PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 475 p4p, 1141 weight class) and Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 54 p4p, 122 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Redcliffe
vs
Oosthuizen

175 cm
33
155
28 - 17 - 3

177 cm
36
166
30 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 28 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen missing with a left hand there. Redcliffe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redcliffe tries to counter by clinching up but Oosthuizen breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Oosthuizen misses the target.
Redcliffe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oosthuizen manages to circle out of the way.
Oosthuizen misses with a lunging right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oosthuizen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Redcliffe backs up against the cage.

It looks like Kwame Redcliffe has been cut.
Redcliffe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oosthuizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Redcliffe defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Redcliffe slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Redcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Redcliffe slips under a jab.
Redcliffe tries to counter by clinching up but Oosthuizen breaks away and moves out of range.
Oosthuizen walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oosthuizen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oosthuizen misses with a right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Francis Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen works over Redcliffe's head and body with a nice combination.
Redcliffe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a looping right.
Redcliffe scores with the left hand. Oosthuizen knows he should have avoided that one.

Redcliffe closes the distance and pushes Oosthuizen back into the cage.
Redcliffe can't find room to land a body shot as Oosthuizen controls the action.
Redcliffe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Redcliffe.
A right handed body shot lands from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Redcliffe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen looks winded!
Good body shot from Redcliffe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redcliffe misses with a knee to the head.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redcliffe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Redcliffe lands a right hand.
Oosthuizen avoiding damage as Redcliffe throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redcliffe lands a knee to the body.
Redcliffe lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redcliffe.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redcliffe scores with a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Redcliffe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe blocking some punches.
I was talking to Redcliffe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Redcliffe blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Redcliffe works on Oosthuizen 's body with a couple of short punches.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Redcliffe landing knees to the head.

It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Redcliffe lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redcliffe tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Redcliffe back against the cage.
Redcliffe lands with a right to the head.
Redcliffe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redcliffe lands a good knee to the midsection. Oosthuizen won't want to take too many of those.
Redcliffe struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosthuizen controls his hands.
Redcliffe cracks Oosthuizen with a nice body shot.
Redcliffe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Redcliffe lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
Redcliffe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Redcliffe misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Redcliffe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Redcliffe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Redcliffe obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redcliffe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Redcliffe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Redcliffe pushes Oosthuizen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Redcliffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Redcliffe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Redcliffe works on Oosthuizen 's body with a couple of short punches.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oosthuizen or not.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
A right handed body shot lands from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe is leaning against Oosthuizen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oosthuizen 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redcliffe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Redcliffe lands a right hand.
Redcliffe scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redcliffe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Redcliffe gets a clinch.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Redcliffe lands a right hand.
Redcliffe tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redcliffe.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Redcliffe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redcliffe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Redcliffe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Redcliffe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe lands a nice uppercut.
Redcliffe lands a shoulder strike.
Redcliffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwame Redcliffe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Redcliffe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Redcliffe lands a knee to the head.
Redcliffe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe presses Oosthuizen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oosthuizen is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Redcliffe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redcliffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oosthuizen s head.
Redcliffe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe lands with a light punch inside.
Redcliffe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Redcliffe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Redcliffe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Redcliffe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcliffe lands a body shot.
Oosthuizen gets through Redcliffe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Redcliffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Redcliffe trying to land knees to the body.
Redcliffe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redcliffe scores with a shot to the side of Oosthuizen 's head.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redcliffe blocking some punches.
Redcliffe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Redcliffe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
Redcliffe lands a body shot.
Redcliffe misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe scores with a hook to the body.
Redcliffe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oosthuizen .
Redcliffe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redcliffe.
Oosthuizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Redcliffe blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen .
A short body shot lands from Redcliffe as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe is leaning against Oosthuizen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe cracks Oosthuizen with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a nice knee to the body.
Redcliffe lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Redcliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Redcliffe.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe scores with a knee to the head.
Redcliffe gets through Oosthuizen 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Redcliffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oosthuizen s head.
A left hand lands to the body for Redcliffe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Redcliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oosthuizen can do to turn this around?
Redcliffe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
Redcliffe pushes Oosthuizen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Oosthuizen is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwame Redcliffe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Redcliffe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis Oosthuizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redcliffe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Redcliffe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oosthuizen manages to circle out of the way.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice head shot.
Oosthuizen misses with a jab to the body
and Redcliffe counters with a thumping low kick.
Redcliffe's corner calls for a 1-2. Redcliffe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot
and Redcliffe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Redcliffe counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redcliffe.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oosthuizen .
Nice uppercut there from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redcliffe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redcliffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Redcliffe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands an uppercut.
Redcliffe digs a right hand underneath Oosthuizen 's ribcage. Oosthuizen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Redcliffe scores with a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Redcliffe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redcliffe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Redcliffe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oosthuizen or not.
Redcliffe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oosthuizen s head.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redcliffe.
A short right from Redcliffe on the inside.
Redcliffe lands with a left to the head.
Redcliffe cracks Oosthuizen with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oosthuizen s head.
Redcliffe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Oosthuizen is still on wobbly legs! Can Redcliffe finish him?
Redcliffe lands a nice uppercut.
Oosthuizen lands with a short shot to the head.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen seems to have recovered his senses.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oosthuizen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Redcliffe lands a shot to the body.
Redcliffe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redcliffe.
A short body shot lands from Redcliffe as the two fighters clinch.
Redcliffe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Redcliffe lands with a short shot to the head.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
A hook to the body from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redcliffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Redcliffe lands a left hand.
Redcliffe lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe - that landed with a thud.
Redcliffe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Redcliffe lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcliffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oosthuizen s head.
Redcliffe lands with a left to the head.
Redcliffe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe pushes Oosthuizen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Redcliffe pushes Oosthuizen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe cracks Oosthuizen with a nice body shot.
Redcliffe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Redcliffe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oosthuizen or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Redcliffe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oosthuizen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Redcliffe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Redcliffe to work.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Redcliffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Redcliffe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
After winning the bout, Kwame Redcliffe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.