osvald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leo Osvald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoxha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osvald misses with a looping left.
Hoxha tries to counter by closing the distance.

Hoxha gets tackled into the cage by Osvald. Osvald maintains the clinch.
Osvald slows down the pace here.
Hoxha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Osvald walks away with a smile on his face. Hoxha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leo Osvald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriel Hoxha.
Hoxha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoxha throws a sloppy head kick and Osvald moves out of range easily.
Osvald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Osvald avoids the head kick by Hoxha.
Osvald swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoxha throws a head kick that misses.
Osvald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoxha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Osvald is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Osvald avoids the head kick by Hoxha.
Adriel Hoxha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoxha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoxha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoxha is breathing heavily.
Osvald looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoxha is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Osvald. No joy for Hoxha on that attempt.
Hoxha tries to clinch up.

Osvald moves into range and clinches up with Hoxha.
Hoxha can't break the clinch.
Osvald is looking to take this one to the mat.
Leo Osvald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hoxha has Osvald pressed against the cage, preventing Osvald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Osvald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osvald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoxha wants to get back to striking at distance but Osvald won't allow it.
Osvald has had enough of the clinch but Hoxha keeps him there for the moment.
Osvald lands with a light punch inside.
Osvald lands a shot to the body.
Hoxha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Osvald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osvald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoxha's efforts to push away.
Osvald wants to break free but Hoxha has control.
Osvald wants to take the fight to the mat but Hoxha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adriel Hoxha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leo Osvald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hoxha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Osvald's head.
Hoxha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Osvald misses with a wild combination.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hoxha! Osvald is out on his feet! Hoxha rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Osvald is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Osvald is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adriel Hoxha!
Adriel Hoxha decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.