PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Osiris (ranked 1252 p4p, 1917 weight class) and Bruno Henrique (ranked 196 p4p, 280 weight class). Osiris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne. Eric Osiris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Osiris
vs
Henrique

190 cm
27
185
12 - 7 - 2

184 cm
27
186
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

Urban Fighter

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 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osiris was well out of range. Poor timing from Henrique.
Osiris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osiris is looking to score with low kicks.
Henrique pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Osiris back to the cage. Henrique follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
Henrique misses with a hook
and Osiris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henrique's knee momentarily.
We've been told by Osiris's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A combination from Henrique does no damage.
Osiris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henrique cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osiris lands a slapping body shot.
Henrique has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henrique there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henrique lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osiris connects with a right hand. Henrique shakes it off.

It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Osiris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruno Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osiris.
Osiris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Osiris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henrique.
Henrique wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henrique misses with a wild body shot.
Henrique misses with a hook. Osiris ducked under it nicely.
Osiris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henrique let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henrique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osiris.
Osiris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique throws a jab but it's blocked by Osiris.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henrique throws a poor cross that misses
and Osiris counters with a good low kick that Henrique was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osiris has time to react.
Henrique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osiris manages to avoid it.
Osiris throwing a counter right hand but Henrique manages to avoid it.
Henrique swings widly with a right hand
and Osiris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Henrique misses with a combination
and Osiris counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Henrique misses
and Osiris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henrique slips under a jab.
Henrique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osiris moves away.
Henrique swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Osiris counter with a right hand.
Osiris ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
As Henrique tries to get set, Osiris tries to push him back and clinch up but Henrique manages to avoid the attempt.
Osiris missing with a left hand there. Henrique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Osiris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Osiris thumps Henrique with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henrique takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrique looks to land a left hand but Osiris moved out of range nicely.
Henrique misses the jab.
Osiris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henrique throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Henrique misses
and Osiris counters with an outside leg kick.
Osiris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henrique jabs at Osiris's body.
Henrique misses with a hook to the body
and Osiris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osiris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Osiris dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
A little feinted left hand from Osiris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Osiris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Osiris coming out on top.
Osiris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henrique has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osiris throws a jab but it's blocked by Henrique.
Henrique swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henrique looks to land a right hand but Osiris moved out of range.
Henrique misses with a body punch
and Osiris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Osiris misses with a series of wild punches.
Henrique throws a lazy right hand but Osiris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Osiris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henrique lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Osiris will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Osiris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henrique throws a lazy right hand but Osiris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henrique misses the body punch
and Osiris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrique's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henrique duly obliges.
Osiris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osiris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Henrique misses with a body punch
and Osiris counters with a nice leg kick.
Henrique throws out a loose jab but Osiris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique swings for the body but Osiris moves out of range.
Osiris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Osiris jabs Henrique right on the nose. Henrique blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osiris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henrique counters with a straight right hand.
Henrique takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henrique throws a poor cross that misses
and Osiris counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique throws a right hand that misses
letting Osiris counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Bruno Henrique's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique scores with a punch to the head.

Osiris gets a clinch.

Henrique manages to break the clinch.
Osiris throws a right hand that Henrique ducks under and follows up with a left that Henrique also avoids with ease.
Osiris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henrique has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osiris misses with a looping left.
Henrique fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Osiris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Osiris ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
Henrique swings widly with a right hand
and Osiris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Henrique is rocked!
Osiris jabs Henrique to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henrique is still on wobbly legs! Can Osiris finish him?
Good leg kick by Osiris.
Henrique seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Osiris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osiris chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique misses with an uppercut
and Osiris counters with a nice leg kick.
Osiris staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
Henrique throws a lazy head kick
and Osiris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henrique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osiris manages to avoid it.
Osiris throws a jab but it's blocked by Henrique.
Osiris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henrique swings for the body but Osiris moves out of range.
And Osiris counters with a quick kick to the body but Henrique blocks it.
Henrique throws out a loose jab but Osiris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique misses with a jab to the body
and Osiris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henrique shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eric Osiris is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws a series of punches but Osiris avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Osiris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Osiris tries to close the distance and clinch but Henrique swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henrique misses with a combination
and Osiris counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Osiris finds it's way through Henrique's defenses.
Henrique listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Osiris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Osiris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

The cut above Bruno Henrique's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henrique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osiris throws the kick towards the body but Henrique avoids it.
Osiris slips under a jab.
Henrique misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris drops Henrique with a naaaaasty hook - Henrique is in real trouble here! Osiris dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Osiris!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Osiris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.