PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Nweave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Battery kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nweave is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Bob Nweave has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nweave
vs
Olson

190 cm
24
275 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

221 cm
21
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Nweave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Olson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson shoots in but Nweave avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nweave is breathing heavily.

Olson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Olson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Olson winds up and cracks Nweave with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olson lands with a punch from half guard.
Olson trying to control from half guard but Nweave is working away.
Olson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nweave is not content to let Olson control the position.
Olson tries to pass to full mount but Nweave defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nweave wants to get back to full guard.
Olson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Olson winds up and cracks Nweave with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nweave is looking to improve his position.
Nweave might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Olson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Olson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olson lands with a punch from half guard.
Olson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Olson trying to control the action but Nweave is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Olson working the head and body with strikes.
Nweave is not content to let Olson control the position.
Olson working over Nweave with some ground and pound. Nweave looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olson is nestled in close to Nweave, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nweave taking some punishment here, with Olson in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Olson working over Nweave with some ground and pound. Nweave looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Olson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Olson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nweave with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Olson working Nweave over with strikes.
Nweave taking some punishment here, with Olson in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nweave is looking for a sweep. Olson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nweave is not content to let Olson control the position.
Nweave could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nweave tries to get to full guard but Olson has control of the leg.
Nweave gets back to full guard.
Olson throws a big right hand that misses.
Olson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nweave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nweave tries for a takedown but Olson circles away easily

and Olson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Olson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nweave. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nweave is refusing to be controlled, as Olson sits in half guard.
Olson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Olson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nweave?
Olson avoids the attempt from Nweave to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nweave is looking to get to half guard.
Olson landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Olson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Olson misses with a takedown attempt

and Nweave counters with a shoot takedown. Olson fights it but they end up in guard.
Olson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Olson holds on and takes a little breather.
Olson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nweave puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Olson moves into full guard.
Olson is trying to keep Nweave in close.
Nweave advances to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Olson missing with punches from the bottom.
Nweave wants to control but Olson is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nweave passes to side control.
Olson misses with a strike from the bottom.
Nweave tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nweave misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Nweave is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Olson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Olson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nweave has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Olson is working away from the top position though.

That's two 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.

Nweave is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olson pulls his head out easily.
Nweave on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nweave is trying to maintain the position but Olson is very close to passing his half guard.
Olson is looking to advance position but Nweave won't allow it.
Olson is keen to just control but Nweave is a slippery customer.
Nweave is trying to maintain the position but Olson is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Olson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nweave counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Olson wants to sweep here but Nweave controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nweave distracts Olson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Olson keeping moving, preventing Nweave from controlling successfully.
Olson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Olson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Julian Olson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olson is looking to sweep but instead, Nweave has passed into half guard.
Nweave is trying to control the action in half guard but Olson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Olson tries to get to full guard but Nweave has control of the leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olson has his takedown stuffed

and Nweave counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bob Nweave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Olson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nweave pushing down on Olson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Olson tries to get to full guard but Nweave has control of the leg.

Nweave maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Olson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Nweave has cracked it and Olson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Nweave!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Nweave!