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CMMA 117 Hallbjornsson v Olsen PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varma misses with a looping left.
O'xit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Varma slips under a jab.
O'xit throws a lazy right hand but Varma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O'xit throws a jab when Varma was well out of range.
Varma thuds a left hand into O'xit's body.
A swing and a miss from Varma.
O'xit tries to move into range but Varma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O'xit throws a shot from downtown. Varma moves away and avoids it.
O'xit throws a hook but Varma avoids it easily.
Varma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Varma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O'xit manages to avoid it.
O'xit tried to score with a low kick but Varma checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O'xit throwing a counter right hand but Varma manages to avoid it.
O'xit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Ville Varma has been cut.
Varma scores with a nice right hand.
O'xit lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varma checks a low kick from O'xit.
Varma connects with a body shot.
Varma has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
O'xit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Varma counters with a stiff right hand.
Varma misses with a series of wild punches.
Varma scores with a hook to the body. O'xit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Varma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O'xit at a distance.
Varma checks a leg kick.
Varma slips a straight right by O'xit.
Varma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Varma throws a body punch but O'xit moves out of range.
Varma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O'xit manages to avoid it.
O'xit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varma looks to throw the jab but O'xit is out of range.
Varma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Varma misses with a wild body shot.
O'xit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Varma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Varma misses with a straight left.
Ville Varma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O'xit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O'xit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Varma.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Varma, as that shot connected.
Varma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Varma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O'xit was well out of range. Poor timing from Varma.
Varma misses the body punch
and O'xit counters with a leg kick.
O'xit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Varma to score with a decent uppercut.
O'xit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O'xit throws a body kick that misses.
O'xit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'xit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Varma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O'xit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Varma.
O'xit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Varma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Varma scores with a crisp jab that stopped O'xit in his tracks.
Varma jabs O'xit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Varma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Varma misses with a wild body shot.
Varma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O'xit.
Varma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Varma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O'xit misses with a body kick.
Varma looks to score with a jab to the body but O'xit is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varma lands with a good body shot.
O'xit throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Varma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O'xit moves away.
Varma digs a good body shot into O'xit's ribs.
Varma ducks under a wild hook from O'xit.
Varma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O'xit ducks under a wild hook from Varma.
Varma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O'xit.
Varma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O'xit swings widly with a right hand
and Varma counters with a nice uppercut.
Varma lands a nice hook to O'xit's body. O'xit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Varma takes a swing at O'xit's ribcage but misses.
O'xit throws the left hand but Varma avoids the punch easily.
O'xit digs a good hook to Varma's body.
O'xit connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Varma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Varma's cut.
That's time! O'xit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Varma connects with a single shot there.
Varma misses with an uppercut
and O'xit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O'xit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Varma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O'xit misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varma. O'xit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Varma throws a body punch but O'xit moves out of range.
O'xit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Varma moves out of range of the body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O'xit might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. O'xit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Varma throws a hook but O'xit avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varma misses the shot to the body.
Varma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O'xit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Varma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O'xit.
Varma throws out a counter right but O'xit avoids it with no problem.
Ville Varma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O'xit lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varma swings for the body but O'xit moves out of range.
O'xit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O'xit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Varma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O'xit.
Varma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O'xit rather than just go for the knockout.
Varma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O'xit misses with a low kick.
O'xit has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
O'xit throws out a leg kick but Varma moves out of range and O'xit only half commits.
Varma with a hook.
Varma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O'xit manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Varma.
Varma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Varma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'xit.
Varma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the body from Varma misses
and O'xit counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
O'xit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Varma misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'xit throws a hook but Varma avoids it easily.
Varma misses with an uppercut
and O'xit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Varma throws a right and a left that O'xit avoids nicely.
Varma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O'xit throws a good cross that connects.
Varma misses with a right hand
and O'xit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O'xit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Varma takes one to the chin there.
 Varma is rocked!
Varma switches off momentarily and O'xit cracks him with a monster right hand! Varma topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as O'xit dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by O'xit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pice O'xit!
During a confident post fight interview, Pice O'xit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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