PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Oosteroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov has chosen datsik evilution as his entrance music. The key to victory for Balthasar Oosteroom has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Oosteroom
vs
Kuznetsov

212 cm
21
276 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

203 cm
25
270 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 6 - 2 - 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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosteroom checks a leg kick nicely.

Kuznetsov rushes Oosteroom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosteroom blocking some punches.
Oosteroom with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuznetsov blocks it with crossed arms.
Oosteroom misses with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom misses with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oosteroom misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Oosteroom blocks it.
Kuznetsov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov lands an uppercut.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuznetsov.
Oosteroom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oosteroom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oosteroom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oosteroom prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oosteroom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oosteroom tries a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom tries a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov taking a breather.
Kuznetsov just leaning against Oosteroom, taking a breather.
Oosteroom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oosteroom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oosteroom managing to block the knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Oosteroom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuznetsov looks winded!

Oosteroom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Oosteroom lands a big head kick that sends Kuznetsov tumbling to the mat! Oosteroom takes a step backwards and waves Kuznetsov back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Ivan Kuznetsov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kuznetsov closes the distance and clinches.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the head.

Kuznetsov is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuznetsov.

Oosteroom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Oosteroom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oosteroom tries a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom tries to land a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.

Oosteroom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kuznetsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuznetsov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oosteroom misses with a knee strike.
Oosteroom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oosteroom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oosteroom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oosteroom being controlled against the cage.
Kuznetsov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosteroom's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Oosteroom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosteroom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosteroom.
Oosteroom is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuznetsov has double underhooks.
Oosteroom misses with a knee strike.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oosteroom misses with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosteroom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oosteroom is defending well for now.
Oosteroom landing knees to the head.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosteroom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosteroom is trying to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Oosteroom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Oosteroom.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oosteroom obliges.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oosteroom obliges.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oosteroom obliges.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Oosteroom breaks from the clinch.
Oosteroom scores with a decent looking hook.

Oosteroom drives through and clinches with Kuznetsov against the cage.
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Oosteroom manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot
and Oosteroom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Oosteroom finish him?

Kuznetsov rushes Oosteroom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oosteroom looking to throw knees to the head but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balthasar Oosteroom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kuznetsov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oosteroom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Oosteroom.
Oosteroom lands a front kick.
Oosteroom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Oosteroom cracks Kuznetsov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Oosteroom has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kuznetsov to stand back up!

Kuznetsov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Oosteroom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Oosteroom finish him?
Oosteroom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oosteroom with a knee to the head.
Oosteroom looking to throw knees to the head but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
Oosteroom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oosteroom lands a nice knee to the body.
Oosteroom looking to throw knees to the head but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.
Oosteroom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oosteroom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oosteroom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Oosteroom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oosteroom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oosteroom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kuznetsov has Oosteroom up against the cage in a clinch.
Oosteroom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosteroom tries to land a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks with his arms.

Oosteroom manages to break the clinch.
Oosteroom dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Balthasar Oosteroom!
Balthasar Oosteroom decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.