PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Insolce Olvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

MacLeod
vs
Olvo

180 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

Biobonds Supplements

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Insolce Olvo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MacLeod gets caught flat footed, as Olvo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olvo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Olvo scoring with some ground and pound.
Olvo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

MacLeod working for a triangle but Olvo defends it easily.
Olvo tries to free his leg and advance position but MacLeod is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olvo wants to control from the top but MacLeod keeps moving.
Olvo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Olvo wants to control from the top but MacLeod keeps moving.
Olvo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
MacLeod is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Olvo's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olvo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olvo stopping the sweep attempt from MacLeod.
Olvo trying to control but MacLeod is working from the bottom.

MacLeod has his foot on Olvo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olvo works his way back into a safe position though.

MacLeod looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olvo cracks MacLeod with a solid left hand.
Olvo lands a couple of digs.
Olvo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MacLeod's head.
Olvo with a nice head shot there.
Olvo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Olvo preventing the sweep.
Olvo working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olvo cracks MacLeod with a solid left hand.
Olvo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olvo is in close to MacLeod's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olvo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olvo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MacLeod's head.
Olvo trying to control but MacLeod is working from the bottom.
Olvo looks gassed!

MacLeod has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olvo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Olvo distracts MacLeod with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Olvo connects with a couple of short punches.
MacLeod throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
MacLeod throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Olvo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Olvo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olvo passes MacLeod's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Olvo is looking to take a break and control but MacLeod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Olvo.
MacLeod is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Olvo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MacLeod is looking to escape.
MacLeod taking some punishment here, with Olvo in his half guard.
Olvo working MacLeod over with strikes.
Olvo working the head and body with strikes.

MacLeod actively working from the bottom here.
Olvo working over MacLeod with some ground and pound. MacLeod looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olvo is nestled in close to MacLeod, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
MacLeod is refusing to be controlled, as Olvo sits in half guard.
Olvo winds up and cracks MacLeod with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olvo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Olvo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
MacLeod is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olvo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Olvo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olvo wants to control but MacLeod is keeping him busy.
Olvo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ground and pound from Olvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Insolce Olvo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

MacLeod throws a nice looking combination but Olvo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacLeod connects with the punch.
MacLeod looks to land a combination but Olvo avoids it well.

Olvo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Olvo lands a couple of elbows.
MacLeod is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olvo is controlling him.
Olvo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Olvo scoring with some ground and pound.
Olvo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Olvo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olvo distracts MacLeod with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

MacLeod is rocked!
Olvo postures up and lands a big shot to MacLeod's brow.
Oh MacLeod is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olvo lands a couple of digs.
Olvo cracks MacLeod with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olvo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Olvo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olvo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacLeod's guard.
Olvo drops an elbow to the side of MacLeod's head.
Olvo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MacLeod seems to have got his legs back now.
MacLeod tries to kick Olvo off but Olvo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
MacLeod taking some punishment here, with Olvo in his half guard.
MacLeod is staying active underneath Olvo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacLeod is trying to stand.
MacLeod is looking for a sweep. Olvo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Olvo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olvo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olvo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olvo slips under a jab from MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olvo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with MacLeod but MacLeod pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Olvo gets a takedown into half guard.
MacLeod tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Olvo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Olvo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Olvo working over MacLeod with some ground and pound. MacLeod looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Olvo working the head and body with strikes.
Olvo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
MacLeod is staying active underneath Olvo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Olvo landing some decent shots from guard.
Olvo works over MacLeod with some ground and pound from guard.
Olvo is looking to work some ground and pound but MacLeod has wrist control.
Olvo lands a couple of elbows.
Olvo throwing strikes but missing.
MacLeod working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olvo.

MacLeod has his foot on Olvo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olvo works his way back into a safe position though.
Olvo cracks MacLeod with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
MacLeod keeping full guard, as Olvo tries to pass.
Olvo trying to control the position from guard on top but MacLeod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Olvo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Olvo thows a big elbow that misses.
Olvo lands a couple of elbows.
MacLeod is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MacLeod scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

MacLeod gets caught flat footed, as Olvo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Olvo scoring with punches to the head and body.
MacLeod is trying to control the position but Olvo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Insolce Olvo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Olvo slips a jab and a cross from MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with a body kick.

Olvo scores a takedown into full mount!
Insolce Olvo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olvo with a couple of short strikes.
MacLeod flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Olvo lands a nice shot to the head.
Olvo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
MacLeod is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Olvo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacLeod really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Olvo dominating with strikes here.
Olvo with shots to the head and body - MacLeod looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olvo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Olvo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Olvo raining down shots from the mount!
MacLeod is wriggling around trying to escape.
Olvo looking to finish MacLeod with some ground and pound. This is bad for MacLeod!
Olvo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
MacLeod tries to reverse the position but Olvo maintains control.
Olvo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olvo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Olvo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. MacLeod can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Olvo is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olvo landing strikes, looking to finish!
MacLeod throwing hammer fists to the chest of Olvo. What's that going to do exactly?
Olvo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Olvo lands a big elbow.
MacLeod tries to reverse the position but Olvo maintains control.
Olvo is landing with some decent strikes but MacLeod is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Olvo cracks MacLeod with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacLeod is looking to improve his position but Olvo isn't that keen on the idea.
Olvo trying to control but MacLeod is having none of it.
Olvo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. MacLeod can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Olvo working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod is trying desperately to improve position.
Olvo avoids the attempt from MacLeod to control.
Olvo lands a nice shot to the head.
Olvo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Olvo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. MacLeod can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Olvo working the ground and pound effectively.
MacLeod is bucking up trying to escape but Olvo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Olvo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MacLeod looks a forlorn figure.
MacLeod keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Olvo landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
MacLeod wants to get back to his feet.
Olvo lands with some strikes.
MacLeod tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olvo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Olvo content just to control the position here.
Olvo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. MacLeod can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Insolce Olvo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olvo controlling from the full mount.
Mark MacLeod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olvo lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Insolce Olvo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olvo 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Insolce Olvo!