PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Oreskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Foster is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Foster
vs
Oreskin

184 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Oreskin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foster gets caught flat footed, as Oreskin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Oreskin from controlling successfully.
Oreskin slips nicely into half guard.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.
Oreskin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oreskin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foster is trying to maintain the position but Oreskin is very close to passing his half guard.
Oreskin wants to free his trapped foot but Foster is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oreskin prevents Foster from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Foster clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oreskin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Foster is trying to keep an underhook but Oreskin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Foster is trying to stand.

Foster makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Foster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oreskin.
Oreskin throws out a loose jab but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster tries for a takedown but Oreskin circles away easily
and Oreskin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oreskin dips to his left and cracks Foster with an uppercut!

Oreskin scores a takedown into full mount!

Oreskin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Foster turns into him and now he's in Oreskin's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oreskin keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oreskin on the ground.
Foster is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oreskin is keeping the position for now.
Oreskin wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Foster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oreskin keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
Oreskin keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin looking for a sweep. Not yet Oreskin, not yet.
Oreskin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oreskin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
Foster throws a sloppy head kick and Oreskin moves out of range easily.
Oreskin doesn't manage to clinch there - Foster circles away.
Oreskin has his takedown stuffed

and Foster counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oreskin!
Oreskin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oreskin is squirming around, avoiding Foster's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oreskin wants to control but Foster is having none of it.
Oreskin is looking to improve his position but Foster isn't that keen on the idea.
Oreskin tries to lock up and control but Foster gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oreskin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foster unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Oreskin 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.

Oreskin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foster doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Oreskin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Foster's guard now.
Oreskin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oreskin trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster keeping full guard, as Oreskin tries to pass.
Oreskin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Foster's head.
Oreskin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oreskin advances to half guard.
Oreskin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreskin stalling.
Oreskin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Foster missing with punches from the bottom.
Foster is trying to maintain the position but Oreskin is very close to passing his half guard.

Oreskin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oreskin scores with a couple of nice shots.

Foster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oreskin stops Foster from getting back to his feet.
Oreskin trying to control the action but Foster is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oreskin fails to land with a series of punches.
Foster shoots in looking for a takedown. Oreskin tries to sprawl out of it but Foster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oreskin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foster.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Oreskin.
Oreskin trying to control the position but Foster is working away.
Oreskin scoring with punches and elbows.
Oreskin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oreskin taking a breather here.
Foster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oreskin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin is looking to take a break and control but Foster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foster wants to control but Oreskin postures up.
Oreskin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Foster down.
Oreskin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Foster down.
Foster is looking for a sweep.
Oreskin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foster keeps working.
Check out the look on Oreskin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Oreskin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Oreskin misses with the combination.

Oreskin instigates a clinch.

Oreskin manages to break the clinch.
Oreskin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Oreskin scores a takedown into full mount!
Foster tries to hold on but Oreskin pushes him away.
Oreskin with a couple of short strikes.
Foster takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oreskin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oreskin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Foster can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Foster throwing hammer fists to the chest of Oreskin. What's that going to do exactly?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster wants to hold on but Oreskin pushes him away.
Oreskin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oreskin lands a big elbow.
Foster is trying desperately to improve position.
Oreskin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oreskin looking to finish Foster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foster!
Oreskin tries to control but Foster wriggling away.

Oreskin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foster is trying to stand.
Oreskin landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Oreskin.
Foster tries to lock up and control but Oreskin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Foster is looking to improve his position but Oreskin isn't that keen on the idea.
Foster tries to lock up and control but Oreskin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Foster is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Oreskin working for a guillotine from mount but Foster is in no mood to give up.
Oreskin prevents Foster from getting the reversal.
Oreskin breaks from Foster's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oreskin with the ground and pound from mount.
Oreskin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Foster tries to hold on but Oreskin postures up.
Oreskin landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to escape the mount.
Oreskin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oreskin lands a big shot there that rocks Foster but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oreskin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.
Oreskin scoring with strikes but Foster is staying in there.
Foster tries to hold on but Oreskin postures up.
Foster is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Oreskin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oreskin 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Frankie Oreskin!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Frankie Oreskin!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Frankie Oreskin!

Frankie Oreskin wins by unanimous decision!