PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ersan Ozdemiroglu (ranked 4439 p4p, 5003 weight class) and Arthur Pugsley (ranked 371 p4p, 384 weight class). Arthur Pugsley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ozdemiroglu
vs
Pugsley

165 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
145
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ersan Ozdemiroglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Pugsley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozdemiroglu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pugsley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pugsley with the counter takedown but Ozdemiroglu avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Ozdemiroglu.
Ozdemiroglu misses with a body shot

and Pugsley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pugsley is controlling the pace.
Ozdemiroglu is in trouble now - Pugsley has advanced to mount!
Ozdemiroglu is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugsley content just to control the position here.
Ozdemiroglu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ozdemiroglu tries to get out of the position.
Ozdemiroglu can't escape the position.
Ozdemiroglu is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ozdemiroglu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pugsley. What's that going to do exactly?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu tries to reverse the position but Pugsley maintains control.
Pugsley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pugsley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ozdemiroglu hang on?
Ozdemiroglu regains half guard.
Ozdemiroglu missing with punches from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu is trying to get back to full guard.
Ozdemiroglu flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pugsley in particular looking to stall.
Pugsley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pugsley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ozdemiroglu flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pugsley controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozdemiroglu is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ozdemiroglu rolls, trying to escape but Pugsley keeps control of the position.
Pugsley is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pugsley keeps control of the position as Ozdemiroglu tries to break free.
Pugsley controlling the position well here. Ozdemiroglu rolled but Pugsley kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ozdemiroglu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pugsley is riding his opponent, not letting Ozdemiroglu buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Pugsley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ozdemiroglu is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pugsley controlling the position well here. Ozdemiroglu rolled but Pugsley kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Pugsley keeps control of the position as Ozdemiroglu tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley has good solid back control here.
Ozdemiroglu tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ozdemiroglu is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ozdemiroglu turns into Pugsley and is now in his guard.
Ozdemiroglu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pugsley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ozdemiroglu's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pugsley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ozdemiroglu looks to land a right hand but Pugsley moved out of range.
Ozdemiroglu misses with a straight left.
Ozdemiroglu throws a hook to the side of Pugsley's head but Pugsley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pugsley shoots for a double leg takedown but Ozdemiroglu sprawls well. He's pushed Pugsley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pugsley closes the distance and clinches.

Pugsley breaks from the clinch.

Ozdemiroglu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pugsley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pugsley is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugsley slips nicely into half guard.
Pugsley thows a huge punch but Ozdemiroglu dodges it nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pugsley working his ground and pound in the gym.
Pugsley sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pugsley has eaten all the pies!
Ozdemiroglu missing with punches from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu lands with a few short shots to the body.
Ozdemiroglu punching from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pugsley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ozdemiroglu striking from half guard on the bottom.
Pugsley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pugsley trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Pugsley moves into range and clinches up with Ozdemiroglu.
Pugsley just leaning against Ozdemiroglu, taking a breather.
Ozdemiroglu struggles to land a body shot inside as Pugsley controls his hands.
Ozdemiroglu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozdemiroglu throws a head punch that misses.
Ozdemiroglu swings wildly with an uppercut but Pugsley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Pugsley.
Ozdemiroglu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ozdemiroglu throws a punch but it's blocked by Pugsley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley blocks a body shot from Ozdemiroglu.
Ozdemiroglu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pugsley's elbow.
The referee calls for Pugsley to work.
Ozdemiroglu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pugsley effectively controlling the action here.
Ozdemiroglu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozdemiroglu being controlled against the cage.
Ozdemiroglu misses with the head strike.

Pugsley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pugsley manages to end up in side control.
Ozdemiroglu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pugsley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ozdemiroglu flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley controlling the pace for now.
Pugsley lands a heavy elbow.
Ozdemiroglu is trying desperately to improve position.
Pugsley controlling the position easily from mount.
Ozdemiroglu is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ozdemiroglu is looking to get to half guard.
Pugsley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ozdemiroglu can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ozdemiroglu is working hard here to advance position.
Pugsley controlling the position easily from mount.
Ozdemiroglu can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pugsley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pugsley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ozdemiroglu.

Pugsley closes the distance and pushes Ozdemiroglu back into the cage.
Ozdemiroglu misses with the head strike.

Pugsley has Ozdemiroglu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pugsley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ozdemiroglu tumbling to the mat - Pugsley dives into Ozdemiroglu's guard.
Ozdemiroglu lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Pugsley stands and throws Ozdemiroglu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pugsley happy to just control the position for now.
Ozdemiroglu throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozdemiroglu tries to improve position but can't.
Ozdemiroglu strikes from the bottom but Pugsley takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Pugsley controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pugsley. What's that going to do exactly?
Pugsley content just to control the position here.
Ozdemiroglu throwing punches despite being mounted.
Pugsley controlling from the full mount.
Ozdemiroglu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ozdemiroglu throws a strike but Pugsley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pugsley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ozdemiroglu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ozdemiroglu will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ozdemiroglu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ozdemiroglu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pugsley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pugsley moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ozdemiroglu.
Ozdemiroglu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pugsley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ozdemiroglu!
Ozdemiroglu swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pugsley blocks Ozdemiroglu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley controlling from mount.
Arthur Pugsley has got the better of the ground game so far.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Pugsley.
Ozdemiroglu is trying desperately to improve position.
Ozdemiroglu has given up his back. Will we see Pugsley going for some submissions?
Ozdemiroglu tries to break free.
Pugsley trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ozdemiroglu doesn't escape.
Ozdemiroglu wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugsley is riding his opponent, not letting Ozdemiroglu buck him off.
Ersan Ozdemiroglu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pugsley is hanging on to Ozdemiroglu's back as he tries to escape.
Pugsley controlling the position well here. Ozdemiroglu rolled but Pugsley kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pugsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pugsley 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pugsley!