PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie The Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Olondov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

The Rocket
vs
Olondov

182 cm
23
249 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
227 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

PhoQus Sports Nutrition and Fund Transfer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie The Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Olondov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rocket throws a leg kick but Olondov moved away.
Olondov tries for a takedown but The Rocket sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Rocket looks to score with a jab to the body but Olondov is just out of range.
The Rocket tries to clinch but Olondov is having none of it.

Olondov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Olondov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

The Rocket is defending against the submission attempts here by Olondov.

Olondov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olondov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Olondov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Rocket is just riding it out for now. Olondov eventually gives up the hold.
Olondov looks gassed!
Olondov passes to side control.
The Rocket can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Olondov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Olondov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Olondov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Olondov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Rocket knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Rocket wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Olondov seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead The Rocket has recovered full guard.
The Rocket is trying to keep Olondov in close.
The Rocket managing to control the position.

That's four 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.
Olondov won't allow The Rocket to get back to his feet.
The Rocket manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olondov manages to get himself to full guard.

The Rocket avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Rocket wants to get up but he can't break Olondov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Olondov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Rocket tries to stand but Olondov is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Olondov 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.

The Rocket finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Olondov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Rocket avoids it really well and circles away.
The Rocket swings for the body but Olondov moves out of range.
The Rocket tries to clinch there but Olondov circles away.
The Rocket misses with a wild body shot.
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olondov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olondov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Rocket's waist but The Rocket gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olondov off to one side.
The Rocket scoring well with a low kick there.
The Rocket fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olondov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Rocket.
An inside leg kick lands from The Rocket.
Olondov is breathing heavily.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olondov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Rocket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbie The Rocket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Rocket dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olondov. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Rocket works Olondov's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rocket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Rocket fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Olondov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Rocket tries to clinch but Olondov is having none of it.
The Rocket looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Rocket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Rocket throws out a leg kick but Olondov moves out of range and The Rocket only half commits.
The Rocket lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Rocket just misses with a punch to the body.
The Rocket cracks the inside of Olondov's front leg.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
Robbie The Rocket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Rocket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Rocket is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olondov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Rocket.
Olondov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olondov checks a leg kick.
Olondov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Rocket.
Robbie The Rocket is winning the standup battle so far.
The Rocket feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olondov's calf.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by The Rocket there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Rocket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olondov was well out of range. Poor timing from The Rocket.
The Rocket wants to clinch up but Olondov keeps it at a distance.
Olondov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Rocket looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Rocket with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Rocket lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Rocket scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Rocket changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Rocket throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Rocket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olondov manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Rocket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket feints and then cracks Olondov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olondov down.
The Rocket connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Rocket, right into the meat.
Olondov blocks a low kick nicely.
The Rocket is looking to clinch but Olondov is avoiding it.
Olondov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Rocket wants to clinch.
Olondov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Rocket.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Rocket scores with a leg kick.
The Rocket is looking to wear down Olondov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Olondov keeps the fight on the outside.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Rocket doesn't manage to clinch there - Olondov circles away.
The Rocket looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by The Rocket. That's going to slow Olondov down.
The Rocket is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olondov can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olondov avoids the body shot from The Rocket.
The Rocket is looking to slow Olondov down with leg kicks.
The Rocket scores with a jab to the body.
The Rocket moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Rocket wants to clinch.
Olondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Rocket can pounce on him.
The Rocket misses the shot to the body.
Olondov closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Rocket circles away.
Robbie The Rocket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Olondov.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olondov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Rocket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch but Olondov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Rocket chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Rocket connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Rocket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie The Rocket dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The Rocket connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Rocket moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Olondov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Rocket.
The Rocket cracks the inside of Olondov's front leg.
The Rocket tries to land a leg kick but Olondov saw it coming and moves away.
The Rocket is looking to clinch but Olondov is avoiding it.
The Rocket feints and then cracks Olondov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olondov down.
The Rocket misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Rocket.
The Rocket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olondov moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from The Rocket.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Rocket.
Olondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Rocket can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Rocket. Olondov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olondov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Rocket tries to clinch but Olondov moves out of range.
The Rocket does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rocket lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Rocket lands a jab to Olondov's midsection.
Olondov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Rocket. The Rocket obviously looking to wear him down.
The Rocket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Rocket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Rocket.
Olondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Rocket can pounce on him.
The Rocket throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olondov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Rocket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Rocket, right into the meat.
The Rocket lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Rocket throws a leg kick which misses Olondov's front leg but catches the back leg as Olondov tries to avoid it.
The Rocket throws a leg kick which misses Olondov's front leg but catches the back leg as Olondov tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Rocket.
The Rocket lands with a nice body punch.
The Rocket scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Rocket. Olondov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Rocket fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Rocket throws a leg kick which misses Olondov's front leg but catches the back leg as Olondov tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from The Rocket.
The Rocket fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
The Rocket digs a good body shot into Olondov's ribs.
The Rocket lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olondov at a distance.
The Rocket feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olondov's calf.
Olondov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Rocket.
Olondov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olondov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket lands a body shot.
The Rocket is looking to slow Olondov down with leg kicks.
Olondov swats away the attempt to clinch by The Rocket.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
The Rocket scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olondov doesn't seem bothered though.
The Rocket scores with a leg kick.
The Rocket thumps Olondov with a low kick.
The Rocket with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by The Rocket there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Rocket lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Rocket scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olondov doesn't seem bothered though.
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olondov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Rocket scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Rocket dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olondov. That did some damage!

The Rocket closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but Olondov blocks with his arms.
The Rocket throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Rocket with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Boris Olondov has been cut.
The Rocket throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olondov blocks it with crossed arms.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but Olondov blocks with his arms.
The Rocket with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Rocket gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olondov.
The Rocket misses with a knee strike.
The Rocket misses with a knee to the head.
Olondov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Rocket gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Rocket with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Rocket prevents the takedown attempt.
Robbie The Rocket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Olondov.
The Rocket with a knee to the head.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olondov wants a takedown but no success here.
The Rocket using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olondov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olondov wants a takedown but no success here.
The Rocket misses with a knee to the head.
The Rocket with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Rocket gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olondov.
Olondov goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Rocket prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie The Rocket showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Rocket has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie The Rocket!