PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osiris Ital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assange comes into the arena with Eddie Van Halen - Eruption blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Assange
vs
Ital

176 cm
25
155 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
159 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brute
{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Assange!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osiris Ital!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ital takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Assange throws a looping overhand right but Ital ducks down to avoid it.
Assange jabs at Ital's body.
Assange with a nice cross.

Ital gets tackled into the cage by Assange. Assange maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ital - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Assange swings wildly with an uppercut but Ital uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assange misses with some punches.
Assange misses with a punch to the body.
Assange misses with the head strike.
Ital wants to stall.
Ital lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assange can't find room to land a body shot as Ital controls the action.
Ital tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ital.
Ital tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assange's elbow.
Assange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assange misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Assange.
Ital misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ital controlling the action here for a moment.
Ital pushes Assange back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ital blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.

Assange breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Assange misses.
Assange on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Assange connects with a nice looking jab.
Assange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ital.
Ital lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Assange keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assange throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Assange throws a series of punches but Ital moves out of range.
Ital swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ital walks into a jab.
Assange looks to throw the jab but Ital is out of range.
Ital tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ital is looking to clinch but Assange is avoiding it.
Assange drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Assange takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Assange loads up on a big right hand but Ital slips the punch.
Ital keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assange misses with a straight right.
Assange throws a jab but it's blocked by Ital.
Assange wants to clinch.
Ital looks to score with a jab to the body but Assange is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Assange pushes Ital up against the cage in a clinch.
Assange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assange lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assange tries a body shot but Ital blocks it.
Ital has Assange pressed against the cage, preventing Assange from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assange works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ital blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assange misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assange working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Assange.
Assange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ital misses with a body punch.
Assange tries to throw a body punch but Ital avoids it by throwing Assange back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assange swings wildly with an uppercut but Ital uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ital is looking to control Assange's arms but Assange gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ital has his back to the cage.
Ital cracks Assange with a nice body shot.
Assange misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ital breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ital. That's going to slow Assange down.
Assange moves out of range as Ital throws a body kick.
Ital throws a jab when Assange was well out of range.
Assange is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Assange darts in and clinches Ital up against the cage.
Assange tries to work over Ital's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ital blocks an uppercut.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by Ital.
Assange scores with a shot to the side of Ital's head.

Assange manages to break the clinch.
Assange wants to clinch up but Ital keeps it at a distance.
Assange throws a one two combo.
Assange throws a lazy right hand but Ital sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assange misses with a double jab.
Ital dips to his left and cracks Assange with an uppercut!

It looks like James Assange has been cut.
Ital loads up on a big right hand but Assange slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Assange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Assange's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Assange lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ital looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Ital clinches with his opponent.
Ital blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ital tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ital throws a head punch that misses.
Assange misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ital tries a body shot but Assange blocks it.
Ital goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assange working aggressively here.
Ital cracks Assange with a nice body shot.
Ital doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ital misses with some punches.
Assange misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ital tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ital goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ital lands an uppercut.
Ital makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ital tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assange's elbow.
Ital is trying to stall.
James Assange has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange scores with a shot to the side of Ital's head.
Ital is trying to force a seperation but Assange has the dominant position.

Assange breaks from the clinch.
Ital feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Assange's calf.
Ital is looking to clinch.
Ital throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ital as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assange. Ital does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ital.
Assange thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ital.
Ital throws a head kick that misses.
Assange avoids the head kick by Ital.
Ital takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Assange finds it's way through Ital's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Assange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ital works the jab nicely.
Ital avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assange throws a hook but Ital avoids it easily.
Assange jabs Ital to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Assange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ital moves away.
Ital tries to clinch there but Assange circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ital looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ital looks for the body kick but Assange saw that one coming.
Ital takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ital swats away the attempt to clinch by Assange.
Ital fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assange lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Assange lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Assange ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ital lands a front kick.
Nice body punch from Assange.
Assange takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ital throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Assange stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assange takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ital missing with a left hand there. Assange was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ital lands a right hook to the body.
Ital tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assange was well out of range. Poor timing from Ital.
Ital misses with a wild body shot.
Ital swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ital lands an impressive looking overhand right. Assange doesn't seem phased though.
Assange tests Ital's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ital misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ital takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Assange misses with a double jab.

Assange has managed to clinch.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by Ital.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ital.
A shot in the inside from Ital.
Still in the clinch, Ital scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ital blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ital lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Assange backwards.
Assange has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ital looking to slow down the pace here.
Assange blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange scores with a shoulder strike.
Ital misses with a body punch.
Ital misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ital blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Ital showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Assange's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ital connects with a right hand. Assange shakes it off.
Assange avoids the body shot from Ital.
Assange waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ital.
Assange slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Assange throws an overhand right that lands on Ital's shoulder, as Ital tries to avoid the shot.
Ital throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assange counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Assange takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ital dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assange. That did some damage!

Assange moves into range and clinches up with Ital.
Assange misses with a body punch.
Assange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ital tries to throw a body punch but Assange avoids it by throwing Ital back against the cage.
Assange prevents a body shot from Ital.
Nice body punch from Ital.
Ital misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assange lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ital lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ital misses with a punch on the inside.
Ital stalling in the clinch but Assange improves position.
Assange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ital struggles to land a body shot inside as Assange controls his hands.
Ital blocks an uppercut.
Ital throws a punch but it's blocked by Assange.
A head punch on the inside from Ital fails to land.
Assange misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assange works on Ital's body with a couple of short punches.
Ital slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assange.
Ital lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assange or not.
Assange looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ital is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assange.
Assange presses Ital against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ital prevents Assange from breaking the clinch.
Assange lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by Ital.
Assange works on Ital's body with a couple of short punches.
Ital misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.
Ital lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assange backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.
Ital lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ital is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assange.
Ital is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ital misses with a punch to the body.
Assange lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assange stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assange prevents a body shot from Ital.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange can't find room to land a body shot as Ital controls the action.
Assange lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assange lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assange can't find room to land a body shot as Ital controls the action.
Ital tries to throw a body punch but Assange avoids it by throwing Ital back against the cage.
Assange lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ital slows down the pace here.
Ital tries to throw a body punch but Assange avoids it by throwing Ital back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Assange.
Ital takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ital.
A short uppercut from Assange.
Assange tries to throw a body punch but Ital avoids it by throwing Assange back against the cage.

Assange breaks the clinch.
Assange swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ital wants to clinch up but Assange keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange takes a swing at Ital's ribcage but misses.
Ital uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assange.
Assange takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Assange.
Assange lands with an uppercut that bounces Ital off the cage and back into range.
Assange moves away from the strike by Ital.
Ital looks to score with a jab to the body but Assange is just out of range.
Ital fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ital uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assange.
Assange on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Assange connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ital momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ital throws a push kick but Assange slaps the foot to one side.
Ital keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Assange clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on James Assange's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ital misses with a hook.
Ital connects with a body shot that sends Assange's belly button to the back.
Assange comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Assange swings for the body but Ital moves out of range.
Assange tries to bum rush Ital with a series of wild strikes but Ital uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ital on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ital takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ital tries to close the distance and clinch but Assange swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ital avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Assange tries to clinch up but Ital circles away and keeps his distance.
Assange lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ital circles away quickly and effectively.
Ital has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Assange displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ital throws out the jab.
Assange connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ital momentarily.
Ital lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ital doesn't manage to clinch there - Assange circles away.
Assange tries to clinch there but Ital circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Ital is rocked!
Assange drops Ital with a straight right hand, right on the button! Assange follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Assange!
James Assange retains his featherweight title!
James Assange bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.