PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nic ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ola comes to the cage accompanied by Disorder by Ice T&Slayer. Crotch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

ola
vs
Crotch

179 cm
26
141 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

150 cm
25
131 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, nic ola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Crotch or perhaps it was just good defense by ola which made him look bad.
ola throws a right and a left that both miss.
ola staying out of range there.
ola lands a high kick!
ola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crotch fails with a takedown attempt.
Crotch thows a leg kick but ola checks it
and ola counters with a head kick.
Crotch misses with a takedown attempt
and ola counters with a thumping low kick.
nic ola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Crotch.
ola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crotch.
ola cracks Crotch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for ola.
ola stuns Crotch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
ola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crotch.
Crotch loads up on a big right hand but ola slips the punch.

ola drives through and clinches with Crotch against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

ola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ola ducks under a wild hook from Crotch.
ola avoids a punch combination nicely.
ola connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crotch fails with the takedown
and ola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crotch thinking.
Crotch looks gassed!
ola lands with a nice body kick.
ola throws a head kick that half lands.
nic ola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

ola drives through and clinches with Crotch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ola obliges.
ola lands a damaging elbow.
ola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crotchs head.
ola lands an elbow just above Crotch 's eye.
ola throws an elbow that misses.

ola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Crotch misses its intended target.
Richard Crotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crotch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crotch fails with the takedown
and ola counters with a one-two to the body.
ola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

ola has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

ola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ola throws a right hand that Crotch ducks under and follows up with a left that Crotch also avoids with ease.

Crotch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. ola did well to prevent Crotch getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

ola looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
ola throws a strike from the bottom but Crotch passes into side control!
ola gets back to half guard.
Crotch blocks the strikes from ola.

Crotch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
ola regains full guard. Nicely done.
ola will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
ola 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ola punching to the body, from the bottom.

Crotch got a little sloppy there for a moment and ola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crotch has managed to get both his arms back between ola's legs - danger averted.
Crotch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ola keeping moving, preventing Crotch from controlling successfully.

Crotch has gone for a leg lock! ola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Crotch's guard.
Crotch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ola with a flurry of punches that miss.
ola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
ola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crotch wants to sweep here but ola controlling him for the moment.
ola throwing strikes from guard but Crotch blocks nicely.
ola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Crotch misses.
Crotch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

ola rushes Crotch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crotch is trying to force a seperation but ola has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ola misses with an elbow strike.
Crotch blocks an elbow strike from ola.

ola manages to break the clinch.
ola thows a body kick. Crotch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
ola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nic ola dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick by Crotch misses
and ola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crotch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ola is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crotch avoids the head kick by ola.

Crotch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming ola to the mat! ola manages to get full guard.
ola trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
ola lands an upkick as Crotch stands over him.

ola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crotch is aware though and is defending well.
Crotch content to stall in guard here.

Crotch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

ola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crotch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but ola is tightening it up a little... Crotch has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Crotch reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Crotch taps out! nice BJJ there by ola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). nic ola!