PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Just a Dream. Olson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Xzibit - Get your walk on kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kevin Olson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Olson

181 cm
33
180 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

185 cm
22
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boby Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Olson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Olson backing up. Olson nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Olson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Olson.
Olson swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Olson coming out on top.
Kevin Olson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Olson.
A shot to the body from Olson misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olson throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olson thinking.
Olson looks winded!
Olson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson misses with a left hand

and Lee counters with a right hand that sends Olson tumbling to the canvas! Can Lee finish him? He dives into Olson's guard looking to do just that!

Olson is rocked!
Lee stands and throws Olson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lee controlling the pace for now.

Lee working for a guillotine from mount but Olson is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lee working for a guillotine from mount but Olson is in no mood to give up.
Lee content just to control the position here.

Lee looking to secure an arm triangle but Olson defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lee.

Lee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Olson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Olson for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Olson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Olson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Olson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lee has hold of Olson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Olson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Lee looking for a guillotine from mount but Olson is having none of it.
Lee content just to control the position here.

Lee is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Olson has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling from mount.

Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Olson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Olson shrugs it off.

Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Olson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that Olson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lee controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boby Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Olson tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Olson throws an off balance right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olson misses with a takedown
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olson throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Olson with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olson misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Olson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Olson shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Olson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Boby Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Olson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Olson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lee counters with a left hand that sends Olson to the canvas!
Lee passes Olson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!

Lee is working for a kimura but Olson is defending it quite comfortably.
Olson seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee controlling the pace.
Lee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Olson!

Lee looking for a guillotine from mount but Olson is having none of it.

Olson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Olson is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.

Lee looking to secure an arm triangle but Olson defends it well.
Olson is trying to stand.
Boby Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lee is working for a guillotine from mount but Olson frees his head quite easily.

Lee looking to secure an arm triangle but Olson defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Lee is working for a guillotine from mount but Olson frees his head quite easily.

Lee working for a guillotine from mount but Olson is in no mood to give up.

Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Lee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Olson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lee tries for a kimura but Olson is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee happy to just control the position for now.
Olson tries to escape but Lee is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boby Lee dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Olson misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boby Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Olson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olson throws an off balance right hand

and Lee counters with a left and a right that hurts Olson! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Lee jumps into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Lee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Olson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Olson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Olson is trying to escape the position but Lee is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson is looking to get back to his feet here but Lee is keeping cool and he's managed to take Olson's back.
Lee keeps control of the position easily here as Olson tries to buck him off.

Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Olson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Olson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee biding his time, controlling Olson.

Lee is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Olson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lee off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Olson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Lee working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olson fending off the submission attempt from Lee.

Lee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I would not like to be Olson right now.

Lee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Olson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Olson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Lee looking for the choke but no joy.
Lee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boby Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controls the action.
Kevin Olson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Olson wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Boby Lee.
Olson swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olson misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Olson will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boby Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boby Lee!
Boby Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.