PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Alder (ranked 5881 p4p, 493 weight class) and Novi Osokoljen (ranked 5936 p4p, 496 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alder
vs
Osokoljen

178 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathias Alder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Novi Osokoljen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osokoljen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Osokoljen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Osokoljen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osokoljen ducks under a wild hook from Alder.
Alder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osokoljen was well out of range. Poor timing from Alder.
A punch combination from Osokoljen misses.
Alder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Osokoljen staying out of range there.
Mathias Alder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alder misses with a takedown attempt - Osokoljen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alder misses the body punch
and Osokoljen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osokoljen digs a good hook to Alder's body.
Alder throws a hook but Osokoljen avoids it easily.
Alder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Osokoljen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alder.

Alder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Osokoljen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osokoljen has momentary wrist control but Alder slips an elbow through the middle.

Osokoljen is looking for a triangle but Alder pushes his legs off easily.
Alder lands a couple of elbows.
Alder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alder stopping the sweep attempt from Osokoljen.
Osokoljen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Osokoljen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Osokoljen keeping moving, preventing Alder from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alder won't allow Osokoljen to get back to his feet.
Alder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Osokoljen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Alder throws a shot from downtown. Osokoljen moves away and avoids it.
Osokoljen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alder.
Osokoljen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Osokoljen misses with a two punch combination.

