PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olsson has chosen Till I collapse as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jerry Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jerry Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jones
vs
Olsson

187 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunnar Olsson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsson misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Olsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olsson tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones has his takedown stuffed

and Olsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Olsson.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Olsson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jones Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Olsson's back instead.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Olsson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to get the hooks in deep but Olsson pushed the leg off.
Even with his hooks in, Jones manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Olsson tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.

Jones tightening his grip on Olsson, looking for the choke.
Olsson breaks Jones's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Olsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Olsson defends easily.
Olsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to sweep here but Olsson controlling him for the moment.
Olsson looking to pass the guard.
Olsson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olsson throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Olsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Olsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Olsson advances nicely into full mount.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Olsson lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Olsson wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Olsson wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones trying to control here.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Olsson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Olsson landing strikes from the mount.
Olsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Olsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Olsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Olsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Olsson has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olsson controlling his opponent.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Olsson wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Olsson isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Olsson.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Olsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Olsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Olsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Olsson looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Olsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Olsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Olsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Olsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Olsson sits in half guard.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Olsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand but Olsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones won't allow Olsson to sweep him here.
Jones wants to stand but Olsson is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Olsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olsson controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Olsson is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Olsson gets a takedown into half guard.
Olsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Olsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Olsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Olsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones looking to control but Olsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!

Olsson is rocked!
Olsson tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Olsson is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Olsson is working to get back to half guard.
Olsson seems to have recovered his senses.

Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Olsson is in no mood to give up.
Olsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Olsson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Olsson and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Olsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Olsson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Olsson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Olsson tries to strike from the bottom.
Jones postures up.
Jones won't allow Olsson to sweep him here.

Olsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones won't allow Olsson to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is fighting to break Olsson's control of his arms but Olsson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gunnar Olsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones wants to control from the top but Olsson keeps moving.
Olsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Olsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!

Olsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Olsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.

Olsson has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Olsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Olsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Olsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Olsson controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Olsson connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Jones is not content to let Olsson control the position.
Olsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to control but Olsson is keeping busy.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Olsson in his half guard.

Olsson seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones gets full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Olsson from controlling successfully.
Olsson preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Olsson!
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Olsson is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones is standing up, even though he is in mount.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt

and Olsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Olsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Olsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Olsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Olsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Olsson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsson regains half guard.
Jones prevents Olsson from improving his position.
Olsson striking from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Olsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olsson trying to control the position.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones advances position into side control!
Olsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Olsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Jones turns into Olsson and is now in his guard.
Olsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.

Olsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Olsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones wants to control from the top but Olsson keeps moving.
Jones advances position into side control!
Olsson tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jerry Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Olsson can't do much from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jerry Jones.
I think Olsson 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Olsson!