PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oystein Aarseth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aarseth comes into the arena with norwegian folk songs blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aarseth
vs
McCormick

170 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oystein Aarseth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan McCormick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aarseth avoids the head kick by McCormick.
Aarseth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCormick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCormick misses with a kick to the body.
McCormick throws a body punch but Aarseth moves out of range.

McCormick forces Aarseth back against the cage and clinches.
McCormick is looking to break free of the clinch but Aarseth has double underhooks.
McCormick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aarseth has him pressed against the cage.

Aarseth manages to break the clinch.
McCormick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aarseth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCormick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aarseth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarseth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aarseth.
McCormick throws a jab but it's blocked by Aarseth.
Aarseth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCormick dodges the punch combination from Aarseth.
McCormick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick throws a sloppy head kick and Aarseth moves out of range easily.
Aarseth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aarseth avoids the head kick by McCormick.
McCormick throws an overhand right that lands on Aarseth's shoulder, as Aarseth tries to avoid the shot.
Aarseth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick avoids them all with ease.
Aarseth falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCormick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McCormick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCormick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCormick throws a body kick that misses.
Aarseth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aarseth misses with the combination.
McCormick throws a body punch but Aarseth moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aarseth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCormick misses with a body punch
and Aarseth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aarseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Aarseth.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick avoids them all with ease.
McCormick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oystein Aarseth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aarseth lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCormick throws a push kick but Aarseth slaps the foot to one side.
Oystein Aarseth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aarseth cracks McCormick with a good jab.
Aarseth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aarseth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCormick misses with a combination
and Aarseth counters with a series of strikes. McCormick will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth lands a jab-cross combination.
McCormick misses with a combination
and Aarseth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aarseth misses with a combination

and McCormick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aarseth won't be happy with that.
Aarseth gets back to half guard.
McCormick seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McCormick looks gassed!
McCormick is controlling the pace.
McCormick with the ground and pound but Aarseth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McCormick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCormick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCormick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCormick trying to control but Aarseth is working from the bottom.
Aarseth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCormick is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aarseth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCormick tries to land a body kick
and Aarseth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aarseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oystein Aarseth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McCormick connects with a high kick.
McCormick tries to clinch there but Aarseth circles away.
Aarseth throws a combination. McCormick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Aarseth.
McCormick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCormick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarseth was well out of range. Poor timing from McCormick.
Aarseth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aarseth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aarseth tries to bum rush McCormick with a series of wild strikes but McCormick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that McCormick avoids nicely.
McCormick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aarseth stalks McCormick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCormick's face. McCormick staggers backwards, shaken.
McCormick throws a lazy body kick
letting Aarseth counter with a right hand.
Aarseth throws a one two combo.
Aarseth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCormick circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCormick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aarseth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCormick is breathing heavily.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that McCormick avoids nicely.
McCormick misses with a shot to the body
and Aarseth counters with a one-two to the body.
Aarseth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aarseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCormick throws a combination that misses
and Aarseth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oystein Aarseth is winning the standup battle so far.
Aarseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCormick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCormick throws a head kick but Aarseth moves out of range.
Aarseth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth misses with a series of wild punches.
Aarseth scores with a one two! McCormick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCormick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCormick takes a swing at Aarseth's ribcage but misses.
Aarseth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCormick at a distance.
No joy there for Aarseth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aarseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aarseth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCormick dodges the punch combination from Aarseth.
Aarseth throws a nice looking combination but McCormick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aarseth looks to land a combination. McCormick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCormick throws a sloppy body shot
and Aarseth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCormick slips a jab and a cross from Aarseth.
A right-left combo lands from Aarseth.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick avoids them all with ease.
Oystein Aarseth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aarseth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aarseth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick moves out of range.
McCormick cracks the inside of Aarseth's front leg.
Aarseth swinging wilding here.
Aarseth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCormick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aarseth manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from McCormick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCormick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aarseth.
No joy there for Aarseth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCormick misses the shot to the body.
McCormick tries to clinch but Aarseth is having none of it.
Aarseth ducks under a wild hook from McCormick.
Aarseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCormick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aarseth rather than just go for the knockout.
McCormick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aarseth finds it's way round the side to connect with McCormick's head.
McCormick throws a lazy right hand but Aarseth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aarseth is working the combinations to good effect here.
Aarseth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCormick momentarily.
McCormick ducks right into an uppercut from Aarseth.
McCormick throws a sloppy head kick and Aarseth moves out of range easily.
Aarseth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oystein Aarseth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Aarseth moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Aarseth does no damage.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick moves out of range.
McCormick throws a body punch but Aarseth moves out of range.
Aarseth lunges at McCormick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCormick's hand.
Aarseth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aarseth!
Some wild striking there from Aarseth.
McCormick misses with a hook to the body
and Aarseth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aarseth scores with a body shot.
McCormick is looking to clinch but Aarseth is avoiding it.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCormick throws a hook but Aarseth avoids it easily.
McCormick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aarseth connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarseth lands a lovely overhand right.
Aarseth moves out of range of the body kick from McCormick.
McCormick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aarseth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aarseth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aarseth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCormick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aarseth misses with a combination
and McCormick counters with a left and a right that stings Aarseth.
McCormick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCormick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aarseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCormick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aarseth.
Aarseth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCormick connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCormick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aarseth.
No luck for McCormick with that takedown attempt.
McCormick is looking to land body kicks.
McCormick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McCormick tries to clinch up but Aarseth circles away and keeps his distance.
Aarseth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCormick counters with a low kick, right behind Aarseth 's knee.
McCormick misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCormick throws a hook but Aarseth avoids it easily.
McCormick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aarseth counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCormick misses with a wild body shot.
McCormick looks to land a body kick but Aarseth moved away.
Aarseth connects with a crisp jab.
McCormick misses with a hook to the body
and Aarseth counters with a one-two to the body.
Aarseth connects with a jab.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that McCormick avoids nicely.
Aarseth avoids the head kick by McCormick.
Oystein Aarseth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Aarseth.
A right-left combo lands from Aarseth.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aarseth!
Aarseth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCormick's hands.
Aarseth digs a good hook to McCormick's body.
McCormick pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Aarseth.
McCormick with a poor takedown
and Aarseth counters with a left and a right that stings McCormick.
Aarseth tries to bum rush McCormick with a series of wild strikes but McCormick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Aarseth scores with a four punch combination!
Aarseth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aarseth stalks McCormick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCormick's face. McCormick staggers backwards, shaken.
Aarseth throws a nice looking combination but McCormick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCormick throws and low kick but Aarseth moves out of range easily.
Aarseth throws a one two combo.
McCormick throws a sloppy body shot
and Aarseth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Aarseth scores with a four punch combination!
McCormick misses with a hook.
Ryan McCormick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oystein Aarseth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aarseth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oystein Aarseth!