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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdynand Ossowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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178 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Hardy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ferdynand Ossowski! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ossowski is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Ossowski is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Tom Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ossowski slips a straight right by Hardy. Hardy gets a clinch. Hardy avoiding damage as Ossowski throws knees to the body.
Ossowski prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch. Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ossowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hardy is trying to break free. Ossowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Ossowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardy up against the cage. Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Ossowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ossowski moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hardy instigates a clinch. Hardy avoiding damage as Ossowski throws knees to the body.
Ossowski with a knee to the head.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Ossowski has the dominant position. Ossowski misses with a knee strike.
Hardy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ossowski is keeping busy. Hardy is breathing heavily. Knees to the body from Ossowski.
Ossowski keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ossowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now. Hardy stalling in the clinch but Ossowski improves position. The referee is keeping an eye on Ossowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hardy blocks an elbow strike. Ossowski misses with a knee to the head. Hardy tries to break the clinch but Ossowski is controlling the position. Hardy blocks an elbow strike. A knee to the head by Ossowski.
Ossowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ossowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow. Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Ossowski.
Hardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Ossowski gets an underhook and turns Hardy into the cage. Ossowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ossowski lands a nice knee to the body. Ossowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Ossowski lands a knee to the body.
Ossowski working Hardy over with knees to the body. Ossowski has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Ossowski missing with knees to the body.
Ossowski misses with a knee to the head. Ossowski is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ossowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ossowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Ossowski misses with a knee strike.
Ossowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. 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! Ossowski is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ossowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ossowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ossowski obliges. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdynand Ossowski dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ossowski gets a clinch. Ossowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Ossowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ossowski wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance. Ossowski wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance. Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Ossowski in a clinch.
Ossowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hardy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ossowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardy can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ossowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Ossowski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Ossowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ossowski scores with a knee to the head.
Ossowski lands a nice knee to the body. Ossowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Ossowski with a knee to the head.
Ossowski lands a nice knee to the body. Ossowski keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ossowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ossowski landing knees to the head.
Ossowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ossowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ossowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it. A knee to the head by Ossowski.
Ossowski landing knees to the head.
Ossowski landing knees to the body.
Hardy letting Ossowski take a breather here. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ferdynand Ossowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ossowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms. Hardy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ossowski.
Ossowski crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage. Ossowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Ossowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now. Ossowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ossowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ossowski is struggling to control the position. Ossowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms. Ossowski is struggling to control the position. Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ossowski has him pressed against the cage. Ossowski slowing the pace effectively. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdynand Ossowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ossowski tries to clinch but Hardy moves away and Hardy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Ossowski with a knee to the head.
Ossowski just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ferdynand Ossowski. Hardy takes the fight into the clinch. Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Ossowski.
Hardy taking a breather. Ossowski missing with knees to the body.
Hardy jumps guard but Ossowski stands there with Hardy around his waist. Hardy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ossowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ossowski missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ossowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardy up against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hardy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ossowski is keeping busy. Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ossowski has Hardy pushed against the cage. Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ossowski avoids it. Ossowski crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage. Ossowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferdynand Ossowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Ossowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ossowski working Hardy over with knees to the body. Ossowski misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hardy can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ossowski.
Ossowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ossowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ossowski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Ossowski trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Ossowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ossowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Ossowski won't allow it.
Ossowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Ossowski lands a knee to the body.
Ossowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body. Tom Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ossowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Ferdynand Ossowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Ossowski 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdynand Ossowski!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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