PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswald has chosen Bathory-Blood, Fire, Death as his entrance music. Roger Oswald has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phil Ivey's chin.

Ivey
vs
Oswald

190 cm
23
186 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
199 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Oswald!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey takes one to the side of the head.
Oswald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oswald misses with a wild combination.
Ivey tries to clinch up but Oswald circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oswald throws out the jab.
Ivey moves out of range of the leg kick from Oswald.
Oswald lands a body shot.
Ivey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oswald lands with a right hand.
Oswald connects with a jab.
Oswald looks for the body kick but Ivey saw that one coming.
Oswald looks for the body kick but Ivey saw that one coming.
Oswald throws a leg kick but Ivey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oswald avoids the head kick by Ivey.
Ivey defending well as Oswald loads up on a big left hand.
Oswald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ivey checks it well.
Oswald digs a good body shot into Ivey's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oswald keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivey tries to clinch there but Oswald circles away.
Ivey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oswald is out of range.
Ivey wants to clinch.
Ivey moves out of range of the leg kick from Oswald.
Ivey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oswald.
Oswald misses with an uppercut.
Oswald throws a head kick that misses

and Ivey moves into the clinch.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oswald being controlled against the cage.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Oswald blocks with his arms.
Oswald lands a nice uppercut.
Oswald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Oswald on the inside.
Oswald lands a right hand.
Oswald lands a shot to the body.
Oswald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Oswald fails to land.
Oswald scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oswald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oswald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivey is breathing heavily.
Oswald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oswald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Oswald blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Oswald.
Oswald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ivey.
Oswald digs a right hand underneath Ivey's ribcage. Ivey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Oswald.

Oswald breaks the clinch.
Oswald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Oswald clinches up with Ivey and pushes him back against the cage.
Oswald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iveys head.
Ivey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Oswald is blocking nicely.
Oswald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Still in the clinch, Oswald scores with a nice short uppercut.

Oswald breaks from the clinch.
Oswald misses with a leg kick
and Ivey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oswald is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswald tried to score with a low kick but Ivey checks it.
Oswald throws a looping overhand right but Ivey ducks down to avoid it.
Ivey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oswald.
Roger Oswald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivey tries to work over Oswald's front leg with a kick but Oswald checks it.
Ivey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oswald throws a big shot that misses.
Oswald tries to clinch up.
Oswald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oswald misses with a straight left.
Oswald swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Oswald closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Oswald.
Oswald has had enough of the clinch but Ivey keeps him there for the moment.
Oswald tries to break the clinch but Ivey is controlling the position.
Oswald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oswald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oswald misses with a punch on the inside.
Oswald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivey prevents a body shot from Oswald.
Ivey looking to slow down the pace here.
Ivey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oswald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Oswald blocks it.
Oswald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iveys head.
Ivey trying to stall but Oswald improves his position.
Oswald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oswald tries to break free but Ivey pushes him back against the cage.
Ivey scores with a knee to the head.
Ivey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivey tries to land knees in the clinch but Oswald avoids the damage to the body.
Oswald lands an uppercut.
Ivey leaning against his opponent.

Oswald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Oswald has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Oswald blocks it.
Oswald lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Oswald.
Oswald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oswald is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oswald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Oswald dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ivey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oswald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oswald motions for Ivey to come forward. Oswald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oswald swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivey.
Oswald tries to clinch but Ivey is having none of it.
Oswald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oswald throws out the jab.

