PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Canyon Mikel Scott King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight!!!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mikel Scott King
vs
Olofson

202 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

225 cm
30
300 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Canyon Mikel Scott King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Olofson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofson scores with a shot to the body.
Olofson thows a body shot but no joy.
King checks a leg kick.
Olofson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Olofson misses.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Olofson pinned against the cage. Olofson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofson.
Olofson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Olofson scores with a decent looking hook.
King dives in and grabs Olofson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Olofson pushes down on King's head and hops out.
A leg kick checked by King.
Olofson blocks a head kick by King.
Olofson scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from King.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.
Olofson digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Olofson misses the jab.
Olofson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olofson misses with a head kick.
Olofson looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Olofson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olofson. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses with an uppercut. Olofson saw that one coming.
King lands a body shot.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Olofson.
Olofson moves away from the strike by King.
Olofson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olofson misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Olofson.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olofson was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Olofson keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
King won't allow Olofson to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but Olofson is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Canyon Mikel Scott King.
King throws a leg kick which misses Olofson's front leg but catches the back leg as Olofson tries to avoid it.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olofson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Olofson throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a hook but Olofson blocks it.

King gets a takedown into half guard.
Olofson is not content to let King control the position.
King is just content to waste time from the top position. Olofson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
King controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Olofson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King trying to control but Olofson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Olofson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olofson keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Canyon Mikel Scott King will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Olofson.
Olofson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.

Olofson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
King wants to control from the top but Olofson keeps moving.
Olofson looking to control.
King wants to pass the guard but Olofson is keeping the position.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Olofson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King preventing the sweep.
Olofson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Olofson controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Olofson is just out of range.
Olofson ducks under a wild hook from King.

King moves into the clinch.
Olofson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Olofson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Olofson finds it's way through King's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King walks into a jab.
Olofson catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Olofson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Olofson misses the shot to the body.
King thuds a left hand into Olofson's body.
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!
King moves away from the strike by Olofson.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Olofson's head.
King takes a swing at Olofson's ribcage but misses.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olofson misses with a looping right.
Olofson connects with a body shot.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.
Olofson tries a head kick but it misses.
Arni Olofson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofson with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson connects with a jab.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
Olofson lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Olofson throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Olofson misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Olofson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Olofson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olofson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olofson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Nice cross by King.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olofson.
Arni Olofson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olofsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Arni Olofson has been cut.
Olofson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olofson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King ducks under a wild hook from Olofson.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.

King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Olofson manages to get to full guard.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olofson is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Olofson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
Canyon Mikel Scott King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King postures up in Olofson's guard and throws a big left but Olofson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Canyon Mikel Scott King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arni Olofson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

King slips a jab and a cross from Olofson.
Olofson cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Olofson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Olofson.
Nice defenses there by Olofson.
Olofson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olofson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Olofson is trying to escape the mount.
King throws some wild stikes that Olofson manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King punching from mount but Olofson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by King there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
King content just to control the position here.

King working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but Olofson is having none of it.
Olofson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Olofson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

King working for a guillotine from mount but Olofson is in no mood to give up.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

King working for a submission but Olofson is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Olofson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws some wild stikes that Olofson manages to avoid easily.
Olofson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by King.
King working the ground and pound effectively.

King working for a guillotine from mount but Olofson is in no mood to give up.
Arni Olofson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Olofson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Canyon Mikel Scott King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canyon Mikel Scott King!