PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everett Hogdens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oliver's choice of entrance music: Just Close your eyes. Lance Oliver looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hogdens
vs
Oliver

189 cm
21
269 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
233 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Everett Hogdens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogdens misses with a takedown attempt - Oliver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oliver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hogdens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Hogdens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Hogdens is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hogdens trying to control the action but Oliver is working from the bottom.

Hogdens wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hogdens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oliver tries to get to full guard but Hogdens has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hogdens is working for a kimura but Oliver is defending it quite comfortably.
Hogdens trying to control from half guard but Oliver is working away.
Oliver is looking to improve his position.
Oliver is trying to maintain the position but Hogdens is very close to passing his half guard.
Hogdens is keen to just control but Oliver is a slippery customer.

Hogdens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hogdens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oliver is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hogdens is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Oliver is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Everett Hogdens!