PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Pamaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!On his way into the cage it seems that Alexander Oleg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexander Oleg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Oleg
vs
Pamaus

165 cm
22
157 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
169 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Oleg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Pamaus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleg misses with a lunging right hand
and Pamaus counters with a low kick, right behind Oleg 's knee.
Pamaus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pamaus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oleg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Oleg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pamaus!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Oleg swings around for an armbar but Pamaus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Oleg's guard.
Pamaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pamaus chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pamaus postures up and lands a big shot to Oleg's brow.
Pamaus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oleg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pamaus trying to control but Oleg is working from the bottom.
Oleg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pamaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oleg looking for a sweep. Not yet Oleg, not yet.
Pamaus connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pamaus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pamaus controlling from the top position.
Pamaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pamaus landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pamaus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oleg wants to sweep but no luck.
Pamaus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pamaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oleg is trying to control the position but Pamaus postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pamaus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pamaus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pamaus landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Pamaus lands a couple of elbows.
Pamaus landing some decent shots from guard.
Pamaus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oleg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pamaus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Oleg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pamaus stopping the sweep attempt from Oleg.
Pamaus passes into half guard.
Pamaus is thwarting Oleg's attempts to control the position.
Oleg tries to roll over but Pamaus keeps him under control.
Pamaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oleg's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pamaus throwing shots but Oleg is blocking nicely.
Pamaus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pamaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oleg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pamaus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oleg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pamaus.
Pamaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oleg is trying to control but can't.
Pamaus lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oleg gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pamaus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Oleg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pamaus is refusing to be controlled, as Oleg sits in half guard.
Pamaus is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pamaus is trying to stand back up but Oleg is controlling him
Oleg trying to pass the guard but Pamaus defending well.
Oleg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aimo Pamaus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice inside leg kick there by Pamaus. That's going to slow Oleg down.
Oleg misses with a wild body shot.
Pamaus slips under a jab from Oleg.
Oleg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pamaus jabs at Oleg's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oleg. Pamaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pamaus thumps Oleg with a low kick.
Oleg thows a body shot but no joy.

Oleg feints and as Pamaus raises his hands in defense, Oleg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pamaus is looking to stand up but Oleg isn't so interested in that idea.
Pamaus is trying to control the position but Oleg postures up.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleg stops Pamaus from standing up.
Oleg throwing strikes from guard but Pamaus blocks nicely.
Aimo Pamaus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oleg won't allow Pamaus to sweep him here.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oleg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pamaus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oleg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pamaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oleg's calf.
Oleg misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Pamaus.
Pamaus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oleg misses with a takedown attempt
and Pamaus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oleg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pamaus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pamaus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pamaus throws a head kick but Oleg moves out of range.

Oleg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pamaus wants to get back to his feet.
Oleg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pamaus is pressing down on Oleg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oleg won't allow Pamaus to get back to his feet.
Pamaus controlling the position.
Oleg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pamaus is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oleg is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pamaus keeping full guard, as Oleg tries to pass.
Pamaus looking for a sweep. Not yet Pamaus, not yet.
Pamaus keeping full guard, as Oleg tries to pass.
Oleg prevents Pamaus from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pamaus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oleg trying to control the position from guard on top but Pamaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oleg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oleg wants to pass the guard but Pamaus is keeping the position.

Alexander Oleg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pamaus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oleg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oleg thows a body shot but no joy.
Oleg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pamaus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oleg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oleg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aimo Pamaus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Oleg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pamaus lands a leg kick that knocks Oleg off balance momentarily.
Pamaus lands with an uppercut that bounces Oleg off the cage and back into range.
Pamaus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pamaus looks to land a right hand but Oleg moved out of range.
Pamaus throws a hook to the side of Oleg's head but Oleg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oleg. Pamaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oleg lands a nice shot to the body.
Oleg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pamaus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oleg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oleg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamaus.
Pamaus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pamaus connects with a body shot.
Pamaus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pamaus defending well as Oleg loads up on a big left hand.
Oleg loads up on a big right hand but Pamaus slips the punch.
Oleg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamaus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oleg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pamaus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pamaus connects with a right hand. Oleg shakes it off.
Pamaus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pamaus with a jab.
Pamaus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oleg ducks right into an uppercut from Pamaus.
Pamaus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oleg is looking to wear down Pamaus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pamaus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oleg's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oleg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pamaus works the jab nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pamaus.
Pamaus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oleg throws a body punch but Pamaus moves out of range.
Oleg misses with a wild body shot.
Oleg takes a swing at Pamaus's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oleg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oleg throws a sloppy head kick
and Pamaus counters with a thumping low kick.
Pamaus scores with a punch to the head.
Oleg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pamaus scores with a hook.
Oleg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pamaus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oleg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pamaus moves away.
A solid body kick from Pamaus.
Oleg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pamaus.
Pamaus lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Pamaus.
Oleg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pamaus counters with a thumping low kick.
Pamaus lands a jab to Oleg's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pamaus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oleg walks into a jab.
Aimo Pamaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oleg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pamaus lands with a nice body punch.
Pamaus thuds a left hand into Oleg's body.
Oleg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pamaus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oleg in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus jabs Oleg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pamaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pamaus keeps Oleg at a distance using the push kick.
A lazy left from Pamaus finds it's target.

Oleg is rocked!
Pamaus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Oleg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pamaus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pamaus throws a good cross that connects.
Pamaus lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus cracks Oleg on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Oleg falls backwards against the cage. Pamaus follows up with more strikes that drop Oleg to his knees. Pamaus keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Oleg! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aimo Pamaus!