PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gad Levy (ranked 5065 p4p, 5055 weight class) and Charlie Olives (ranked 431 p4p, 430 weight class). Charlie Olives has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Levy
vs
Olives

184 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gad Levy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Olives!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Levy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Olives on his heels. He'll look to pass Olives's guard now, I'm sure.

Olives is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Levy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Levy has picked Olives up - he's going for a ride! Levy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nice strikes from Levy there.
Well, if Levy 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.
Levy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olives controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Olives actively working from the bottom here.

Olives looking for submissions off his back.
Levy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Olives is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Levy prevents Olives from improving his position.
Levy trying to control the pace.

Levy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Olives is looking for a sweep. Levy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Levy controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Levy works his way into full mount!
Levy working the ground and pound effectively.
Levy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Levy cracks Olives with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Olives is desperately trying to improve his position but Levy has a good base and remains in mount.
Olives wants to control but Levy is having none of it.
Levy controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Levy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olives tries to hold on but Levy pushes him away.
Levy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Further stalling from Levy.
Levy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Levy scoring with strikes but Olives is staying in there.
Levy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Olives is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Levy controlling from mount.
Olives keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olives is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Levy controlling the pace for now.
Levy landing strikes from the mount.
Olives can't escape the position.
Levy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Olives is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gad Levy dominated that round.
That's time! Levy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Levy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Olives's half guard.
Levy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been informed that Olives has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Olives is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Levy pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olives trying to control but Levy postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Levy in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olives regains full guard. Nicely done.
Levy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Levy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olives can do to turn this around?

Olives has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Levy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Olives being controlled here, momentarily.
Levy scoring with punches to the head and body.

Olives looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Levy distracts Olives with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Levy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Olives working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Levy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Levy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Levy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Levy is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Levy with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olives looking for a guillotine here but Levy defends easily.
Levy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Olives throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Levy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Olives looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olives misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Levy blocks the strikes from Olives.
Olives trying to control from the bottom.
Levy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levy is nestled in close to Olives, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gad Levy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Levy feints and as Olives raises his hands in defense, Levy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Levy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Olives is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Olives is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Levy is aware though and is defending well.
Levy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levy passes Olives's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Olives looking for submissions off his back.
Levy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olives won't allow Levy to pass to mount.
Levy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Olives is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Olives looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Levy.
Olives wants to improve his position but Levy is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Olives is pressing down on Levy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Olives has his foot on Levy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Levy works his way back into a safe position though.
Levy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Olives is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Olives takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Levy stops Olives from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Levy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Levy controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Olives for as long as he can get away with.
Olives moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Levy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Levy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Levy continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Levy continues to hold on tight.

Olives working for a triangle but Levy defends it easily.
Gad Levy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Levy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Charlie Olives has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levy is working Olives over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gad Levy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Levy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gad Levy!