PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Olajawon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bronk
vs
Olajawon

186 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Bronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Olajawon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olajawon moves away.
Olajawon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bronk clinches up against the cage.

Bronk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olajawon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronk tries to clinch but Olajawon moves out of range.

Olajawon forces Bronk back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Bronk.
Olajawon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronk uses good head movement to avoid it.

Olajawon breaks the clinch.
Olajawon scores with a nice head shot.
Olajawon throws a right and a left that Bronk avoids nicely.
Bronk shoots in for a double leg but Olajawon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Bronk.
Sloppy strikes from Olajawon. Those never looked like landing.
Olajawon looks to land a combination but Bronk avoids it well.

Bronk has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bronk breaks the clinch.
Bronk misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olajawon misses with a double jab.
Olajawon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olajawon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronk.
Bronk fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronk is breathing heavily.
Olajawon lunges at Bronk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bronk's hand.

Olajawon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Olajawon breaks from the clinch.
Bronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Olajawon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olajawon blocks the body kick.
Bronk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olajawon moves away.
No joy there for Olajawon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Olajawon.
Olajawon tries to bum rush Bronk with a series of wild strikes but Bronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bronk tries to keep at a distance but Olajawon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olajawon prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olajawon tries to break free but Bronk pushes him back against the cage.
Olajawon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Olajawon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olajawon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Olajawon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olajawon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olajawon lands a nice hook to Bronk's body. Bronk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olajawon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olajawon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Olajawon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronk thumps Olajawon with a low kick.
Olajawon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bronk looks for a takedown but Olajawon sprawls well.
Bronk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olajawon clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bronk obliges.
Bronk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olajawon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bronk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronk is looking to slow Olajawon down with leg kicks.
Olajawon tries to move into range but Bronk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olajawon throws a series of punches but Bronk moves out of range.
Bronk shoots for a takedown but Olajawon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bronk darts in and clinches Olajawon up against the cage.
Bronk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Olajawon is trying to break the clinch but Bronk is controlling him.

Bronk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bronk throws a leg kick which misses Olajawon's front leg but catches the back leg as Olajawon tries to avoid it.
Bronk tries to clinch but Olajawon is having none of it.
Olajawon fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olajawon has a couple of punches blocked by Bronk.
Olajawon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olajawon is trying to push Bronk away but Bronk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Olajawon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronk is trying to drag Olajawon to the mat but Olajawon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bronk tries to score a body lock takedown but Olajawon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Olajawon misses with the head strike.
Bronk blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bronk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bronk pulls guard effortlessly.
Olajawon landing some decent shots from guard.
Bronk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paul Bronk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Olajawon.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olajawon but Olajawon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Olajawon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bronk backs up against the cage.
Bronk slips a jab and a cross from Olajawon.
Bronk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olajawon circles away quickly and effectively.
Olajawon leaves Bronk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Olajawon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bronk closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olajawon can't break the clinch.
Olajawon can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronk.
Bronk lands a nice elbow.
Bronk is working for takedown but Olajawon is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bronk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olajawon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olajawon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Olajawon does no damage.

Bronk gets tackled into the cage by Olajawon. Olajawon maintains the clinch.
Bronk lands a knee to the head.
Bronk lands a damaging elbow.
Olajawon has had enough of the clinch but Bronk keeps him there for the moment.
Bronk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Olajawon after a bit of a struggle.
Bronk looking for a takedown.

Olajawon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Olajawon rushes Bronk and presses him up against the cage.
Olajawon is trying to force a seperation but Bronk has the dominant position.
Olajawon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronk or not.

Bronk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olajawon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olajawon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Olajawon rushes Bronk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olajawon tries to break the clinch but Bronk is controlling the position.
Olajawon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bronk has double underhooks.
Olajawon is trying to break the clinch but Bronk is controlling him.

Bronk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Olajawon uses from the top position.
Bronk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Olajawon's guard.
Bronk wants to control from the top but Olajawon keeps moving.
Olajawon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bronk is controlling him.
Olajawon controlling Bronk's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olajawon wants to stand but Bronk is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good exchange - Olajawon coming out on top.
Bronk tries to clinch but Olajawon is having none of it.
Olajawon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paul Bronk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Olajawon.
Olajawon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronk shoots in for a double leg but Olajawon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bronk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bronk duly obliges.
Bronk throws a hook to the side of Olajawon's head but Olajawon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olajawon throws a series of punches but Bronk moves out of range.

Olajawon instigates a clinch.
Bronk blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olajawon tries to break free but Bronk pushes him back against the cage.
Olajawon wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bronk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olajawon lands a jab-cross combination.
Olajawon swinging wildly here.
A big left from Olajawon misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronk has a takedown stuffed.
Olajawon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hakeem Olajawon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronk throws a quick inside leg kick.

Olajawon gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olajawon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bronk has double underhooks.
Bronk prevents Olajawon from breaking the clinch.
Bronk looking for a takedown.
Olajawon tries to circle away but Bronk has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Olajawon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bronk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Olajawon. Those never looked like landing.
Olajawon connects with a body shot that sends Bronk's belly button to the back.

Olajawon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bronk, pushing him back against the cage.
Bronk tries to pull guard but Olajawon holds him up against the cage and eventually Bronk drops back down to his feet.
Hakeem Olajawon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Olajawon is trying to break the clinch but Bronk is controlling him.

Bronk breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bronk.
Bronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olajawon.
Bronk tries to clinch up but Olajawon circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Olajawon clinches up against the cage.
Bronk prevents Olajawon from breaking the clinch.

Bronk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Olajawon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Olajawon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olajawon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Olajawon moves into the clinch successfully.

Bronk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olajawon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Olajawon closes the distance and clinches.
Bronk blocks an uppercut.
Olajawon lands with a right to the head.
Olajawon tries to break free but Bronk pushes him back against the cage.
Olajawon tries to throw a body punch but Bronk avoids it by throwing Olajawon back against the cage.
Olajawon is trying to push Bronk away but Bronk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bronk prevents a body shot from Olajawon.
Bronk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Olajawon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Bronk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronk tries to clinch there but Olajawon circles away.
Olajawon scores with a one two! Bronk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hakeem Olajawon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronk tries for a takedown but Olajawon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olajawon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Olajawon has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bronk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olajawon.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olajawon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Olajawon has Bronk up against the cage in a clinch.
Olajawon is trying to push Bronk away but Bronk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Bronk.
Bronk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bronk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Olajawon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bronk tries to stall but Olajawon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olajawon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olajawon misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olajawon can't find room to land a body shot as Bronk controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Bronk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Olajawon clinches up with Bronk and pushes him back against the cage.
Bronk prevents Olajawon from breaking the clinch.
Olajawon is trying to break the clinch but Bronk has him pressed against the cage.
Olajawon misses with a short punch on the inside.

Olajawon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Olajawon does no damage.
Bronk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Olajawon.
Bronk misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Bronk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olajawon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronk takes a swing at Olajawon's ribcage but misses.

Olajawon closes the distance and clinches.

Bronk manages to break the clinch.
Bronk walks into a left hand.
Bronk tries to clinch but Olajawon is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Olajawon has closed the distance and engaged Bronk in a clinch.

Bronk breaks from the clinch.
Olajawon throws a series of punches but Bronk moves out of range.

Olajawon moves into the clinch.
Bronk is trying to stall.

Bronk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olajawon lands a jab.
Olajawon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Olajawon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olajawon 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Olajawon!
Hakeem Olajawon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.