PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bane Darwin (ranked 1385 p4p, 800 weight class) and Olli Lindholm (ranked 148 p4p, 90 weight class). Olli Lindholm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bane Darwin's chin.

Darwin
vs
Lindholm

199 cm
25
285
9 - 6 - 0

199 cm
25
266
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Urban Fighter

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bane Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Olli Lindholm!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindholm moves out of range of the strikes.
Lindholm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darwin takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Bane Darwin has been cut.
Lindholm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darwin misses with a right hand
and Lindholm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lindholm sizes up Darwin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Lindholm has closed the distance and engaged Darwin in a clinch.

Darwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darwin throws the left hand but Lindholm avoids the punch easily.

Lindholm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darwin, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
I was talking to Darwin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lindholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Darwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Lindholm.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darwin.
Lindholm lands a shoulder strike.
Lindholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin taking a breather.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Darwin scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin pushes Lindholm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Darwin breaks the clinch.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut

and Lindholm holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darwin avoids the elbow strike from Lindholm, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Lindholm blocks an uppercut.
Lindholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindholm lands a right hand.
Lindholm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darwin is trying to stall.
Lindholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Darwin controls his hands.
Darwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lindholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Lindholm.
Darwin slows down the pace here.
Darwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindholm has him pressed against the cage.
Lindholm gets through Darwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindholm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darwin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lindholm can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lindholm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Lindholm lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lindholm backwards.
Darwin is trying to maintain a safe position but Lindholm gets an underhook and turns Darwin into the cage.
Darwin stalling in the clinch.
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindholm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Lindholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin with a jab.
Darwin swings for the body but Lindholm moves out of range.
Lindholm throws a big counter head kick but Darwin avoids it with no problem.
Darwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lindholm.
Lindholm misses with a head kick.
Darwin throwing a counter right hand but Lindholm manages to avoid it.
Lindholm ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.

Lindholm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darwin takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm is working Darwin over against the cage.
Lindholm lands with a right to the head.
Lindholm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindholm scores with a shot to the side of Darwin's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindholm.
Darwin is breathing heavily.
Lindholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin is trying to force a seperation but Lindholm has the dominant position.
Lindholm blocks an uppercut.
Darwin looking to stall.
Lindholm digs a right hand into Darwin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darwin's gas tank.
Lindholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Darwin is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Lindholm.
Oh Darwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darwin blocks an uppercut.
Darwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Lindholm won't allow it.
Lindholm lands a damaging elbow.
Lindholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindholm pushes Darwin against the cage. Lindholm is working some dirty boxing. Lindholm pushes off with a quick right hook! Darwin goes down! Darwin tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lindholm moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olli Lindholm!
Olli Lindholm got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'