PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Mccaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olsson has chosen Kenta - Just idag är jag stark as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mccaughan
vs
Olsson

180 cm
25
205 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

188 cm
23
224 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Mccaughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andreas Olsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Olsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by Mccaughan.

It looks like Andreas Olsson has been cut.
Mccaughan misses with a straight right.
Olsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mccaughan misses with a combination
and Olsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mccaughan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Olsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mccaughan is trying to defend but Olsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mccaughan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olsson prevents Mccaughan from standing back up.
Mccaughan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson throwing shots but Mccaughan is blocking nicely.
Olsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mccaughan wants to get back to his feet.
Olsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olsson winds up and cracks Mccaughan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Olsson stops Mccaughan from getting back to his feet.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Olsson thows a huge punch but Mccaughan dodges it nicely.
Olsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mccaughan's head.
Olsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mccaughan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olsson.
Olsson misses with a head shot. Mccaughan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mccaughan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan keeping moving, preventing Olsson from controlling successfully.
Mccaughan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olsson throwing strikes but missing.
Olsson postures up in Mccaughan's guard and throws a big left but Mccaughan blocks it.

That's four 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.
Mccaughan wants to stand but Olsson is controlling the position.
Olsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Olsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like Olsson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olsson lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Olsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Olsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mccaughan misses with a low kick as Olsson jumps back.
Mccaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mccaughan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olsson.
Mccaughan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mccaughan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olsson throws out the jab.
Olsson looks to land a left hand but Mccaughan moved out of range nicely.
Eric Mccaughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mccaughan.
Olsson dives in and grabs Mccaughan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mccaughan pushes down on Olsson's head and hops out.
Decent striking displayed by Mccaughan there.
Olsson throws a right hand that misses
and Mccaughan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mccaughan misses with a hook. Olsson ducked under it nicely.
Mccaughan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mccaughan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mccaughan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Olsson has time to react.
Olsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mccaughan lands with a straight right. Olsson didn't see that one coming.
Olsson slips under a jab.
Mccaughan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Olsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mccaughan won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ground and pound from Olsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Olsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mccaughan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Olsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mccaughan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Olsson misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mccaughan regains half guard, as Olsson was trying to land strikes.
Olsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Olsson.
Olsson thows a huge punch but Mccaughan dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Olsson throwing shots but Mccaughan is blocking nicely.
Olsson prevents Mccaughan from standing back up.
Olsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mccaughan is trying to stand back up but Olsson is controlling him
Mccaughan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olsson.
Mccaughan wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Olsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olsson misses with a head shot. Mccaughan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Olsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Mccaughan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andreas Olsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mccaughan misses with a hook.
Mccaughan lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Olsson.
Olsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mccaughan was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsson.
Olsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Olsson.
Mccaughan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mccaughan throws out a loose jab but Olsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mccaughan misses with a left hand
and Olsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mccaughan tries to work over Olsson's front leg with a kick but Olsson checks it.
Olsson blocks a leg kick.
Mccaughan misses with a series of wild punches.
Mccaughan wants to slow Olsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Mccaughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsson moves away.
Mccaughan avoids the body shot from Olsson.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsson misses the target.
Olsson avoids the body shot from Mccaughan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olsson misses with a hook.
Mccaughan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olsson.
Olsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mccaughan misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mccaughan, right into the meat.
Mccaughan misses with a body shot.
No luck for Olsson with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Olsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Olsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olsson looks to land a combination but Mccaughan avoids it well.
Mccaughan throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Olsson counters with a single leg into guard. Mccaughan didn't expect that.
Olsson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsson trying to control but Mccaughan is working from the bottom.
Olsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olsson won't allow Mccaughan to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccaughan keeping moving, preventing Olsson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andreas Olsson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Olsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Olsson closes the distance and clinches up with Mccaughan, looking for a takedown. Olsson pushes Mccaughan against the cage but Mccaughan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Olsson tries to bum rush Mccaughan with a series of wild strikes but Mccaughan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the body from Olsson misses
and Mccaughan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mccaughan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mccaughan duly obliges.
Good exchange - Mccaughan coming out on top.
Mccaughan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olsson throws out the jab.
Mccaughan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Olsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mccaughan.
Eric Mccaughan is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mccaughan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mccaughan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mccaughan lands a jab-cross combination.
Mccaughan is looking to chop away at Olsson's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mccaughan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mccaughan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Olsson tries to bum rush Mccaughan with a series of wild strikes but Mccaughan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mccaughan scores with a nice strike.
Mccaughan misses with a body kick.
Mccaughan tries a low kick but Olsson avoids it.
A combination from Mccaughan does no damage.
Mccaughan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mccaughan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olsson blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mccaughan loads up on a big right hand but Olsson slips the punch.
Mccaughan tries to score with a low kick but Olsson moves his leg out of the way.
Mccaughan throws a series of punches but Olsson moves out of range.
Mccaughan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Mccaughan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mccaughan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Mccaughan!