PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Olmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Olmin
vs
Miller

188 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephan Olmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olmin fails with the takedown.
Miller closes the distance but Olmin moves to the side
enabling Olmin to counter with a crisp jab.
Olmin fails with a takedown attempt.

Olmin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Olmin looking for a sweep. Not yet Olmin, not yet.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Olmin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Olmin drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Olmin off! Olmin jumps back into Miller's guard.
Olmin passes Miller's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olmin stops Miller from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Olmin seems content to control.
Olmin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller missing with punches from the bottom.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olmin.

Olmin decides to stand and escape the position.
Miller tries to clinch there but Olmin circles away.

Miller gets caught napping as Olmin dives in and scores a takedown. Miller manages to retain guard.
Olmin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olmin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olmin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Olmin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Miller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Olmin 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olmin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Olmin throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller trying to hold on to Olmin's head to control him but Olmin postures up.
Olmin controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olmin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miller defends it well.
Olmin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olmin.
Miller wants to control but Olmin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Olmin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Miller keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jake Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.

Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olmin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Olmin uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Olmin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olmin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Olmin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Olmin goes for an armbar but Miller turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Olmin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miller showed some decent athleticism there.
Olmin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stephan Olmin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Olmin won't allow Miller to pass to mount.
Miller prevents Olmin from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olmin kicks Miller off and gets back to his feet.
Olmin misses with a hook.

Miller dives in and scores a takedown into Olmin's guard.
Olmin managing to control the position.
Olmin looking for a sweep. Not yet Olmin, not yet.
Olmin is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olmin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!

Olmin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olmin content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Olmin.
Olmin content just to control the position here.
Olmin dominating with strikes here.
Olmin content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olmin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Olmin punching from mount but Miller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Olmin punching from mount but Miller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Olmin controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Olmin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Olmin breaks from Miller's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Olmin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miller blocking the ground and pound.
Olmin trying to control but Miller is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Olmin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Olmin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Olmin lands a nice shot to the head.
Olmin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olmin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Olmin has isolated one of Miller's arms. Miller looking to fight him off but Olmin twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stephan Olmin!
During a confident post fight interview, Stephan Olmin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.