PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Nice (ranked 5627 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Oleinik (ranked 6000 p4p, 593 weight class). Mr Nice had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nice
vs
Oleinik

166 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artem Oleinik!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice has his takedown stuffed
and Oleinik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oleinik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oleinik throws a nice looking combination but Nice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mr Nice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oleinik lands with a nice combination. Nice backs away looking to recover.
Oleinik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oleinik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oleinik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oleinik stuns Nice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oleinik throws a combination. Nice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oleinik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oleinik throws a series of strikes that have Nice backpedaling.
Oleinik connects with a body shot that sends Nice's belly button to the back.
Oleinik is working the combinations to good effect here.
Oleinik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oleinik digs a good hook to Nice's body.
Nice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Oleinik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oleinik throws a combination. Nice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oleinik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Oleinik misses.
Oleinik lands a glancing blow to the side of Nice's head.
Oleinik throws a right and a left that Nice avoids nicely.
Nice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oleinik circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Nice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Oleinik.
Oleinik jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oleinik connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Oleinik scores with a four punch combination!
Oleinik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oleinik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nice.
Oleinik throws a series of strikes that have Nice backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleinik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oleinik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oleinik lands a jab to Nice's midsection.
Oleinik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Oleinik scores with a four punch combination!
Nice could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No joy there for Oleinik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Oleinik.
Nice misses with a takedown
and Oleinik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Oleinik misses.
Oleinik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nice rather than just go for the knockout.
Oleinik shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nice eats them both and turns towards Oleinik to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oleinik defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice misses with a takedown
and Oleinik counters with a one-two to the body.
Oleinik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nice.
Oleinik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oleinik's waist but Oleinik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nice off to one side.
Oleinik fails to land with a series of punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nice. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oleinik.
Oleinik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oleinik!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oleinik lands a right hook to the body.
Oleinik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left and a right from Oleinik both land. Nice combination.
Oleinik lands with a nice combination. Nice backs away looking to recover.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nice.
Oleinik throws a nice looking combination but Nice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oleinik counters with a series of strikes. Nice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oleinik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nice backs up against the cage.
Oleinik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oleinik feints a jab promting Nice to slip. Oleinik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nice slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for Nice with that takedown attempt.
Nice shoots and misses
and Oleinik counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Oleinik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oleinik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good shot there by Oleinik.
Artem Oleinik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Oleinik both land. Nice combination.
Oleinik lands a slapping body shot.
Nice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oleinik.
Oleinik throws a nice looking combination but Nice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shoots and misses
and Oleinik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oleinik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oleinik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nice under the eye.
Artem Oleinik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oleinik lands a slapping body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nice might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oleinik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oleinik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oleinik scores with a one two! Nice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleinik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oleinik lands a nice hook to Nice's body. Nice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oleinik connects with a body shot that sends Nice's belly button to the back.
Nice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice dives in and grabs Oleinik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oleinik pushes down on Nice's head and hops out.
Oleinik cracks Nice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oleinik scores with a three punch combo!
Oleinik misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Nice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oleinik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oleinik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice darts in looking for a takedown but Oleinik gets double underhooks and turns Nice into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Oleinik scores with a four punch combination!
Oleinik moves into range and connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Oleinik finds it's target.
Nice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oleinik is fending him off so far but Nice persists. Nope, Oleinik circles away and we're back to standing.
Oleinik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oleinik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Oleinik.
Nice misses with a takedown attempt
and Oleinik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oleinik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oleinik digs a good body shot into Nice's ribs.
Oleinik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oleinik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nice.
Nice shoots in for a takedown but Oleinik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleinik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nice.
Oleinik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oleinik connects with a body shot.
Oleinik stalks Nice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nice's face. Nice staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice tries for a takedown but Oleinik circles away easily
and Oleinik counters with a three punch combo that has Nice backing up. Nice nods at Oleinik to acknowledge the strikes.
Oleinik misses with a few strikes there.
Artem Oleinik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oleinik is fending him off so far but Nice persists. Nope, Oleinik circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleinik scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oleinik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nice thinking.
Oleinik throws a series of punches but Nice moves out of range.
Nice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oleinik counters with a left to the body.
Oleinik throws a one two combo.
Nice looks for a takedown but Oleinik sprawls well.
Oleinik lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oleinik throws a series of punches but Nice avoids them all with ease.
Oleinik misses with a two punch combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Oleinik enables Nice to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oleinik manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Oleinik 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oleinik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oleinik.
Nice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oleinik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nice.
Oleinik lands with a shot to the body.
Oleinik lands with a nice body punch.
Nice dodges the punch combination from Oleinik.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleinik shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nice eats them both and turns towards Oleinik to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice slips a jab and a cross from Oleinik.
Nice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shoots in for a takedown but Oleinik shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleinik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice with a poor takedown
and Oleinik counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Nice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oleinik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oleinik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice fails with the takedown
and Oleinik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oleinik lands with a good body shot.
No luck for Nice with that takedown attempt.
Oleinik throws a counter combo.
Nice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oleinik as he jumps to the side.
Oleinik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oleinik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oleinik lands a jab to Nice's midsection.
Nice has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Oleinik. Those never looked like landing.
Oleinik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oleinik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nice somewhat.
A combination from Oleinik does no damage.
Nice is looking to counter punch.
Oleinik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oleinik throws a nice looking combination but Nice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Nice shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oleinik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oleinik is pushing Nice's head away, looking to escape. Nice manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oleinik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oleinik is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nice has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nice lands some shots froms side control.
Oleinik pushes Nice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nice landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oleinik on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nice lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oleinik is pushing Nice's head away, looking to escape. Nice manages to hold on to the position though.
Nice landing a few strikes.
Oleinik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nice asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nice cracks Oleinik with a big right hand but Oleinik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oleinik is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleinik takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nice connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oleinik some visible discomfort.
Nice throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Oleinik works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nice winds up and cracks Oleinik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oleinik is trying to stand back up but Nice is controlling him
Nice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oleinik's head.
Oleinik is looking to escape.
Nice scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Oleinik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oleinik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Artem Oleinik!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Artem Oleinik!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Artem Oleinik!

Artem Oleinik wins by unanimous decision!