PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talentti comes into the arena with Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold blaring out of the sound system. Tommi Talentti had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Talentti
vs
Olszewicz

167 cm
30
164 lbs
13 - 18 - 0

184 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Knockout power

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 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Olszewicz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olszewicz misses with a body shot.
Olszewicz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Tommi Talentti has been cut.
Olszewicz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olszewicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olszewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Talentti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Olszewicz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talentti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olszewicz throws a body punch but Talentti moves out of range.
Talentti feinted with a counter takedown.
Olszewicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Talentti slips a straight right by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olszewicz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Talentti moves into the clinch.
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!
Talentti keeps control of Olszewicz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Talentti.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olszewicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talentti shoots in looking for a takedown. Olszewicz tries to sprawl out of it but Talentti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olszewicz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Olszewicz.
Kamil Olszewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olszewicz throws a shot to the body.
Talentti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Olszewicz. Those never looked like landing.
Talentti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Olszewicz swings for the body but Talentti moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz lands a right hook to the body.
Olszewicz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Olszewicz takes a swing at Talentti's ribcage but misses.
Olszewicz takes a swing at Talentti's ribcage but misses.
Talentti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Talentti moves in looking to clinch but Olszewicz pushes him off.
Olszewicz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olszewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talentti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Talentti shoots in and gets a takedown into Olszewicz's guard.
Talentti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talentti looking to pass the guard.
Olszewicz trying to keep a closed guard but Talentti is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Talentti is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Olszewicz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Olszewicz has escaped and now he's on top!

Talentti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olszewicz is aware though and is defending well.
Olszewicz wants to control from the top but Talentti keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz postures up.
Olszewicz wants to stand but Talentti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Olszewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Talentti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olszewicz throws a strike but Talentti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Olszewicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Talentti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No joy there for Olszewicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talentti tries to counter with a takedown but Olszewicz is quick to defend against it.
Olszewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olszewicz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talentti.
A little jabbing left from Olszewicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olszewicz lands a jab to Talentti's midsection.
Tommi Talentti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olszewicz misses with a body shot.
Talentti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olszewicz misses with a body shot.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Olszewicz as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Olszewicz circles away.
Olszewicz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Talentti with a body shot.
A big right from Olszewicz misses.

Olszewicz gets caught flat footed, as Talentti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Olszewicz is trying to keep Talentti in close.
Talentti trying to control but Olszewicz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentti controlling from the top position.

Talentti drops back, looking for a kneebar! Olszewicz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Olszewicz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Olszewicz!

Olszewicz wants to control but Talentti is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Olszewicz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Talentti is not content to let Olszewicz control the position.
Olszewicz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Talentti wants to control but Olszewicz postures up.
Olszewicz tries to get to his feet but Talentti is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Olszewicz in his guard.
Olszewicz postures up in Talentti's guard and throws a big left but Talentti blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz trying to control but Talentti is working from the bottom.
Olszewicz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Talentti throws his legs up looking for a submission but Olszewicz uses it to pass to side control.
Talentti is trying to improve his position.
Talentti regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Olszewicz misses with a head shot. Talentti uses the momentum to regain guard.

Talentti has his foot on Olszewicz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olszewicz works his way back into a safe position though.
Talentti pulls Olszewicz in to control the position.
Tommi Talentti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olszewicz looking to sit in guard and control but Talentti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Talentti wants to pass the guard but Olszewicz is keeping the position.
Olszewicz keeping moving, preventing Talentti from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Olszewicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommi Talentti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Talentti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olszewicz swinging wildly here.
Olszewicz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Olszewicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Olszewicz misses the shot to the body.
Talentti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olszewicz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Olszewicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Talentti has managed to clinch.

Talentti has clasped his hands together around Olszewicz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

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

Talentti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Olszewicz has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talentti tries for a kimura but Olszewicz is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Olszewicz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Talentti trying to control the action but Olszewicz is working from the bottom.
Olszewicz is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Olszewicz gets back to half guard.
Olszewicz is looking for a sweep. Talentti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Talentti wants to pass the guard but Olszewicz is defending well.
Olszewicz is trying to stand up here but Talentti is controlling him well.

Talentti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Talentti seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Talentti is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Olszewicz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Talentti.
Olszewicz is not content to let Talentti control the position.

Talentti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Talentti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Talentti seems to be looking for submissions.
Talentti is thwarting Olszewicz's attempts to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Talentti shoots in looking for a takedown but Olszewicz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talentti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tommi Talentti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olszewicz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Talentti rather than just go for the knockout.
Olszewicz misses with a body punch

and Talentti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Olszewicz!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Talentti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olszewicz, who protects the arm well.
Kamil Olszewicz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Olszewicz wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Talentti seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Olszewicz is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Tommi Talentti!
A relieved looking Tommi Talentti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.