PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chester Mcmillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Olofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcmillan
vs
Olofsson

171 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chester Mcmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Olofsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcmillan throws a head kick that misses.
Olofsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mcmillan throws a head kick that misses.
Olofsson wants to counter with a clinch but Mcmillan pushes him away.
Olofsson closes the distance but Mcmillan moves to the side

and Mcmillan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Olofsson pulls Mcmillan in close to prevent any damage.
Olofsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Olofsson, not yet.
Olofsson wants to stand up but Mcmillan is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olofsson looking to control but Mcmillan passes into half guard.
Mcmillan wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson wants to control but Mcmillan is keeping busy.
Olofsson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mcmillan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Olofsson taking some punishment here, with Mcmillan in his half guard.

That's two 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.
Mcmillan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olofsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcmillan is working away from the top position though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Mcmillan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Olofsson defends it well.
Mcmillan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Olofsson.
Mcmillan is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan holds on to Olofsson's head and controls the position momentarily.
Mcmillan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Olofsson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Olofsson stalling away here and it's allowed Mcmillan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Olofsson wants to control from the top but Mcmillan keeps moving.
Olofsson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcmillan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Olofsson wants to pass the guard but Mcmillan is keeping the position.

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.
Olofsson wants to control from the top but Mcmillan keeps moving.
Olofsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mcmillan holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mcmillan throws a head kick but Olofsson moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Olofsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Mcmillan has one foot on Olofsson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Olofsson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chester Mcmillan dominated that 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.

Mcmillan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Olofsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mcmillan somewhat.

Olofsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcmillan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Olofsson to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Olofsson tightens his grip and picks Mcmillan up, before dumping him to the ground. Mcmillan manages to land in guard.

Olofsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mcmillan, up you get!

Olofsson moves into the clinch.
Mcmillan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Mcmillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcmillan's elbow.

Mcmillan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Olofsson uses from the top position.
Olofsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mcmillan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mcmillan keeping moving, preventing Olofsson from controlling successfully.
Mcmillan managing to control the position.
Olofsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Olofsson trying to control but Mcmillan is working from the bottom.

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.
Mcmillan wants to stand up but Olofsson is controlling him.
Mcmillan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Olofsson dives into side control.

Olofsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mcmillan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Olofsson but great work by Mcmillan.
Olofsson is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Olofsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chester Mcmillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olofsson tries to bench press Mcmillan off him but Mcmillan keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson is being controlled here.

Mcmillan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Olofsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Olofsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Mcmillan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olofsson can do to turn this around?

Mcmillan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Olofsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mcmillan prevents Olofsson from escaping the 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.
Olofsson tries to improve position but can't.
Mcmillan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Olofsson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mcmillan trying to control the action but Olofsson is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Olofsson is trying to control Mcmillan's posture but Mcmillan avoids it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcmillan swats away the attempt to clinch by Olofsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ben Olofsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Olofsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Olofsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcmillan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Olofsson trying to control the pace.
Mcmillan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcmillan has Olofsson pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olofsson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcmillan pulls Olofsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Olofsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mcmillan continues to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Olofsson drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson preventing the sweep.
Olofsson wants to pass the guard but Mcmillan is keeping the position.
Mcmillan has Olofsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Mcmillan looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcmillan, not yet.
Olofsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcmillan is keeping the position for now.
Olofsson throws a big elbow that misses.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson throws a head kick but Mcmillan moves out of range.
Mcmillan avoids the head kick by Olofsson.

Mcmillan gets caught flat footed, as Olofsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcmillan controlling the position.
Olofsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcmillan is retaining full guard.
Mcmillan has control of Olofsson's left arm, preventing Olofsson from doing any damage.

Olofsson gets to his feet - Mcmillan follows without any prompting.

Olofsson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mcmillan on his heels. He'll look to pass Mcmillan's guard now, I'm sure.
Olofsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Mcmillan has his feet on Olofsson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Olofsson tries to clinch but Mcmillan moves out of range.
Mcmillan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mcmillan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Olofsson sprawls well. Olofsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcmillan gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Olofsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olofsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ben Olofsson!