PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Wittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Wittman
vs
Oswald

169 cm
23
135 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
134 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Oswald!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oswald stuns Wittman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Oswald.
Wittman looks for a takedown but Oswald sprawls well.
Wittman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oswald is fending him off so far but Wittman persists. Nope, Oswald circles away and we're back to standing.
Oswald lands a jab-cross combination.
Wittman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Wittman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oswald tries to clinch up.
Oswald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wittman shoots in but Oswald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oswald lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Marcus Wittman has been cut.
Wittman is breathing heavily.
Oswald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Oswald rushes Wittman and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswald taking a breather.

Oswald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wittman fails with the takedown.
Oswald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Oswald takes the fight into the clinch.

Oswald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wittman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oswald pinned against the cage. Oswald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oswald doesn't manage to clinch there - Wittman circles away.
Oswald lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oswald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oswald clinches with his opponent.
Oswald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Oswald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oswald scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A lazy left from Oswald finds it's target.

Wittman is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wittman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Wittman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oswald.
Oswald scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Wittman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oswald scores with a kick to the body.
Oswald's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oswald duly obliges.
Oswald lands with a right that hurts Wittman. Wittman looks to clinch but Oswald throws a short knee that drops Wittman. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mark Oswald!