PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Steve Jr (ranked 1893 p4p, 207 weight class) and Owen Osterberg (ranked 24075 p4p, 498 weight class). George Steve Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Owen Osterberg's chin.

Steve Jr
vs
Osterberg

170 cm
24
150 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

168 cm
26
148 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Osterberg!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Osterberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osterberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Osterberg looks to throw a body kick
and Steve Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Osterberg avoids the body shot from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osterberg manages to avoid it.
Osterberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve Jr throws a shot from downtown. Osterberg moves away and avoids it.
Steve Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the side of Osterberg's head but Osterberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterberg takes a swing at Steve Jr's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Steve Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Osterberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osterberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steve Jr with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Osterberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Osterberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Osterberg throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osterberg. Steve Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steve Jr misses the shot to the body.
Osterberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Steve Jr avoids the body shot from Osterberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr misses the jab.
Osterberg throws the kick towards the body but Steve Jr avoids it.
Steve Jr blocks the body kick.
Steve Jr defending well as Osterberg loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Osterberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Osterberg misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve Jr misses the target.
Osterberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osterberg has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Osterberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve Jr.
Osterberg tries to land a front kick but Steve Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve Jr throwing a counter right hand but Osterberg manages to avoid it.
Osterberg lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Osterberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Osterberg is rocked!
Steve Jr drops Osterberg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Steve Jr follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Steve Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, George Steve Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.