PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leha Olyen (ranked 3639 p4p, 313 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 4022 p4p, 333 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Olyen
vs
Bandini

172 cm
24
138 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
153 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leha Olyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandini is looking to clinch.
Olyen blocks a jab.

Bandini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bandini working hard to break the clinch.
Olyen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olyen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Olyen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Olyen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bandini can't break the clinch.

Bandini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Olyen misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bandini cracks Olyen with a good jab.
Olyen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bandini, right into the meat.
Bandini connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Olyen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Olyen coming out on top.
Bandini throws a series of punches but Olyen moves out of range.
Bandini tries to close the distance and clinch but Olyen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandini misses the shot to the body.
Bandini needs to keep his hands up - Olyen had a free shot at his head there.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyen drops his hands momentarily and Bandini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Olyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olyen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olyen misses with a left hand
and Bandini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandini lands with an uppercut that bounces Olyen off the cage and back into range.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Olyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandini cracks Olyen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bandini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olyen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandini misses with a straight left.
A big right from Olyen misses.
A head kick misses from Bandini.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olyen.
Bandini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olyen tests Bandini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olyen scores with a nice right hand.
Bandini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bandini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olyen checks a leg kick.
Olyen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bandini manages to circle out of the way.
Olyen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandini.
Bandini throws a shot from downtown. Olyen moves away and avoids it.
Olyen misses with a right hand
and Olyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olyen throws a good cross that connects.
Bandini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bandini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Olyen misses its intended target.
Olyen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandini.
Bandini throws a big shot that misses.
Bandini tries a low kick but Olyen avoids it.
Bandini wants to clinch.
Olyen is looking to counter the offense by Bandini and move into the clinch.
Bandini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini loads up on a big right hand but Olyen slips the punch.
Olyen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Olyen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olyen misses the jab.
Bandini misses with a two punch combination.
Olyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandini is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bandini scores with a sloppy right hand. Olyen should have avoided that one.
Olyen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Olyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Bandini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olyen staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Olyen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olyen cracks Bandini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bandini moves out of range as Olyen strikes.
Bandini feints a counter leg kick.
Bandini misses with an uppercut.
Bandini throws a lazy uppercut
and Olyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olyen is looking to clinch but Bandini is avoiding it.
Bandini takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandini defending well as Olyen loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Olyen.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olyen.
We've been informed that Bandini has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bandini lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olyen counters with a straight right hand.
Bandini throws a one two combo.
Bandini fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Olyen lands a nice shot that snaps Bandini's head back.
Bandini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandini throws a hook but Olyen blocks it.
Bandini swinging wildly here.
Bandini moves out of range as Olyen strikes.
A big right from Olyen misses.
Olyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Olyen misses its intended target.
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Olyen seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Olyen.
Bandini wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mac Bandini will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Olyen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandini.
Olyen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olyen tries to clinch up but Bandini circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandini tried to score with a low kick but Olyen checks it.
Bandini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olyen.
Olyen misses with an uppercut. Bandini saw that one coming.
Bandini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olyen throws out a loose jab but Bandini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olyen throws an overhand right that lands on Bandini's shoulder, as Bandini tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bandini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandini with a hook.
Olyen throws a hook but Bandini blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini looks to land a right hand but Olyen moved out of range.
Olyen tries to clinch but Bandini is having none of it.
Olyen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Olyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olyen throws a series of punches but Bandini moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandini misses with a few strikes there.
Bandini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Olyen takes a swing at Bandini's ribcage but misses.
Olyen looks to throw the jab but Bandini is out of range.
Olyen misses with an uppercut.

Olyen closes the distance and clinches.

Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandini misses with a hook to the body

and Olyen counters by moving into the clinch.
Olyen missing with knees to the body.
Olyen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bandini has had enough of the clinch but Olyen keeps him there for the moment.

