PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 1401 p4p, 2081 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 144 p4p, 203 weight class). Foley has chosen Beverly Hills Cop Theme as his entrance music. Axel Foley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ozbourne
vs
Foley

185 cm
37
170
23 - 10 - 2

177 cm
40
167
23 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Wrestler Wayfare

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 23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozbourne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Foley. Foley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Axel Foley has been cut.
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Foley misses.
Ozbourne throws a head kick but Foley moves out of range.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ozbourne.
Foley tries to clinch there but Ozbourne circles away.
Ozbourne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Foley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ozbourne finds it's way round the side to connect with Foley's head.
Ozbourne wants to clinch.
Ozbourne misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Ozbourne saw that one coming.
Ozbourne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Foley coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozbourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Ozbourne slips the punch.
Foley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ozbourne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Foley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozbourne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ozbourne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozbourne misses with a jab to the body
and Foley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ozbourne connects with a looping right hand.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Ozbourne slips the punch.
Ozbourne is looking to slow Foley down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Ozbourne coming out on top.
Foley throws a hook to the side of Ozbourne's head but Ozbourne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozbourne closes the distance but Foley moves to the side
and Foley counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozbourne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses
letting Foley counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Foley throws a body shot but no joy.
Foley cracks Ozbourne with a good jab.
Ozbourne slips a straight right by Foley.
Ozbourne throws a nice head kick!

Foley is rocked!
Foley tries to clinch but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Ozbourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foley's hands.
Foley is still on wobbly legs! Can Ozbourne finish him?
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Foley blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Foley as he connects with a hook.
Ozbourne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foley seems to have recovered his senses.
Foley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozbourne.
Foley lands with a cross.
Ozbourne tries to clinch up.
Foley throws out a counter right but Ozbourne avoids it with no problem.
Ozbourne moves away from the strike by Foley.
Ozbourne moves away from the strike by Foley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Foley misses.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozbourne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ozbourne on the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Foley is just out of range.
Ozbourne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Foley throws a looping overhand right but Ozbourne ducks down to avoid it.
Foley misses with a looping right.
Ozbourne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ozbourne throws a lazy uppercut
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
Ozbourne throws a leg kick but Foley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Foley.
Foley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozbourne throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Foley to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ozbourne clinches up with Foley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Foley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ozbourne misses with a knee to the head.
Foley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne blocks a body shot from Foley.
Foley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Foley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ozbourne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozbourne lands a left hand.
Foley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Foley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
Foley is working Ozbourne over against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Foley.
Ozbourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Ozbourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Foley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ozbourne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ozbourne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Ozbourne tries to clinch but Foley is having none of it.

Ozbourne has closed the distance and engaged Foley in a clinch.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
Foley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ozbourne seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Foley can turn it around.
Ozbourne misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ozbourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne gets through Foley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foley avoids a wild elbow strike from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ozbourne.

Foley drops Ozbourne with a big knee straight up the middle! Ozbourne is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Ozbourne is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozbourne defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Ozbourne misses the target.
Oh Ozbourne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ozbourne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozbourne throws a head kick but Foley moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Foley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Foley misses with a hook. Ozbourne ducked under it nicely.
Foley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foley.
Foley looks to land a left hand but Ozbourne moved out of range nicely.
Foley lands a body shot.
Ozbourne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ozbourne misses the shot to the body.
Ozbourne doesn't manage to clinch there - Foley circles away.
Ozbourne seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands a high kick!
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foley jabs at Ozbourne's body.
Foley throws a hook but Ozbourne blocks it.
Foley misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Ozbourne misses its target.
Foley staying out of range there.
Foley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozbourne misses with a looping left.
Foley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ozbourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
Foley avoids the head kick by Ozbourne.
Foley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ozbourne with a body shot.
Ozbourne misses with a jab to the body
and Foley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Axel Foley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Foley wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne thows a leg kick but Foley checks it
and Ozbourne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozbourne slips a jab from Foley.

Ozbourne has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozbourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Foley tries to land a knee to the head but Ozbourne blocks with his arms.
Foley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foley.
Ozbourne looking to throw knees to the head but Foley is blocking nicely.
Foley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozbourne avoids it.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foley misses with a knee strike.
Foley misses with a knee strike.
Foley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foley is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ozbourne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands an uppercut.
Ozbourne pushes Foley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne tries a knee to the head but Foley blocks it.
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozbourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Foley.
Ozbourne gets through Foley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ozbourne lands an uppercut.
Foley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ozbourne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ziggy Ozbourne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozbourne pushes off an throws an elbow but Foley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands with a light punch inside.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Foley.
Ozbourne lands with a light punch inside.
Foley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foley tries to work over Ozbourne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Ozbourne - that landed with a thud.
Foley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foley.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozbourne is defending well for now.
Ozbourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foley looking to throw knees to the head but Ozbourne is blocking nicely.
Foley working aggressively here.
Ozbourne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ziggy Ozbourne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ozbourne lands with an overhand left.
Ozbourne missing with a left hand there. Foley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on Ozbourne's shoulder, as Ozbourne tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ozbourne misses its target.
Ozbourne wants to clinch
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozbourne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ozbourne lands a left and a right that send Foley crashing to the mat, dazed. Ozbourne thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ozbourne tries to close the distance and clinch but Foley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Foley.
Foley scores with a jab to the head.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on Ozbourne's shoulder, as Ozbourne tries to avoid the shot.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Ozbourne saw that one coming.
Ozbourne drops Foley with a naaaaasty hook - Foley is in real trouble here! Ozbourne dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Ozbourne!
Ziggy Ozbourne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.