PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Olivier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Cichon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Olivier
vs
Cichon

183 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elliot Olivier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Cichon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cichon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cichon jabs Olivier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Olivier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cichon. Olivier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cichon throws the left hand but Olivier avoids the punch easily.
Olivier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Cichon moves into the clinch.
Olivier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cichon's efforts to push away.
Olivier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cichon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cichon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olivier backwards.
Cichon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Olivier wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliot Olivier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cichon trying to land knees to the body.
Cichon is looking to control Olivier's arms but Olivier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cichon has his back to the cage.
Cichon avoiding damage as Olivier throws knees to the body.
Olivier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cichon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cichon stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cichon throws an elbow but misses.
Cichon lands a nice shot to the body.
Cichon stalling in the clinch but Olivier improves position.
Olivier can't get the takedown.
Cichon prevents the takedown attempt.
Cichon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cichon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cichon lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Cichon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olivier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cichon after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Cichon.
Olivier wants a takedown.
Olivier is breathing heavily.
Cichon is trying to force a seperation but Olivier has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cichon prevents the takedown attempt.
Olivier is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cichon is defending well.
Cichon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cichon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olivier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cichon is trying to stall.
Cichon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cichon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olivier backwards.
Olivier jumps guard but Cichon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cichon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Cichon.
Olivier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cichon prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cichon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olivier or not.
Cichon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olivier backwards.
Cichon effectively controlling the action here.

Cichon breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cichon's corner calls for a 1-2. Cichon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cichon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Elliot Olivier has been cut.
Cichon lands with a good body shot.
Cichon scores with a jab to the head.
Cichon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cichon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Olivier is rocked!
and Cichon counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Olivier! He's just covering up as Cichon starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mariusz Cichon!