Alder feints and as Osokoljen raises his hands in defense, Alder changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Osokoljen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Osokoljen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alder pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Alder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Osokoljen lands a slapping body shot.
Osokoljen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Osokoljen. Osokoljen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Osokoljen tries to avoid it but Alder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Osokoljen to the ground. Osokoljen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alder misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Osokoljen.
Osokoljen misses with a few strikes there.
Osokoljen dodges the punch combination from Alder.
Osokoljen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alder throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Osokoljen misses.
Osokoljen moves away from the strike by Alder.
Alder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Osokoljen.
Alder misses with an uppercut.
Osokoljen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Osokoljen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osokoljen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Osokoljen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Osokoljen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osokoljen feints a jab promting Alder to slip. Osokoljen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alder slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alder is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Osokoljen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Osokoljen throws the left hand but Alder avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alder dodges the punch combination from Osokoljen.
Osokoljen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathias Alder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alder misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Osokoljen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alder half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alder slips under a jab from Osokoljen.
Sloppy strikes from Alder. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Osokoljen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Osokoljen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osokoljen lunges at Alder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alder's hand.
Osokoljen misses with a wild combination.
Osokoljen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osokoljen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alder.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osokoljen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alder looks to score with a jab to the body but Osokoljen is just out of range.
Osokoljen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Novi Osokoljen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Osokoljen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alder lands a right hook to the body.
Novi Osokoljen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alder takes one to the chin there.
Osokoljen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alder has time to react.
Osokoljen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alder was well out of range. Poor timing from Osokoljen.
Osokoljen tries to bum rush Alder with a series of wild strikes but Alder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Osokoljen misses.
Alder throws a body punch but Osokoljen moves out of range.
Alder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alder looks to land a left hand but Osokoljen moved out of range nicely.
Osokoljen throws a series of punches but Alder moves out of range.
No joy there for Osokoljen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Osokoljen throws a body shot but no joy.
Osokoljen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alder misses the jab.
Osokoljen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Osokoljen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alder swings for the body but Osokoljen moves out of range.
Novi Osokoljen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osokoljen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osokoljen looks to land a combination but Alder avoids it well.
Alder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osokoljen.
A combination from Osokoljen does no damage.
Alder misses with a body shot.
Alder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osokoljen fails to land with a series of punches.
Novi Osokoljen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Alder misses.
Alder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osokoljen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osokoljen needs to keep his hands up - Alder had a free shot at his head there.
Osokoljen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Alder.
Osokoljen dodges the punch combination from Alder.
Alder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osokoljen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osokoljen.
It seemed like Osokoljen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osokoljen throws a nice looking combination but Alder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alder dodges the punch combination from Osokoljen.
Alder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alder scores with a body shot.
Osokoljen throws a shot from downtown. Alder moves away and avoids it.
Osokoljen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Alder as he connects with a hook.
Alder needs to keep his hands up - Osokoljen had a free shot at his head there.
Osokoljen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osokoljen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Osokoljen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Osokoljen clobbers Alder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osokoljen misses with the combination.
Alder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Osokoljen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osokoljen slips a straight right by Alder.
Osokoljen dodges the punch combination from Alder.
Osokoljen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Osokoljen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alder misses with a two punch combination.
Alder lands with a hook. Osokoljen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alder misses with a few strikes there.
Alder takes a swing at Osokoljen's ribcage but misses.
Osokoljen misses with the combination.
Osokoljen looks to land a combination but Alder avoids it well.
Alder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alder scores with a jab to the head.
Osokoljen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Osokoljen tries to bum rush Alder with a series of wild strikes but Alder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alder. Osokoljen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alder misses with an uppercut.
Osokoljen tries to bum rush Alder with a series of wild strikes but Alder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Osokoljen misses with a double jab.
Osokoljen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osokoljen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alder.
Osokoljen misses with an uppercut.
Osokoljen misses with a few strikes there.
Alder looks to land a left hand but Osokoljen moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Osokoljen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Osokoljen.
Alder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osokoljen was well out of range. Poor timing from Alder.
Alder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Osokoljen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osokoljen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Osokoljen sizes up Alder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Osokoljen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Novi Osokoljen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Alder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Alder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osokoljen.
Osokoljen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Osokoljen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Osokoljen duly obliges.
Alder misses with a straight left.
Osokoljen misses with a few strikes there.
Osokoljen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Osokoljen throws a right hand that Alder ducks under and follows up with a left that Alder also avoids with ease.
Alder looks to score with a jab to the body but Osokoljen is just out of range.
Alder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osokoljen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Osokoljen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alder doesn't seem phased though.
Osokoljen misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Alder misses.
Alder cracks Osokoljen with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Alder.
A telegraphed right hand from Alder misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osokoljen dodges the punch combination from Alder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alder avoids the body shot from Osokoljen.
Osokoljen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alder throws out the jab.
Alder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osokoljen.
No joy there for Alder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Osokoljen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alder with a body shot.
Alder misses with a wild body shot.
Osokoljen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Osokoljen throws a series of punches but Alder avoids them all with ease.
Alder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osokoljen.
Alder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alder takes a swing at Osokoljen's ribcage but misses.
Alder throws a combination that misses
and Osokoljen counters with a straight right hand.
Osokoljen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alder appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Osokoljen misses with a looping left.
Osokoljen works over Alder's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osokoljen throws a right and a left that Alder avoids nicely.
Alder misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osokoljen fails to land with a series of punches.
Osokoljen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osokoljen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osokoljen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osokoljen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alder ducks under a wild hook from Osokoljen.
Osokoljen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Osokoljen scores with a jab.
A big right from Osokoljen misses.
Alder jabs Osokoljen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Osokoljen does no damage.
Alder is looking to counter the offense by Osokoljen and move into the clinch.
Alder throws a body punch but Osokoljen moves out of range.
Osokoljen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alder. Osokoljen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Osokoljen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Osokoljen as Alder shoots in.
Alder shoots in looking for a takedown. Osokoljen tries to sprawl out of it but Alder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Osokoljen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Osokoljen looks to land a combination but Alder avoids it well.
Alder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osokoljen.
Osokoljen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Alder finds it's way through Osokoljen's defenses.
Osokoljen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Osokoljen throws a series of punches but Alder moves out of range.
Alder just misses with a punch to the body.
Osokoljen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Osokoljen duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alder slips a jab and a cross from Osokoljen.
Alder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Osokoljen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathias Alder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alder slips a jab and a cross from Osokoljen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osokoljen misses with a wild combination.
Osokoljen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alder.
Osokoljen throws a nice looking combination but Alder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osokoljen tries to bum rush Alder with a series of wild strikes but Alder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Osokoljen fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Alder misses the target.
Alder looks to throw the jab but Osokoljen is out of range.
Osokoljen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alder circles away quickly and effectively.
Osokoljen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Novi Osokoljen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Osokoljen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Novi Osokoljen!