PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr. Ostergaard has chosen Bad Street, Atlanta, GA as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pudzianowski
vs
Ostergaard

175 cm
28
164 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsten Ostergaard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski misses with a right hand
and Ostergaard counters with an outside leg kick.
Pudzianowski moves out of range of the body kick from Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.

Pudzianowski instigates a clinch.
Come on Ostergaard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ostergaard tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Ostergaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Ostergaard working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski can't find room to land a body shot as Ostergaard controls the action.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard trying to control the position but instead, Pudzianowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ostergaard into the cage.
Pudzianowski lands a knee to the head.

Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pudzianowski closes the distance and clinches.
Ostergaard misses with a punch to the body.
Pudzianowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ostergaard is defending well for now.
Pudzianowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ostergaard or not.
Pudzianowski avoiding damage as Ostergaard throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ostergaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ostergaard trying to stall but Pudzianowski improves his position.
Ostergaard struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzianowski controls his hands.
Pudzianowski missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski misses with a knee strike.
Ostergaard trying to control the position but instead, Pudzianowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ostergaard into the cage.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski connects with a knee to the head.
Ostergaard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ostergaard walks into a stiff left hand from Pudzianowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudzianowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Ostergaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.

Pudzianowski moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Ostergaard won't want to take too many of those.
Pudzianowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ostergaard blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostergaard is trying to break the clinch but Pudzianowski is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski tries to work over Ostergaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Pudzianowski.
Ostergaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Come on Ostergaard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Ostergaard breaks the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands with a straight right. Ostergaard didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pudzianowski misses with a double jab.
Pudzianowski moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ostergaard stalling in the clinch.
Ostergaard misses with a punch to the body.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but Ostergaard blocks with his arms.
Ostergaard misses with a body punch.
Pudzianowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ostergaard backwards.
Pudzianowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostergaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pudzianowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ostergaard stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ostergaard misses with a kick to the body.
Ostergaard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Pudzianowski finds it's way through Ostergaard's defenses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pudzianowski throws a hook but Ostergaard avoids it easily.
Pudzianowski punishes Ostergaard's body with a nice straight punch.
Ostergaard slips under a jab.
Pudzianowski digs a good body shot into Ostergaard's ribs.
Pudzianowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pudzianowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostergaard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski swings for the body but Ostergaard moves out of range.

Pudzianowski forces Ostergaard back against the cage and clinches.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ostergaard lands a body punch.
Pudzianowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ostergaard taking a breather.
Pudzianowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ostergaard backwards.
Pudzianowski throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pudzianowski as Ostergaard tries to tie him up.
Ostergaard blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.

Ostergaard breaks from the clinch.
Pudzianowski blocks a head kick by Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Pudzianowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard slips a straight right by Pudzianowski.
Ostergaard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ostergaard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ostergaard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostergaard manages to avoid it.

Ostergaard has closed the distance and engaged Pudzianowski in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudzianowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ostergaard is looking to control Pudzianowski's arms but Pudzianowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ostergaard has his back to the cage.
Pudzianowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pudzianowski lands with a light punch inside.
Pudzianowski being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pudzianowski fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowski trying to land knees to the body.
Ostergaard wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pudzianowski.
Ostergaard looking to stall.
Pudzianowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostergaard blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pudzianowski trying to land knees to the body.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowski prevents a body shot from Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard blocks an uppercut.
Ostergaard has Pudzianowski pushed against the cage.
Pudzianowski pushes Ostergaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski pushes Ostergaard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Ostergaard.
Darius Pudzianowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ostergaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ostergaard controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pudzianowski tries to throw a body punch but Ostergaard avoids it by throwing Pudzianowski back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ostergaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Pudzianowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ostergaard forces Pudzianowski back against the cage and clinches.
Pudzianowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pudzianowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ostergaard is trying to stall.
Pudzianowski trying to land knees to the body.
Pudzianowski lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski lands a shoulder strike.
Pudzianowski tries to throw a body punch but Ostergaard avoids it by throwing Pudzianowski back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pudzianowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ostergaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Pudzianowski on the inside.
Ostergaard prevents a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pudzianowski avoiding damage as Ostergaard throws knees to the body.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pudzianowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ostergaards head.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pudzianowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ostergaard is rocked!
Pudzianowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ostergaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Pudzianowski finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pudzianowski has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ostergaard - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Pudzianowski, and another! Ostergaard is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Darius Pudzianowski!