PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Olin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirin Ichiban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Olin
vs
Ichiban

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Prefers standup

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Olin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirin Ichiban!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichiban tries to clinch up.
Ichiban tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.

Ichiban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ichiban.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Olin shrugs off.

It looks like Michael Olin has been cut.
Ichiban lands a nice knee to the body.
Ichiban is pressed up against the cage. Olin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ichiban down to the mat. Ichiban avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olin circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ichiban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olin tries for a takedown but Ichiban sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Olin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichiban fails to land with a series of punches.
Olin swings for the body but Ichiban moves out of range.

Olin tries to keep at a distance but Ichiban has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olin avoiding damage as Ichiban throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ichiban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olin letting Ichiban take a breather here.
Knees to the body from Ichiban.
Ichiban scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Ichiban to work.
Ichiban scores a nice knee to the body.
Ichiban dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ichiban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ichiban landing knees to the body.
Ichiban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ichiban cracks Olin with a nice body shot.
Ichiban misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Ichiban as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban lands a nice shot to the body.
Olin takes an elbow to the temple.
Ichiban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ichiban landing knees to the head.
Ichiban scores with a knee to the head.
Ichiban landing knees to the head.
Ichiban just leaning against Olin, taking a breather.
A short right from Ichiban.
Ichiban landing knees to the body.
Ichiban scores a nice knee to the body.
Olin goes for a takedown attempt but Ichiban pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kirin Ichiban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olin is breathing heavily.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Olin is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Olin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ichiban tries to avoid it but Olin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ichiban to the ground. Ichiban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ichiban misses with a series of wild punches.
Ichiban fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirin Ichiban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Olin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ichiban takes a swing at Olin's ribcage but misses.
Olin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ichiban's waist but Ichiban gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olin off to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ichiban trying to land knees to the body.
Ichiban is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olin prevents a body shot from Ichiban.
Ichiban misses with a punch to the body.
Ichiban scores with a knee to the head.
Ichiban struggles to land a body shot inside as Olin controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichiban trying to land knees to the body.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ichiban.
Olin avoiding damage as Ichiban throws knees to the body.
Olin can't get the takedown.
Ichiban scores a nice knee to the body.
Ichiban has a couple of punches blocked by Olin.
Ichiban tries to throw a body punch but Olin avoids it by throwing Ichiban back against the cage.
Olin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ichiban avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Olin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichiban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ichiban is pressed up against the cage. Olin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ichiban down to the mat. Ichiban avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Ichiban as Olin shoots in.
Olin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ichiban tries to sprawl out of it but Olin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ichiban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban wants to clinch.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Olin moves out of range.
Olin throws a jab when Ichiban was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olin 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.

Olin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ichiban is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ichiban has escaped and now he's on top!
Ichiban tries to stand but Olin is controlling from the bottom.
Olin is trying to control the position but Ichiban postures up.

Ichiban stands up from Olin's guard - Ichiban perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ichiban fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Olin is having none of it.
Ichiban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olin has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ichiban is looking to clinch but Olin is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirin Ichiban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Olin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ichiban tries to clinch up but Olin circles away and keeps his distance.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichiban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ichiban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Olin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichiban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ichiban tries to clinch there but Olin circles away.
Ichiban lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olin takes one to the side of the head.
Kirin Ichiban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichiban keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Olin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Olin landing with the ground and pound.
Ichiban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kirin Ichiban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olin won't allow Ichiban to get back to his feet.
Ichiban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olin prevents Ichiban from getting back to his feet.
Olin postures up in Ichiban's guard and throws a big left but Ichiban blocks it.
Olin slips nicely into half guard.
Ichiban is pressing down on Olin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Olin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ichiban is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olin is controlling him.
Olin is working Ichiban over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban is trying to control the position but Olin postures up.
Ichiban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olin thows a big elbow that misses.
Olin throws a big right hand that misses.
Olin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Olin wants to stand but Ichiban is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ichiban controlling Olin's posture.
Ichiban working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ichiban moves into the clinch.
Ichiban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ichiban misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olin.
Ichiban crunches a lovely knee into Olin's ribcage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ichiban.
Michael Olin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olin throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Olin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ichiban has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirin Ichiban!