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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lars Tommersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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132 lbs
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169 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Tommersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Olof!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olof gets the takedown into side control.
Tommersen is trying to get back to half guard.
Olof takes a little break here. Tommersen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tommersen is trying to get back to half guard.
Olof decides to stand back up. Olof steps back and let's Tommersen get back to his feet.
Olof rushes Tommersen and presses him up against the cage.
Olof misses with an elbow strike.
Olof pulls guard successfully.
Tommersen looking to sit in guard and control but Olof gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Olof must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tommersen controls Olof momentarily but Olof frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tommersen's guard.
Olof gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tommersen wants to clinch but Olof slips to the side
and Olof decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tommersen's guard.
Tommersen trying to control the position.
Olof stopping the sweep attempt from Tommersen.
Olof wants to stand but Tommersen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olof won't allow Tommersen to sweep him here.
Tommersen lands some strikes from the bottom.
Olof is standing up over Tommersen. Tommersen looks to escape but Olof dives into side control.
Olof decides to stand back up. Olof steps back and let's Tommersen get back to his feet.
Olof tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tommersen counters with a body kick that stops Olof in his tracks momentarily.
Tommersen instigates a clinch.
Tommersen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tommersen wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olof.
Olof goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tommersen prevents it.
Olof looking to throw knees to the head but Tommersen is blocking nicely.
Tommersen wants to stall.
Tommersen is breathing heavily.
Tommersen wants to break free but Olof has control.
Olof has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tommersen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Olof lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tommersen.
Tommersen breaks from the clinch.
Tommersen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Olof holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Olof on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tommersen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Olof fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Tommersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olof closes the distance but Tommersen moves to the side
and Tommersen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olof seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Olof keeping moving, preventing Tommersen from controlling successfully.
Tommersen with a nice head shot there.
Olof has Tommersen pulled in close to control his posture.
Tommersen wants to control from the top but Olof keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tommersen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Olof dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tommersen misses with a double jab
so Olof counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tommersen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Olof gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tommersen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olof looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tommersen.
Tommersen tries to clinch but Olof moves away
and Olof counters with a single leg into guard. Tommersen didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tommersen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tommersen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tommersen looking to control.
Tommersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Olof's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Olof slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Olof is breathing heavily.
Olof gets to his feet - Tommersen follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Olof circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olof counters with a three punch combo that has Tommersen backing up. Tommersen nods at Olof to acknowledge the strikes.
Tommersen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olof moves into range and clinches up with Tommersen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tommersen avoids the elbow strike from Olof, against the cage.
Olof wants the takedown. Tommersen is fighting it off but Olof persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tommersen's guard against the cage.
Olof controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tommersen trying to control the position.
Olof stopping the sweep attempt from Tommersen.
Olof sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tommersen is working an open guard so Olof takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Olof forces Tommersen back against the cage and clinches.
Tommersen can't get the takedown.
Olof has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tommersen uses from the top position.
Olof is pulling down on Tommersen's head to control his posture.
Tommersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Olof is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olof manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Olof throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tommersen counters with a series of strikes. Olof will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tommersen throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olof has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olof lands with a short shot to the head.
Olof jumps guard but Tommersen stands there with Olof around his waist. Olof gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Olof is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tommersen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tommersen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olof counters with a three punch combo that has Tommersen backing up. Tommersen nods at Olof to acknowledge the strikes.
Tommersen throws a push kick but Olof slaps the foot to one side.
Tommersen looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tommersen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Olof sprawls well initially but Tommersen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Olof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tommersen tries to clinch up.
Tommersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olof moves away.
Tommersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olof tries to avoid it but Tommersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olof to the ground. Olof escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Olof moves into range and clinches up with Tommersen.
Olof lands a damaging elbow.
Tommersen slows down the pace here.
Olof tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tommersen has Olof pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olof manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Olof working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olof misses with an elbow strike.
Tommersen goes for a takedown attempt but Olof pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Tommersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olof misses with a double jab
and Tommersen counters with a series of strikes. Olof will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof wants to clinch
and Tommersen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tommersen.
Olof lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tommersen lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tommersen.
Olof lands an elbow just above Tommersen 's eye.
Olof lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tommersen stops a takedown attempt from Olof.
Olof takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olof with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Olof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tommersen's brow.
Olof lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olof has Tommersen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Olof pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tommersen tumbling to the mat - Olof dives into Tommersen's guard.
Olof wants to stand but Tommersen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tommersen trying to control the position.
Olof gets to his feet. Tommersen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tommersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tommersen darts in trying to clinch
and Olof counters with a two punch combo.
Tommersen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof moves into range and clinches up with Tommersen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olof.
Tommersen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tommersen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Olof pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Olof is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tommersen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tommersen tries to break the clinch but Olof is controlling the position.
Olof crunches a lovely knee into Tommersen's ribcage.
Olof manages to pull guard.
Olof has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tommersen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Olof's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Olof duly obliges.
Tommersen darts in trying to clinch
and Olof counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tommersen wants to control but Olof postures up.
Tommersen seems a little lost for a moment, as Olof dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Tommersen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Olof politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Olof prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tommersen is trying to control Olof's posture but Olof avoids it.
Olof taking a breather here.
Olof decides to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Olof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olof 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Olof!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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