PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nic ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ola
vs
Assassin

179 cm
22
134 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Roid Rage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, nic ola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ola shoots in and bounces Assassin off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
ola passes into half guard.

ola is looking for a kimura but Assassin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for ola to get the leverage.
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.
Assassin wants to improve his position but ola is controlling well.
Assassin trying to control but ola postures up.
Assassin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of ola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take ola's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
ola breaks Assassin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

ola has gone for a leg lock! Assassin slips out almost immediately though and dives into ola's guard.

ola is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

ola working for a triangle but Assassin defends it easily.
Assassin wants to control from the top but ola keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ola has his foot on Assassin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Assassin works his way back into a safe position though.
ola really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

ola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
ola is breathing heavily.

ola throws his legs up looking for a submission but Assassin uses it to pass to side control.
ola is looking to reverse the position.
Assassin tries to move to mount but ola blocks the move with his legs.
Assassin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Assassin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ola hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ola is wriggling around trying to escape.

Assassin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but ola is surviving well by controlling Assassin's body position as best he can.
ola is trying to escape the mount.
Assassin unloading with bombs!
ola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Assassin looking to control but ola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ola is wriggling around trying to escape.
Assassin trying to control but ola is having none of it.
ola bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Assassin looking for a guillotine here but ola defends easily.

ola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Assassin trying to keep a closed guard but ola is proving a slippery customer.

ola drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and ola jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but ola is one step ahead there.

Assassin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looking to control.
ola advances to half guard.
Assassin trying to control but ola postures up.
ola trying to mount his opponent but Assassin defends it.

ola is trying to work for a kimura but Assassin is defending well.
Assassin is looking to improve his position.
Assassin wants to control but ola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 nic ola will probably get the nod.
That's time! ola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Assassin gets caught flat footed, as ola shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
ola preventing the sweep.
ola advances position into side control!

ola working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Assassin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

ola looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Assassin wants to control but ola is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is trying to stand up here but ola is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ola moves into full mount! Assassin won't be happy about that!
Assassin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

ola goes for an armbar but Assassin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Assassin.

ola is looking for a triangle but Assassin pushes his legs off easily.
ola keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.

ola has his foot on Assassin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Assassin works his way back into a safe position though.
ola looking for a sweep. Not yet ola, not yet.

ola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assassin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from ola.
nic ola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ola is looking for a triangle but Assassin pushes his legs off easily.

ola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

ola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assassin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
ola keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Assassin is working ola over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
ola keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin forces his way into half guard.
ola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

ola looking for submissions off his back.

ola actively working from the bottom here.
Assassin is nestled in close to ola, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
ola gets full guard.

ola working for a triangle but Assassin defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

ola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

ola working for a triangle but Assassin defends it easily.

ola looking for a guillotine here but Assassin defends easily.

ola is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

ola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nic ola dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

ola fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Assassin sprawls well initially but ola persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

ola is trying to work for a kimura but Assassin is defending well.
Assassin is trying to get back to full guard.

ola is working for a submission of some sort.
Assassin wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ola is thwarting Assassin's attempts to control the position.
ola wants to pass to mount but Assassin is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ola is looking for a kimura here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ola.

Assassin scores a takedown into full mount!
ola tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Assassin wants to finish this one by submission but ola is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Assassin.
ola is wriggling around trying to escape.
ola is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ola gets back to half guard.
ola manages to get to full guard.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from ola.

ola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assassin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Assassin is sitting in close to ola's body. ola has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Assassin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Assassin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by ola.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). nic ola!