PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quattro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Olds will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Quattro
vs
Olds

185 cm
23
224 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

196 cm
26
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Quattro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Olds!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quattro works Olds's body with a nice hook.
Quattro dodges the punch combination from Olds.
Johnny Quattro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quattro rushes Olds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Quattro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Quattro.
Quattro blocks a jab.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Olds lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quattro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.

Quattro closes the distance and clinches.
Olds tries to break free but Quattro pushes him back against the cage.
Olds misses with a punch on the inside.
Olds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.

Quattro manages to break the clinch.
Olds walks into a stiff left hand from Quattro.
Quattro throws a one two combo.
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!
Quattro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Olds as he jumps to the side.
Quattro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Olds thows a body shot but no joy.
Olds misses with a low kick.

Quattro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olds, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quattro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olds misses with an uppercut. Quattro saw that one coming.
Olds throws a sloppy head kick and Quattro moves out of range easily.
Olds misses with a head kick.
Quattro misses with a body kick.
Quattro throws a hook but Olds blocks it.
Olds throws a nice looking combination but Quattro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quattro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Logan Olds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Quattro forces Olds back against the cage and clinches.
Quattro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Olds pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circling - Olds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quattro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olds looks gassed!
Quattro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Quattro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Quattro lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Quattro trying to mount his opponent but Olds defends it.
Olds wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quattro wants to pass to mount but Olds is defending the position.
Olds wants to get back to his feet.
Olds won't allow Quattro to pass to mount.
Quattro passes the guard and advances to mount!
Olds wants to control but Quattro is having none of it.
Quattro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quattro moves to the back position.
Olds is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Quattro off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quattro lands shots from the back.
Olds prevents Quattro from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quattro keeps control of the position easily here as Olds tries to buck him off.
Olds looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Quattro lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Olds hold on?!

It looks like Logan Olds has been cut.

Olds is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Quattro gets his way!

Quattro looking for the choke from the back.
Olds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quattro. 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quattro is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Quattro gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Quattro gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Quattro apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Quattro swats away the attempt to clinch by Olds.
Olds takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quattro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quattro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quattro lands a jab to the nose.
Olds misses with a looping left.
Quattro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Olds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quattro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Quattro pushes Olds up against the cage in a clinch.
Quattro has Olds pressed against the cage, preventing Olds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Olds is trying to force a seperation but Quattro has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olds is trying to break the clinch but Quattro is controlling him.
Olds tries to circle away but Quattro has him pinned against the cage.
Olds is trying to break free.

Quattro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Olds clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Quattro has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Olds has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quattro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Olds's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Olds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Quattro backs up against the cage.
Quattro throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
Johnny Quattro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Olds misses.
Quattro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quattro ducks under a wild hook from Olds.
Quattro lands a nice shot that snaps Olds's head back.

Quattro moves into the clinch.
Olds tries to circle away but Quattro has him pinned against the cage.

Quattro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Quattro.

Quattro shoots in and gets a takedown into Olds's guard.
Olds wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quattro trying to control the position from guard on top but Olds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olds wants to stand but Quattro is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds controlling the position.
Olds keeping moving, preventing Quattro from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quattro won't allow Olds to get back to his feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Quattro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Quattro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Olds's half guard.

Quattro seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Olds is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Quattro!