PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Forza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Forza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Olson
vs
Forza

208 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorio Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry Forza!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forza misses with a jab, cross combination.

Oooooh!!! Forza has knocked Olson down with a huge combo! Forza steps away and waves a wobbly Olson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Gregorio Olson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Olson has Forza up against the cage in a clinch.

Olson breaks from the clinch.
Larry Forza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Forza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Olson working hard to break the clinch.
Olson is trying to force a seperation but Forza has the dominant position.
Olson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Forza wants to get back to striking at distance but Olson won't allow it.
Forza tries to break free but Olson pushes him back against the cage.

Forza turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Olson is looking for a sweep.
Forza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Forza with the ground and pound but Olson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson missing with punches from the bottom.
Forza thows a huge punch but Olson dodges it nicely.
Olson wants to control but Forza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Forza throwing shots but Olson is blocking nicely.
Forza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Olson is trying to control but can't.

Olson is defending against the submission attempts here by Forza.
Forza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forza thows a huge punch but Olson dodges it nicely.
Olson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Forza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Olson wants to improve his position but Forza is controlling well.
Olson wants to control but Forza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Forza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Forza wants to work for an arm triangle but Olson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Forza trying to control from half guard but Olson is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson has hold of Forza's hands but Forza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Forza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olson keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Forza thows a huge punch but Olson dodges it nicely.
Forza trying to control from half guard but Olson is working away.
Forza looks winded!
Forza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olson wants to control but Forza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Forza not doing much here.
Forza wants to control but Olson is keeping him busy.

Larry Forza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Olson throws a body punch but Forza moves out of range.
Forza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olson circles away quickly and effectively.
Olson slips a jab and a cross from Forza.
Forza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Forza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregorio Olson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Forza scores with a three punch combo!
Olson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Forza is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Olson like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Olson from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Forza!