PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Total Domination. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cartwright
vs
Olson

170 cm
28
141 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

170 cm
28
160 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Olson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Olson misses.

Olson feints and as Cartwright raises his hands in defense, Olson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olson defends it easily.

Cartwright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Olson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Olson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Olson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cartwright throws his legs up looking for a submission but Olson uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Olson cracks Cartwright with a big elbow.
The strikes coming from Olson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Olson is trying to get an arm triangle but Cartwright is defending well.
Olson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cartwright is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright dodges the ground and pound from Olson.
Olson trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Cartwright is looking to reverse the position.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright trying to remain calm as Olson controls from the top position.
Cartwright taking a bit of punishment here - Olson scoring with strikes.
Cartwright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.
Olson slips a nice elbow through Cartwright's hands, connecting with Cartwright's forehead.

Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Cartwright is defending against the submission attempts here by Olson.
Cartwright regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright looking to control.

Cartwright working for a triangle but Olson defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Olson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Olson looking to pass the guard.

Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olson defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olson cracks Cartwright with a solid left hand.
Olson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olson is aware though and is defending well.
Olson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Olson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cartwright.
Olson trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Cartwright gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Olson is keen to just control but Cartwright is a slippery customer.

Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.
Olson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cartwright has hold of Olson's hands but Olson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Olson is keen to just control but Cartwright is a slippery customer.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Olson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Cartwright is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olson pulls his head out easily.
Olson drops an elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.

Olson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cartwright defends it well.
Olson is keen to just control but Cartwright is a slippery customer.

Cartwright actively working from the bottom here.

Cartwright is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olson pulls his head out easily.
Olson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Olson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cartwright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Olson winds up and cracks Cartwright with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olson thows a huge punch but Cartwright dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Olson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Olson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but Olson shows good takedown defense.

Cartwright shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cartwright was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cartwright creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Olson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Olson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Olson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cartwright is staying active.
Olson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cartwright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cartwright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Olson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Olson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olson is controlling Cartwright's posture.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Cartwright is pushing down on Olson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Olson is fighting to maintain full guard but Cartwright has managed to sneak the leg through.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cartwright connects with a nice short shot to Olson's temple.
Olson trying to hold on to Cartwright's head to control him but Cartwright postures up.
Andrew Olson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright prevents Olson from improving his position.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are battling for position here. Olson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cartwright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Olson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Olson holds on and takes a little breather.

Cartwright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cartwright has managed to get both his arms back between Olson's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Olson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Olson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cartwright manages to get himself to full guard.

Cartwright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olson wants to pass the guard but Cartwright is keeping the position.
Olson trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Olson is in close to Cartwright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olson chips away with some ground and pound.
Cartwright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Olson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Olson is doing well to control the position and prevent Cartwright from advancing to side control.
Olson is refusing to be controlled, as Cartwright sits in half guard.
Cartwright trying to mount his opponent but Olson defends it.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Olson to regain full guard.
Olson controls Cartwright momentarily but Cartwright frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Cartwright dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cartwright takes the fight into the clinch.
Cartwright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Olson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Olson tries to circle away but Cartwright has him pinned against the cage.

Cartwright has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Olson uses from the top position.
Olson throwing strikes from guard but Cartwright blocks nicely.

Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Olson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olson landing some decent shots from guard.
Cartwright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olson.

Cartwright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Olson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson throws a big right hand that misses.

Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olson landing with the ground and pound.

Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olson defends it easily.
Olson wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Olson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Olson is working Cartwright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Olson postures up and lands a big shot to Cartwright's brow.

Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olson defends well.

Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olson defends it easily.
Olson scoring with punches to the head and body.

Cartwright looking for a guillotine here but Olson defends easily.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson lands a couple of elbows.

Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Olson wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.

Cartwright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olson defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cartwright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cartwright has momentary wrist control but Olson slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olson is aware though and is defending well.
Olson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olson is working Cartwright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Olson chips away with some ground and pound.

Cartwright isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Olson stacks Cartwright on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Olson!
Olson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright is trying to get back to half guard.
Olson working away.
Cartwright tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Olson.
I think Olson 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Olson!
Andrew Olson made sure to mention his sponsor, Notorious Clothing Co. in his post fight interview.