PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artillerist A Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artillerist A Karlsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olsen
vs
A Karlsson

171 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waylon Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artillerist A Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A Karlsson forces Olsen back against the cage and clinches.
A Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olsen jumps guard but A Karlsson stands there with Olsen around his waist. Olsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Olsen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables A Karlsson to keep the fight standing.
Olsen has A Karlsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. A Karlsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waylon Olsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A Karlsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A Karlsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Olsen drags the fight down to the ground.
A Karlsson wants to stand but Olsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Olsen is controlling A Karlsson's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Karlsson wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen is adopting a defensive guard.
A Karlsson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Weed Nation. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Olsen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
A Karlsson trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A Karlsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Olsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Olsen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Olsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A Karlsson scores with a nice strike.
Artillerist A Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from A Karlsson finds it's way through Olsen's defenses.

Olsen is rocked!

It looks like Waylon Olsen has been cut.

A Karlsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Olsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olsen can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Karlsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Olsen with a big uppercut! Olsen tries to clinch up but A Karlsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Olsen to the mat! Olsen covers up and A Karlsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Artillerist A Karlsson!
After winning the bout, Artillerist A Karlsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.