PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elix Juarez (ranked 4184 p4p, 4201 weight class) and Marcus Osbourne (ranked 442 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Juarez
vs
Osbourne

179 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elix Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Osbourne!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osbourne loads up on a big right hand but Juarez slips the punch.
Osbourne misses with the combination.

Osbourne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Osbourne showed some decent athleticism there.
Juarez keeping hold of Osbourne's head, controlling as best he can.
Osbourne lands with a punch from half guard.
Juarez taking some punishment here, with Osbourne in his half guard.
Osbourne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Juarez gets back to full guard.
Osbourne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Osbourne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Juarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez content to control rather than advance.
Osbourne is looking to improve his position.
Juarez is nestled in close to Osbourne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Juarez stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juarez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Juarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Juarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Osbourne is working to get back to half guard.
Osbourne doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Osbourne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Osbourne is desperately trying to improve his position but Juarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Juarez breaks from Osbourne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Osbourne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Osbourne throwing hammer fists to the chest of Juarez. What's that going to do exactly?
Juarez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Osbourne looks a forlorn figure.
Juarez controlling from mount.
Osbourne flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Juarez scoring with strikes but Osbourne is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Osbourne is trying to escape the mount.
Juarez lands with some strikes.
Juarez with good strikes from the mount here!
Juarez controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez blocks Osbourne's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Juarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Osbourne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Osbourne is still trying to improve position.
Osbourne throwing hammer fists to the chest of Juarez. What's that going to do exactly?
Juarez controlling from the full mount.
Juarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Juarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Juarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Osbourne tries to hold on but Juarez pushes him away.
Juarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Osbourne is working to get back to half guard.
Osbourne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Juarez lands with some strikes.
Juarez working Osbourne over with strikes here.
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!
Juarez content just to control the position here.
Osbourne tries to reverse the position but Juarez maintains control.
Juarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Juarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elix Juarez dominated that round.
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.

A big left from Osbourne misses.
A little feinted left hand from Juarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Juarez misses with a takedown attempt - Osbourne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Juarez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Osbourne's half guard.
Elix Juarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juarez lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juarez in particular looking to stall.
Juarez drops an elbow to the side of Osbourne's head.
Osbourne misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Juarez content to control rather than advance.
Osbourne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juarez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Osbourne throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Osbourne is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Osbourne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Juarez controlling from the full mount.
Juarez avoids the attempt from Osbourne to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Osbourne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Juarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Juarez controlling the pace for now.
Juarez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Osbourne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Juarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Juarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Juarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osbourne can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Juarez controlling his opponent.
Osbourne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Juarez controlling his opponent.
Juarez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Osbourne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Juarez lands a heavy elbow.
Osbourne wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Osbourne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juarez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Osbourne's face.
Juarez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Osbourne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Juarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Juarez landing strikes from the mount and Osbourne is in trouble!
Osbourne wants to control but Juarez is having none of it.
Osbourne is desperately trying to improve his position but Juarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Osbourne tries to hold on but Juarez postures up.
Juarez content just to control the position here.
Juarez landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Osbourne flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Juarez lands a big elbow.
Juarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Osbourne tries to reverse the position but Juarez maintains control.
Juarez content just to control the position here.
Juarez looking to finish Osbourne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Osbourne!
Juarez controlling from the full mount.
Juarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juarez controlling the pace for now.
Osbourne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Osbourne tries to hold on but Juarez postures up.
Juarez lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elix Juarez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Osbourne misses with a straight left.

Osbourne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Juarez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Juarez regains half guard.
Juarez is trying is best to control the position here.
Osbourne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are battling for position here. Juarez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juarez has momentary wrist control but Osbourne slips an elbow through the middle.
Juarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Osbourne manages to get himself to full guard.

Juarez pushing down on Osbourne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Osbourne missing with punches from the bottom.
Osbourne wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Osbourne is looking for a sweep. Juarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Juarez content to control rather than advance.
Osbourne connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Juarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Osbourne scores with a few weak punches.
Juarez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Osbourne is looking to improve his position.
Juarez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Juarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Osbourne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Juarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Juarez with a couple of short strikes.
Osbourne tries to lock up and control but Juarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Juarez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Juarez controlling from the full mount.
Osbourne tries to lock up and control but Juarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Osbourne is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Juarez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Juarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Juarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Juarez.
Juarez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Osbourne's face.
Juarez blocks Osbourne's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Juarez controlling from the full mount.
Osbourne tries to reverse the position but Juarez maintains control.
Juarez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Juarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Osbourne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Juarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Juarez landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Osbourne is working to get back to half guard.
Osbourne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Juarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Juarez lands a big elbow.
Juarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marcus Osbourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juarez working Osbourne over with strikes here.
Osbourne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Juarez controlling from the full mount.
Elix Juarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elix Juarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elix Juarez!
After the fight, Elix Juarez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.