PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Pala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pala
vs
Olsson

200 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

205 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Pala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Olsson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pala.
Pala tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Olsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pala is pulling down on Olsson's head. It's preventing any offense from Olsson, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olsson is aware though and is defending well.
Pala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olsson is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Olsson stays in close to Pala's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pala moves into the clinch.
Olsson tries to pull guard but Pala holds him up against the cage and eventually Olsson drops back down to his feet.
Olsson has Pala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mario Pala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Olsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Olsson manages to break the clinch.

Olsson closes the distance and pushes Pala back into the cage.

Olsson breaks from the clinch.
Pala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pala slips a jab and a cross from Olsson.
Pala feinted with a counter takedown.
Pala has a takedown stuffed.
Olsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olsson somewhat.

Pala scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pala wants to stand but Olsson is controlling his arm.

Pala decides to stand up, so the ref orders Olsson to his feet.
Pala misses with a body kick.
Olsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pala shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pala tries to clinch but Olsson is having none of it.
Olsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pala.

Pala feints and as Olsson raises his hands in defense, Pala changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Olsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pala is aware though and is defending well.
Olsson keeping moving, preventing Pala from controlling successfully.
Olsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pala wants to pass the guard but Olsson is keeping the position.
Olsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pala controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Olsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Pala will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Olsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Pala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pala in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson missing with punches from the bottom.
Olsson trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pala with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olsson can do to turn this around?

Olsson actively working from the bottom here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Pala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Olsson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pala's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Olsson wants to control but Pala is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pala is looking to take a break and control but Olsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Olsson is not content to let Pala control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pala wants to control but Olsson is keeping him busy.
Olsson is trying to stand up here but Pala is controlling him well.
Pala not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Olsson gets tackled into the cage by Pala. Pala maintains the clinch.
Pala wants to break free but Olsson has control.

Pala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Pala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Olsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A clash of legs there as Pala blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Pala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olsson fails to land the takedown.
Mario Pala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsson throws the kick towards the body but Pala avoids it.
Pala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Olsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Olsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Pala wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Pala dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pala in side control, throwing shots but Olsson defends.

Pala tries for a kimura but Olsson is defending well.
Olsson regains half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson wants to control but Pala is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Olsson pushes Pala off and gets back to his feet.
Pala throws a head kick but Olsson moves out of range.
Olsson with the counter takedown but Pala avoids it easily.
Olsson leaves Pala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Olsson.
Pala throws a low kick but Olsson avoids it.
Pala wants to clinch but Olsson slips to the side

so Olsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pala 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olsson stays in close to Pala's body and controls the position.
Pala controls Olsson momentarily but Olsson frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pala wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mario Pala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pala wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson throws a sloppy head kick and Pala moves out of range easily.
Pala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olsson's head.
Olsson goes for a double leg but Pala avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pala continues to drive forward.
Mario Pala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Olsson.
Olsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pala.
Olsson tries to clinch but Pala moves out of range.
Pala shoots in looking for a takedown. Olsson tries to sprawl out of it but Pala keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pala is looking to clinch.

Olsson rushes Pala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pala.
Pala is trying to pull guard but Olsson has him pressed against the cage.

Olsson breaks the clinch.
Olsson leaves Pala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olsson misses with a double jab.
Pala tries to clinch there but Olsson circles away.
Olsson leaves Pala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Olsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arman Olsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Pala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Olsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pala 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Pala!