PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Oosteroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oosteroom
vs
Dempsey

212 cm
20
276 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balthasar Oosteroom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosteroom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Oosteroom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oosteroom is stalling here.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the head.
Oosteroom misses with a knee strike.
Oosteroom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oosteroom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dempsey is trying to force a seperation but Oosteroom has the dominant position.
Oosteroom can't find room to land a body shot as Dempsey controls the action.
Dempsey tries to break the clinch but Oosteroom is controlling the position.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dempsey tries to circle away but Oosteroom has him pinned against the ropes.
Oosteroom'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.
Oosteroom gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the body.
Oosteroom keeps control of Dempsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oosteroom stalls.
Dempsey working hard to break the clinch.
Dempsey tries to break free but Oosteroom pushes him back against the ropes.
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Oosteroom is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oosteroom.
Oosteroom effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom misses with a knee strike.
Oosteroom trying to control the position but instead, Dempsey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oosteroom into the ropes.
Oosteroom lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Balthasar Oosteroom.
Dempsey misses with a straight left.
Dempsey swinging wildly here.
Oosteroom avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oosteroom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Oosteroom moves out of range.
Dempsey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dempsey scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosteroom slips under a jab from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a few strikes there.
Dempsey throws a head kick that misses.
Dempsey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oosteroom backs up against the ropes.
Dempsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oosteroom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dempsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Oosteroom has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey takes a shot to the head.
Oosteroom is stalling here.
Oosteroom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oosteroom has a couple of punches blocked by Dempsey.
Oosteroom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oosteroom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oosteroom taking a breather.
Oosteroom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Balthasar Oosteroom will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dempsey misses with a straight left.
Dempsey throws a nice looking combination but Oosteroom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dempsey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Oosteroom counters with a head kick that drops Dempsey to the mat! Dempsey scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosteroom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dempsey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosteroom avoids the head kick by Dempsey.
Oosteroom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dempsey will feel that in the morning.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom connects with a solid leg kick.
Dempsey is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Oosteroom finds it's target.
Dempsey throws a hook but Oosteroom avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dempsey.
Oosteroom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dempsey's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosteroom lands a leg kick that knocks Dempsey off balance momentarily.
Balthasar Oosteroom is winning the standup battle so far.
Dempsey misses with a left hand
and Oosteroom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dempsey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oosteroom.
Dempsey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oosteroom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws out a powerful jab.
Dempsey misses with a wild combination.
Dempsey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oosteroom avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dempsey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oosteroom - the referee stops the clock and Dempsey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oosteroom. Dempsey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jack Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dempsey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Oosteroom has Dempsey up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom leaning against his opponent.
Oosteroom scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Dempsey has been cut.
Knees to the body from Oosteroom.
Oosteroom manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oosteroom lands a good knee to the midsection. Dempsey won't want to take too many of those.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oosteroom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oosteroom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey wants to break free but Oosteroom has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oosteroom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Oosteroom is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oosteroom scores with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom looking to stall.
Dempsey can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dempsey letting Oosteroom take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balthasar Oosteroom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dempsey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey scores with the left hand. Oosteroom knows he should have avoided that one.
Dempsey throws a nice looking combination but Oosteroom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dempsey lands a glancing blow to the side of Oosteroom's head.
Oosteroom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Dempsey tries to keep at a distance but Oosteroom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oosteroom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oosteroom lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom lands a nice shot to the body.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the body.
Dempsey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oosteroom lands with a short shot to the head.
Oosteroom missing with knees to the body.
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Oosteroom is controlling him.
Dempsey wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oosteroom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dempsey tries to break the clinch but Oosteroom is controlling the position.
Oosteroom lands a nice knee to the body.
Dempsey takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosteroom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dempsey backwards.
Oosteroom has Dempsey pushed against the ropes.
Oosteroom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dempsey's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oosteroom digs a right hand into Dempsey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dempsey's gas tank.
Oosteroom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dempsey can do to turn this around?
Oosteroom with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dempsey backwards.
Dempsey letting Oosteroom take a breather here.
Oosteroom connects with a knee to the head.
Dempsey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oosteroom has Dempsey pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Oosteroom.
Oosteroom scores with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Oosteroom landing knees to the head.
Balthasar Oosteroom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dempsey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oosteroom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey trying to stall but Oosteroom improves his position.

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

Dempsey is rocked!
Dempsey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oosteroom counters with an outside leg kick.
Oosteroom blocks a head kick by Dempsey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosteroom thumps Dempsey with a low kick.
Dempsey throws a combination that misses
and Oosteroom counters with a nice kick to the body.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oosteroom moves into range and clinches up with Dempsey.
Oosteroom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oosteroom crunches a lovely knee into Dempsey's ribcage.
Dempsey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oosteroom.
Oosteroom is stalling here.
Dempsey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oosteroom trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey has had enough of the clinch but Oosteroom keeps him there for the moment.
Dempsey being controlled against the ropes.
Jack Dempsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dempsey tries to work over Oosteroom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balthasar Oosteroom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oosteroom 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Balthasar Oosteroom!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Balthasar Oosteroom!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Balthasar Oosteroom!

Balthasar Oosteroom wins by unanimous decision!