PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Kant (ranked 3167 p4p, 3369 weight class) and Adhena Olisabed (ranked 391 p4p, 418 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sons of Plunder. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adhena Olisabed was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kant
vs
Olisabed

197 cm
26
239
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
250
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Katman Drip Inc.

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Genghis Kant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adhena Olisabed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kant won't allow Olisabed to sweep him here.
Kant stops Olisabed from standing up.
Olisabed is pulling down on Kant's head. It's preventing any offense from Kant, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kant throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olisabed is controlling Kant's posture.
Kant postures up in Olisabed's guard and throws a big left but Olisabed blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant stays in close to Olisabed's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kant misses with a takedown attempt - Olisabed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kant shoots for a takedown but Olisabed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kant fails to land with a series of punches.
Kant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genghis Kant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kant has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olisabed but Olisabed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Olisabed is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kant goes for a double leg but Olisabed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Olisabed continues to drive forward.
Kant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Olisabed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olisabed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olisabed wants it to stay on the feet.
Kant is breathing heavily.
Olisabed misses with a wild combination.
Kant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant misses with a takedown attempt - Olisabed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olisabed.
Kant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kant shoots in for a takedown but Olisabed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kant moves in looking to clinch but Olisabed pushes him off.
Olisabed throws a body punch but Kant moves out of range.

Kant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kant working away.
Olisabed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Who's going to make the next move?
The strikes coming from Kant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olisabed is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adhena Olisabed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Olisabed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Olisabed as Kant shoots in.
Olisabed misses with the combination.
Kant fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genghis Kant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Olisabed dips to his left and cracks Kant with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olisabed throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Genghis Kant has been cut.

Kant closes the distance and pushes Olisabed back into the cage.
Olisabed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kant.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Olisabed breaks the clinch.
Kant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olisabed was well out of range. Poor timing from Kant.

Kant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Olisabed did well to prevent Kant getting side control.
Olisabed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olisabed felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olisabed is trying to stand up here but Kant is controlling him well.
Olisabed is looking to control Kant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olisabed avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olisabed wants to get back to full guard.
Olisabed is trying to stand up here but Kant is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Olisabed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Olisabed wants to get back to his feet but Kant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kant throws an elbow that misses. Olisabed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kant's guard. Nice move by Olisabed!

Olisabed prevents Kant from getting back to his feet.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant is pulling down on Olisabed's head to control his posture.
Olisabed content to stall in guard here.
Olisabed advances position into side control!
Kant is not content to let Olisabed control the position.
Kant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kant tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Olisabed's best efforts.
Olisabed slows the pace down in half guard.
Olisabed is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adhena Olisabed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Genghis Kant's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Kant.
Olisabed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Olisabed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kant tries to clinch
and Olisabed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Olisabed misses the target.
A big right from Kant misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olisabed lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kant off his feet! Kant tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adhena Olisabed!
Adhena Olisabed took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It happened after all, for the first time in my career I have a positive record and hopefully it will only get better from now on'.