Bandini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Bandini both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Bandini.
Bandini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olyen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olyen.
Bandini throws a body punch but Olyen moves out of range.
Olyen slips under a jab.
Bandini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bandini tries to bum rush Olyen with a series of wild strikes but Olyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Olyen misses.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Olyen.
Bandini lands a two punch combo.
Olyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Olyen seems unphased.
Olyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bandini! But no joy.
Olyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandini is just out of range.
Olyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
Olyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Olyen throws out a loose jab but Bandini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olyen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bandini connects with a looping right hand.
Olyen misses with an uppercut. Bandini saw that one coming.
Olyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bandini.
Olyen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandini.
Olyen throws out a loose jab but Bandini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Bandini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olyen lands a body shot.
Bandini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olyen.
Olyen throws an overhand right that lands on Bandini's shoulder, as Bandini tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bandini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini misses with a two punch combination.
Olyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olyen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Olyen thuds his right hand into Bandini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olyen on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olyen swings widly with a right hand
and Bandini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olyen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Olyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olyen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olyen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bandini's head.
Olyen blocks a head kick by Bandini.
Bandini throws a hook to the side of Olyen's head but Olyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Olyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandini ducks under a wild hook from Olyen.
Olyen misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
Olyen misses the shot to the body.
Olyen ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini throws an overhand right that lands on Olyen's shoulder, as Olyen tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Olyen seems unphased.
Bandini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Olyen misses.
Olyen throws a hook to the side of Bandini's head but Bandini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Bandini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Olyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olyen.
Bandini misses with a series of wild punches.
Olyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Olyen seems unphased.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olyen.
Olyen throws the left hand but Bandini avoids the punch easily.
Bandini walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bandini throws the left hand but Olyen avoids the punch easily.
Bandini blocks a jab.
Bandini scores with a one two! Olyen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olyen. That did some damage!
Olyen throws a big shot that misses.
Bandini misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Olyen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandini throws a head kick but Olyen moves out of range.
Bandini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Olyen is looking to counter the offense by Bandini and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olyen.
Olyen loads up on a big right hand but Bandini slips the punch.
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandini drops his hands momentarily and Olyen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Olyen digs a good hook to Bandini's body.
Olyen digs a good hook to Bandini's body.
Bandini missing with a left hand there. Olyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olyen throws a nice looking combination but Bandini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olyen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Olyen loads up on a big right hand but Bandini slips the punch.
Bandini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Olyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bandini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bandini staying out of range there.
Leha Olyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olyen scores with a nice head shot.
Bandini tries to move into range but Olyen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olyen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Olyen wants to clinch up but Bandini keeps it at a distance.
Olyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini connects with a high kick.
Bandini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandini slips a jab from Olyen.
A head kick misses from Bandini.
Olyen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bandini.
Bandini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Olyen dips to his left and cracks Bandini with an uppercut!
Bandini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandini throws a combination. Olyen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Olyen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Olyen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Olyen.
Olyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandini moves away.
Bandini ducks under a wild hook from Olyen.
Olyen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bandini finds it's way round the side to connect with Olyen's head.
Olyen fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olyen's calf.
Olyen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bandini tests Olyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olyen throws a shot to the body.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Bandini fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olyen.
Bandini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Bandini does no damage.
Olyen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olyen.

Bandini gets tackled into the cage by Olyen. Olyen maintains the clinch.
Bandini tries to circle away but Olyen has him pinned against the cage.
Bandini blocking some punches.

Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olyen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Olyen throws an overhand right that lands on Bandini's shoulder, as Bandini tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Olyen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olyen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bandini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olyen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bandini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Olyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olyen misses with a few strikes there.
Bandini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olyen momentarily.
Olyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olyen throws a hook but Bandini avoids it easily.
Bandini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mac Bandini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bandini throws a low kick, looking for Olyen's leg but Olyen calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Olyen.
Some wild striking there from Bandini.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Olyen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bandini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mac Bandini.
I've got Bandini 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Bandini!
In his post fight interview, Mac Bandini started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.