PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Osborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down's entrance music is 50 Cent - I Get Money. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Down
vs
Osborn

185 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
178 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Osborn!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborn blocks the body kick.
Down misses with a body shot.
Osborn shoots for a double leg takedown but Down sprawls well. He's pushed Osborn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Down tries to score with a low kick but Osborn moves his leg out of the way.
Osborn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Down thuds his shin into the meat of Osborn's side.
Down takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Osborn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Down.
Down throws a low kick but Osborn avoids it.
Osborn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Down tries to avoid it but Osborn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Down to the ground. Down escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down is looking to land body kicks.
Osborn misses with a takedown attempt
and Down counters with a nice low kick that buckles Osborn's knee momentarily.
Drew Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Osborn.
Down slaps away a takedown attempt from Osborn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Down is looking to land body kicks.
Osborn misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Osborn with a nice cross.
Norman Osborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osborn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Down sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Osborn somewhat.
Osborn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Down is fending him off so far but Osborn persists. Nope, Down circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Down.
Drew Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osborn checks the leg kick.
Down throws a leg kick that misses.

Osborn gets a takedown into half guard.
Osborn throwing shots but Down is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Osborn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Osborn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Down is trying to get back to full guard.
Down blocking the ground and pound attempt from Osborn.
Osborn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osborn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osborn winds up and cracks Down with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Down keeping control of the position.
Osborn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osborn.
Osborn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osborn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osborn working Down over with strikes.
Osborn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osborn throwing shots but Down is blocking nicely.
Down keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Osborn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Osborn is trying to control. Down wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osborn lands with a punch from half guard.

Osborn is looking for a kimura but Down is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Osborn to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Osborn dominated that round.
That's time! Down's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Osborn shoots in for a takedown but Down shows good takedown defense.
Osborn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Down.
Osborn moves out of range as Down throws a body kick.
Osborn misses with a takedown attempt - Down sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Osborn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drew Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Osborn.
Some wild striking there from Down.
Osborn misses with a takedown
and Down counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Osborn is defended easily by Down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Down.
Down ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Osborn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Down misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Down avoids it really well and circles away.
Down attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Down lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drew Down is winning the standup battle so far.
Osborn blocks a jab.

Osborn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Osborn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Osborn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Down because Osborn loaded up on that one.
Osborn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Osborn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Osborn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Down because Osborn loaded up on that one.
Osborn breaks from Down's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Osborn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Down can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Osborn raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Down tries to hold on but Osborn postures up.
BOOM! Osborn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborn wants to control the pace but Down is squirming around nicely.
Osborn with good strikes from the mount here!

Osborn working for a submission but Down is keeping him at bay.
Osborn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Osborn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Down is in a horrible position here. Osborn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Norman Osborn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Osborn working Down over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Osborn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Down's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Osborn shoots in but Down avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Osborn is defended easily by Down.
Down misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Down counters with a thumping low kick.
Drew Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Osborn.
Down fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Osborn checks it well.
Down throws a hook to the side of Osborn's head but Osborn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Down.
Osborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Down moves away.
Osborn fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Osborn 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Osborn drives through with a takedown into Down's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Osborn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Down is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Down working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Osborn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Osborn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osborn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Down works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Down is on top in guard.
Down wants to stand and escape but instead Osborn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Osborn distracts Down with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Osborn throws a strike but Down rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Osborn holds on and takes a little breather.
Osborn trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Norman Osborn.
Osborn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Down.
Drew Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osborn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norman Osborn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Down swings away with a leg kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Osborn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Osborn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Osborn!
A very excited looking Norman Osborn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.