PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Oshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck, AC/DC. Oshenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Satisfy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Justice
vs
Oshenko

193 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

KAISER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Oshenko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice throws a head kick but Oshenko moves out of range.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Justice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oshenko tries to clinch up.
Oshenko is looking to clinch.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Oshenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Justice does no damage.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Oshenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice throws a head kick but Oshenko moves out of range.
Oshenko blocks a head kick by Justice.
Jab from Oshenko.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Justice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oshenko tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oshenko's elbow.
Oshenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Justice is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oshenko is working Justice over against the cage.
Oshenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Oshenko controls his hands.
Oshenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oshenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oshenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oshenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Justice is keeping busy.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oshenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oshenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oshenko misses with a body punch.
Oshenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oshenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oshenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Damien Justice has been cut.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oshenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oshenko prevents a body shot from Justice.
Oshenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshenko with a knee to the head.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head.
Oshenko connects with a knee to the head.
Oshenko misses with a body punch.
Oshenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oshenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oshenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oshenko scores with a knee to the head.
Oshenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
Oshenko lands a knee to the body.
Oshenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oshenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oshenko with a knee to the head.
Oshenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oshenko landing knees to the body.
Oshenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oshenko connects with a knee to the head.
Oshenko landing knees to the head.
Justice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Oshenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oshenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head.
Justice tries a body shot but Oshenko blocks it.

Oshenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oshenko throws out the jab.
Oshenko looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Oshenko moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Oshenko misses with a wild body shot.
Justice goes for a double leg but Oshenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oshenko continues to drive forward.
Oshenko landing knees to the head.
Oshenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oshenko tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oshenko lands a knee to the body.
Oshenko misses with a body punch.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head.
Justice blocks a body shot from Oshenko.
A knee to the head by Oshenko.
Oshenko misses with a body punch.
Oshenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oshenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oshenko working Justice over with knees to the body.
Oshenko tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Oshenko back against the cage.
Oshenko scores with a hook to the body.
Oshenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Oshenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oshenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oshenko.
Oshenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshenko obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Oshenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Justice'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.

Oshenko misses the jab.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oshenko.
Justice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Oshenko tries to keep at a distance but Justice has taken the fight into the clinch.
Justice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oshenko blocks a body shot from Justice.
Justice's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oshenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Justice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oshenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice tries to bum rush Oshenko with a series of wild strikes but Oshenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oshenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oshenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oshenko misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice gets a clinch.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oshenko.
Oshenko with a knee to the head.
Oshenko with a knee to the head.
Oshenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oshenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshenko obliges.
Oshenko scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Oshenko with a knee to the head.
Oshenko trying to control the position but instead, Justice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oshenko into the cage.
Oshenko landing knees to the body.
Oshenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oshenko lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshenko obliges.
Oshenko scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oshenko.
Oshenko tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oshenko.
Oshenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oshenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.
Oshenko misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Oshenko misses with some punches.
Victor Oshenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oshenko connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Oshenko on the inside.
Oshenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Oshenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oshenko lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Oshenko.
Oshenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oshenko tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oshenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oshenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oshenko scores with a knee to the head.
Oshenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Justice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oshenko tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Oshenko back against the cage.

Justice manages to break the clinch.
Oshenko throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Justice misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Justice.
Oshenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damien Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oshenko pushes Justice up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Oshenko.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oshenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oshenko is working Justice over against the cage.
Oshenko cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oshenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oshenko has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
A right handed body shot lands from Oshenko.
Oshenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oshenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
Oshenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshenko obliges.
Justice tries to work over Oshenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oshenko lands a knee to the body.
Oshenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Oshenko controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshenko obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Oshenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Justice's cut.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Justice misses with a head kick.
Oshenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oshenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oshenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice misses with a head kick.
Justice misses with a body kick.

Justice clinches with his opponent.
Oshenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oshenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oshenko scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head.
Oshenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oshenko tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oshenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oshenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.
Oshenko working Justice over with knees to the body.
Oshenko crunches a lovely knee into Justice's ribcage.
Oshenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Justice tries to work over Oshenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oshenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oshenko blocks a body shot from Justice.
Oshenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Justice tries to work over Oshenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oshenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Oshenko.
Oshenko can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Oshenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oshenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Justice tries to break free but Oshenko pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.
Justice tries to work over Oshenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Oshenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Justice tries to work over Oshenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oshenko misses with a knee strike.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oshenko.
Oshenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oshenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oshenko's elbow.
Oshenko lands a knee to the body.
Oshenko lands a knee to the body.
Oshenko blocks a body shot from Justice.
Oshenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Justice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oshenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oshenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.

Justice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Oshenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Oshenko lands a jab to the nose.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Oshenko drives through and clinches with Justice against the cage.
Oshenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oshenko.
Oshenko lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice tries a body shot but Oshenko blocks it.
Oshenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oshenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.
Oshenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oshenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oshenko lands an uppercut.
Oshenko lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshenko obliges.
Oshenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oshenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Oshenko can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice can't find room to land a body shot as Oshenko controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oshenko landing knees to the head.
Oshenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damien Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Oshenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oshenko with a knee to the head.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Oshenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oshenko 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Oshenko!
Victor Oshenko managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
Damien Justice spoke after the fight, saying 'Losing is a learning experience. And I just learned I don't like it! Time to hit the gym and come back better prepared.'.