PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isam Nasib Harb (ranked 6118 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ojiofor Osinachi (ranked 3808 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nasib Harb
vs
Osinachi

172 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isam Nasib Harb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ojiofor Osinachi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osinachi lands a nice shot that snaps Nasib Harb's head back.
Osinachi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osinachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osinachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Osinachi dives in for a single leg takedown but Nasib Harb sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Nasib Harb drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nasib Harb is looking to work some ground and pound but Osinachi has wrist control.
Nasib Harb prevents Osinachi from getting back to his feet.
Nasib Harb slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib Harb postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib Harb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Osinachi trying to control the position here.
Nasib Harb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nasib Harb shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nasib Harb showed some decent athleticism there.
Nasib Harb tries to pass the half guard into mount. Osinachi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinachi is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osinachi is refusing to be controlled, as Nasib Harb sits in half guard.
Osinachi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nasib Harb.

Nasib Harb decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nasib Harb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Osinachi takes a step back to recover.

Nasib Harb gets a takedown into half guard.

Osinachi manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nasib Harb keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinachi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Osinachi misses with a punch to the body.
Osinachi tries to score a body lock takedown but Nasib Harb shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Isam Nasib Harb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ojiofor Osinachi.
Nasib Harb is trying to drag Osinachi to the mat but Osinachi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nasib Harb is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Osinachi manages to pull guard.

Nasib Harb stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinachi misses with a head kick.

Osinachi gets a clinch.
Osinachi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nasib Harb fails to pull guard.

Osinachi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nasib Harb has closed the distance and engaged Osinachi in a clinch.
Nasib Harb is trying to stall.
Osinachi wants to stall.
Nasib Harb jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Osinachi walks away with a smile on his face. Nasib Harb gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Osinachi.
As Osinachi tries to get set, Nasib Harb tries to push him back and clinch up but Osinachi manages to avoid the attempt.
Osinachi slaps away a takedown attempt from Nasib Harb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ojiofor Osinachi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nasib Harb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nasib Harb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasib Harb tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Osinachi or perhaps it was just good defense by Nasib Harb, which made it look bad.
Osinachi gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Nasib Harb counters with a single leg into guard. Osinachi didn't expect that.

Osinachi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nasib Harb uses it to pass to side control.
Osinachi is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib Harb working the head with strikes.
Osinachi is trying to control Nasib Harb's posture but Nasib Harb avoids it.
Osinachi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Osinachi's face as Nasib Harb controls the position.
Nasib Harb trying to control the action but Osinachi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osinachi wants to control but Nasib Harb postures up.
Osinachi tries to bench press Nasib Harb off him but Nasib Harb keeps the position.
Nasib Harb tries to advance to mount but can't.
Osinachi is trying to buck Nasib Harb off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nasib Harb trying to control the position but Osinachi is working away.
Osinachi pushes Nasib Harb away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nasib Harb gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Osinachi is not content to let Nasib Harb control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nasib Harb misses with a kick to the body.
Osinachi shoots for a double leg takedown but Nasib Harb sprawls well. He's pushed Osinachi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Nasib Harb with that takedown attempt.

Osinachi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nasib Harb tries to kick Osinachi off in order to stand up. Osinachi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinachi taking a breather here.
Nasib Harb tries to bench press Osinachi off him but Osinachi keeps the position.
Nasib Harb on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nasib Harb tries to get out of the position.
Osinachi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasib Harb keeps working.

Osinachi is trying to get an arm triangle but Nasib Harb is defending well.
Nasib Harb is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinachi trying to control the position but Nasib Harb is working away.
Nasib Harb tries to buck Osinachi off but Osinachi is having none of it.
Osinachi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nasib Harb down.
Osinachi working the ground and pound from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nasib Harb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Nasib Harb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Isam Nasib Harb will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nasib Harb decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Osinachi pushes Nasib Harb off looking to stand but Nasib Harb dives back in and keeps control.
Osinachi is looking to improve his position.
Osinachi is controlling Nasib Harb's trapped leg to prevent Nasib Harb from advancing to side control.
Osinachi is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osinachi is looking to improve his position.
Osinachi trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinachi is staying active underneath Nasib Harb, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Osinachi looking for submissions off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Osinachi tries to clinch up but Nasib Harb circles away and keeps his distance.
Osinachi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nasib Harb tries to avoid it but Osinachi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nasib Harb to the ground. Nasib Harb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Osinachi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasib Harb's waist but Nasib Harb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Osinachi off to one side.
Osinachi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nasib Harb closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Osinachi's guard.
Isam Nasib Harb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Osinachi keeping moving, preventing Nasib Harb from controlling successfully.

Nasib Harb gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nasib Harb misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib Harb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Nasib Harb shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nasib Harb showed some decent athleticism there.
Nasib Harb thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osinachi's head.
Ground and pound from Nasib Harb.
Nasib Harb looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasib Harb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nasib Harb seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Osinachi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinachi works his way to full guard. Good work.

Osinachi is looking for a triangle but Nasib Harb pushes his legs off easily.
Osinachi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nasib Harb is one step ahead there.

Osinachi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nasib Harb defends it easily.
Osinachi looking to control.

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

That's four 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.

Osinachi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Osinachi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nasib Harb dives into side control.

Osinachi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nasib Harb connects with a decent elbow.
Nasib Harb is looking to take a break and control but Osinachi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osinachi is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isam Nasib Harb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nasib Harb 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isam Nasib Harb!