PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 92 p4p, 214 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 5 p4p, 14 weight class). Oliva has chosen Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ihantala
vs
Oliva

203 cm
36
253
33 - 14 - 0

194 cm
32
273
17 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva with the inside leg kick.
Oliva slips under a jab from Ihantala.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ihantala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliva is looking to chop away at Ihantala's legs.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliva scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliva takes one on the button.
A lazy body kick from Oliva
and Ihantala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oliva throws a body kick that misses
and Ihantala counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ihantala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ihantala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It appears Ihantala was looking to counter with a kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ihantala scores with a shot to the body.
Oliva is looking to slow Ihantala down with leg kicks.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Ihantala sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ihantala misses with a body kick.
Oliva with a nice calf kick.
Tali Ihantala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliva tries to score with a low kick but Ihantala moves his leg out of the way.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
It appears Ihantala was looking to counter with a kick there.
Oliva is looking to score with low kicks.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Ihantala checks it
and Ihantala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ihantala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ihantala throwing a counter right hand but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Ihantala checks it
and Ihantala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Ihantala misses.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ihantala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva tries a low kick but Ihantala avoids it.
Ihantala thinks about countering with a body kick.
Oliva avoids the head kick by Ihantala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva looks to throw a body kick
and Ihantala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Ihantala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ihantala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ihantala misses with a body shot.
Oliva lands a leg kick that knocks Ihantala off balance momentarily.
Oliva with a nice calf kick.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Ihantala.
Oliva throws a solid leg kick but Ihantala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand.
Oliva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oliva. Ihantala shrugs it off though.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Ihantala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ihantala's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Oliva darts in looking for a takedown but Ihantala gets double underhooks and turns Oliva into the cage.
Oliva tries to work over Ihantala's front leg with a kick but Ihantala checks it.
Oliva motions for Ihantala to come forward. Oliva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ihantala has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A leg kick checked by Ihantala.
Oliva connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Ihantala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Ihantala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva tries to clinch
and Ihantala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Oliva misses with a body kick.
Ihantala checks a low kick from Oliva.
A little feinted left hand from Ihantala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
and Ihantala counters with a straight right hand.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oliva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ihantala is out of range.
Crunch! Ihantala slams his shin into Oliva's torso.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tali Ihantala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ihantala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliva throws a front kick aimed at Ihantala's knee but Ihantala avoids it well.
Oliva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ihantala.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Oliva.
Ihantala checks a leg kick nicely.
Ihantala throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliva avoids it.
Oliva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva with a nice calf kick.
Oliva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Ihantala as he checks the leg kick.
Oliva tries a low kick but Ihantala avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ihantala checks it well.
Ihantala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Ihantala.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliva motions for Ihantala to come forward. Oliva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ihantala appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ihantala swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliva.
Ihantala scores with a push kick.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ihantala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Ihantala counters with a body kick that stops Oliva in his tracks momentarily.
Oliva is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oliva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ihantala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliva fakes the leg kick and cracks Ihantala in the body.
Ihantala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ihantala throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Ihantala is looking to clinch but Oliva is avoiding it.
Oliva takes one to the side of the head.
Oliva throws out a leg kick but Ihantala moves out of range and Oliva only half commits.
It looked like Ihantala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ihantala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ihantala misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
Ihantala checks a low kick from Oliva.
Ihantala throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Ihantala checks it.
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Ihantala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Ihantala blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ihantala misses the target.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Oliva throws a low kick but Ihantala moves out of range easily.
Ihantala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ihantala scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliva should have avoided that one.
Oliva throws a low kick, looking for Ihantala's leg but Ihantala calmly moves out of range.
And Ihantala counters with a quick kick to the body but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oliva throws out a leg kick but Ihantala moves out of range and Oliva only half commits.
Ihantala tries to score with a low kick but Oliva moves his leg out of the way.
Oliva wants to slow Ihantala down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Ihantala checks it.
Ihantala throws a wild body kick that Oliva sees coming a mile off.
Oliva tries to work over Ihantala's front leg with a kick but Ihantala checks it.
As Oliva backs away, Ihantala returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Ihantala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ihantala connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oliva scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva slips under a jab from Ihantala.
Ihantala throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
Oliva ducks right into an uppercut from Ihantala.

Oliva pushes Ihantala up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Ihantala controls the action.
Ihantala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ihantala looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tali Ihantala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ihantala.
Ihantala takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ihantala misses with a hook
and Oliva counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliva is looking to chop away at Ihantala's legs.
Oliva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ihantala moves out of range of the leg kick from Oliva.
Oliva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ihantala. That did some damage!
Oliva shoots in and drives through. Ihantala sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ihantala to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliva ducks right into an uppercut from Ihantala.
Tali Ihantala is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva with the inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ihantala.
Oliva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ihantala half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oliva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Ihantala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Ihantala checks it
and Ihantala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ihantala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ihantala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oliva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ihantala's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Ihantala.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ihantala throws out the jab.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliva lands a leg kick that knocks Ihantala off balance momentarily.
Ihantala checks a low kick from Oliva.
Ihantala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliva.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Oliva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ihantala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva thumps Ihantala with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva checks a low kick from Ihantala.
An inside leg kick from Oliva misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ihantala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ihantala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliva moves forwards but Ihantala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
and Ihantala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliva throws a low kick but Ihantala avoids it.
Oliva misses with a leg kick.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Ihantala checks it
and Ihantala counters with a body kick.
Oliva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ihantala blocks a leg kick.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Ihantala checks it
and Oliva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ihantala to the ground. Oliva is now in Ihantala's guard.
Ihantala trying to control the position here.
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!
Oliva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ihantala keeping moving, preventing Oliva from controlling successfully.
Ihantala is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oliva trying to control but Ihantala is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Biscuit Oliva.
I think Ihantala 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tali Ihantala!
Our winner, Tali Ihantala, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.