PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Osinen (ranked 22207 p4p, 604 weight class) and Tae Bok Moon (ranked 7936 p4p, 517 weight class). Tae Bok Moon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Osinen
vs
Bok Moon

182 cm
21
163 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

173 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

IniTech Nutrition

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tae Bok Moon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bok Moon wants to clinch up but Osinen keeps it at a distance.

Osinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Osinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Osinen trying to control the action but Bok Moon is working from the bottom.
Osinen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Osinen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Osinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bok Moon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bok Moon defending against the ground and pound.
Osinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Osinen slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen scoring with punches and elbows.
Osinen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Osinen is looking to take a break and control but Bok Moon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osinen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bok Moon is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osinen throws an elbow but Bok Moon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bok Moon is pushing Osinen's head away, looking to escape. Osinen manages to hold on to the position though.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Osinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Osinen working the ground and pound but Bok Moon is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen throws an elbow but Bok Moon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Osinen taking a breather here.
Osinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bok Moon dodges the ground and pound from Osinen.
Bok Moon dodges the ground and pound from Osinen.
An elbow from Osinen crashes against the mat.
Osinen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bok Moon is avoiding damage well.
Bok Moon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Osinen.
Osinen cracks Bok Moon with a big right hand but Bok Moon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Osinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Osinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Osinen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bok Moon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Osinen.
Sloppy strikes there by Osinen.
Osinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bok Moon keeps working.
Bok Moon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Osinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ground and pound from Osinen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Osinen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bok Moon some visible discomfort.
Osinen misses with the ground and pound.
Osinen working the ground and pound but Bok Moon is defending the strikes.
Osinen scoring with punches from side control.
Osinen working the ground and pound but Bok Moon is defending the strikes.
Osinen misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen scoring with punches and elbows.
Osinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bok Moon to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Osinen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Osinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bok Moon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bok Moon looks winded!
Osinen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Osinen tries to score with some ground and pound. Bok Moon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Osinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Osinen working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osinen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Osinen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bok Moon down.
Bok Moon dodges the ground and pound from Osinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Osinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bok Moon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Osinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Osinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Osinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Bok Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osinen.
Bok Moon wants to get back to his feet.
Osinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bok Moon's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osinen stops Bok Moon from getting back to his feet.

Osinen is working for a kimura but Bok Moon is defending it quite comfortably.
Osinen trying to control from half guard but Bok Moon is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Osinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bok Moon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bok Moon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Osinen thows a huge punch but Bok Moon dodges it nicely.
Osinen thows a huge punch but Bok Moon dodges it nicely.
Osinen trying to control from half guard but Bok Moon is working away.
Osinen throwing shots but Bok Moon is blocking nicely.
Osinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bok Moon can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Osinen drops an elbow to the side of Bok Moon's head.
Osinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Osinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Osinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bok Moon is breathing heavily.
Well, if Osinen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Osinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Osinen working the head and body with strikes.
Osinen controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Osinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bok Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Osinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Osinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osinen throwing shots but Bok Moon is blocking nicely.
Bok Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osinen.
Bok Moon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Artur Osinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Osinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Osinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Osinen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bok Moon!
Osinen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Osinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Osinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bok Moon is defending against the submission attempts here by Osinen.
Bok Moon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bok Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Osinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bok Moon defending well though.
Bok Moon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Osinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Osinen thows a huge punch but Bok Moon dodges it nicely.
Bok Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osinen.

Osinen is working for a submission of some sort.
Bok Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Osinen controlling the action here.
Osinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osinen is taking a breather. Bok Moon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Osinen throwing shots but Bok Moon is blocking nicely.
Bok Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osinen.
Osinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Osinen moves into range and clinches up with Bok Moon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Osinen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Osinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Osinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Osinen moves nicely into side control.
Osinen just content to control the position.
Tae Bok Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osinen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A lull in the action here as Osinen stalls from top position.
Osinen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Bok Moon is letting Osinen control him for a moment.
Bok Moon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Osinen.
Osinen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Osinen in side control, throwing shots but Bok Moon defends.
Artur Osinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bok Moon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Osinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Osinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Osinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Osinen!