PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Krakow (ranked 8737 p4p, 680 weight class) and Artur Osinen (ranked 3020 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krakow
vs
Osinen

180 cm
31
160 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

182 cm
23
163 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Krakow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Osinen.
Krakow misses with a wild body shot.
Osinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krakow tries to clinch up but Osinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Osinen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Osinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Osinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Osinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Krakow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krakow tries to clinch up but Osinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Krakow throws a body shot but no joy.
Osinen jabs Krakow right on the nose. Krakow blinks but takes it well.
Osinen lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Thomas Krakow has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krakow tries for a takedown but Osinen circles away easily
and Osinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Krakow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krakow shoots and misses
and Osinen counters with a straight right hand.
Artur Osinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakow tries a head kick but it misses.
Krakow is breathing heavily.
Osinen lands a head kick. Krakow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Krakow is rocked!
Krakow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Osinen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Krakow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Osinen lands a head kick that stumbles Krakow and the fighters go to the mat.
Oh Krakow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krakow seems to have got his legs back now.
Krakow keeping moving, preventing Osinen from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen cracks Krakow with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krakow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krakow is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 3Band MMA ($700/week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Osinen stays in close to Krakow's body and controls the position.
Osinen lands a couple of digs.
Osinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Krakow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Osinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Osinen with a nice head shot there.
Krakow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Osinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Osinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Osinen stopping the sweep attempt from Krakow.
Osinen with a nice head shot there.
Osinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krakow's head.
Osinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Osinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Osinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen landing some decent shots from guard.
Osinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krakow's head.
Osinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Osinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Osinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Krakow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Osinen has his hands on Krakow's head, controlling the position.
Krakow tries to free his leg and advance position but Osinen is retaining full guard.
Osinen trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Osinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Krakow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Krakow throws a body kick that misses.
Artur Osinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krakow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Osinen tries to avoid it but Krakow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Osinen to the ground. Osinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krakow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Thomas Krakow's cut is getting worse.
Krakow shoots for a takedown but Osinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Osinen misses.
Krakow wants to land a leg kick but Osinen is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Osinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krakow wants to clinch
and Osinen counters with a two punch combo.

Osinen catches Krakow napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Krakow to the canvas!

Krakow is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakow is trying to keep Osinen in close.
Oh Krakow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krakow being controlled here, momentarily.
Krakow trying to control the position.
Krakow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krakow seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen stays in close to Krakow's body and controls the position.
Osinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krakow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Osinen.
Osinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Osinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krakow controls Osinen momentarily but Osinen frees himself.
Osinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krakow's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osinen landing with the ground and pound.
Osinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krakow's head.
Osinen loads up on a big left hand. Krakow felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Osinen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Krakow can't hide his disappointment, as Osinen celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Osinen!
An out of breath Artur Osinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.