PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olof comes to the cage accompanied by I am a poor lonesome cowboy. Anderson Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olof
vs
Mir

169 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
130 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Olof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Mir!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olof will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olof tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Olof tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olof wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Olof tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Olof gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Olof pulls guard successfully.

Olof throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olof not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mir stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Olof works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Olof tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Olof fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olof tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olof moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.

Olof clinches up against the cage.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olof has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olof fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but Olof is blocking nicely.

Olof jumps guard and drags Mir to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Olof holds on and takes a little breather.
Mir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Olof.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Olof is proving hard to escape from.
Mir slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Olof.
Mir seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mir wants to stand up but Olof manages to regain full guard.

Olof is looking for a triangle but Mir pushes his legs off easily.

Mir gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Olof fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Olof pushes him off.
Olof misses with a head kick.
Olof wants to clinch but Mir slips to the side

and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olof blocks it with crossed arms.
Olof wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olof wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Olof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir is pressed up against the cage. Olof has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mir down to the mat. Mir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Olof clinches but Mir breaks the clinch

and Mir counters by clinching up.
Olof is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Olof blocks with his arms.
Olof holding his opponent close, against the cage.

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.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olof fails to pull guard.

Olof pulls guard successfully.
Olof looking to control.
Mir is looking to stand up but Olof won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir wants to stand and escape but instead Olof has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Olof scoring with some ground and pound.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Olof is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mir looks gassed!

Olof stands up and waves to Mir to follow him.
Olof misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Olof 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.

Olof closes the distance but Mir moves to the side

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Olof goes for a takedown attempt but Mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Olof looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mir is fending him off so far but Olof persists. Nope, Mir circles away and we're back to standing.
John Olof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olof clinches but Mir breaks the clinch

and Mir counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olof is struggling to control the position.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mir just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Olof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olof lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mir.
Stalling in the clinch from Olof.
Olof is working for takedown but Mir is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but Olof is blocking nicely.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olof is stalling here.
Olof fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olof has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olof tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mir just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olof wants to break the clinch but can't.

Olof manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Olof tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mir would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Olof is trying to keep Mir in close.
Mir wants to get up but he can't break Olof's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Olof uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Olof.
Olof shoots and misses

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Olof gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Olof winds up and cracks Mir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mir is refusing to be controlled, as Olof sits in half guard.
Olof moves nicely into side control.
Mir takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Olof trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Olof advances nicely into full mount.
Olof dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olof with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Olof.
Olof controlling from mount.
Mir tries to buck Olof off but he can't manage it.
Olof lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Olof with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Olof connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Olof tries to control but Mir wriggling away.
Olof controlling from the full mount.
Olof is landing with some decent strikes but Mir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Olof dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Olof wants to clinch.
Olof tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mir counters by clinching up.
Olof tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.
Olof misses with a takedown attempt - Mir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Olof moves into the clinch.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Olof's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olof doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Olof. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof tries to pull guard but Mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Olof drops back down to his feet.
Olof tries to pull guard but Mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Olof drops back down to his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Olof.

Olof pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olof wants to clinch

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Olof drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.

Olof closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olof turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mir taking a bit of punishment here - Olof scoring with strikes.
Mir seems a little lost for a moment, as Olof dominates the positioning.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Olof drags him back down.

Olof looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mir wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Olof lands a nice forearm strike.
Mir pushes Olof away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Olof gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olof staying calm.
Olof working the body and head with strikes.
Mir is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olof lands a few punches from side control.
Olof controls the position.
Olof working the body and head with strikes.
Olof working the ground and pound from side control.
Olof has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Olof is working Mir over with some ground and pound from side control.
Olof controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Olof is trying to get an arm triangle but Mir is defending well.
Olof landing strikes.
Mir is not content to let Olof control the position.
John Olof is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee asks Olof politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Olof prefers to stall for the moment though.

Olof decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mir to his feet.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Olof showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olof, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Olof!