PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slate Criaz (ranked 4650 p4p, 4605 weight class) and Otis Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Criaz
vs
Ostrowski

183 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
171
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slate Criaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otis Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ostrowski instigates a clinch.
Ostrowski cracks Criaz with a nice body shot.
Ostrowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Criaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ostrowski to keep the fight standing.
Ostrowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Criaz controls his hands.
Criaz tries to pull guard but Ostrowski won't allow it.
Criaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ostrowski to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slate Criaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostrowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ostrowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
Ostrowski has a couple of punches blocked by Criaz.
A right hook to the body lands for Ostrowski.
A head punch on the inside from Ostrowski fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ostrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Criaz tries to pull guard but Ostrowski won't allow it.
Ostrowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ostrowski missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ostrowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
Ostrowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
Criaz fails to pull guard.
Ostrowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
Ostrowski lands with a right to the head.
Ostrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Criaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Criaz jumps guard but Ostrowski stands there with Criaz around his waist. Criaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ostrowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ostrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Criaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Criaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ostrowski to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ostrowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ostrowski lands a nice uppercut.
Ostrowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ostrowski prevents Criaz from breaking the clinch.
Ostrowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ostrowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ostrowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Ostrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Criaz avoids it.
Ostrowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ostrowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Criaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ostrowski lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Criazs head.
Ostrowski throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ostrowski.
Criaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Criaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ostrowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Criaz controls his hands.
Criaz jumps guard but Ostrowski stands there with Criaz around his waist. Criaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ostrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Criaz avoids it.
Criaz fails to pull guard.
Ostrowski gets through Criaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ostrowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ostrowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A right hook to the body lands for Ostrowski.
Still in the clinch, Ostrowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ostrowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ostrowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Criaz tries to pull guard but Ostrowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Criaz drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Criaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ostrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ostrowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
Ostrowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ostrowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Criaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ostrowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ostrowski.
Criaz takes a shot to the head.
Ostrowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Ostrowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Criaz tries to bum rush Ostrowski with a series of wild strikes but Ostrowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ostrowski closes the distance and clinches.
Ostrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ostrowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ostrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ostrowski missing with knees to the body.
Ostrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Criaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Criaz managing to block the knees to the body from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ostrowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ostrowski working aggressively here.
Criaz is trying to pull guard but Ostrowski has him pressed against the cage.
Ostrowski scores with a shot to the side of Criaz's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ostrowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ostrowski misses with the head strike.
Criaz is trying to pull guard but Ostrowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ostrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Criaz avoids the damage to the body.
Criaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ostrowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ostrowski scores with a shot to the side of Criaz's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Criaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Criaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Criaz blocking some punches.
Criaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ostrowski to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slate Criaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostrowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Criazs head.
Ostrowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski works on Criaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Ostrowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Criaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ostrowski throws a head punch that misses.
Ostrowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski working aggressively here.
Ostrowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ostrowski missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Ostrowski on the inside.
Ostrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ostrowski presses Criaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Otis Ostrowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ostrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Criaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Criaz fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ostrowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Criaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ostrowski smiles and moves away.

Ostrowski instigates a clinch.
Ostrowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ostrowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ostrowski gets through Criaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ostrowski.
A short body shot lands from Ostrowski as the two fighters clinch.
Ostrowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Criaz is trying to break the clinch but Ostrowski is controlling him.
Criaz blocks an uppercut.
Ostrowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ostrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Criaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Criaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Criaz is trying to pull guard but Ostrowski has him pressed against the cage.
Ostrowski lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Criaz.
Criaz managing to block the knees to the body from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Ostrowski - that landed with a thud.
Criaz blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ostrowski fails to land.
Ostrowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ostrowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ostrowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ostrowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
Ostrowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ostrowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Criaz is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Ostrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ostrowski gets a clinch.
Ostrowski scores with a shot to the side of Criaz's head.
Ostrowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
Ostrowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Criaz.
Ostrowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ostrowski gets through Criaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ostrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ostrowski lands with a light punch inside.
Ostrowski is working Criaz over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ostrowski.
Criaz tries to break the clinch but Ostrowski is controlling the position.
A short right from Ostrowski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Criaz.
Criaz tries to circle away but Ostrowski has him pinned against the cage.
Ostrowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Criaz avoids it.
Ostrowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
Ostrowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Criaz tries to circle away but Ostrowski has him pinned against the cage.
Ostrowski lands an uppercut.
Ostrowski throws a head punch that misses.
Criaz tries to pull guard but Ostrowski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ostrowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ostrowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Ostrowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ostrowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ostrowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ostrowski misses with some punches.
Ostrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Criaz avoids the damage to the body.
Ostrowski pushes Criaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Criaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ostrowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ostrowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski working aggressively here.
Ostrowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Criaz.
Criaz managing to block the knees to the body from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Criaz tries to pull guard but Ostrowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Criaz drops back down to his feet.
Ostrowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski misses with a body punch.
Criaz blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ostrowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ostrowski lands an uppercut.
Criaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Criaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slate Criaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostrowski lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostrowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Criaz backwards.
A short left from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ostrowski prevents Criaz from breaking the clinch.
Criaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ostrowski lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Criaz blocks an uppercut.
Ostrowski lands a shot to the body.
Ostrowski throws a head punch that misses.
Ostrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Criaz blocks an uppercut.
Criaz blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostrowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ostrowski has Criaz pressed against the cage, preventing Criaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostrowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slate Criaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Ostrowski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Ostrowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ostrowski 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otis Ostrowski!