PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

MacArthur
vs
Oarsman

189 cm
29
214 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

190 cm
28
222 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas MacArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oarsman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacArthur swats away the attempt to clinch by Oarsman.
MacArthur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Cosmo Oarsman has been cut.
MacArthur misses with a straight left.
Oarsman moves away from the strike by MacArthur.

Oarsman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oarsman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacArthur has Oarsman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oarsman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oarsman tries to throw a body punch but MacArthur avoids it by throwing Oarsman back against the cage.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Oarsman blocks an elbow strike from MacArthur.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MacArthur obliges.
Oarsman lands a hook that snaps the head of MacArthur backwards.
Oarsman pushes off an throws an elbow but MacArthur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacArthur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacArthur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacArthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacArthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oarsman's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacArthur is defending well for now.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside.
Oarsman swings wildly with an uppercut but MacArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.

MacArthur breaks from the clinch.
Oarsman avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacArthur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oarsman moves away from the strike by MacArthur.
MacArthur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oarsman finds it's way round the side to connect with MacArthur's head.
MacArthur closes the distance and clinches up with Oarsman, looking for a takedown. MacArthur pushes Oarsman against the cage but Oarsman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MacArthur moves out of range as Oarsman throws a body kick.
MacArthur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oarsman counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from MacArthur. Those never looked like landing.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but MacArthur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Oarsman rushes MacArthur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacArthur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oarsman blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Oarsman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oarsman digs a right hand into MacArthur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacArthur's gas tank.
MacArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oarsman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
MacArthur lands a nice uppercut.
MacArthur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oarsman avoids it.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacArthur missing with knees to the body.
MacArthur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oarsman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas MacArthur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacArthur avoids a wild elbow strike from Oarsman.
MacArthur looking for a takedown.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the head but MacArthur blocks with his arms.
MacArthur trying to land knees to the body.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacArthur avoids it.

MacArthur tightens his grip and picks Oarsman up, before dumping him to the ground. Oarsman manages to land in guard.
Oarsman is trying to control the position but MacArthur postures up.
MacArthur won't allow Oarsman to get back to his feet.
Oarsman keeping moving, preventing MacArthur from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman controls MacArthur momentarily but MacArthur frees himself.
MacArthur postures up in Oarsman's guard and throws a big left but Oarsman blocks it.
Oarsman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MacArthur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacArthur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacArthur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacArthur postures up in Oarsman's guard and throws a big left but Oarsman blocks it.
MacArthur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
MacArthur preventing the sweep.
MacArthur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Oarsman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes MacArthur off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oarsman doesn't manage to clinch there - MacArthur circles away.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur misses with a right hand
letting Oarsman counter with a right hand.
Oarsman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left lands for Oarsman.
MacArthur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oarsman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
MacArthur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Oarsman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
MacArthur wants to sweep here but Oarsman controlling him for the moment.
MacArthur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacArthur is trying to hold Oarsman in close to prevent damage but Oarsman has managed to pass into half guard.
MacArthur looks like he's trying to stand up.

Oarsman decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cosmo Oarsman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Oarsman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oarsman scores with a shot to the body.
Oarsman looks to land a body kick but MacArthur moved away.
MacArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oarsman dodges the punch combination from MacArthur.
MacArthur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oarsman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacArthur scrambles back to his feet.
MacArthur tries to clinch but Oarsman moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Oarsman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oarsman swings for the body but MacArthur moves out of range.
MacArthur throwing a counter right hand but Oarsman manages to avoid it.

Oarsman clinches.
Oarsman misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oarsman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacArthur is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Oarsman.
MacArthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oarsman.
MacArthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oarsman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman managing to block the knees to the body from MacArthur.
Oarsman lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacArthur backwards.
MacArthur dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a damaging elbow.
Oarsman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

MacArthur is rocked!
Oarsman has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles MacArthur - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Oarsman, and another! MacArthur is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Cosmo Oarsman!
After winning the bout, Cosmo Oarsman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.