PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Putin
vs
Osbourne

175 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Osbourne!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Osbourne landing knees to the body.
Osbourne landing knees to the head.
Osbourne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.

It looks like Vladimir Putin has been cut.
Putin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Osbourne smiles and moves away.
Osbourne jabs at Putin's body.

Osbourne instigates a clinch.
Osbourne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osbourne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Osbourne crunches a lovely knee into Putin's ribcage.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Osbourne lands a knee to the head.
Osbourne with a knee to the head.
Osbourne just leaning against Putin, taking a breather.
Osbourne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Osbourne connects with a knee to the head.
Osbourne scores a nice knee to the body.
Osbourne holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.
Osbourne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Osbourne obliges.
Osbourne working Putin over with knees to the body.
Osbourne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Osbourne working Putin over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Osbourne.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Osbourne obliges.
Osbourne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Osbourne scores with a knee to the head.
Putin tries to score a body lock takedown but Osbourne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Osbourne lands a knee to the head.
Osbourne scores with a knee to the head.
Osbourne controlling the action here for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osbourne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.
Putin working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Osbourne.
Osbourne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Putin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Osbourne landing knees to the head.
Osbourne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Putin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osbourne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Osbourne lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Osbourne to work.
Osbourne lands a good knee to the midsection. Putin won't want to take too many of those.
Putin tries for a takedown but Osbourne manages to get underhooks.
Putin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Osbourne just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Putin wants a takedown.
Osbourne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Putin up against the ropes.
Putin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Putin takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Osbourne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Osbourne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Putin.
Osbourne lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Osbourne.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Osbourne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.
Putin fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Osbourne obliges.
Osbourne crunches a lovely knee into Putin's ribcage.
Osbourne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Osbourne continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Putin takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Putin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Putin goes for a takedown attempt but Osbourne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Osbourne clinches up with Putin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Osbourne landing knees to the body.
Osbourne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Osbourne obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osbourne lands a knee to the head.
Osbourne landing knees to the head.
Osbourne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Putin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osbourne leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Putin wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Osbourne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Putin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Osbourne clinches up with Putin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Osbourne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.
Putin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Osbourne has him pressed against the ropes.
Osbourne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Putin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Osbourne.
Putin is working for takedown but Osbourne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Putin wants a takedown.
Osbourne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Osbourne lands a knee to the body.
Osbourne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Osbourne landing knees to the head.
Osbourne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Osbourne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osbourne controlling the action here for a moment.
Osbourne lands a knee to the head.
Osbourne landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osbourne lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Osbourne.
Osbourne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Osbourne.
A knee to the head by Osbourne.
A knee to the head by Osbourne.
Osbourne with a knee to the head.
Osbourne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin goes for a takedown attempt but Osbourne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osbourne misses with a head kick.
Putin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Osbourne counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Osbourne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osbourne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Osbourne obliges.
Putin tries to score a body lock takedown but Osbourne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Osbourne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Osbourne stalling in the clinch.
Osbourne crunches a lovely knee into Putin's ribcage.
Putin letting Osbourne take a breather here.
Osbourne lands a nice knee to the body.
Osbourne scores a nice knee to the body.
Osbourne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Osbourne prevents Putin from breaking the clinch.
Putin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Osbourne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne keeps control of Putin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Putin working hard to break the clinch.
Osbourne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.
Osbourne stalling in the clinch.
Putin tries to break free but Osbourne pushes him back against the ropes.
Osbourne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Osbourne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Osbourne scores a nice knee to the body.
Osbourne is pushing Putin up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Osbourne scores with a knee to the head.
Osbourne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Putin is working for takedown but Osbourne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Osbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osbourne has Putin pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Donald Osbourne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin is looking to break free of the clinch but Osbourne has double underhooks.
Osbourne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Osbourne prevents the takedown attempt.
Osbourne working Putin over with knees to the body.
Osbourne holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Osbourne.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Osbourne.
Osbourne receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Putin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Osbourne tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Putin is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osbourne gets underhooks to prevent Putin's takedown attempt.
Osbourne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Putin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Osbourne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Osbourne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Putin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Osbourne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Putin tries for a takedown but Osbourne circles away easily
and Osbourne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Osbourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Osbourne instigates a clinch.
Osbourne lands a knee to the head.
Putin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Osbourne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Osbourne effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Osbourne's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Putin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putin wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Osbourne lands a good knee to the midsection. Putin won't want to take too many of those.
Putin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Osbourne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Osbourne landing knees to the head.
Putin is trying to push Osbourne away but Osbourne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Osbourne keeps control of Putin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Osbourne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Osbourne holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Putin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Osbourne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osbourne keeps control of Putin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Osbourne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Putin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Putin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donald Osbourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne with a knee to the head.
Putin wants a takedown.
Osbourne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Putin is trying to break free.
Putin jumps guard but Osbourne stands there with Putin around his waist. Putin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Osbourne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putin's face.
Putin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Osbourne pulls his leg out and moves away.

Osbourne moves into range and clinches up with Putin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin has Osbourne pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Osbourne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Putin can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Putin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Putin looking for a takedown.
Osbourne prevents the takedown attempt.
Putin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Osbourne scores with a knee to the head.
Putin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Osbourne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Putin's efforts to push away.
Osbourne slows down the pace here.
Putin is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Osbourne.
Osbourne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Putin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Osbourne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vladimir Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osbourne is pressed up against the ropes. Putin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Osbourne down to the mat. Osbourne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Osbourne clinches up with Putin and pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Putin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Osbourne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Osbourne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Osbourne 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Donald Osbourne!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Donald Osbourne!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Donald Osbourne!

Donald Osbourne wins by unanimous decision!