PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asanoyama Hideki (ranked 24255 p4p, 24457 weight class) and Mikael Olofsson (ranked 552 p4p, 545 weight class). 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.

Hideki
vs
Olofsson

194 cm
20
270
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
256
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asanoyama Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Olofsson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olofsson thuds his right hand into Hideki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olofsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hideki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olofsson.
Hideki throws a counter high kick but Olofsson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Olofsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hideki looks to land a left hand but Olofsson moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Olofsson.
Olofsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olofsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Olofsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofsson.
Olofsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Sloppy strikes from Olofsson. Those never looked like landing.
Hideki tries to move into range but Olofsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olofsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Hideki misses.
Hideki slips under a jab.
Mikael Olofsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofsson throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki defending well as Olofsson loads up on a big left hand.
Hideki misses the body punch
and Olofsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideki dodges the punch combination from Olofsson.
Hideki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Olofsson.
Olofsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Hideki moves forwards but Olofsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Olofsson connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Olofsson misses its intended target.
Hideki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hideki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olofsson throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki drops his hands momentarily and Olofsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Hideki.
Olofsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hideki tries to clinch up but Olofsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Olofsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olofsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hideki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikael Olofsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olofsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideki.
Olofsson throws a one two combo.
Hideki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hideki slips a jab from Olofsson.
Olofsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Olofsson misses.
Olofsson throws a nice looking combination but Hideki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hideki throwing a counter right hand but Olofsson manages to avoid it.
Olofsson misses with a hook.
Hideki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Olofsson throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Hideki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hideki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hideki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hideki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olofsson dips to his left and cracks Hideki with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olofsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hideki throws a lazy uppercut
and Olofsson counters with a three punch combo that has Hideki backing up. Hideki nods at Olofsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Olofsson there.
Olofsson throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hideki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Olofsson misses with a wild combination.
Hideki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Olofsson sprawls well. Olofsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hideki gets slowly back to his feet.
Olofsson lands a jab to the head.
Olofsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hideki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki looks to land a left hand but Olofsson moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Olofsson keeps it at a distance.
Olofsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hideki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olofsson stuffs the takedown.
Hideki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olofsson throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olofsson throws out the jab.
Olofsson throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olofsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Olofsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olofsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Olofsson looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
Olofsson misses with a few strikes there.
Olofsson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Olofsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Olofsson 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.

Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olofsson.
Hideki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olofsson defends it nicely.
Olofsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Olofsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olofsson misses with a lunging right hand

and Hideki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hideki has Olofsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olofsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Hideki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olofsson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Olofsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideki.
Olofsson slips a jab from Hideki.
It seemed like Olofsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olofsson checks it well.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Olofsson.
Hideki throws a body shot but no joy.
Olofsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hideki back to the cage. Olofsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hideki walks into a jab.
Olofsson catches Hideki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hideki misses with an uppercut.
Olofsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki slips under a jab from Olofsson.
Hideki tries to land a leg kick but Olofsson saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Olofsson misses its intended target.
Olofsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Olofsson cracks Hideki with a good jab.
Olofsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olofsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hideki should have avoided that one.
Olofsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
Hideki throws a hook but Olofsson avoids it easily.
Olofsson swings widly with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a left to the body.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olofsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hideki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hideki shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asanoyama Hideki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
Hideki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Olofsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hideki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Olofsson.
Olofsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hideki's head.
Jab from Olofsson.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Hideki misses.
Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Olofsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olofsson misses with the combination.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Olofsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Olofsson. Those never looked like landing.
Olofsson throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Hideki has a takedown stuffed.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olofsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olofsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olofsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olofsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hideki staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olofsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olofsson.
Olofsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olofsson throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olofsson catches Hideki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Olofsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Hideki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olofsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hidekis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hideki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hideki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikael Olofsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Olofsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olofsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olofsson lands with a nice combination. Hideki backs away looking to recover.
Hideki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hideki looks for a takedown but Olofsson sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olofsson! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Olofsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hideki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hideki slips a jab and a cross from Olofsson.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Olofsson misses its intended target.
Olofsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Olofsson.
A left lands for Olofsson.
Hideki throws a leg kick that misses.
Hideki looks to land a left hand but Olofsson moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Olofsson.
A left and a right from Olofsson both land. Nice combination.
Olofsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Hideki is rocked!
Olofsson misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Hideki misses the target.
Olofsson dips to his left and cracks Hideki with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideki walks into a jab.
Oh Hideki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki seems to have got his legs back now.
Hideki throws a lazy uppercut
letting Olofsson counter with a right hand.
Olofsson tries to bum rush Hideki with a series of wild strikes but Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hideki throwing a counter right hand but Olofsson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Olofsson.
Olofsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hideki should have avoided that one.
Olofsson loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Olofsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Olofsson.
Olofsson scores with the left hand. Hideki knows he should have avoided that one.
Olofsson misses the jab.
Olofsson throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Hideki. Those never looked like landing.
Olofsson throws a big shot that misses.
Hideki throws a hook to the side of Olofsson's head but Olofsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki tries to counter by clinching up but Olofsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Olofsson!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Olofsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olofsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson misses with a straight left.
A big right from Olofsson misses.
A punch combination from Olofsson misses.
Hideki tries to move into range but Olofsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olofsson.
Olofsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hideki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olofsson throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
Olofsson lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Olofsson.
Olofsson misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely.
Olofsson throws out a loose jab but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olofsson.
Olofsson tests Hideki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Hideki.
A jab lands there for Olofsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Olofsson is just out of range.
Olofsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hideki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hideki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Olofsson.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideki misses with a body punch
and Olofsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olofsson misses with a right hand
and Olofsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olofsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olofsson missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Hideki moves into the clinch.

Hideki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hideki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hideki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olofsson momentarily.
Olofsson swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a right hand that misses
letting Olofsson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olofsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olofsson misses with a double jab.
Olofsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olofsson loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Olofsson throws out a powerful jab.
Olofsson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hideki counters by moving into the clinch.

Hideki breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hideki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olofsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olofsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Hideki.
Olofsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hideki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olofsson throws a big shot that misses.
Asanoyama Hideki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikael Olofsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hideki slips a jab and a cross from Olofsson.
Hideki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Olofsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Olofsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olofsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Olofsson!
Mikael Olofsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.