PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Markku Osteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osteri comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones - Symphaty For The Devil. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Osteri
vs
Scylla

175 cm
26
163 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
166 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Markku Osteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osteri swinging wildly here.
Osteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Osteri changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scylla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Osteri connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Scylla some visible discomfort.
Scylla is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Osteri lands a nice forearm strike.
Scylla gets back to half guard.
Osteri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Scylla wants to get back to full guard.

Scylla actively working from the bottom here.
Scylla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Osteri.
Scylla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Osteri slips a nice elbow through Scylla's hands, connecting with Scylla's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Osteri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scylla won't allow Osteri to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Scylla misses.
Osteri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scylla's head backwards.
Osteri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Osteri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Osteri has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Scylla in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scylla is desperately trying to improve his position but Osteri has a good base and remains in mount.
Osteri fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Osteri.

Scylla is rocked!
Osteri loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Scylla scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Osteri land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Osteri stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markku Osteri!