PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didi Jarven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Oliver
vs
Jarven

176 cm
18
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Didi Jarven!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarven with a poor takedown
and Oliver counters with a nice body shot.
Jarven with a poor takedown
enabling Oliver to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliver misses with a wild combination.
Jarven misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Didi Jarven.
A big right from Oliver misses.
Jarven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jarven walks into a left hand.
James Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver misses with a wild body shot.
Jarven fails with the takedown
and Oliver counters with a left and a right that stings Jarven.
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!
Oliver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliver.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Oliver catches Jarven right on the button with a cross.
Jarven has his takedown stuffed
and Oliver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jarven looks gassed!
Oliver misses the shot to the body.
Oliver punishes Jarven's body with a nice straight punch.
Oliver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oliver cracks a nice hook into Jarven's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliver swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliver lands with a shot to the body.
Oliver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jarven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jarven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Oliver.
Oliver scores with a hook to the body. Jarven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James Oliver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliver lands an overhand right.
Oliver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jarven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliver swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarven has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jarven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Oliver.
Oliver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jarven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jarven's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oliver swings for the body but Jarven moves out of range.
Jarven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oliver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jarven scrambles back to his feet.
Oliver is looking to wear down Jarven with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliver. Jarven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliver counters with a two punch combo.
Oliver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jarven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Jarven moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliver lands with a good body shot.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Oliver 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.

No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver scores with a one two! Jarven had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jarven misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jarven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jarven there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarven manages to avoid it.
Jarven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oliver scores with a body shot.
James Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver works the jab nicely.
Oliver lands a body shot.
Jarven is breathing heavily.
Oliver feints a jab promting Jarven to slip. Oliver then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jarven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
James Oliver is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver scores with a decent looking hook.
Jarven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarven manages to avoid it.
Oliver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarven can do to turn this around?
Jarven avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Jarven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jarven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliver connects with a body shot that sends Jarven's belly button to the back.
Jarven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliver misses with the combination.
Jarven is trying desperately to land a takedown but Oliver is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jarven.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver stalks Jarven and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jarven's face. Jarven staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliver lands with a nice combination. Jarven backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jarven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jarven might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Oliver has got the better of the exchanges.
Jarven misses with a takedown
and Oliver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Didi Jarven.
Oliver stalks Jarven and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jarven's face. Jarven staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarven takes one to the chin there.
Jarven avoids the body shot from Oliver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliver. Jarven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliver thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliver is working the combinations to good effect here.
Oliver misses with a wild body shot.
Oliver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jarven's hands.
Oliver shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jarven eats them both and turns towards Oliver to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oliver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarven shoots and misses
and Oliver counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver scores with a punch to the head.
Oliver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jarven's head.
Oliver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliver misses with a two punch combination.
Jarven slips a jab and a cross from Oliver.
Oliver feints a jab promting Jarven to slip. Oliver then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jarven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliver!
Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Oliver dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jarven has his takedown stuffed
letting Oliver counter with a right hand.
Oliver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jarven with a poor takedown
and Jarven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliver thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Oliver does no damage.
Jarven dodges the punch combination from Oliver.
Oliver lands with a straight right. Jarven didn't see that one coming.
Jarven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliver with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliver.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Oliver enables Jarven to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oliver manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jarven tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliver is retaining full guard.
Oliver is trying to control the position but Jarven postures up.
Oliver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jarven!
Jarven is working to get back to half guard.
Oliver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jarven is looking to escape.
Jarven is in a horrible position here. Oliver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control but Jarven is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliver controlling his opponent.
Oliver landing strikes from the mount.
Oliver trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliver working Jarven over with strikes here.
Oliver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jarven on the ground.
Jarven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oliver tries to control but Jarven wriggling away.
Oliver landing strikes from the mount.
Oliver scoring with strikes but Jarven is staying in there.
Oliver with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliver tries to control but Jarven wriggling away.

Oliver looking to isolate an arm here. Jarven doesn't see it coming and as Oliver extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Oliver!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Oliver!