PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filip Olic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filip Olic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Olic
vs
Bravo

164 cm
22
147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo moves out of range as Olic throws a body kick.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bravo tries to bum rush Olic with a series of wild strikes but Olic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bravo.
Bravo slips a jab and a cross from Olic.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Olic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bravo as he jumps to the side.
Olic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bravo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olic somewhat.
Bravo throws a head kick but Olic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olic moves away from the strike by Bravo.
Bravo scores with a head kick.
Bravo lands a head kick!

Olic moves into the clinch successfully.
Olic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bravo looking to slow down the pace here.
Olic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bravo.
Bravo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bravo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olic's brow.
Bravo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olic smiles and moves away.
Bravo leaves Olic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Olic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo shoots for a takedown but Olic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bravo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Olic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown but Olic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bravo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bravo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Olic pinned against the ropes. Olic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olic forces Bravo back against the ropes and clinches.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Olic holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bravo drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bravo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bravo landing knees to the head.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olic walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olic ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.

Olic rushes Bravo and presses him up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bravo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olic's brow.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Olic manages to get underhooks.
Come on Bravo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olic is working for takedown but Bravo is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Olic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Olic drives through and clinches with Bravo against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bravo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Olic clinches.
Bravo slowing the pace effectively.
Olic wants a takedown but no success here.
Bravo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Olic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Bravo successfully pulls guard.

Olic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Olic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bravo wants to hit a switch here but Olic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bravo there!
Olic working Bravo over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bravo can do anything to dispel that myth.
BOOM! Olic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Olic controlling the pace for now.
Olic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bravo tries to reverse the position but Olic maintains control.
Olic working Bravo over with strikes here.
Bravo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Olic with shots to the head and body - Bravo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Olic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olic dominating with strikes here.
Olic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bravo?
Bravo is looking to improve his position but Olic isn't that keen on the idea.
Olic lands with some strikes.
Olic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Olic lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olic landing strikes from the mount.
Olic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Olic wants to control the pace but Bravo is squirming around nicely.
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bravo taking shots to the head.
Olic lands with some strikes.
Olic raining down hammerfists from mount.

Bravo is rocked!
Bravo is desperately trying to improve his position but Olic has a good base and remains in mount.
Olic looking to control but Bravo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Olic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Olic raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olic controlling the position easily from mount.
Olic landing punches.
Olic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Olic with a couple of short strikes.
Bravo is still in real trouble! Can Olic finish him?
Olic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bravo working to try and regain half guard.
Bravo tries to hold on but Olic postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Olic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bravo tries to keep at a distance but Olic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Olic.
Bravo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olic can't break the clinch.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but Olic blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bravo stalling in the clinch but Olic improves position.
Olic letting Bravo take a breather here.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Olic holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bravo drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bravo is keeping busy.
Bravo trying to control the position but instead, Olic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bravo into the ropes.
Bravo looking for a takedown.
Filip Olic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Bravo.
Bravo jumps guard but Olic stands there with Bravo around his waist. Bravo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bravo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bravo slowing the pace effectively.
Bravo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bravo goes for a takedown attempt but Olic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Olic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Olic slips under a jab.
Olic misses with a few strikes there.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Olic avoids them all with ease.

Olic has closed the distance and engaged Bravo in a clinch.
Bravo taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo stalling in the clinch.
Bravo taking a breather.
Bravo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bravo throws an elbow but misses.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Olic won't allow it.
Olic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olic looking to slow down the pace here.
Olic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bravo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bravo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olic wants to stall.
Bravo wants a takedown.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo missing with knees to the body.
Olic is trying to stall.
Bravo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olic's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo tries to stall but Olic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Olic trying to stall but Bravo improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bravo 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Bravo!