PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fury (ranked 5689 p4p, 5734 weight class) and Fedor Osipov (ranked 527 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by Astronaut in the ocean. Fedor Osipov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fury
vs
Osipov

200 cm
23
265
6 - 7 - 0

185 cm
20
285
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Osipov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Osipov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Osipov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Osipov stalls from top position.
Fury tries to bench press Osipov off him but Osipov keeps the position.
Osipov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Osipov trying to control the position but Fury is working away.
Osipov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fury's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osipov misses with the ground and pound.
Osipov looks up at the clock and then as Fury takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Osipov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The referee asks Osipov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Osipov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Osipov is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osipov is chipping away with strikes.
Osipov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fury is not content to let Osipov control the position.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osipov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fury keeps working.
Osipov staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is working to avoid the ground and pound but Osipov connects with a decent elbow.
Fury is looking to reverse the position.
Osipov in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Osipov taking a break here but Fury is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fury is not content to let Osipov control the position.
Well, if Osipov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osipov is trying to control the action in half guard but Fury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Osipov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Osipov gets the takedown into side control.
Osipov slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Fury's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Osipov wants to control but Fury is keeping him busy.
Osipov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Osipov off and has taken his back!

Fury looking for the choke from the back.

Fury working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Osipov is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Fury has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Osipov taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Fury!
James Fury made sure to mention his sponsor, 88 Fight Club Clothing $50-$100 in his post fight interview.