PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jason Bawalan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heather Osborne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bawalan comes to the cage accompanied by Someday. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jason Bawalan
vs
Osborne

180 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Jason Bawalan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heather Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Osborne does no damage.
Osborne throws a looping overhand right but Bawalan ducks down to avoid it.

Osborne moves into the clinch.
Osborne lands an elbow inside.
Bawalan tries to score a body lock takedown but Osborne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Osborne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bawalan managing to block the knees to the body from Osborne.
Bawalan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Osborne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Osborne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Osborne lands an elbow that stopped Bawalan in his tracks for a moment.
Osborne tries to land knees in the clinch but Bawalan avoids the damage to the body.
Osborne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bawalan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bawalan shoots in and bounces Osborne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Osborne keeping moving, preventing Bawalan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawalan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bawalan looking to pass the guard.
Bawalan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bawalan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osborne keeps working.
Osborne manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osborne is refusing to be controlled, as Bawalan sits in half guard.

Bawalan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bawalan is breathing heavily.
Bawalan is trying to control. Osborne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Bawalan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Osborne is just riding it out for now. Bawalan eventually gives up the hold.
Bawalan is trying to control. Osborne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne is doing well to control the position and prevent Bawalan from advancing to side control.
Bawalan trying to mount his opponent but Osborne defends it.
Osborne is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Osborne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osborne throws an overhand right that lands on Bawalan's shoulder, as Bawalan tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Osborne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Osborne misses with a low kick.
Osborne thuds a left hand into Bawalan's body.
Osborne wants to clinch.
A combination from Osborne does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heather Osborne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Osborne darts in and clinches Bawalan up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bawalan managing to block the knees to the body from Osborne.
Osborne cracks Bawalan with a nice body shot.

Bawalan has clasped his hands together around Osborne's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bawalan trying to control the action but Osborne is working from the bottom.
Osborne struggling a bit here.

Bawalan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Osborne has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bawalan but great work by Osborne.
Osborne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Osborne crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne throws a strike aimed at the side of Bawalan's head but Bawalan avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osborne working the strikes but Bawalan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Osborne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osborne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osborne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bawalan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Osborne.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A leg kick checked by Bawalan.
Osborne throws a series of punches but Bawalan moves out of range.

Bawalan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Osborne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Osborne keeping moving, preventing Bawalan from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawalan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osborne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Osborne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bawalan controls the pace.
Osborne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bawalan looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawalan trying to control the position from guard on top but Osborne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osborne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bawalan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Osborne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Osborne wants to clinch.
Bawalan tries for a takedown but Osborne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Osborne misses with a few strikes there.

Bawalan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Osborne's half guard.

Bawalan looking for a submission but Osborne manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Osborne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bawalan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Osborne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Jason Bawalan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Osborne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bawalan.
Osborne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Osborne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bawalan blocks a head kick by Osborne.

Osborne has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bawalan can't get the takedown.
Bawalan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Osborne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jason Bawalan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osborne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bawalan's defenses.
Bawalan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Osborne prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bawalan is defending well for now.

Osborne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Bawalan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heather Osborne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Osborne darts in and clinches Bawalan up against the cage.
Bawalan avoiding damage as Osborne throws knees to the body.
Osborne lands a good knee to the midsection. Bawalan won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Osborne.
Bawalan looking for a takedown.
Osborne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Osborne working Bawalan over with knees to the body.

Osborne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Osborne takes the fight into the clinch.
Osborne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bawalan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Osborne does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Osborne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bawalan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bawalan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Bawalan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Osborne sprawls well initially but Bawalan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Osborne is looking to improve his position.
Osborne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bawalan wants to advance to full mount but Osborne doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bawalan won't allow Osborne to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawalan trying to control the position from guard on top but Osborne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osborne controls Bawalan momentarily but Bawalan frees himself.
Bawalan wants to control from the top but Osborne keeps moving.
Bawalan pushing down on Osborne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bawalan trying to mount his opponent but Osborne defends it.
Bawalan moves into full mount! Osborne won't be happy about that!
Osborne stops Bawalan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Osborne tries to lock up and control but Bawalan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bawalan looking to control but Osborne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heather Osborne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Osborne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heather Osborne!