PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between VJ Mithani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Olin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mithani comes into the arena with Forever - Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mithani
vs
Olin

170 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, VJ Mithani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Olin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin moves out of range.
Mithani tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.
Olin keeps the fight on the outside.
Olin keeps the fight on the outside.
Mithani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mithani is looking to clinch but Olin is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mithani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch but Olin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mithani tries to clinch there but Olin circles away.
Mithani is looking to clinch.
Mithani tries to clinch up.
Mithani tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.
Mithani tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin moves out of range.
Mithani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mithani tries to clinch up.
Mithani wants to clinch up but Olin keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Mithani misses the target.
Mithani slaps away a takedown attempt from Olin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mithani wants to clinch up but Olin keeps it at a distance.
Mithani is looking to clinch.
VJ Mithani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mithani.
Mithani is looking to clinch.
Mithani tries to clinch there but Olin circles away.
Olin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin moves out of range.
Mithani tries to clinch there but Olin circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olin is defended easily by Mithani.
VJ Mithani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Olin.
Mithani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mithani cracks the inside of Olin's front leg.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch but Olin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mithani tries to clinch up.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch but Olin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olin misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mithani as Olin shoots in.
Mithani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olin manages to avoid it.
Mithani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin is having none of it.
Olin shoots in looking for a takedown. Mithani tries to sprawl out of it but Olin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mithani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mithani moves in looking to clinch but Olin pushes him off.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mithani tries to clinch up.
Mithani wants to clinch up but Olin keeps it at a distance.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch but Olin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mithani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mithani.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Olin misses with a straight left.
Mithani tries to clinch there but Olin circles away.
Olin scores with a nice right hand.
Olin keeps the fight on the outside.
Mithani tries to clinch there but Olin circles away.
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin moves out of range.
Mithani tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.
Mithani tries to clinch there but Olin circles away.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mithani doesn't manage to clinch there - Olin circles away.
Olin shoots in looking for a takedown. Mithani tries to sprawl out of it but Olin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mithani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mithani fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VJ Mithani dominated that 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.

Mithani tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.
Olin keeps the fight on the outside.
Mithani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
VJ Mithani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mithani tries to clinch up.
Olin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin is having none of it.
Mithani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Olin with that takedown attempt.
Mithani wants to clinch up but Olin keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mithani is looking to clinch but Olin is avoiding it.
Mithani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch but Olin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithani wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olin is defended easily by Mithani.
Mithani tries to clinch up.
VJ Mithani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mithani doesn't manage to clinch there - Olin circles away.

Mithani drives through and clinches with Olin against the cage.
Mithani slows down the pace here.
Mithani gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Olin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mithani smiles and moves away.
VJ Mithani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Olin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Olin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mithani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mithani wants to clinch up but Olin keeps it at a distance.
Mithani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olin circles away quickly and effectively.
Mithani wants to clinch up but Olin keeps it at a distance.
Mithani tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.
Mithani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mithani moves out of range of the body kick from Olin.
Olin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mithani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Mithani finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mithani wants to clinch up but Olin keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Mithani as Olin shoots in.
Olin keeps the fight on the outside.
Mithani wants to clinch.
Mithani tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.
Olin misses with a leg kick
and Mithani counters with a right hand to the body.
Mithani doesn't manage to clinch there - Olin circles away.

Mithani closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mithani gets underhooks to prevent Olin's takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Mithani.
Mithani seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mithani working Olin over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mithani throws an elbow but misses.
Mithani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mithani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olin is defending well for now.
Olin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mithani prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mithani misses with some punches.
Mithani lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VJ Mithani dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mithani wants to clinch.
Mithani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mithani wants to clinch.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mithani misses with a wild body shot.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch but Olin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mithani wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mithani. That's going to slow Olin down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin is having none of it.
Mithani tries to clinch but Olin moves out of range.
Mithani tries to clinch there but Olin circles away.
Mithani is looking to clinch.
Mithani moves in looking to clinch but Olin pushes him off.
Mithani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Olin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Olin throws a strike but Mithani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mithani wanted to stand there but Olin had control of the position.
Olin wants to sweep here but Mithani controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Olin tries to strike from the bottom.
Olin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olin lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

Olin pushes Mithani off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mithani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mithani tries to clinch up.
Olin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mithani counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithani has Olin pressed against the cage.
Olin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olin tries to pull guard but Mithani holds him up against the cage and eventually Olin drops back down to his feet.
VJ Mithani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Olin.
Olin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Olin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mithani.
Olin wants a takedown.
Olin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olin letting Mithani take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mithani lands an elbow inside that Olin shrugs off.
Mithani stalling against the cage.
Olin tries to pull guard but Mithani holds him up against the cage and eventually Olin drops back down to his feet.
Olin is trying to drag Mithani to the mat but Mithani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
VJ Mithani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mithani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to VJ Mithani.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mithani, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VJ Mithani!