PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremi Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Von Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Richtofen has chosen Rammstein as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Olszewicz
vs
Von Richtofen

180 cm
30
160 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremi Olszewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfgang Von Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olszewicz ducks under a wild hook from Von Richtofen.
Olszewicz dives in and grabs Von Richtofen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Von Richtofen pushes down on Olszewicz's head and hops out.
Olszewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Richtofen lands a jab to Olszewicz's midsection.
Wolfgang Von Richtofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Richtofen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Olszewicz fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Richtofen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olszewicz manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Richtofen.
Olszewicz tries to clinch there but Von Richtofen circles away.
Olszewicz shoots for a double leg takedown but Von Richtofen sprawls well. He's pushed Olszewicz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Von Richtofen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremi Olszewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olszewicz shoots in for a takedown but Von Richtofen shows good takedown defense.
Olszewicz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Von Richtofen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olszewicz keeps Von Richtofen at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Richtofen throws a body punch but Olszewicz moves out of range.
Olszewicz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Von Richtofen throws a chopping leg kick but Olszewicz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Von Richtofen throws a nice inside leg kick.

Olszewicz closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen misses with the head strike.
Olszewicz misses with an elbow over the top.
Olszewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olszewicz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olszewicz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Von Richtofen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olszewicz tries to pull guard but Von Richtofen won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Von Richtofen manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olszewicz moves away.
Olszewicz wants to clinch but Von Richtofen slips to the side
and Von Richtofen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olszewicz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Richtofen finds it's way round the side to connect with Olszewicz's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Richtofen cracks Olszewicz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olszewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Richtofen blocks a head kick by Olszewicz.
Von Richtofen looks to throw the jab but Olszewicz is out of range.
Olszewicz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olszewicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Von Richtofen throws a leg kick but Olszewicz moved away.
A jab lands there for Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen misses with a looping right.
Olszewicz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Von Richtofen avoids it really well and circles away.
Von Richtofen slaps away a takedown attempt from Olszewicz, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Olszewicz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Olszewicz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Von Richtofen avoids it really well and circles away.
Von Richtofen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen misses with a low kick.
Wolfgang Von Richtofen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Richtofen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olszewicz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Von Richtofen sprawls well. Von Richtofen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Olszewicz gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Richtofen throws a leg kick

and Olszewicz moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Von Richtofen as the two fighters clinch.
Olszewicz throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen avoids the elbow strike from Olszewicz, against the cage.
Olszewicz throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Olszewicz throws an elbow but misses.
Von Richtofen lands with a right to the head.
Olszewicz blocks an uppercut.
Olszewicz prevents a body shot from Von Richtofen.
Olszewicz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Von Richtofen.
Olszewicz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Von Richtofen is defending well.
Von Richtofen lands a hook that snaps the head of Olszewicz backwards.
Olszewicz looking to throw knees to the head but Von Richtofen is blocking nicely.
Von Richtofen avoiding damage as Olszewicz throws knees to the body.
Olszewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Von Richtofen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Richtofen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Richtofen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olszewicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Olszewicz is breathing heavily.
Olszewicz trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Von Richtofen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Von Richtofen blocks a head kick by Olszewicz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Richtofen.
Olszewicz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Von Richtofen as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Richtofen. Olszewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olszewicz tries to clinch up but Von Richtofen circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Olszewicz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Von Richtofen scores with a jab. Olszewicz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Olszewicz tries to clinch but Von Richtofen is having none of it.
Von Richtofen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Richtofen throws a shot to the body.
Olszewicz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Von Richtofen misses with a low kick.
Olszewicz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Von Richtofen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Richtofen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olszewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Olszewicz is rocked!
Olszewicz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Olszewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolfgang Von Richtofen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Richtofen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Olszewicz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Von Richtofen coming out on top.
Olszewicz misses with a takedown attempt - Von Richtofen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremi Olszewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olszewicz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Richtofen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olszewicz scrambles back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Olszewicz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Von Richtofen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Olszewicz will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Olszewicz or perhaps it was just good defense by Von Richtofen which made him look bad.
Olszewicz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen scores with a hook.
Olszewicz shoots for a double leg takedown but Von Richtofen sprawls well. He's pushed Olszewicz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Von Richtofen connects with a jab.
Von Richtofen throws a low kick but Olszewicz avoids it.
Olszewicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Richtofen lands with a right hand.
Von Richtofen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Olszewicz.
A swing and a miss from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen connects with a jab.
Von Richtofen misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olszewicz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Richtofen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olszewicz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Von Richtofen misses.
Olszewicz seems to have got his legs back now.
Olszewicz tries for a takedown but Von Richtofen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Von Richtofen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olszewicz moves out of range of the body kick from Von Richtofen.
Olszewicz tries to clinch up but Von Richtofen circles away and keeps his distance.
Olszewicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olszewicz loads up on a big right hand but Von Richtofen slips the punch.
Olszewicz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Von Richtofen pinned against the cage. Von Richtofen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Olszewicz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Von Richtofen counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen misses with a hook.
Von Richtofen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Von Richtofen throws a low kick but Olszewicz moves out of range easily.
Von Richtofen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Olszewicz under the eye.
Olszewicz closes the distance but Von Richtofen moves to the side
and Von Richtofen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Richtofen throws a sloppy head kick and Olszewicz moves out of range easily.
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!
Olszewicz shoots in but no luck this time.
Von Richtofen lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Von Richtofen. No joy for Olszewicz on that attempt.
Von Richtofen throws a leg kick but Olszewicz moved away.
Von Richtofen lands a glancing blow to the side of Olszewicz's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Von Richtofen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Olszewicz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Von Richtofen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olszewicz defending well as Von Richtofen loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Von Richtofen misses.
Von Richtofen connects with an inside leg kick.
Von Richtofen misses with a combination

and Olszewicz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Olszewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Olszewicz tries a knee to the head but Von Richtofen blocks it.
Olszewicz trying to land knees to the body.
Von Richtofen takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Wolfgang Von Richtofen has been cut.

Von Richtofen breaks from the clinch.
Von Richtofen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Von Richtofen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Olszewicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Richtofen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Richtofen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz shoots in for a takedown but Von Richtofen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Olszewicz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olszewicz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Richtofen throws a leg kick that is checked

and Olszewicz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Von Richtofen's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olszewicz preventing the sweep.
Olszewicz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Von Richtofen is not content to let Olszewicz control the position.
Olszewicz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olszewicz trying to control the position but Von Richtofen is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Olszewicz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Von Richtofen's face as Olszewicz controls the position.
Olszewicz trying to control the position but Von Richtofen is working away.
Olszewicz lands some shots froms side control.
Von Richtofen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Olszewicz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Von Richtofen is refusing to be controlled, as Olszewicz sits in half guard.
Olszewicz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Olszewicz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Olszewicz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Olszewicz seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen trying to control here.
Olszewicz controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jeremi Olszewicz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Olszewicz fails with the takedown.
Von Richtofen connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Richtofen misses with a body kick.
Von Richtofen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Olszewicz's hands.
Von Richtofen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Olszewicz. Olszewicz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Olszewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Richtofen throws the kick towards the body but Olszewicz avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Richtofen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Richtofen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Von Richtofen.
Olszewicz shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremi Olszewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olszewicz fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olszewicz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Von Richtofen avoids it really well and circles away.
Olszewicz dives in and grabs Von Richtofen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Von Richtofen pushes down on Olszewicz's head and hops out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olszewicz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Von Richtofen counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremi Olszewicz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Von Richtofen 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Von Richtofen!
After winning the bout, Wolfgang Von Richtofen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.