PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Osborne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Poison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Osborne
vs
Poison

218 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Osborne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Poison!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne throws a nice head kick!
Poison throws a sloppy head kick
and Osborne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Poison is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Poison gets a takedown into half guard.

Poison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Osborne moves into full guard.
Poison trying to control but Osborne is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Osborne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poison advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Osborne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You can see the frustration on Osborne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Osborne is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Poison off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Poison as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Osborne!
Poison has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Osborne lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Poison.
Osborne not allowing Poison to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Poison is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Osborne off. It looks like it's working - Osborne slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Poison displaying calm under pressure there.

Poison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Osborne did well to prevent Poison getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osborne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poison is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Osborne flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Poison is trying to work for a kimura but Osborne is defending well.
Poison prevents Osborne from improving his position.
Osborne is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne works his way to full guard. Good work.
Poison trying to control but Osborne is working from the bottom.
Poison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poison wants to control from the top but Osborne keeps moving.
Osborne is pulling down on Poison's head. It's preventing any offense from Poison, at least for the moment.
Osborne wants to sweep but no luck.
Osborne is breathing heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Poison drops back, looking for a kneebar! Osborne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Osborne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Osborne!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Osborne crashes against the mat.
Osborne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Poison some visible discomfort.
Poison can't do much from the bottom here.
Osborne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Osborne.
Osborne is trying to ground and pound but Poison uses the momentary lack of control by Osborne to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bryan Poison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Osborne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poison tries to clinch but Osborne is having none of it.

Poison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Osborne is trying to defend but Poison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Osborne flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Osborne tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Poison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osborne keeps working.
Poison is thwarting Osborne's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Poison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Osborne looking to control.
Osborne throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Poison scoring with punches to the head and body.

Osborne looking for a guillotine here but Poison defends easily.
Osborne punching from the bottom - just letting Poison know he's still in a fight.
Poison throws an elbow that misses. Osborne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poison's guard. Nice move by Osborne!

Poison uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poison pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Poison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Osborne sprawls well initially but Poison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osborne manages to get to full guard.
Osborne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poison prevents Osborne from getting back to his feet.
Osborne working a defensive guard here.
Poison passes Osborne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Poison seems to be working for a kimura but Osborne defends the submission attempt.
Osborne is trying to get back to full guard.
Bryan Poison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Osborne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poison is working away from the top position though.

Poison is looking for a kimura but Osborne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poison to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborne is trying to get back to full guard.
Osborne gets back to full guard.
Poison trying to control but Osborne is working from the bottom.

Osborne working for a triangle but Poison defends it easily.
Poison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osborne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poison works over Osborne with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poison wants to control from the top but Osborne keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Poison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Osborne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Osborne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Osborne doesn't manage to clinch there - Poison circles away.

Poison drives through with a takedown into Osborne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Osborne controls Poison momentarily but Poison frees himself.
Osborne keeping moving, preventing Poison from controlling successfully.

Osborne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Osborne keeping moving, preventing Poison from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poison looking to sit in guard and control but Osborne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Poison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poison is looking to stand up but Osborne isn't so interested in that idea.
Poison trying to keep a closed guard but Osborne is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryan Poison.

Poison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Osborne napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Osborne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborne working over Poison with some ground and pound. Poison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Poison is looking to escape.
Osborne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Osborne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Osborne is nestled in close to Poison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osborne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osborne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poison is looking to control Osborne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poison avoid being mounted?

Poison is defending against the submission attempts here by Osborne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poison trying to control here.
Osborne lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Osborne lands a nice short elbow.
Osborne prevents Poison from improving his position.
Osborne is thwarting Poison's attempts to control the position.
Osborne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Osborne is going to stand back up.
Osborne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Osborne throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Poison to regain full guard.
Poison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Osborne is controlling him.
Osborne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poison trying to keep a closed guard but Osborne is proving a slippery customer.
Jared Osborne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan Poison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bryan Poison.
Well Poison 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Poison!