PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olof's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I am a poor lonesome cowboy. Pablo Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Olof
vs
Alves

169 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
132 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Olof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Olof closes the distance and clinches.

Olof gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Alves wants to improve his position but Olof is controlling well.
Alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olof.
Olof trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
Olof missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olof trying to control from half guard but Alves is working away.
Alves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olof passes into half guard.
Alves is not content to let Olof control the position.
Olof is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alves is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Olof perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Olof seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Olof not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olof wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Olof.
Olof scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Alves is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Olof can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alves looks gassed!
Olof is in all sorts of trouble here.
Olof tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.

Alves working for a submission but Olof is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olof wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olof is desperately trying to improve his position but Alves has a good base and remains in mount.
Olof might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Olof is working hard here to advance position.
Olof wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Olof can't escape the position.

Alves looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Olof is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olof is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Olof is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Alves is working for a guillotine from mount but Olof frees his head quite easily.
Olof tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Olof's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Olof tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
Olof is trying to stand.
Olof is working to get back to half guard.
Alves fails to advance to Olof's back.
Olof wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Olof is wriggling around trying to escape.
Olof prevents Alves from taking his back.
Olof tries to hold on but Alves postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olof sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Alves stops Olof from getting back to his feet.

Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Olof defends it well.
Olof striking from the bottom.
Olof is positioning himself well to prevent Alves advancing to mount.
Olof tries to kick Alves off but Alves keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Olof is trying to control but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pablo Alves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Olof is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.

Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Olof tries to strike from the bottom.
Olof looking to control.
Olof wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
Olof punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves slips under a jab from Olof.
Olof lands a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Alves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Olof to the mat! Olof manages to get full guard.

Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Olof uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Olof rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Olof breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Olof clinches up against the cage.

Olof breaks the clinch.
John Olof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olof dips to his left and cracks Alves with an uppercut!

Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Olof throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Olof scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Olof clinches with his opponent.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.

Olof breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olof will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Olof sprawls well.
Olof lands a jab-cross combination.
Alves avoids the head kick by Olof.

Olof feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Alves has his foot on Olof's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olof works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alves looking for a guillotine here but Olof defends easily.
Olof is stalling in the full guard.
Olof is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alves has his foot on Olof's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olof works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Olof is in close to Alves's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Olof gets to his feet - Alves follows without any prompting.
A good leg kick by Olof.
Alves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Olof lands a jab-cross combination.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Olof as he jumps to the side.
Olof throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Olof to score with a decent uppercut.
Olof throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olof tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olof to the ground. Olof escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
John Olof has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Alves.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Olof.
Olof knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves sneaks back into half guard.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
Olof throwing strikes but missing.
Olof throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olof wants to improve his position but Alves is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Olof is defending well.
Alves stops Olof from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Olof will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Olof misses with the combination.
A jab from Olof misses.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olof.
Olof fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olof throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Olof lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olof will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Olof.

Olof darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Olof.
Olof has Alves pushed against the cage.

Olof manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Olof counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olof is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Olof is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Olof passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
Olof tries to score with some ground and pound. Alves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alves is trying to improve his position.

Olof decides to stand back up. Olof steps back and let's Alves get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olof throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alves on the side of the head.
Olof will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olof clobbers Alves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Olof jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olof.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Olof shoots in and bounces Alves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olof tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.

Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olof doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olof manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Olof thows a big elbow that misses.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Olof working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olof landing some decent shots from guard.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Olof from controlling successfully.
Olof preventing the sweep.
Olof has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Olof has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alves is proving hard to escape from.
Olof is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Alves had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Olof is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Alves Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Olof's back instead.
John Olof overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Olof tries to break free.
Olof is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Alves not allowing Olof to control his hands.
Olof is trying to get back to his feet but Alves has full control of the position and if anything, Olof has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Alves working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Olof is doing well to defend. Alves seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Olof is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pablo Alves!