PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaney Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorstein Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olafsson has chosen Twilight of the Thunder God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bob
vs
Olafsson

183 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zaney Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thorstein Olafsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob throws a hook but Olafsson avoids it easily.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Bob tries to clinch but Olafsson moves out of range.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Olafsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olafsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Olafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Olafsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Olafsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bob is looking to improve his position but Olafsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Bob wants to control but Olafsson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olafsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bob regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob trying to control but Olafsson postures up.
Bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bob is doing well to control the position and prevent Olafsson from advancing to side control.
Ground and pound from Olafsson.
Bob moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Olafsson is working Bob over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bob trying to keep a closed guard but Olafsson is proving a slippery customer.
Bob wants to sweep here but Olafsson controlling him for the moment.
Olafsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olafsson wants to stand but Bob has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Olafsson pushes him off.
Bob is looking to clinch but Olafsson is avoiding it.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Olafsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob wants to clinch up but Olafsson keeps it at a distance.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to clinch but Olafsson is avoiding it.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Olafsson pushes him off.
Bob tries to clinch but Olafsson moves out of range.
Olafsson lands with a straight right. Bob didn't see that one coming.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob wants to clinch up but Olafsson keeps it at a distance.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olafsson punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Olafsson counters with a nice body shot.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson blocks a jab.
Zaney Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olafsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Olafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob closes the distance but Olafsson moves to the side
and Olafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob darts in trying to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a three punch combo that has Bob backing up. Bob nods at Olafsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bob closes the distance but Olafsson moves to the side
and Olafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob wants to clinch but Olafsson slips to the side
and Olafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob wants to clinch but Olafsson slips to the side

and Olafsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bob's guard.
Bob looking for a sweep. Not yet Bob, not yet.
Bob looking to control.
Olafsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olafsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
Olafsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Bob advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Olafsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bob works his way into side control.
Bob tries to advance to mount but Olafsson denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob working the ground and pound from side control.
Bob looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Olafsson is avoiding damage well.
Bob misses with the ground and pound.
Bob 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.
Bob is working Olafsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bob in side control, throwing shots but Olafsson defends.
Olafsson is looking for a sweep.
Bob misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olafsson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bob.
Bob fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Olafsson looking for a sweep but Bob has passed into full mount! Oh no!
A nice elbow there by Bob.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bob misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Olafsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bob sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Olafsson is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bob goes for an armbar but Olafsson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Olafsson.
Olafsson preventing the sweep.
Olafsson trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob looking to control but Olafsson passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.
Bob is working hard here to advance position.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Olafsson is working away from the top position though.
Olafsson controlling the action here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bob swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob clinches but Olafsson breaks the clinch
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olafsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olafsson counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olafsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob clinches but Olafsson breaks the clinch
and Olafsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob clinches but Olafsson breaks the clinch

and Olafsson counters with a shoot takedown. Bob fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olafsson working some strikes from top position.
Olafsson tries to stand but Bob is controlling from the bottom.
Bob is trying to keep Olafsson in close.
Olafsson wants to stand but Bob has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorstein Olafsson 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!

Bob tries to clinch but Olafsson moves away
and Olafsson counters with a left to the body.
Olafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob tries to clinch
and Olafsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olafsson misses with a double jab.
Bob looks to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olafsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob closes the distance but Olafsson moves to the side
and Olafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Olafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olafsson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Olafsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorstein Olafsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olafsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Bob is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Olafsson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Olafsson!
Bob trying to keep a closed guard but Olafsson is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson wants to hit a switch here but Bob passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Olafsson there!
Bob throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Olafsson because Bob loaded up on that one.
Olafsson is in a horrible position here. Bob smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bob is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Olafsson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Olafsson shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olafsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bob lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Thorstein Olafsson has been cut.
Olafsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Olafsson is in trouble!
Bob is landing with some decent strikes but Olafsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Olafsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bob looking to finish with strikes here!
Bob is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Olafsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bob postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Olafsson looks a forlorn figure.
Olafsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob cracks Olafsson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thorstein Olafsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Olafsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Olafsson is in a horrible position here. Bob smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Olafsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Bob scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Olafsson?

Bob looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bob trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zaney Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olafsson tries to hold on but Bob pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zaney Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Olafsson 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorstein Olafsson!