PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goat Meat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostergaard's entrance music is Bad Street, Atlanta, GA. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ostergaard
vs
Meat

183 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
159 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsten Ostergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goat Meat!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostergaard fails to land the takedown.
Ostergaard throws a leg kick which misses Meat's front leg but catches the back leg as Meat tries to avoid it.
Meat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ostergaard moves away.
Meat scores with a hook to the body. Ostergaard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ostergaard moves away.
Ostergaard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ostergaard rather than just go for the knockout.
Meat lands with a nice body punch.
Ostergaard looks to land a body kick but Meat moved away.
Ostergaard misses with a head kick.
Meat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Ostergaard closes the distance and clinches.
Ostergaard misses with some punches.
Meat has had enough of the clinch but Ostergaard keeps him there for the moment.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ostergaard landing knees to the head.

It looks like Goat Meat has been cut.
Ostergaard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ostergaard taking a breather.
Meat tries to break free but Ostergaard pushes him back against the cage.
Meat can't break the clinch.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Ostergaard is controlling him.
Ostergaard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Meat swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat thows a body shot but no joy.
Ostergaard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torsten Ostergaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostergaard tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Meat.
Ostergaard wants to clinch but Meat slips to the side
and Meat counters with a nice body shot.

Meat moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meat.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ostergaard has him pressed against the cage.

Ostergaard jumps into guard, dragging Meat to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Meat tries to stand but Ostergaard is controlling from the bottom.
Meat is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ostergaard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard has a closed guard, preventing Meat from standing up.
Ostergaard wants to sweep but no luck.
Ostergaard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Meat tries to stand but Ostergaard is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ostergaard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ostergaard tries to get out of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Meat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ostergaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meat jabs at Ostergaard's body.
Meat just misses with a punch to the body.

Meat forces Ostergaard back against the cage and clinches.
Meat tries to break free but Ostergaard pushes him back against the cage.
Ostergaard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meat up against the cage.
Ostergaard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meat's face.
Meat lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ostergaard's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ostergaard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Meat is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Meat.
Ostergaard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goat Meat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Meat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ostergaard doesn't seem phased though.
Meat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meat fails to land with a series of punches.
Meat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ostergaard takes a swing at Meat's ribcage but misses.
Meat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ostergaard is breathing heavily.
Meat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostergaard throws the kick towards the body but Meat avoids it.
Meat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meat scores with a shot to the body.
Ostergaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goat Meat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goat Meat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Meat swats away the attempt to clinch by Ostergaard.
Meat takes a swing at Ostergaard's ribcage but misses.
Ostergaard shoots in for a takedown but Meat shows good takedown defense.
Torsten Ostergaard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meat lands with a nice body punch.
Meat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Meat has closed the distance and engaged Ostergaard in a clinch.
Meat missing with knees to the body.

Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meat swings for the body but Ostergaard moves out of range.

Meat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ostergaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ostergaard taking a breather.
Meat has had enough of the clinch but Ostergaard keeps him there for the moment.
Ostergaard is trying to maintain a safe position but Meat gets an underhook and turns Ostergaard into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meat.
Ostergaard lands a shot to the body.

Meat manages to break the clinch.
Meat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostergaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meat.
Meat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meat lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ostergaard counters by clinching up.
Ostergaard tries to stall but Meat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meat is looking to break free of the clinch but Ostergaard has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ostergaard.
Ostergaard taking a breather.
Meat pushes Ostergaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ostergaard stalling.
A short body shot lands from Meat as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meat prevents the takedown attempt.

Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ostergaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meat lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Meat.
Meat scores with a hook.
Meat connects with a body shot.
Ostergaard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meat has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Ostergaard is controlling the position.
Meat is looking to break free of the clinch but Ostergaard has double underhooks.
Ostergaard misses with a body punch.
Ostergaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostergaard tries for a takedown but Meat manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torsten Ostergaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostergaard wants to stall.
Meat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meat working hard to break the clinch.

Ostergaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meat lands a jab to Ostergaard's midsection.
Meat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ostergaard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ostergaard scrambles back to his feet.
Goat Meat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meat misses the shot to the body.
Ostergaard avoids the body shot from Meat.
Meat blocks a head kick by Ostergaard.
A shot to the liver by Meat. Beautiful body shot.
Meat throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostergaard manages to avoid it.
Ostergaard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Meat closes the distance and clinches.
Meat tries to circle away but Ostergaard has him pinned against the cage.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meat is trying to break free.
Ostergaard takes a shot to the head.
Ostergaard dodges an elbow strike from Meat.
Ostergaard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Meat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meat pushes Ostergaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ostergaard prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meat swings for the body but Ostergaard moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ostergaard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Meat closes the distance and pushes Ostergaard back into the cage.
Meat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ostergaard stalling in the clinch.
Meat lands a left hand.
Ostergaard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat's efforts to push away.
Meat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ostergaard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Ostergaard breaks the clinch.
Ostergaard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meat lands a jab to Ostergaard's midsection.
Ostergaard fails with the takedown
and Meat counters with a series of strikes. Ostergaard will be more careful next time no doubt.

Meat has closed the distance and engaged Ostergaard in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goat Meat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Goat Meat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Meat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ostergaard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meat has had enough of the clinch but Ostergaard keeps him there for the moment.
Ostergaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Meat is stalling here.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Ostergaard has him pressed against the cage.
Ostergaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ostergaard is looking to control Meat's arms but Meat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ostergaard has his back to the cage.
Ostergaard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ostergaard trying to control the position but instead, Meat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ostergaard into the cage.
Meat pushes Ostergaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Ostergaard is controlling the position.
Meat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ostergaard working aggressively here.

Ostergaard breaks from the clinch.
Meat misses with the combination.
Ostergaard walks into a straight right hand from Meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard tries to bum rush Meat with a series of wild strikes but Meat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meat cracks Ostergaard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostergaard manages to avoid it.
Meat slips a straight right by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Ostergaard tenderised Meat's leg. Meat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ostergaard dodges the punch combination from Meat.
Ostergaard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ostergaard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ostergaards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ostergaard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ostergaard is looking to clinch but Meat is avoiding it.
Ostergaard wants to clinch up but Meat keeps it at a distance.
Meat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.
Torsten Ostergaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard looks for a takedown but Meat sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torsten Ostergaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostergaard walks into a straight right hand from Meat.
Meat swings for the body but Ostergaard moves out of range.
Ostergaard misses with a few strikes there.
Ostergaard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meat. Ostergaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ostergaard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Meat forces Ostergaard back against the cage and clinches.
Ostergaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ostergaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostergaard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ostergaard as Meat tries to tie him up.
Meat stalling the fight.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meat.
Meat wants to get back to striking at distance but Ostergaard won't allow it.
Ostergaard blocks an elbow strike.
Meat has had enough of the clinch but Ostergaard keeps him there for the moment.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meat takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ostergaard obliges.
Meat blocks the elbow strike.
Ostergaard takes a shot to the head.
Ostergaard swings wildly with an uppercut but Meat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Meat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Meat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meat lands a right hand.
Ostergaard wants a takedown.
Meat can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Meat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ostergaards head.
Ostergaard wants to stall.
Ostergaard prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Meat.
Ostergaard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat's efforts to push away.
Meat just leaning against Ostergaard, taking a breather.
Ostergaard has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ostergaard dodges an elbow strike from Meat.
A shot in the inside from Meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard lands an elbow inside.
Ostergaard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meat wants to get back to striking at distance but Ostergaard won't allow it.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Ostergaard is controlling the position.

Meat is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ostergaard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Meat to the mat. Meat regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ostergaard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meat wants to stand up but Ostergaard is controlling him.
Goat Meat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Goat Meat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goat Meat!