PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Ojala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ojala
vs
Oliver

196 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimmo Ojala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojala fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ojala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ojala looks for a takedown but Oliver sprawls well.

Oliver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oliver scores with punches from side control.
Ojala is being controlled here.
Ojala is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ojala is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oliver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliver tries to move to mount but Ojala blocks the move with his legs.
Oliver working the ground and pound but Ojala is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ojala has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliver creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ojala sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Oliver's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oliver lands some shots froms side control.
Ojala is breathing heavily.
Oliver is putting a hurting on Ojala here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ojala knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliver on the ground.
Ojala is trying to control Oliver's posture but Oliver avoids it.
Oliver moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oliver lands some shots froms side control.
Oliver tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ojala's legs.
Oliver throws a strike aimed at the side of Ojala's head but Ojala avoids it well.
Oliver happy to just control the position for now.
Oliver working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ojala prevents Oliver from moving into mount.
Oliver landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oliver takes a little break here. Ojala wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ojala is trying to control Oliver's posture but Oliver avoids it.

Oliver wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ojala, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojala is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Oliver is trying to ground and pound but Ojala uses the momentary lack of control by Oliver to regain half guard.
Ojala wants to improve his position but Oliver is controlling well.
Ojala gets back to full guard.
Oliver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliver preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliver fails to land the takedown.
Oliver shoots and misses

and Ojala counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oliver!
Ojala prevents Oliver from getting the reversal.
Ojala wants to stand but Oliver is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Oliver tries to reverse the position but Ojala maintains control.
Oliver slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ojala seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oliver landing small, sideways elbows.
Ojala is keen to just control but Oliver is a slippery customer.
Oliver is controlling Ojala's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Oliver gets full guard.

Oliver working for a triangle but Ojala defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojala won't allow Oliver to sweep him here.
Oliver has a closed guard, preventing Ojala from standing up.

Oliver throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ojala!
Ojala is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver looking to finish Ojala with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ojala!
Ojala taking shots to the head.
Oliver fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ojala can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ojala is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oliver lands a nice shot to the head.
Oliver with shots to the head and body - Ojala looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nathan Oliver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliver looking to control but Ojala is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ojala in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojala tries to buck Oliver off but he can't manage it.
Oliver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ojala is squirming around, avoiding Oliver's attempts to control the action.
Ojala gets back to half guard.
Ojala trying to control from the bottom.
Oliver is tying to control. Ojala wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Oliver is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oliver is just content to waste time from the top position. Ojala takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Oliver trying to control but Ojala is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is in close to Ojala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ojala trying to keep a closed guard but Oliver is proving a slippery customer.
Oliver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ojala lands with a slapping head kick.
Oliver connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Ojala does no damage.
Ojala shoots and misses
and Oliver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ojala gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oliver prevents Ojala from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ojala is keeping the position for now.
Ojala is looking to stand up but Oliver isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ojala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliver tries for a takedown but Ojala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ojala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Oliver counters with a single leg into guard. Ojala didn't expect that.
Oliver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliver stops Ojala from standing up.
Ojala wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oliver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oliver advances position into side control!
Ojala struggling a bit here.
Oliver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojala is looking to regain half guard here but Oliver keeps moving and retains side control.
Oliver tries to score with some ground and pound. Ojala controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ojala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oliver.

Ojala sneaks out the side door and pushes Oliver away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Oliver shoots and misses
and Ojala counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oliver is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oliver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ojala.
Oliver avoids a kick to the body.
Ojala shoots and misses

and Oliver counters with a takedown into side control.
Oliver scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ojala to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Ojala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliver stands up and beckons Ojala to his feet.
Ojala fails with the takedown

and Oliver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Ojala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Oliver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ojala is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is controlling the pace.
Ojala taking some punishment here, with Oliver in his half guard.
Oliver controlling the pace.

That's four 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.
Ojala is refusing to be controlled, as Oliver sits in half guard.

Ojala pushes Oliver off and gets back to his feet.
Ojala moves in looking to clinch but Oliver pushes him off.
Oliver shoots in for a double leg but Ojala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ojala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ojala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Ojala get's back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ojala looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Oliver!
Oliver can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Oliver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Oliver!