PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filip Olic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kit Siores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Olic
vs
Siores

164 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filip Olic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kit Siores!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siores scores with a hook to the body. Olic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Siores fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Siores lands with a nice body punch.
Siores misses with a takedown attempt
and Olic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Siores gets the takedown into side control.
Olic is trying to control Siores's posture but Siores avoids it.
Olic is trying to improve his position.
Siores wants to stand but Olic has his arm trapped.
Olic keeping his opponent close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olic is looking for a sweep.
Olic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Siores's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Siores wants to stand up but Olic is controlling the position.
Olic wants to control but Siores is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olic controlling the position for now.
Siores prevents Olic from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Siores trying to control the action but Olic is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Siores doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olic counters with a nice uppercut.
Filip Olic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kit Siores.
Siores looks gassed!
A left and a right from Olic both land. Nice combination.

Siores fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olic, pushing him back against the cage.
Olic stalling in the clinch.
Siores tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olic breaks the clinch.
Olic misses with a body shot.
Olic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Siores counters with a slapping leg kick.

Olic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Siores napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Siores trying to remain calm as Olic controls from the top position.
Olic lands some shots froms side control.
Olic advances to full mount.
Siores tries to hold on but Olic postures up.
Olic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Siores that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Olic looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Olic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Olic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olic landing shots from mount.
Olic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Olic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Olic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Filip Olic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Olic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Olic not doing much here.
Siores is trying to stand up here but Olic is controlling him well.
Siores is holding on to half guard well.
Siores is breathing heavily.
Olic trying to mount his opponent but Siores defends it.
Olic is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olic moves nicely into side control.
Olic cracks Siores with a big right hand but Siores just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Olic controls the position.
Olic looks up at the clock and then as Siores takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Olic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olic lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Olic stalls from top position.
Olic works to advance to full mount. Siores defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Olic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Olic controlling the pace for now.
Olic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Siores's face.
Olic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Olic raining down shots from the mount!
Olic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Siores wants to control but Olic is having none of it.
Olic controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Olic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Olic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Olic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Siores trying to control here.
Olic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Siores takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siores is looking to control Olic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siores avoid being mounted?
Olic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Siores does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Olic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Filip Olic wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Olic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olic controlling the pace.
Siores wants to control but Olic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Olic.
Olic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Siores for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Filip Olic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Olic pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Olic closes the distance and pushes Siores back into the cage.
Come on Olic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Siores is working for takedown but Olic is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Olic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Olic clinches with his opponent.

Olic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Olic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Siores trying to hold on to Olic's head to control him but Olic postures up.
Olic stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Olic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Olic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Olic!