PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. 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.

River
vs
Osman

188 cm
22
175 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

166 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Just Fight

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Osman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River is looking to slow Osman down with leg kicks.
Osman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Osman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Osman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.

Osman rushes River and presses him up against the cage.
River landing knees to the head.
Osman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Osman trying to land knees to the body.
Osman misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osman lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
River is struggling to control the position.
Osman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River taking a breather.
River blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River displaying some good clinch control by pressing Osman up against the cage.
Osman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but River is keeping busy.
Osman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osman struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Osman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River looking to slow down the pace here.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Osman controls his hands.
Osman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from River.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman managing to block the knees to the body from River.
A head punch on the inside from Osman fails to land.
Osman lands a body shot.
Osman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Osman throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by River.
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!
River takes an elbow to the forehead.
Osman throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Osman misses with the head strike.
River misses with the head strike.
Osman has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Osman misses with a short punch on the inside.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Osman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River tries to work over Osman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Osman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River dodges an elbow strike from Osman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Osman misses with an elbow over the top.
Osman is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Osman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but River blocks it with crossed arms.
Osman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osman avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River blocks a body shot from Osman.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Osman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Osman looking to stall.

River breaks the clinch.
Osman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River's head.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osman.
River throws a front kick aimed at Osman's knee but Osman avoids it well.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osman.
Osman misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River ducks under a wild hook from Osman.
Osman throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osman looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osman.
Nice shot by River.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River digs a good hook to Osman's body.
River feints and then cracks Osman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Osman down.
River connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Osman's sensitive parts.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River throws a leg kick but Osman checks it.
River lands a front kick.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole River dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

River connects with a jab.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Osman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Osman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

River forces Osman back against the cage and clinches.
Osman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River tries to throw a body punch but Osman avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Osman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Osman misses with an elbow strike.
River creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Osman's defenses.
Osman has a couple of punches blocked by River.
A shot in the inside from Osman.
Osman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osman cracks River with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Osman working aggressively here.
River digs a right hand into Osman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Osman's gas tank.
Jan Osman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Osman tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Osman back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Osman.
Osman throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Osman as the two fighters clinch.
Osman pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Osman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Osman is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osman.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for River to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osman lands a shoulder strike.
Osman misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Osman fails to land.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Osman is defending well for now.

River breaks the clinch.
River lands with a nice body punch.
Osman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River feints and then cracks Osman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Osman down.
Osman throws a leg kick
and River counters with a one-two to the body.
Osman moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by River.
River tries to clinch but Osman moves out of range.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Osman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
River is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
River scores with a hook to the body. Osman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Osman tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
River looks for the body kick but Osman saw that one coming.
Osman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Osman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Osman lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
River misses the shot to the body.

Osman has taken the fight to the clinch.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River lands a knee to the body.
Osman is breathing heavily.
River comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Osman can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River dodges an elbow strike from Osman.
River content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Osman misses with the head strike.
Osman misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osman tries a body shot but River blocks it.

River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River thows a body kick. Osman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
River attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

River closes the distance and clinches.
River tries to work over Osman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from River.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Osman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Osman avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole River dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from River.
River moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Osman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cole River is winning the standup battle so far.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Osman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Osman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Osman.
Osman moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
River jabs at Osman's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Osman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Osman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by River.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Osman's torso.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River connects with a leg kick. Osman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River lunges at Osman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Osman's hand.
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osman has time to react.
River moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Osman's torso.
Osman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Osman's head backwards.

Osman is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from River. Osman shrugs it off though.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Osman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River feints and then cracks Osman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Osman down.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
Osman is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Osman off balance momentarily.
Osman seems to have recovered his senses.
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Osman takes a step back to recover.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
River pushes Osman away with a front kick.
River thows a body kick. Osman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
Osman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from River.
River lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

River closes the distance and clinches.
Osman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Osman struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River misses with a body punch.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osman can do to turn this around?
River is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jan Osman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osman avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Osman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River dodges an elbow strike from Osman.
Osman takes a knee to the side of the body.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osman backwards.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River blocks a body shot from Osman.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cole River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by River.
River lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jan Osman has been cut.
River lands a nice elbow.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from River.

River breaks from the clinch.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Osman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River cracks a nice hook into Osman's ribs.
River throws a shot to the body.

River rushes Osman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osman struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well River has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole River!
Cole River retains his welterweight title!
Cole River made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight in his post fight interview.