PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajai Hoo (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.

Hoo
vs
Oarsman

194 cm
27
209 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
34
222 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Oarsman.
Oarsman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oarsman misses with a hook

and Hoo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oarsman won't be happy with that.

Oarsman throws Hoo to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo clobbers Oarsman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick from Hoo misses.
Oarsman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoo throws a lazy body kick
and Oarsman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oarsman throws a quick inside leg kick.

Oarsman has closed the distance and engaged Hoo in a clinch.
Oarsman being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hoo fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hoo fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoo's brow.
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Oarsman misses with a knee to the head.
Hoo wants to stall.
Hoo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oarsman told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Hoo breaks the clinch.
Hoo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Cosmo Oarsman has been cut.
Oarsman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Oarsman has managed to clinch.
Oarsman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoo scores with a shot to the side of Oarsman's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo misses with some punches.
Oarsman lands a body punch.
Hoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oarsman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoo misses with some punches.
Hoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oarsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
Oarsman lands a damaging elbow.
Hoo lands a body shot.
Oarsman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoo blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Hoo tries to throw a body punch but Oarsman avoids it by throwing Hoo back against the cage.
Hoo avoiding damage.
Hoo leaning against his opponent.
Oarsman throws an elbow that misses.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but Oarsman blocks with his arms.
Hoo'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.
Oarsman unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoo prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Hoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
Hoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oarsman lands with a right to the head.
Hoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oarsman.
Hoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oarsman tries to work over Hoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oarsman is looking to clinch but Hoo is avoiding it.
Hoo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oarsman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hoo throws a half hearted mid kick.

Oarsman gets a clinch.
Hoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoo.
Hoo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
Hoo can't find room to land a body shot as Oarsman controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oarsman has a couple of punches blocked by Hoo.
Hoo has Oarsman pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Oarsman.
Hoo crunches a lovely knee into Oarsman's ribcage.
Hoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oarsman.
Hoo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoo blocks the elbow strike.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Hoo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oarsman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oarsman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Hoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

That kick from Oarsman tenderised Hoo's leg. Hoo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oarsman throws a series of strikes that have Hoo backpedaling.
Hoo misses the jab.
Oarsman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oarsman looks to land a left hand but Hoo moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Hoo does no damage.
Oarsman tries to clinch but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo misses with a body kick.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oarsman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoo avoids the head kick by Oarsman.
Hoo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oarsman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oarsman tries to clinch but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo throws the kick towards the body but Oarsman avoids it.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oarsman tries to clinch but Hoo moves out of range.

Oarsman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoo, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oarsman looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Oarsman.
Oarsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman lands with a left to the head.
Oarsman lands a body punch.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oarsman blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Hoo.
Oarsman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoo is defending well for now.

That's two minutes 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. Hoo is defending well for now.
Oarsman lands an elbow just above Hoo 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hoo managing to block the knees to the body from Oarsman.
Hoo is trying to maintain a safe position but Oarsman gets an underhook and turns Hoo into the cage.
Hoo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoo tries to stall but Oarsman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoo looking to throw knees to the head but Oarsman is blocking nicely.
Oarsman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoo.
Oarsman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ajai Hoo has been cut.
Oarsman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oarsman lands a right hand.
Hoo has a couple of punches blocked by Oarsman.
Hoo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oarsman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oarsman lands a knee to the body.
Hoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo managing to block the knees to the body from Oarsman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoo pushes Oarsman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoo blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Hoo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oarsman is defending well.
Oarsman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoo has a couple of punches blocked by Oarsman.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoo trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
Oarsman connects with a knee to the head.
Hoo throws a head punch that misses.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoo's brow.
Hoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hoo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Oarsman avoids the damage to the body.
Oarsman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oarsman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oarsman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Oarsman as the two fighters clinch.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo misses with a knee strike.

Hoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Oarsman moves into the clinch.
Oarsman managing to block the knees to the body from Hoo.
Hoo misses with a punch to the body.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoo scores with a hook to the body.
Oarsman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Hoo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Oarsman regains guard.
Oarsman pulls Hoo in close to his closed guard and prevents Hoo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hoo is looking to work some ground and pound but Oarsman has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cosmo Oarsman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oarsman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoo.
Hoo 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.
Oarsman wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Ajai Hoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Oarsman staying out of range there.
Oarsman blocks a low kick nicely.

Oarsman clinches up with Hoo and pushes him back against the cage.
Oarsman looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Oarsman connects with a knee to the head.
Oarsman misses with a punch to the body.
Oarsman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo misses with the head strike.
Oarsman misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoo.
Oarsman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoo controls his hands.
Come on Hoo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo blocks an elbow strike.
Hoo stalling in the clinch but Oarsman improves position.
Hoo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oarsman lands with a left to the head.
Oarsman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oarsman avoids it.
Oarsman lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoo won't want to take too many of those.
Hoo lands a right hand.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoo stalling in the clinch but Oarsman improves position.
Oarsman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oarsman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
Hoo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oarsman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo landing knees to the head.
Hoo just leaning against Oarsman, taking a breather.
Hoo has a couple of punches blocked by Oarsman.
Oarsman misses with a knee strike.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oarsman lands a damaging elbow.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oarsman is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oarsman missing with knees to the body.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oarsman is keeping busy.
Oarsman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oarsman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoo is defending well for now.
Oarsman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoo's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Oarsman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoo connects with a knee to the head.
Hoo has a couple of punches blocked by Oarsman.
Oarsman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oarsman lands an uppercut.
Oarsman misses with a punch to the body.
Ajai Hoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoo is stalling here.

Oarsman drops Hoo with a big knee straight up the middle! Hoo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Hoo is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Hoo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oarsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoo misses with a punch to the body.
Hoo managing to block the knees to the body from Oarsman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Oarsman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoo seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oarsman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cosmo Oarsman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoo tries for a takedown but Oarsman manages to get underhooks.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow.
Oarsman lands a left hand.
Hoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Oarsman.
Hoo misses with a body punch.
Oarsman lands a body punch.
Oarsman pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
Hoo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oarsman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oarsman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but Oarsman blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Oarsman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oarsman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Oarsman!
During a confident post fight interview, Cosmo Oarsman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.