PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyffe Pehmytkudos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Oosthuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pehmytkudos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tommy Oosthuizen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pehmytkudos
vs
Oosthuizen

179 cm
40
195 lbs
21 - 24 - 0

186 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Oosthuizen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pehmytkudos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pehmytkudos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pehmytkudos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oosthuizen.
Pehmytkudos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oosthuizen misses the jab.
It looked like Pehmytkudos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oosthuizen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Pehmytkudos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oosthuizen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oosthuizen.
Pehmytkudos slips a jab from Oosthuizen.
A big right from Oosthuizen misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos slips under a jab from Oosthuizen.
Jab, jab by Oosthuizen - just one landing.
A shot to the body from Oosthuizen misses
and Pehmytkudos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pehmytkudos walks into a stiff left hand from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pehmytkudos to counter with a crisp jab.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Pehmytkudos moved out of range.
Pehmytkudos is looking to counter punch.
Oosthuizen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oosthuizen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pehmytkudos.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pehmytkudos tries to counter with a takedown but Oosthuizen is quick to defend against it.
Oosthuizen misses with a lunging right hand
and Pehmytkudos counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen lands with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Pehmytkudos counters with a right hand to the body.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pehmytkudos was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen.
Pehmytkudos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Pehmytkudos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pehmytkudos feinted with a counter takedown.
Oosthuizen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pehmytkudos at a distance.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Pehmytkudos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Pehmytkudos avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy uppercut

and Pehmytkudos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pehmytkudos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oosthuizen wants to control but Pehmytkudos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pehmytkudos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oosthuizen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oosthuizen throws out a powerful jab.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pehmytkudos.
Pehmytkudos moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Pehmytkudos misses the target.
A punch combination from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen scores with a hook to the body. Pehmytkudos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pehmytkudos moves away from the strike by Oosthuizen.
Pehmytkudos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Pehmytkudos misses the target.
Oosthuizen looks to land a combination but Pehmytkudos avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pehmytkudos walks into a left hand.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pehmytkudos counters with a right hand to the body.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Pehmytkudos is just out of range.
Pehmytkudos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Pehmytkudos avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pehmytkudos attempts a counter takedown but Oosthuizen avoids it well and moves away.
Oosthuizen scores with a hook to the body. Pehmytkudos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Oosthuizen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oosthuizen works over Pehmytkudos's head and body with a nice combination.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at Pehmytkudos's ribcage but misses.
Pehmytkudos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Oosthuizen finds it's way through Pehmytkudos's defenses.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pehmytkudos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot.
Pehmytkudos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pehmytkudos misses the target.
Oosthuizen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pehmytkudos was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook

and Pehmytkudos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Oosthuizen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Oosthuizen as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Pehmytkudos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oosthuizen to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen.
Pehmytkudos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oosthuizen after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Oosthuizen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oosthuizen is pressed up against the cage. Pehmytkudos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oosthuizen down to the mat. Oosthuizen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nyffe Pehmytkudos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oosthuizen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pehmytkudos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oosthuizen thinking.
Oosthuizen lands a two punch combo.

Pehmytkudos is rocked!
Oosthuizen lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Pehmytkudos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oosthuizen throws an uppercut from hell that sends Pehmytkudos clean off his feet! He's out cold! Oosthuizen stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Oosthuizen!
A very excited looking Tommy Oosthuizen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.