PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opel Ostramanovisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ostramanovisk
vs
Zimmerman

192 cm
27
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Opel Ostramanovisk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adolf Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman swinging wildly here.
Zimmerman leaves Ostramanovisk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ostramanovisk takes a swing at Zimmerman's ribcage but misses.
Ostramanovisk wants to clinch up but Zimmerman keeps it at a distance.
Ostramanovisk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zimmerman defends it nicely.
Ostramanovisk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zimmerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Opel Ostramanovisk has been cut.
Ostramanovisk slips a jab from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman looks to land a combination but Ostramanovisk avoids it well.
Zimmerman tries to bum rush Ostramanovisk with a series of wild strikes but Ostramanovisk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ostramanovisk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zimmerman counters with a left and a right that stings Ostramanovisk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Zimmerman.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zimmerman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zimmerman backs up against the cage.
Ostramanovisk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ostramanovisk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zimmerman is fending him off so far but Ostramanovisk persists. Nope, Zimmerman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opel Ostramanovisk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Ostramanovisk lands.
Opel Ostramanovisk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman swinging wildly here.
Ostramanovisk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman is looking to chop away at Ostramanovisk's legs.
Zimmerman wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Ostramanovisk. No joy for Zimmerman on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostramanovisk is looking to clinch.
Ostramanovisk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zimmerman as he avoids it easily.
Ostramanovisk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Ostramanovisk dives in and scores a takedown into Zimmerman's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ostramanovisk wants to control from the top but Zimmerman keeps moving.
Zimmerman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ostramanovisk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ostramanovisk gets to his feet - Zimmerman follows without any prompting.
Zimmerman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ostramanovisk fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ostramanovisk as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Zimmerman. Those never looked like landing.
Zimmerman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zimmerman wants it to stay on the feet.
Zimmerman misses with a series of wild punches.
Ostramanovisk thuds his right hand into Zimmerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown but Ostramanovisk shows good takedown defense.
Ostramanovisk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zimmerman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zimmerman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostramanovisk manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostramanovisk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zimmerman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ostramanovisk somewhat.
A combination from Ostramanovisk does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Ostramanovisk. Those never looked like landing.
Ostramanovisk misses with a few strikes there.
Ostramanovisk misses with the combination.
Ostramanovisk is breathing heavily.
Zimmerman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zimmerman duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ostramanovisk misses with a looping left.
Zimmerman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zimmerman shoots in looking for a takedown but Ostramanovisk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zimmerman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adolf Zimmerman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Opel Ostramanovisk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zimmerman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ostramanovisk circles away.
Ostramanovisk scores with the left hand. Zimmerman knows he should have avoided that one.
Zimmerman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ostramanovisk scores with a body shot.
Zimmerman keeps the fight on the outside.
Ostramanovisk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ostramanovisk shoots in looking for a takedown but Zimmerman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ostramanovisk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Opel Ostramanovisk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zimmerman wants to clinch.
Ostramanovisk keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Zimmerman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zimmerman throws a series of punches but Ostramanovisk avoids them all with ease.
Ostramanovisk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ostramanovisk just misses with a punch to the body.
Ostramanovisk dives in and grabs Zimmerman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zimmerman pushes down on Ostramanovisk's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opel Ostramanovisk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zimmerman tries to bum rush Ostramanovisk with a series of wild strikes but Ostramanovisk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zimmerman misses with a few strikes there.

Ostramanovisk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ostramanovisk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ostramanovisk controlling the position easily from mount.
Ostramanovisk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ostramanovisk controlling his opponent.
Ostramanovisk trying to control but Zimmerman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk controlling from mount.

Ostramanovisk has control of Zimmerman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zimmerman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Ostramanovisk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ostramanovisk controlling from the full mount.
Ostramanovisk avoids the attempt from Zimmerman to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You get the feeling that Zimmerman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Opel Ostramanovisk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Opel Ostramanovisk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Zimmerman misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ostramanovisk throws a series of punches but Zimmerman avoids them all with ease.
Ostramanovisk digs a good hook to Zimmerman's body.
Zimmerman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zimmerman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zimmerman throws a nice looking combination but Ostramanovisk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ostramanovisk swats away the attempt to clinch by Zimmerman.
Ostramanovisk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Ostramanovisk scores with a takedown into Zimmerman's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ostramanovisk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zimmerman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ostramanovisk throwing strikes but missing.
Ostramanovisk distracts Zimmerman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ostramanovisk looking to sit in guard and control but Zimmerman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ostramanovisk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ostramanovisk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Ostramanovisk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zimmerman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ostramanovisk controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostramanovisk throwing strikes here but Zimmerman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ostramanovisk controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Opel Ostramanovisk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ostramanovisk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Opel Ostramanovisk!