PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bman Olot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Olot's choice of entrance music: Bad Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Olot

175 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bman Olot!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Olot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Olot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olot obliges.
Olot slowing the pace effectively.
Olot scores a nice knee to the body.
Olot lands an uppercut.
Olot misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olot smiles and moves away.

Olot clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Olot lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Olot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Olot lands with a light punch inside.
Olot stalling the fight.
Olot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Olot leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olot just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Olot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Olot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Olot won't allow it.
Olot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Olot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Olot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Olot.
Olot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Olot lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olot stalling the fight.
Olot stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bman Olot.

Olot moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Olot fails to land.
Olot lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Olot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Olot lands an elbow inside.
Olot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Olot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Olot taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olot lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olot.
Olot lands with a left to the head.
Olot misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Olot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Olot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bman Olot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Olot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olot lands with a light punch inside.
Olot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Olot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Olot lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Olot scores a nice knee to the body.
Olot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Olot is struggling to control the position.
Olot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Olot's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Olot lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Olot.
Olot effectively controlling the action here.
Bman Olot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bman Olot.

Olot rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olot swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olot lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to pull guard but Olot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Olot lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Olot misses with a punch on the inside.
Olot working aggressively here.
Olot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olot lands with a short shot to the head.
Olot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olot landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olot stalling against the cage.
Olot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olot obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olot.
Olot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olot stalling against the cage.
Olot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Come on Olot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bman Olot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Olot darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Olot stalls.
Olot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olot lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Olot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olot lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Olot.
Olot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Olot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Olot stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Olot lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Olot to keep the fight standing.
Olot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Olot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olot walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olot loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Olot. Olot maintains the clinch.
Olot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Olot lands an elbow inside.
Olot lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Olot tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Olot digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Olot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olot misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olot.

It looks like Carlos Johnson has been cut.
Olot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Olot throws a head punch that misses.
Olot lands with a right to the head.

Johnson is rocked!
Olot working the clinch nicely. Johnson is working for position but Olot cracks him with a big knee to the head! Johnson crumples up against the cage and Olot lands two more shots before the ref can save Johnson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bman Olot!
A very excited looking Bman Olot made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.