PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihai Viteazul (ranked 5100 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Osterman (ranked 4928 p4p, 0 weight class). Viteazul comes to the cage accompanied by Capul lui Mihai Viteazul. Kevin Osterman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Viteazul
vs
Osterman

175 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

178 cm
36
180 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mihai Viteazul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Osterman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Viteazul shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Viteazul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osterman's head.
Viteazul sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Osterman defending well though.
Osterman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viteazul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Osterman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Viteazul.
Viteazul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Viteazul is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Viteazul.
Viteazul has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Viteazul working the head and body with strikes.
Viteazul scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Viteazul throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Osterman to regain full guard.
Viteazul throwing strikes but missing.
Viteazul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Osterman has momentary wrist control but Viteazul slips an elbow through the middle.
Viteazul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Viteazul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osterman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Osterman looks winded!
Viteazul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viteazul lands a couple of digs.
Osterman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Viteazul.
Viteazul works over Osterman with some ground and pound from guard.
Osterman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Viteazul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Viteazul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Viteazul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Viteazul throws a big right hand that misses.
Viteazul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Osterman's head.
Viteazul 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.
Viteazul trying to control the position from guard on top but Osterman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viteazul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viteazul postures up in Osterman's guard and throws a big left but Osterman blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Viteazul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Viteazul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Viteazul landing some decent shots from guard.
Osterman can't keep his opponent in guard - Viteazul advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Viteazul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Viteazul lands with a punch from half guard.
Viteazul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osterman's head.
Osterman won't allow Viteazul to pass to mount.
Osterman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viteazul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viteazul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Osterman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Viteazul.
Osterman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viteazul.
Ground and pound from Viteazul.
Viteazul throwing shots but Osterman is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Viteazul lands a nice short elbow.
Viteazul is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Viteazul there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viteazul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osterman keeps working.
Viteazul controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mihai Viteazul dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Viteazul jabs Osterman to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Viteazul drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Osterman keeping moving, preventing Viteazul from controlling successfully.
Viteazul throws a big elbow that misses.
Viteazul content to stall in guard here.
Viteazul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterman can't keep his opponent in guard - Viteazul advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Viteazul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Osterman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Viteazul working over Osterman with some ground and pound. Osterman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Viteazul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Osterman is rocked!
Viteazul lands a big elbow - Osterman is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Viteazul!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mihai Viteazul!
A very excited looking Mihai Viteazul made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.