PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Olsen (ranked 2085 p4p, 3225 weight class) and Jon Yankowy (ranked 245 p4p, 353 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Olsen
vs
Yankowy

178 cm
23
165
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
162
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Yankowy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankowy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Olsen.
Yankowy misses with a kick to the body.
Olsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Yankowy's head but Yankowy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Yankowy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yankowy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yankowy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Olsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yankowy scrambles back to his feet.
Olsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yankowy on the side of the head.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Yankowy moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Yankowy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yankowy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yankowy walks into a straight right hand from Olsen.
Yankowy tries to clinch but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankowy wants to slow Olsen down by chopping away at his legs.
Olsen throws a body punch but Yankowy moves out of range.
Yankowy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yankowy throws a leg kick that misses.
Olsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yankowy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yankowy slips under a jab.
Yankowy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Olsen blocks it well.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Yankowy moves away and avoids it.
Yankowy tries to move into range but Olsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hugo Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen throws out a loose jab but Yankowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yankowy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Olsen blocks it well.
Yankowy throws a head kick but Olsen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yankowy at a distance.
Yankowy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Olsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Yankowy's head.
Yankowy's coach down at ACME was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yankowy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hugo Olsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Olsen misses its intended target.
It seemed like Yankowy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yankowy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Olsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Yankowy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen misses with a right hand
and Yankowy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Olsen misses with a hook.
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!
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Olsen swings for the body but Yankowy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy wants to slow Olsen down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Olsen misses the target.
Yankowy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olsen cracks Yankowy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yankowy takes one to the chin there.
Yankowy throws a low kick, looking for Olsen's leg but Olsen calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Olsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Yankowy counters with a solid body kick.
Yankowy throws a leg kick
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Olsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Yankowy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Olsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yankowy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yankowy.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Olsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Olsen misses the jab.
Yankowy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yankowy throws a low kick but Olsen avoids it.
Yankowy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yankowy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yankowy wants to slow Olsen down by chopping away at his legs.
Yankowy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yankowy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Olsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Olsen misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yankowy!
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yankowy.
Yankowy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yankowy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Olsen has got the better of the exchanges.
Olsen misses with a hook
and Yankowy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olsen thinking.
Olsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Olsen throws a body punch but Yankowy moves out of range.
Yankowy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Yankowy.
Nice sprawl there from Olsen as Yankowy shoots in.
Yankowy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yankowy ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankowy slips a straight right by Olsen.
Jab from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yankowy ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Olsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yankowy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yankowy thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Yankowy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yankowy can do to turn this around?
Olsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yankowy walks into a straight right hand from Olsen.
Yankowy moves out of range of the strikes.
Olsen misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yankowy tries to score with a low kick but Olsen moves his leg out of the way.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Yankowy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yankowy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olsen.
Olsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Olsen misses its intended target.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Yankowy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Yankowy off the cage and back into range.
Olsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yankowy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olsen is out of range.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsen misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yankowy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yankowy shoots in but no luck this time.
Olsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Olsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yankowy was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
Nice shot by Olsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yankowy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Olsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yankowy slips a jab from Olsen.
And Yankowy responds with a good body kick, but Olsen manages to step out the way in time.
Olsen tests Yankowy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Olsen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Olsen.
Yankowy thinks about the counter body kick.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Yankowy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Olsen misses with a shot to the body
and Yankowy counters with a straight right hand.
Yankowy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yankowy.
Yankowy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Olsen throws an overhand right that lands on Yankowy's shoulder, as Yankowy tries to avoid the shot.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Yankowy is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yankowy throws a head kick but Olsen moves out of range.
Yankowy slips under a jab.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yankowy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands with a straight right. Yankowy didn't see that one coming.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Yankowy is looking for the big counter here.
Olsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yankowy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olsen checks it well.

Yankowy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yankowy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Yankowy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yankowy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yankowy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olsen but Olsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen misses with a hook.
Yankowy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yankowy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olsen is fending him off so far but Yankowy persists. Nope, Olsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Olsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yankowy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Olsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Yankowy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hugo Olsen is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yankowy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Yankowy's head but Yankowy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yankowy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olsen throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Yankowy.
Yankowy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy takes one to the chin there.
Yankowy throws a head kick that misses.
Yankowy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Yankowy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yankowy ducks right into an uppercut from Olsen.
Olsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olsen misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Yankowy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Yankowy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yankowy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
And Yankowy responds with a good body kick, but Olsen manages to step out the way in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Olsen.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yankowy manages to avoid it.
Olsen misses with a hook
and Yankowy counters with a series of strikes. Olsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yankowy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Olsen to the mat! Olsen manages to get full guard.
Olsen wants to get back to his feet but Yankowy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Olsen is trying to keep Yankowy in close.
Olsen controlling Yankowy's posture.
Olsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Olsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olsen, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Olsen!