|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olu Olajide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olu Olajide has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
210 cm
20
294 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon The Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Olu Olajide!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olajide fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Great could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Olajide moves forwards but The Great connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Olajide misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Olajide will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jon The Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olu Olajide.
Olajide shoots in for a double leg but The Great sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Great cracks Olajide with a right hand to the side of the head.
Olajide shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Great napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Great is trying to buck Olajide off.
Olajide is trying to get an arm triangle but The Great is defending well.
The ground and pound from Olajide seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Great pushes Olajide away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Olajide gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olajide looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Olajide creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Great sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Great is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Olajide asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Olajide wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Great, who protects the arm well.
Olajide is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Great knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Great is pushing Olajide's head away, looking to escape. Olajide manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olajide taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olajide tries for a kimura but The Great is defending well.
The Great is trying to buck Olajide off.
Olajide wants to control but The Great is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olajide decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The Great gets caught flat footed, as Olajide shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Great wants to stand up but Olajide is controlling him.
Olajide throws an elbow that misses. The Great uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olajide's guard. Nice move by The Great!
The Great tries to stand but Olajide is controlling from the bottom.
Olajide has control of The Great's left arm, preventing The Great from doing any damage.
Olajide is trying to control the position but The Great postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to stand but Olajide is controlling from the bottom.
The Great wants to stand and escape but instead Olajide has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Olajide trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Great wants to stand but Olajide is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olajide engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Olu Olajide hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Great misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olu Olajide dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Great misses with a series of wild punches.
Olajide throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Great was covering up waiting for the punch and Olajide finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Olajide slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Olajide stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Great lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Great.
Nice takedown defense from The Great. No joy for Olajide on that attempt.
The Great thows a body shot but no joy.
Olajide walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Olajide tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Great swivels and escapes.
Olajide looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Great is fending him off so far but Olajide persists. Nope, The Great circles away and we're back to standing.
Jon The Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olu Olajide.
The Great misses with a few strikes there.
Olajide is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olajide fails with a takedown attempt.
The Great looks to land a combination but Olajide avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olajide.
The Great keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olajide shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jon The Great is winning the standup battle so far.
Olajide has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Olajide misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jon The Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olajide walks into a left hand.
The Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jon The Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from The Great lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olajide shoots in for a takedown but The Great shows good takedown defense.
The Great shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Olajide eats them both and turns towards The Great to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Great smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Great misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great lands a jab to Olajide's midsection.
Olajide takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Great lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jon The Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Great connects with a jab.
A punch combination from The Great misses.
Nice uppercut there from The Great.
The Great thuds his right hand into Olajide's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olajide showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Great.
The Great works over Olajide's head and body with a nice combination.
The Great swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olajide moves out of range of the strikes.
Olajide shoots in for a double leg but The Great sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olajide on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olajide takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Olajide drives through with a takedown into guard.
Olajide prevents The Great from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olajide is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Great keeping full guard, as Olajide tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olajide trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olajide trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Olu Olajide was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The Great scores with a one two! Olajide had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Olajide closes the distance and clinches up with The Great, looking for a takedown. Olajide pushes The Great against the cage but The Great circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great lands an overhand right.
The Great throws a one two combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olajide.
The Great misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from The Great.
Olajide walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olajide avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Great lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olajide circles away quickly and effectively.
The Great slaps away a takedown attempt from Olajide, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left and a right from The Great both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Great bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olajide's head backwards.
The Great misses with the combination.
Olajide fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon The Great dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The Great lands a jab to the head.
The Great stuffs the takedown attempt from Olajide. Olajide gets slowly back to his feet.
The Great throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Olajide on the side of the head.
The Great misses with a double jab
so Olajide counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Olajide prevents The Great from getting back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olajide advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olajide prevents The Great from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olajide thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Olajide fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Olajide content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The Great is not content to let Olajide control the position.
Olajide scoring with punches from side control.
The Great is pushing Olajide's head away, looking to escape. Olajide manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olajide wants to control but The Great is keeping him busy.
The Great wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olajide is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Great knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Olajide is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Great has escaped the position, nice work there.
Olajide tries for a kimura but The Great is defending well.
The Great is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Olajide has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Olu Olajide has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olajide wants to control but The Great is keeping him busy.
Olajide sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Great is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Olajide lands an elbow.
Olajide wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Great keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Great is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Olajide has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Olajide tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olu Olajide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olajide 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olu Olajide!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
96% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