Ivey clinches.
Ivey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oswald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oswald blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oswald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iveys head.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Oswald blocks with his arms.
A short right from Oswald on the inside.
Ivey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivey blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Oswald.
Oswald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oswald is leaning against Ivey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oswald breaks from the clinch.
Oswald feints and then cracks Ivey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ivey down.
Oswald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oswald lands a head shot.
Oswald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ivey slips under a jab from Oswald.
Ivey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oswald to score with a decent uppercut.
Ivey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ivey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oswald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivey.
Ivey staying out of range there.
Oswald throws a shot from downtown. Ivey moves away and avoids it.
Ivey moves forwards but Oswald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oswald connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivey checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oswald swings for the body but Ivey moves out of range.
Oswald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oswald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ivey momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Oswald.
A slow jab from Oswald misses its intended target.
Oswald misses with a hook. Ivey ducked under it nicely.
Oswald keeps the fight on the outside.
Roger Oswald seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Oswald rushes Ivey and presses him up against the cage.
Ivey taking a breather.
Oswald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Oswald blocks with his arms.
Ivey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oswald scores with a shoulder strike.
Oswald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oswald lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oswald lands a left hand.
Oswald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roger Oswald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.
Oswald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oswald is keeping busy.
Ivey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oswald.
Oswald lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Oswald.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oswald.
Oswald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oswald scores with a hook to the body.
Oswald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oswald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Oswald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iveys head.
A shot in the inside from Oswald.
Oswald lands with a light punch inside.
Oswald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivey is defending well for now.
Ivey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oswald lands a body shot.
Oswald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ivey looking to slow down the pace here.
Oswald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oswald blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oswald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ivey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Oswald.
Oswald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Nice body punch from Oswald - that landed with a thud.

Oswald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oswald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ivey momentarily.
A jab from Oswald misses.
Oswald darts in trying to clinch
and Ivey counters with a low kick, right behind Oswald 's knee.
Ivey is looking to clinch.

Oswald darts in and clinches Ivey up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Oswald blocks with his arms.
Ivey lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Oswald.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Oswald blocks it.
Nice body punch from Oswald - that landed with a thud.
Oswald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Oswald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oswald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oswald scores with the left hand. Ivey knows he should have avoided that one.
Oswald throws a hook but Ivey avoids it easily.
Ivey slips under a jab from Oswald.
Oswald wants to clinch up but Ivey keeps it at a distance.
Oswald throws a shot from downtown. Ivey moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Oswald is predictable there
and Ivey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oswald is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ivey blocks the body kick.
Oswald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Oswald misses.
Phil Ivey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oswald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oswald misses with a jab to the body
and Ivey counters with a thumping low kick.
Ivey tries to close the distance and clinch but Oswald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivey moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivey doesn't manage to clinch there - Oswald circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oswald missing with a left hand there. Ivey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Oswald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oswald jabs at Ivey's body.
A swing and a miss from Oswald.
Ivey wants to clinch.
Oswald throws a leg kick
and Ivey counters with a head kick. That will keep Oswald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Ivey moves into the clinch.
Ivey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oswald as Ivey tries to tie him up.
Ivey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oswald throws a head punch that misses.
Ivey lands a knee to the head.
Ivey slows down the pace here.
Ivey lands a good knee to the midsection. Oswald won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Ivey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.
Ivey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Oswald blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Oswald.
Oswald scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Oswald.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.

Oswald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oswald fails to land with a series of punches.
Oswald is looking to clinch.
A jab from Oswald misses.
Ivey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oswald.
Ivey tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivey.

Ivey has Oswald up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivey stalling in the clinch.
Ivey trying to control the position but instead, Oswald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivey into the cage.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Oswald blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oswald obliges.
Oswald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oswald lands an uppercut.
Oswald is leaning against Ivey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oswald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivey tries to stall but Oswald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oswald with a knee to the head.
Ivey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oswald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oswald is working Ivey over against the cage.
Oswald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Oswald on the inside.
Ivey landing knees to the head.
Oswald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iveys head.
Ivey missing with knees to the body.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Oswald.

Oswald manages to break the clinch.
Ivey is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oswald avoids the head kick by Ivey.
Oswald scores with the left hand. Ivey knows he should have avoided that one.
Oswald throws the left hand but Ivey avoids the punch easily.
Oswald misses with a leg kick
and Ivey counters with a low kick, right behind Oswald 's knee.
Ivey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oswald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phil Ivey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good shot there by Oswald.
Oswald thows a leg kick but Ivey checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oswald throws a right and a left that Ivey avoids nicely.
Oswald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivey is looking to clinch but Oswald is avoiding it.
Ivey lands with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Ivey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oswald has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Oswald!