PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Olsen
vs
Sanchez

198 cm
24
346 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Olsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Sanchez clinches up with Olsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Olsen.
Olsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Olsen dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Olsen really is a fat lump.
Olsen looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Olsen.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Olsen checks a leg kick.
Olsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Olsen back to the cage. Sanchez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Shawn Olsen has been cut.
Olsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a hook but Olsen blocks it.
Olsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Olsen.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

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

Olsen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Olsen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Sanchez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Olsen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Oh Olsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez looks winded!
Olsen is looking for a takedown.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Olsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Olsen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Olsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olsen seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Sanchez tries to kick Olsen off in order to stand up. Olsen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Olsen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Olsen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Olsen crashes against the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Olsen is chipping away with strikes.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Olsen drags him back down.
Olsen scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Olsen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Olsen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Olsen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Olsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Olsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.

Shawn Olsen's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olsen misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.

Sanchez gets caught napping as Olsen dives in and scores a takedown. Sanchez manages to retain guard.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olsen manages to get himself to full guard.

Sanchez stands up and waves to Olsen to follow him.
Daiago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daiago Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Olsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Olsen blocks a head kick by Sanchez.

Sanchez clinches with his opponent.

Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Olsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Olsen throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Olsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sanchez has Olsen up against the cage in a clinch.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Olsen tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Olsen circles away.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Olsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Olsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Olsen misses with a straight left.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.

Olsen instigates a clinch.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.

Olsen jumps guard.
Sanchez won't allow Olsen to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Olsen holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olsen has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.

Sanchez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Olsen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Olsen has escaped and now he's on top!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olsen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.

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.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Olsen has the dominant position.
Olsen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanchez to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Olsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olsen is looking for a takedown.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Olsen stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Olsen avoids nicely.
Olsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olsen counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.

Olsen clinches with his opponent.
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 Shawn Olsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Olsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Olsen shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Olsen moves out of range.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Olsen moves away

and Olsen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez is trying to escape back to his feet but Olsen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Olsen grinds an elbow into Sanchez's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olsen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanchez is avoiding damage well.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Olsen has control of an arm but Sanchez manages to advance to Olsen's back!
Sanchez throwing sloppy strikes.
Olsen has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Shawn Olsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olsen breaks Sanchez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olsen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Olsen isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Olsen moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Olsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Olsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Olsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olsen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanchez has hold of Olsen's hands but Olsen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Olsen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Olsen lands a nice short elbow.
Olsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Olsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a counter combo.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shawn Olsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsen throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Olsen slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Olsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Olsen is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Olsen avoids a kick to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Olsen keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Olsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Olsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Olsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Olsen!