PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Babaretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Osterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Babaretti
vs
Osterman

175 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Babaretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Osterman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babaretti tries to clinch up
and Babaretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Babaretti tenderised Osterman's leg. Osterman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Osterman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Osterman lands a really nice looking cross but Babaretti seems unphased.
Babaretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Osterman keeps the fight on the outside.
Osterman checks a low kick from Babaretti.
Babaretti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Babaretti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babaretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Osterman.
Osterman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Babaretti's head backwards.
Osterman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osterman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babaretti's hands.
Babaretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Osterman connects with a body shot that sends Babaretti's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babaretti wants to clinch.
Osterman tries to clinch there but Babaretti circles away.
Osterman checks a low kick from Babaretti.
Osterman tries to close the distance and clinch but Babaretti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babaretti tries to clinch but Osterman moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osterman. Babaretti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babaretti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Osterman moves in looking to clinch but Babaretti pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Osterman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Osterman scores with a shot to the body.
Osterman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Osterman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Babaretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babaretti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Osterman's sensitive parts.
Babaretti tries to clinch up.
Osterman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Babaretti feints and then cracks Osterman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Osterman down.

Babaretti takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babaretti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Osterman is defending well for now.
Osterman misses with a punch on the inside.
Osterman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Osterman swings wildly with an uppercut but Babaretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osterman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babaretti blocks a body shot from Osterman.
Babaretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Osterman cracks Babaretti with a nice body shot.
Babaretti blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babaretti backwards.
Babaretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babaretti takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babaretti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osterman.
Babaretti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Osterman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babaretti misses with a knee to the head.
Babaretti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babaretti misses with a knee to the head.
Osterman pushes Babaretti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osterman lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Osterman.
Osterman blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osterman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babaretti connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kevin Osterman has been cut.
Babaretti blocks an uppercut.
Babaretti throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osterman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babaretti misses with a knee to the head.
Osterman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osterman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babaretti backwards.
Osterman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Babaretti up against the cage.
Osterman tries to break the clinch but Babaretti is controlling the position.
A short right from Osterman on the inside.
Osterman throws a head punch that misses.
Osterman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Babaretti landing knees to the body.
Babaretti lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babaretti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osterman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babaretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Osterman.
Babaretti has Osterman pressed against the cage, preventing Osterman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Osterman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Osterman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Osterman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Osterman throws a hook to the side of Babaretti's head but Babaretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babaretti is looking to slow Osterman down with leg kicks.
Babaretti staying out of range there.
Babaretti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Babaretti throws a head kick but Osterman moves out of range.
Osterman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osterman with a hook.
Babaretti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Osterman's sensitive parts.
Babaretti swats away the attempt to clinch by Osterman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterman swings for the body but Babaretti moves out of range.
Babaretti is looking to counter with head kicks.
Osterman's corner calls for a 1-2. Osterman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Osterman lands a head shot.
Osterman scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Osterman instigates a clinch.
Babaretti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Osterman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osterman.
Osterman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osterman lands a right hand.
Osterman blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Osterman.
Osterman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babaretti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osterman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Osterman.
Osterman scores with a hook to the body.
Babaretti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Osterman blocks it with crossed arms.
Osterman trying to control the position but instead, Babaretti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Osterman into the cage.
Osterman misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterman lands with a left to the head.
Osterman avoiding damage as Babaretti throws knees to the body.
Osterman throws a head punch that misses.
Babaretti blocks an uppercut.
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!
Babaretti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osterman looking to stall.
Babaretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osterman swings wildly with an uppercut but Babaretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kevin Osterman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Osterman throws a punch but it's blocked by Babaretti.
Osterman swings wildly with an uppercut but Babaretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babaretti lands a good knee to the midsection. Osterman won't want to take too many of those.
Osterman misses with some punches.
Osterman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Osterman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Osterman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babarettis head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Babaretti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Osterman blocks it with crossed arms.
Babaretti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osterman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Osterman.
Babaretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Osterman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babaretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Osterman.
Osterman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Osterman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Babaretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Osterman lands with a right to the head.
Osterman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Osterman avoiding damage as Babaretti throws knees to the body.
Babaretti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babaretti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Osterman avoids it.
Babaretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Osterman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Babaretti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaretti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Osterman has a couple of punches blocked by Babaretti.
Babaretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Babaretti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osterman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Osterman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Osterman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Osterman controlling the action here for a moment.
Babaretti misses with a knee to the head.
Osterman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Osterman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osterman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Osterman.
Osterman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osterman.
Babaretti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Osterman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Osterman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Babaretti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Osterman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babaretti.
Kevin Osterman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babaretti misses with an attempted mid kick.

Babaretti gets tackled into the cage by Osterman. Osterman maintains the clinch.
Osterman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osterman throws a punch but it's blocked by Babaretti.
Osterman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babaretti misses with a knee strike.
Osterman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babaretti tries a knee to the head but Osterman blocks it.
Babaretti looking to throw knees to the head but Osterman is blocking nicely.
Osterman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babaretti misses with a knee strike.
Osterman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Osterman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Babaretti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osterman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Osterman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osterman blocking some punches.
Babaretti throws a head punch that misses.
Babaretti keeps control of Osterman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Babaretti takes a shot to the head.
Osterman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Osterman on the inside.
Osterman digs a right hand underneath Babaretti's ribcage. Babaretti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Osterman avoiding damage as Babaretti throws knees to the body.
Osterman cracks Babaretti with a nice body shot.
Osterman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babaretti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osterman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Osterman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babaretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Osterman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osterman has a couple of punches blocked by Babaretti.
Osterman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osterman tries to break free but Babaretti pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Osterman.
Osterman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Osterman.
Still in the clinch, Osterman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babaretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osterman working hard to break the clinch.
Osterman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Babaretti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Osterman lands a left hand.
A short left from Osterman.
Babaretti misses with a knee to the head.
Osterman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babarettis head.
Babaretti misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterman lands an uppercut.
Babaretti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osterman pushes Babaretti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osterman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babaretti has Osterman pressed against the cage, preventing Osterman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Osterman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babaretti misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osterman.
Osterman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babaretti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Osterman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Osterman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Osterman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babaretti trying to land knees to the body.
Osterman slowing the pace effectively.
Osterman is trying to break the clinch but Babaretti is controlling him.
Osterman scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osterman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Osterman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babaretti backwards.

Babaretti is rocked!
Osterman lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Babaretti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osterman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osterman lands a right hand.
Babaretti tries a knee to the head but Osterman blocks it.
Osterman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Osterman.
Osterman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Osterman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babaretti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Osterman lands a hook that snaps the head of Babaretti backwards.
Osterman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osterman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osterman pushes Babaretti against the cage. Osterman is working some dirty boxing. Osterman pushes off with a quick right hook! Babaretti goes down! Babaretti tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Osterman moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Osterman!