PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Olf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bennett's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman by Metallica. Richard Bennett will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Olf
vs
Bennett

165 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Olf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Olf swivels and escapes.

Olf shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Olf showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bennett trying to control here.
Bennett is refusing to be controlled, as Olf sits in half guard.
Bennett tries to roll over but Olf keeps him under control.
Bennett is pressing down on Olf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Olf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bennett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bennett is trying to control the position but Olf postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olf lands a couple of elbows.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but Olf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.

Olf drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bennett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bennett wants to stand but Olf is controlling the position.
Olf trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett trying to control the position.

Bennett is working an open guard so Olf takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Olf shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olf is out of range.
Donk. Bennett catches Olf right on the button with a cross.

Olf clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Olf.

Olf successfully pulls guard.
Bennett trying to control but Olf is working from the bottom.
Olf throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Olf trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Olf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Olf is breathing heavily.
Olf controls Bennett momentarily but Bennett frees himself.
Bennett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olf keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Bennett scores with a four punch combination!
Bennett has his takedown stuffed
and Olf counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Bennett shoots for a double leg takedown but Olf sprawls well. He's pushed Bennett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack Olf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Bennett.
Bennett misses with a takedown attempt

and Olf counters with a shoot takedown. Bennett fights it but they end up in guard.

Bennett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Olf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennett is keeping the position for now.
Bennett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bennett trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bennett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bennett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Olf stands and steps away. Bennett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from Olf.

Bennett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olf tries to roll over but Bennett keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Olf dominated that 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.

Olf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
Bennett tries for a takedown but Olf circles away easily

and Olf counters by clinching up.

Olf pulls Bennett into guard.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Olf keeps moving.
Bennett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett trying to control but Olf is working from the bottom.

Bennett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett pushes down on Olf's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olf is trying to maintain the position but Bennett is very close to passing his half guard.
Bennett wants to control but Olf is keeping him busy.
Bennett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Bennett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bennett working over Olf with some ground and pound. Olf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bennett works his way into full mount!
Bennett controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bennett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olf is looking to escape.
Bennett controlling the position easily from mount.
Bennett looking to control but Olf is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Olf wants to hold on but Bennett pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olf takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Olf takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Olf is squirming around, avoiding Bennett's attempts to control the action.
Olf tries to hold on but Bennett postures up.
Bennett punching from mount but Olf doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bennett thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bennett unloading with bombs!
Bennett controlling from mount.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Olf is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Olf is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Despite being in the dominant position, Richard Bennett just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bennett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olf counters with a nice body kick.
Bennett with a poor takedown

and Olf counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Olf content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Olf tightens his grip and picks Bennett up, before dumping him to the ground. Bennett manages to land in guard.
Olf looking to pass the guard.
Bennett looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennett trying to strike off his back.
Bennett is controlling Olf's posture.
Olf trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olf trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bennett's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Olf dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a takedown attempt

and Olf counters with a single leg into guard. Bennett didn't expect that.
Jack Olf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Bennett.
Olf postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olf trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett controls Olf momentarily but Olf frees himself.
Olf wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bennett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Olf counters with a straight right hand.

Olf takes the fight into the clinch.
Bennett is trying to drag Olf to the mat but Olf just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olf checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olf shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennett tries to sprawl out of it but Olf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bennett scores a takedown into full mount!
Bennett tries to control but Olf wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett unloads with some shots from mount but Olf bucks and avoids them well.
Bennett avoids the attempt from Olf to control.
Bennett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Olf is desperately trying to improve his position but Bennett has a good base and remains in mount.
Jack Olf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bennett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Olf is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Olf showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Olf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Olf!