PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Osinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petro Pspic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petro Pspic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Osinen
vs
Pspic

182 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petro Pspic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pspic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Osinen.
Petro Pspic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pspic throws a head kick but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pspic throws a counter combo.
Osinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pspic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Osinen somewhat.
Pspic throws a sloppy head kick and Osinen moves out of range easily.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pspic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pspic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pspic misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osinen looks for a takedown but Pspic sprawls well.
Pspic is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pspic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pspic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Osinen.
Osinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Osinen avoids the head kick by Pspic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Pspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Osinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pspic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Osinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osinen dodges the punch combination from Pspic.
Osinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pspic counters with a stiff right hand.
Osinen lands a two punch combo.
Osinen looks to land a combination but Pspic avoids it well.
Osinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pspic.
Petro Pspic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pspic throws a solid leg kick but Osinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pspic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Osinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Osinen backs off Pspic throws a huge counter combo but Osinen manages to avoid it all.
Pspic throws a shot from downtown. Osinen moves away and avoids it.
Pspic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Osinen counters with a left and a right that stings Pspic.
A right-left combo lands from Pspic.
Pspic misses with a combination
and Osinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osinen throws a combination. Pspic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pspic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Osinen tries to clinch but Pspic moves out of range.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pspic as he avoids it easily.
Pspic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pspic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Osinen is looking to clinch but Pspic is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Pspic sprawls well. He's pushed Osinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses.

Osinen moves into the clinch.
Osinen trying to land knees to the body.
Pspic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osinen trying to land knees to the body.
Osinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Osinen obliges.
Pspic is trying to break free.

Pspic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pspic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Osinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pspic tries to bum rush Osinen with a series of wild strikes but Osinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Osinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Osinen staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Osinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pspic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Osinen fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pspic throws a combination that misses
and Osinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Pspic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pspic throws a combination that misses
and Osinen counters with a left and a right that stings Pspic.
Osinen moves in looking to clinch but Pspic pushes him off.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses.
Osinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pspic pinned against the cage. Pspic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pspic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Osinen is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Petro Pspic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pspic throws a sloppy head kick and Osinen moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Pspic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pspic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Pspic looks to move away, Osinen throws a big counter combo but Pspic just gets out of the way.
Pspic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pspic throws a body kick that misses.
Pspic scores with a nice body kick.
Pspic avoids the head kick by Osinen.
Petro Pspic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Osinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pspic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osinen moves in looking to clinch but Pspic pushes him off.
Pspic misses with a combination
and Osinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pspic throws a combination that misses
and Osinen counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic tries to land a body kick
and Osinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Osinen is looking to clinch but Pspic is avoiding it.
Artur Osinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pspic throws out the jab.
Pspic slaps away a takedown attempt from Osinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Osinen instigates a clinch.
Pspic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osinen lands a shoulder strike.
Pspic blocks an uppercut.

Pspic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Pspic misses
and Osinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Osinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pspic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pspic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osinen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pspic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pspic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pspic tries to score with a low kick but Osinen moves his leg out of the way.
Pspic misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Pspic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Osinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pspic tries to avoid it but Osinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pspic to the ground. Pspic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pspic misses with a wild combination.
Osinen is looking for a counter combo.
Pspic throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Osinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pspic.
Pspic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Pspic looks to move away, Osinen throws a big counter combo but Pspic just gets out of the way.
Osinen checks a leg kick.
Osinen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen misses with a body kick.
Osinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pspic slaps away a takedown attempt from Osinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Osinen shoots for a takedown but Pspic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pspic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pspic misses with a body kick.
Pspic is looking to land body kicks.
Pspic misses with a few strikes there.
Pspic throws a lazy head kick
and Osinen counters with a series of strikes. Pspic will be more careful next time no doubt.

Osinen rushes Pspic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pspic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pspic is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pspic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pspic avoiding damage as Osinen throws knees to the body.

Pspic manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Pspic as Osinen shoots in.
Osinen fails to land the takedown.
Pspic throws a counter combo.
Pspic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Osinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Osinen tries to clinch but Pspic moves out of range.
Pspic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osinen moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Pspic. Those never looked like landing.
Pspic is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petro Pspic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Osinen blocks a head kick by Pspic.
Osinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Pspic sprawls well. He's pushed Osinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Osinen closes the distance and clinches up with Pspic, looking for a takedown. Osinen pushes Pspic against the cage but Pspic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pspic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Osinen's head.
Osinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pspic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Osinen.
Pspic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pspic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pspic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pspic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Osinen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pspic misses.
It looked like Osinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Osinen blocks a head kick by Pspic.
Pspic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pspic's waist but Pspic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Osinen off to one side.
Pspic throws a sloppy head kick and Osinen moves out of range easily.
Pspic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pspic throws an off balance right hand
and Osinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Osinen is looking to clinch but Pspic is avoiding it.
Pspic lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pspic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Osinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Pspic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pspic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Pspic. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Osinen clinches with his opponent.
Osinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pspic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pspic is defending well for now.
Osinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Osinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pspic.
Pspic is trying to force a seperation but Osinen has the dominant position.
Osinen lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pspic is trying to break the clinch but Osinen has him pressed against the cage.
Pspic managing to block the knees to the body from Osinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osinen.
Osinen throws a head punch that misses.
Osinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Pspic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pspic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pspic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pspic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osinen blocks a leg kick.
Pspic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osinen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pspic counters with a left and a right that stings Osinen.
Pspic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pspic misses with a double jab.
No luck for Osinen with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pspic misses with a low kick.
Osinen tries to clinch but Pspic is having none of it.
Pspic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pspic throws a series of punches but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen is looking for a counter combo.
Pspic throws a series of punches but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pspic throws a combination that misses
and Osinen counters with a three punch combo that has Pspic backing up. Pspic nods at Osinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Artur Osinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petro Pspic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pspic misses with a combination
and Osinen counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petro Pspic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pspic 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petro Pspic!