PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Nobody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Olympus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nobody
vs
Olympus

165 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Nobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Olympus!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody tries to clinch but Olympus moves out of range.

Olympus scores with a takedown into Nobody's guard.
Nobody striking off his back but it's not causing Olympus any problems.

Olympus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olympus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olympus stops Nobody from standing up.

Olympus drops back looking for a leg! Nobody is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nobody manages to kick Olympus off! Olympus jumps back into Nobody's guard.

Olympus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nobody is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Olympus, into his guard.
Nobody trying to control the position from guard on top but Olympus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nobody thows a big elbow that misses.
Olympus keeping moving, preventing Nobody from controlling successfully.

Olympus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nobody is aware though and is defending well.

Olympus has his foot on Nobody's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nobody works his way back into a safe position though.
Nobody is breathing heavily.
Olympus wants to stand and escape but Nobody is having none of it.

Olympus pushes Nobody off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nobody misses with a takedown attempt

and Olympus counters with a shoot takedown. Nobody fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olympus slips nicely into half guard.

Olympus is looking for a kimura but Nobody is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Olympus to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olympus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Olympus seems to be looking for submissions.
Nobody makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nobody.

Olympus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Olympus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Olympus with a flurry of punches that miss.

Olympus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Olympus stopping the sweep attempt from Nobody.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olympus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Olympus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Olympus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nobody looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olympus is one step ahead there.
Olympus slips nicely into half guard.

Olympus is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Olympus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nobody sees it coming and defends easily.

Olympus is working for a submission of some sort.
Nobody could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Olympus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Olympus is working for a kimura but Nobody is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apollo Olympus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Olympus misses with a takedown attempt
and Nobody counters with a big head kick but Olympus shrugs it off.

Olympus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Apollo Olympus has got the better of the ground game so far.

Olympus drops back looking for a leg! Nobody is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nobody manages to kick Olympus off! Olympus jumps back into Nobody's guard.
Olympus postures up.
Nobody wants to stand but Olympus is controlling the position.

Olympus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nobody dives on top into guard.
Nobody trying to control but Olympus is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Olympus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nobody is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olympus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nobody defends it easily.
Olympus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nobody is one step ahead there.
Nobody wants to stand but Olympus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Nobody is sitting in close to Olympus's body. Olympus has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nobody is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nobody is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Olympus.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Apollo Olympus!