PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olsson has chosen King Gordy - Mr. 187 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Sappy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kurt Olsson's chin.

Sappy
vs
Olsson

170 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Sappy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Olsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sappy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Olsson sprawls well initially but Sappy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sappy drops an elbow to the side of Olsson's head.
Sappy throwing shots but Olsson is blocking nicely.
Sappy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olsson defending well though.
Olsson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sappy manages to mount him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sappy.
Sappy lands a heavy elbow.
Sappy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Olsson's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sappy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sappy landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sappy unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Sappy.
Sappy controlling the pace for now.
Olsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sappy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sappy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Olsson looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sappy controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Sappy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sappy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Olsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sappy controlling from the top position.
Sappy'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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sappy won't allow Olsson to get back to his feet.
Olsson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olsson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Sappy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sappy.
Olsson trying to remain calm as Sappy controls from the top position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bobby Sappy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Sappy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olsson's guard.
Sappy stays in close to Olsson's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Olsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sappy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sappy pushes down on Olsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Olsson has hold of Sappy's hands but Sappy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kurt Olsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Sappy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sappy controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Sappy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sappy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Sappy!