PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Oliszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Betlach
vs
Oliszewski

176 cm
25
148 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhail Oliszewski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oliszewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Betlach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oliszewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oliszewski.
Betlach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Betlach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Betlach misses with a straight right.
Betlach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oliszewski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliszewski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Betlach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliszewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mikhail Oliszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betlach slips under a jab from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Betlach misses with a hook
and Oliszewski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Betlach digs a good hook to Oliszewski's body.
Betlach misses with a hook
and Oliszewski counters with a low kick, right behind Betlach 's knee.
Betlach swings for the body but Oliszewski moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Betlach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliszewski throws a body punch but Betlach moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski throws a leg kick
and Betlach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Betlach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oliszewski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Oliszewski.
Oliszewski misses with a straight right.
Oliszewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Betlach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliszewski thumps Betlach with a low kick.
Betlach throws out a leg kick but Oliszewski moves out of range and Betlach only half commits.
Oliszewski throws a leg kick but Betlach sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Betlach tries to move into range but Oliszewski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Betlach throws an off balance right hand
and Oliszewski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Betlach's knee momentarily.
Oliszewski throws a right hand that misses
enabling Betlach to counter with a crisp jab.
Betlach throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oliszewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Oliszewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Betlach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Betlach checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliszewski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Betlach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Betlach throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliszewski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliszewski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Betlach's head backwards.
Oliszewski throws a series of punches but Betlach avoids them all with ease.
Betlach misses with a hook to the body
and Oliszewski counters with a two punch combo.
Oliszewski throws a leg kick
and Betlach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Betlach throws an off balance right hand
and Oliszewski counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Betlach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Betlach throws a right hand that Oliszewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliszewski also avoids with ease.
Betlach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Betlach throws a leg kick
and Oliszewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliszewski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliszewski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Betlach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot
and Betlach counters with a straight right hand.
Betlach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliszewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach misses with a looping left.
Betlach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliszewski.
Oliszewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Oliszewski swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Oliszewski misses the jab.
Betlach throws a right hand that misses
and Oliszewski counters with a nice body shot.
A leg kick checked by Betlach.
Betlach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Betlach throws out a loose jab but Oliszewski uses good head movement to avoid it.

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.
Betlach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Betlach works Oliszewski's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Betlach.
Oliszewski is looking to chop away at Betlach's legs.
Betlach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliszewski doesn't seem bothered though.
Oliszewski swings widly with a right hand
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Betlach thows a leg kick but Oliszewski checks it
and Oliszewski counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Betlach.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Betlach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliszewski misses with a shot to the body
and Betlach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Betlach throws a body punch but Oliszewski moves out of range.
Oliszewski throws a poor cross that misses
and Betlach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A cross from Betlach lands.
A jab from Betlach misses.
Betlach looks to land a left hand but Oliszewski moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a jab to the head.
Oliszewski misses with a low kick.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and Oliszewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliszewski looks to land a right hand but Betlach moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliszewski. Betlach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Betlach swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oliszewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliszewski misses with a jab to the body
and Betlach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Betlach throws an off balance right hand
and Oliszewski counters with an outside leg kick.
Betlach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oliszewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vevrin Betlach 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!

Oliszewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Oliszewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliszewski.
Betlach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Betlach swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Oliszewski counter with a right hand.
Oliszewski lands an overhand right.
Oliszewski misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Betlach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliszewski throws a leg kick
and Betlach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Betlach throws a hook but Oliszewski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Oliszewski finds it's target.
Oliszewski takes one to the chin there.
Betlach takes a swing at Oliszewski's ribcage but misses.
Betlach throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Oliszewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Betlach works the jab nicely.
Betlach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oliszewski throws a low kick, looking for Betlach's leg but Betlach calmly moves out of range.
Betlach misses with a jab to the body
and Oliszewski counters with a right hand to the body.
Betlach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oliszewski just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Oliszewski.
Betlach misses with a left hand
enabling Oliszewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliszewski throws a leg kick but Betlach checks it.
Oliszewski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oliszewski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Betlach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oliszewski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betlach at a distance.
Betlach tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Betlach counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Oliszewski.
Betlach slips a jab from Oliszewski.
Betlach thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Oliszewski misses.
Vevrin Betlach is winning the standup battle so far.
Betlach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliszewski throws a low kick but Betlach avoids it.
Betlach blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Betlach scores with a jab to the head.
Oliszewski throws a leg kick
and Betlach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Betlach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Betlach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliszewski at a distance.
Oliszewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Betlach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliszewski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Oliszewski misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliszewski.
Betlach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oliszewski counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Oliszewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliszewski 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Oliszewski!