PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Carey (ranked 3028 p4p, 2800 weight class) and Francois Oosthuizen (ranked 368 p4p, 336 weight class). Francois Oosthuizen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carey
vs
Oosthuizen

183 cm
27
164
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
166
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francois Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut. Carey saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oosthuizen scores with a sloppy right hand. Carey should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Oosthuizen . Beautiful body shot.

Oosthuizen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oosthuizen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Oosthuizen .
Carey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oosthuizen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carey throws a lazy right hand but Oosthuizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oosthuizen throws out a counter right but Carey avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut. Carey saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Carey as he checks the leg kick.
Oosthuizen lands a really nice looking cross but Carey seems unphased.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Carey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Carey rushes Oosthuizen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carey wants a takedown but no success here.
Carey has Oosthuizen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oosthuizen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Carey avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a short shot to the head.
Carey tries to score a body lock takedown but Oosthuizen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Carey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Careys head.
Carey tries to score a body lock takedown but Oosthuizen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carey lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Carey breaks the clinch.
Carey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carey looks to throw the jab but Oosthuizen is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carey is defended easily by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carey.
Francois Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Carey moved out of range.
Carey avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey ducks under a wild hook from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Carey moves out of range.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francois Oosthuizen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Carey moved out of range nicely.
Oosthuizen scores with a decent looking hook.
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carey throws a right hand that misses
and Oosthuizen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carey.
Oosthuizen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Carey's front leg with a kick but Carey checks it.
Carey takes one on the button.
Carey throws a hook but Oosthuizen avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oosthuizen tests Carey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oosthuizen jabs at Carey's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carey misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Oosthuizen .
Carey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oosthuizen .
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Carey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Carey takes the fight into the clinch.
Carey misses with a punch on the inside.
Carey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carey tries for a takedown but Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks.
Oosthuizen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Carey blocks it.

Carey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oosthuizen as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Oosthuizen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good exchange - Oosthuizen coming out on top.

Oosthuizen has closed the distance and engaged Carey in a clinch.
Oosthuizen works on Carey's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Carey gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Oosthuizen pushes Carey off and gets back to his feet.
Carey slips a straight right by Oosthuizen .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Carey's head but Carey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Carey is just out of range.
Carey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Carey walks into a straight right hand from Oosthuizen .
Carey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oosthuizen .
Carey takes one on the button.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
Carey attempts a counter takedown but Oosthuizen avoids it well and moves away.
Oosthuizen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oosthuizen .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carey checks it well.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oosthuizen sprawls and moves away.
Carey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oosthuizen scores with a punch to the head.
Oosthuizen lands a nice hook to Carey's body. Carey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Carey misses.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Carey's head but Carey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen . Carey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carey attempts a counter takedown but Oosthuizen avoids it well and moves away.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Carey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Oosthuizen there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oosthuizen lands with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen thuds a left hand into Carey's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen . Carey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oosthuizen is fending him off so far but Carey persists. Nope, Oosthuizen circles away and we're back to standing.
Oosthuizen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oosthuizen swats away the attempt to clinch by Carey.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oosthuizen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
Francois Oosthuizen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Carey is trying to trip Oosthuizen . He has hold of a leg but Oosthuizen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Carey persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oosthuizen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey trying to control the position from guard on top but Oosthuizen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carey trying to control but Oosthuizen is working from the bottom.

Oosthuizen uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Carey.

Oosthuizen takes the fight into the clinch.
Carey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oosthuizen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carey tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Carey avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.

Carey gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Carey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Oosthuizen kicks Carey off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oosthuizen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Oosthuizen moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Oosthuizen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carey throws a hook but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Oosthuizen connects with a looping right hand.
Carey misses with an uppercut
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carey misses with an uppercut
and Oosthuizen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Carey is out of range.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Carey slips under a jab.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen missing with a left hand there. Carey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oosthuizen misses with a leg kick

and Carey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Oosthuizen has one foot on Carey's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oosthuizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oosthuizen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carey.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oosthuizen clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Oosthuizen .
Carey misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen gets through Carey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carey or not.
Oosthuizen gets through Carey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carey blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen lands with a short shot to the head.
Carey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carey backwards.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Carey throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oosthuizen is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carey blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Careys head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey takes a shot to the head.
Carey takes a shot to the head.

Carey is rocked!
Carey prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oh Carey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oosthuizen tries to work over Carey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carey wants to take the fight to the mat but Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carey seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands a hook that snaps the head of Carey backwards.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Carey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oosthuizen pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carey misses with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but Carey slips the punch.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Carey is out of range.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Carey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen cracks Carey with an open hand slap.
Carey blocks a jab.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but Carey slips the punch.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen lands with a nice body punch.
Frank Carey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Oosthuizen rushes Carey and presses him up against the cage.
Carey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carey lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Oosthuizen .
Carey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carey working hard to break the clinch.
Carey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Carey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oosthuizen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oosthuizen gets underhooks to prevent Carey's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oosthuizen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oosthuizen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Oosthuizen .
Carey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francois Oosthuizen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oosthuizen slips under a jab.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Carey is out of range.
Carey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oosthuizen sprawls and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Oosthuizen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oosthuizen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Oosthuizen !