PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Olofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Olofsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mays
vs
Olofsson

174 cm
23
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
168 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Mays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Olofsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Olofsson with that takedown attempt.
Mays misses the shot to the body.
Mays lands a with a good body shot.
Olofsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mays if he has to take too many more of those.
Olofsson stuns Mays with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olofsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olofsson.
Mays cracks a nice hook into Olofsson's ribs.
Olofsson misses with a few strikes there.
Mays defending well as Olofsson loads up on a big left hand.
Mays falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olofsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olofsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mays.
Mays sizes up Olofsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Olofsson tries to clinch there but Mays circles away.
Lars Olofsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays lands a with a good body shot.
Olofsson fails to land the takedown.
Olofsson looks to land a combination but Mays avoids it well.
Mays looks to land a left hand but Olofsson moved out of range nicely.
Olofsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mays counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Olofsson looks to throw the jab but Mays is out of range.
Olofsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mays swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olofsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Olofsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mays.
Olofsson misses with a few strikes there.
Olofsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mays tries to sprawl out of it but Olofsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mays manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Virgil Mays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Olofsson.
Olofsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mays does it's job there.
Mays scores with a hook to the body. Olofsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mays connects with the punch.
Olofsson avoids the body shot from Mays.
Mays listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Mays, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olofsson takes one to the side of the head.
Mays cracks Olofsson with an open hand slap.
Olofsson misses with a looping right.
Olofsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mays misses with a straight left.
Mays swings for the body but Olofsson moves out of range.
Mays defending well as Olofsson loads up on a big left hand.
Olofsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mays as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson avoids the body shot from Mays.
Mays misses with a wild combination.
Mays connects with a right hand. Olofsson shakes it off.
Mays scores with a hook.
Olofsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mays.
Olofsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mays counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olofsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mays manages to avoid it.
Olofsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mays.
A telegraphed right hand from Olofsson misses the target.
Olofsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Olofsson looks gassed!
Olofsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mays.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mays scores with a sloppy right hand. Olofsson should have avoided that one.
Olofsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mays moves away.
Olofsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mays is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Olofsson.
Olofsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mays counters with a stiff right hand.

Olofsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Olofsson preventing the sweep.
Mays on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mays tries to get out of the position.
Mays controls Olofsson momentarily but Olofsson frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mays looking for a sweep. Not yet Mays, not yet.
Mays is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mays knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olofsson on the ground.
Olofsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Olofsson won't allow Mays to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Mays dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mays throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olofsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lars Olofsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mays cracks a nice hook into Olofsson's ribs.
Olofsson misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mays darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olofsson wants to clinch up but Mays keeps it at a distance.
Virgil Mays is winning the standup battle so far.
Olofsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mays.
Mays misses with a series of wild punches.
Mays swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Olofsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mays cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olofsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mays moves away.
Olofsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mays was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofsson.
Olofsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mays moves away.
Olofsson misses with a hook.
Olofsson defending well as Mays loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Mays.
Olofsson scores with a shot to the body.
Mays is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olofsson.
Mays misses with a jab to the body
and Olofsson counters with a straight right hand.
Olofsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mays cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mays circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mays lands a with a good body shot.
Olofsson ducks under a wild hook from Mays.
A jab lands there for Mays.

Olofsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mays manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Olofsson has passed into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mays is looking for a sweep.
Mays is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Olofsson off and has taken his back!
Mays is striking from the back but Olofsson escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Mays blocks the strikes from Olofsson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olofsson looking for submissions off his back.
Mays wants to control but Olofsson is keeping him busy.
Olofsson is trying is best to control the position here.
Olofsson trying to control here.
Olofsson is refusing to be controlled, as Mays sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mays is just content to waste time from the top position. Olofsson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olofsson misses with a body punch
and Olofsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mays cracks Olofsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mays throws a lazy right hand but Olofsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mays keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mays wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Olofsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mays tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olofsson's elbow.

Mays breaks from the clinch.
Olofsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Olofsson missing with a left hand there. Mays was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olofsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Mays dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olofsson.
Olofsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mays sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mays lands a nice looking body shot.
Mays throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olofsson throws a series of punches but Mays avoids them all with ease.
Olofsson is looking to clinch.
Olofsson throws a right hand that Mays ducks under and follows up with a left that Mays also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mays.
Mays looks to land a combination but Olofsson avoids it well.
Olofsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays keeps the fight on the outside.
Mays keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mays's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mays duly obliges.
Olofsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mays counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Olofsson throws a leg kick which misses Mays's front leg but catches the back leg as Mays tries to avoid it.
Olofsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mays counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olofsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mays scores with a hook to the body. Olofsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olofsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olofsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mays backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mays.
Olofsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Olofsson.
Olofsson throws a body punch but Mays moves out of range.
Mays lunges at Olofsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Olofsson's hand.
Olofsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Olofsson misses with a jab to the body
and Mays counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olofsson thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays just misses with a punch to the body.
Mays connects with the punch.
Olofsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mays throws a hook to the side of Olofsson's head but Olofsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Mays misses the target.
Mays throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mays fails to land with a series of punches.
Mays scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olofsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Mays fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olofsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olofsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mays swivels and escapes.
Virgil Mays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Olofsson.
Mays digs a good hook to Olofsson's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mays.
Mays lands with a straight right. Olofsson didn't see that one coming.
Olofsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mays lands the left hand.
Mays dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mays throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olofsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mays throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mays lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mays.
Olofsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mays lands a right hook to the body.
Mays lands a jab to the head.
Mays lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Olofsson shoots and misses
and Mays counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Mays.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson walks into a stiff left hand from Mays.
Olofsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mays swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mays moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mays misses with a wild body shot.
Mays leaves Olofsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mays fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Virgil Mays is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mays thows a body shot but no joy.
Mays connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mays scores with a nice head shot.
Mays lands with a nice body punch.
Olofsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Mays showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mays, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Virgil Mays!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Virgil Mays!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Virgil Mays!

Virgil Mays wins by unanimous decision!