PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Sales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy Osborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiago Sales could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ozzy Osborn's chin.

Sales
vs
Osborn

177 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiago Sales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ozzy Osborn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sales connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sales tries to bum rush Osborn with a series of wild strikes but Osborn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Osborn slips a straight right by Sales.
Sales throws the left hand but Osborn avoids the punch easily.
Osborn looks to land a combination but Sales avoids it well.
Sales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sales.
Osborn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sales.
Osborn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sales lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sales throws a series of punches but Osborn moves out of range.
Osborn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Osborn's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Sales.
Sales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Osborn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Osborn.
Osborn misses with an elbow strike.
Osborn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Osborn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sales has had enough of the clinch but Osborn keeps him there for the moment.
Sales tries to pull guard but Osborn holds him up against the cage and eventually Sales drops back down to his feet.
Osborn lands an elbow that stopped Sales in his tracks for a moment.
Osborn gets underhooks to prevent Sales's takedown attempt.
Osborn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sales up against the cage.
Sales fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Sales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sales tries to pull guard but Osborn holds him up against the cage and eventually Sales drops back down to his feet.

Sales wants the takedown. Osborn is fighting it off but Sales persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Osborn's guard against the cage.

Osborn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Osborn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sales as he avoids it easily.
Tiago Sales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osborn looks for a takedown but Sales sprawls well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sales looks to score with a jab to the body but Osborn is just out of range.
Tiago Sales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osborn tries for a takedown but Sales sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osborn.
Osborn looks gassed!
Sales misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sales misses with a straight left.

Osborn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sales is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Osborn has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Osborn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sales rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Osborn's guard! Nice work there by Sales!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Osborn, up you get!
Sales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sales throws a left and a right that both miss

and Osborn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Osborn.
Sales is trying to keep Osborn in close.
Sales wants to get back to his feet but Osborn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Osborn's guard.

Sales stands up from Osborn's guard - Sales perhaps looking for a knockout.
Osborn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Osborn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sales.
Osborn staying out of range there.
A nice combination there by Sales.
Sales uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osborn has time to react.
Sales displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Osborn is rocked!
Osborn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Osborn is still on wobbly legs! Can Sales finish him?
Sales drops Osborn with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Osborn! Sales dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Tiago Sales!