PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akio Osamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toivo Halaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Toivo Halaus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Osamu
vs
Halaus

185 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Osamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toivo Halaus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osamu stuns Halaus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Osamu slips a jab and a cross from Halaus.
Osamu scores with a hook to the body. Halaus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halaus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halaus stuffs the takedown.
Osamu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Halaus moves into range and clinches up with Osamu.
Osamu can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akio Osamu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halaus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Akio Osamu has been cut.
Halaus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halaus lands a body punch.
Osamu is breathing heavily.
Halaus lands a nice uppercut.
Halaus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Halaus.
Halaus lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halaus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Osamu.
Halaus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Osamu.
Halaus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Osamu is rocked!
Nice elbow from Halaus.
Oh Osamu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halaus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Akio Osamu's cut is getting worse.
A short left from Halaus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaus pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Osamu! Halaus unloads with more strikes and Osamu sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toivo Halaus!