PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mosby
vs
Oh

180 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Oh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mosby.

Oh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oh lands with some strikes.
Oh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh controlling the pace for now.
Mosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Mosby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh wants to control the pace but Mosby is squirming around nicely.
Mosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh scoring with strikes but Mosby is staying in there.
Oh with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh with a couple of short strikes.
Oh looking to control but Mosby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh prevents Mosby from getting the reversal.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mosby tries to reverse the position but Oh maintains control.
The referee warns Mosby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mosby is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby is working hard here to advance position.
Oh lands with some strikes.
Mosby really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mosby slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mosby wants to get back to full guard.
Oh is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
Oh sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Big Oh has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oh tries to clinch but Mosby moves out of range.
Oh doesn't manage to clinch there - Mosby circles away.

Oh gets a double leg takedown into Mosby's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mosby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Oh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mosby shoots in and drives through. Oh sprawls well.

Oh has managed to clinch.

Oh gets control of Mosby's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mosby tries to free his leg and advance position but Oh is retaining full guard.

Mosby drops back looking for a leg! Oh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oh manages to kick Mosby off! Mosby jumps back into Oh's guard.
Mosby is pushing down on Oh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oh is fighting to maintain full guard but Mosby has managed to sneak the leg through.

Mosby seems to be looking for submissions.

Mosby wants to work for an arm triangle but Oh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mosby seems to be working for a kimura but Oh defends the submission attempt.
Oh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Mosby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oh is just riding it out for now. Mosby eventually gives up the hold.
Oh is looking to improve his position.
Oh is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mosby seems to be working for a kimura but Oh defends the submission attempt.

Mosby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mosby wants to control but Oh is keeping him busy.
Oh tries to get to full guard but Mosby has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mosby is working away from the top position though.
Mosby tries to pass to full mount but Oh defends it.
Oh tries to get to full guard but Mosby has control of the leg.
Oh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Mosby is looking for submissions but instead, Oh has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
Mosby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Big Oh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oh working a defensive guard here.

Mosby drops back looking for a leg! Oh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oh manages to kick Mosby off! Mosby jumps back into Oh's guard.
Oh trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ted Mosby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mosby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Oh moves into range and clinches up with Mosby.
A short body shot lands from Oh as the two fighters clinch.
Oh is leaning against Mosby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mosby blocks a body shot from Oh.
Nice body punch from Oh - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Oh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh tries to clinch but Mosby moves out of range.
Oh moves in looking to clinch but Mosby pushes him off.

Oh darts in and clinches Mosby up against the cage.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Oh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh digs a right hand into Mosby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mosby's gas tank.

Oh gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mosby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mosby keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully.
Mosby 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Oh trying to control but Mosby is working from the bottom.
Oh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mosby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Big Oh.

Oh shoots in and gets a takedown into Mosby's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh controlling from the top position.

Mosby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oh trying to control but Mosby is working from the bottom.

Mosby throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Oh escapes and throws Mosby's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Oh remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh is working Mosby over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mosby some visible discomfort.
Oh working the head and body with strikes.
Oh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mosby tries to improve position but can't.
Mosby is not content to let Oh control the position.
Oh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh controls the position.
Oh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mosby keeps working.
Oh scoring with punches and elbows.

Oh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mosby to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Oh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mosby looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mosby is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oh off and has taken his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh breaks Mosby's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mosby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Oh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Oh!