PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Olthwaite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olthwaite comes to the cage accompanied by I Am A Cider Drinker. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Olthwaite
vs
Bryan

186 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Olthwaite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olthwaite throws a hook but Bryan avoids it easily.
Bryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olthwaite keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bryan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olthwaite defends it nicely.
Olthwaite throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Olthwaite throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olthwaite scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Olthwaite throws a hook to the side of Bryan's head but Bryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olthwaite misses with the combination.
Olthwaite lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Bryan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Olthwaite on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olthwaite tries to get out of the position.

Bryan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryan working over Olthwaite with some ground and pound. Olthwaite looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan not doing much here.
Olthwaite wants to get back to his feet.
Bryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olthwaite looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olthwaite tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olthwaite misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olthwaite.
Olthwaite lands with a hook. Bryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Olthwaite misses with a few strikes there.
Olthwaite swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryan.
No joy there for Olthwaite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bryan!
Olthwaite connects with a crisp jab.
Olthwaite slaps away a takedown attempt from Bryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eric Olthwaite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olthwaite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olthwaite checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olthwaite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Olthwaite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olthwaite scores with a leg kick.
Bryan misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Olthwaite. No joy for Bryan on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olthwaite closes the distance and clinches.

Olthwaite breaks the clinch.
Bryan takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olthwaite. That's going to slow Bryan down.
Eric Olthwaite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olthwaite misses with a low kick.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but Olthwaite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryan fails to land the takedown.
Olthwaite stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olthwaite wants it to stay on the feet.
Bryan looks gassed!
Olthwaite stuffs the takedown.
Olthwaite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Olthwaite.
Olthwaite scores with the left hand. Bryan knows he should have avoided that one.
Olthwaite lands with a thumping leg kick.
Olthwaite misses with a few strikes there.
Bryan looks to land a combination but Olthwaite avoids it well.
Bryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olthwaite is fending him off so far but Bryan persists. Nope, Olthwaite circles away and we're back to standing.

Olthwaite moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Olthwaite is trying to force a seperation but Bryan has the dominant position.
Olthwaite lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Olthwaite.
Bryan letting Olthwaite take a breather here.

Olthwaite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olthwaite misses with a double jab
and Olthwaite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olthwaite throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bryan counters by clinching up.
Olthwaite wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bryan has him pressed against the cage.
Bryan stalling in the clinch but Olthwaite improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olthwaite lands a left hand.

Olthwaite manages to break the clinch.
Eric Olthwaite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olthwaite wants to clinch.
Bryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Olthwaite dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Olthwaite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olthwaite fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olthwaite avoids it really well and circles away.
Olthwaite misses with a combination

and Bryan counters by clinching up.
Olthwaite wants to break free but Bryan has control.
Olthwaite wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryan won't allow it.
Olthwaite is trying to break the clinch but Bryan has him pressed against the cage.

Olthwaite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olthwaite scores with a three punch combo!
Olthwaite connects with a solid leg kick.
Olthwaite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Olthwaite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryan.
Olthwaite lands with a slapping head kick.
Olthwaite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Bryan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Olthwaite to the mat! Olthwaite manages to get full guard.
Olthwaite is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan postures up in Olthwaite's guard and throws a big left but Olthwaite blocks it.
Bryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Olthwaite has his feet on Bryan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Olthwaite displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryan.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
Olthwaite avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olthwaite napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Bryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olthwaite, who protects the arm well.
Olthwaite is trying to buck Bryan off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Olthwaite is avoiding damage well.
Olthwaite wants to get back to his feet.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Olthwaite is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bryan has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olthwaite stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryan. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Eric Olthwaite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.
Olthwaite lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Olthwaite misses.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but Olthwaite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryan misses with a takedown attempt - Olthwaite sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Olthwaite both land. Nice combination.
Eric Olthwaite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Olthwaite goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Olthwaite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olthwaite throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Olthwaite!
Olthwaite is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bryan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bryan trying to control but Olthwaite is having none of it.
Olthwaite wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Olthwaite looks a forlorn figure.
Bryan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olthwaite is in a horrible position here. Bryan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Olthwaite squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olthwaite is looking to escape.
Bryan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Olthwaite hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Olthwaite that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bryan lands a heavy elbow.
Bryan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kobe Bryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Olthwaite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olthwaite is fending him off so far but Bryan persists. Nope, Olthwaite circles away and we're back to standing.
Olthwaite stuffs the takedown.
Olthwaite misses with a two punch combination.
Eric Olthwaite is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Bryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Olthwaite manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Olthwaite is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bryan is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olthwaite keeping full guard, as Bryan tries to pass.
Olthwaite is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bryan dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olthwaite is trying to get back to his feet.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olthwaite throws a combination that misses

and Bryan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bryan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olthwaite does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bryan is working for a submission of some sort.
Olthwaite wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobe Bryan has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bryan wants to work for an arm triangle but Olthwaite is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Olthwaite looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olthwaite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryan prevents Olthwaite from breaking the clinch.
Olthwaite wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryan won't allow it.
Olthwaite wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryan won't allow it.
Olthwaite gets underhooks to prevent Bryan's takedown attempt.
Eric Olthwaite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.

Olthwaite breaks from the clinch.
Olthwaite throws a series of strikes that have Bryan backpedaling.
Olthwaite misses with a double jab

and Bryan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olthwaite misses with a punch on the inside.
Olthwaite lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Bryan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bryan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Olthwaite breaks the clinch.
Olthwaite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Olthwaite looks to land a combination but Bryan avoids it well.

Bryan scores with a takedown into Olthwaite's guard.
Olthwaite wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bryan manages to pass to side control.
Bryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Olthwaite pushes Bryan off looking to stand but Bryan dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control the pace.

Bryan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olthwaite looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bryan trying to mount his opponent but Olthwaite defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bryan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryan!