PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Tummins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tummins
vs
Olson

184 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Vengeance Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Tummins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Olson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson shoots in but no luck this time.
Tummins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olson is fending him off so far but Tummins persists. Nope, Olson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tummins tries to clinch up.

Tummins darts in and clinches Olson up against the cage.
Olson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Tummins manages to pull guard.
Olson preventing the sweep.
Tummins throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tummins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olson lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olson wants to pass the guard but Tummins is keeping the position.

Tummins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Tummins working for submissions but it's allowed Olson to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Olson winds up and cracks Tummins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olson 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.
Olson lands strikes from half guard.
Olson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tummins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Olson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tummins is trying to control but can't.
Tummins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tummins tries to get out of the position.
Tummins has hold of Olson's hands but Olson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tummins is breathing heavily.
Olson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Olson winds up and cracks Tummins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tummins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Olson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson 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.
Olson lands with a punch from half guard.
Olson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Olson working Tummins over with strikes.
Tummins is trying to get back to full guard.
Olson controlling the action here.
Olson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tummins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Olson lands a nice short elbow.
Olson controlling the action here.
Tummins wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson 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.
Olson lands with a punch from half guard.
Tummins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Olson controlling the action here.
I looks like Olson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Olson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tummins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tummins wants it to stay on the feet.

Olson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Olson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tummins is looking to stand up but Olson isn't so interested in that idea.
Olson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Olson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olson landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson passes Tummins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Olson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Olson 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.
Olson slips a nice elbow through Tummins's hands, connecting with Tummins's forehead.
Olson 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.
Tummins wants to improve his position but Olson is controlling well.
Olson controlling the action here.
Tummins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olson on the ground.
Olson working Tummins over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tummins is looking to control Olson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tummins avoid being mounted?
Olson 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.
Olson is nestled in close to Tummins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Olson winds up and cracks Tummins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olson trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummins has hold of Olson's hands but Olson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Olson controlling the pace.
Olson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Olson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hank Olson.

Olson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Olson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Olson landing strikes from the mount.
Olson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Olson landing strikes from the mount.
Olson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olson lands a heavy elbow.
Tummins is looking to improve his position but Olson isn't that keen on the idea.
Tummins taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Olson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tummins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Olson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Olson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tummins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Olson with shots to the head and body - Tummins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tummins can't escape the position.
Olson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olson working the ground and pound effectively.
Olson scoring with strikes but Tummins is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Olson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson with a couple of short strikes.
Olson with good strikes from the mount here!
Olson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tummins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Olson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Olson with a couple of short strikes.
Olson lands a nice shot to the head.
Olson landing strikes from the mount.
Hank Olson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tummins hang on?

Tummins is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tummins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Olson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olson avoids the attempt from Tummins to control.
Olson with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Olson.
Olson controlling his opponent.
Olson working Tummins over with strikes here.
Olson lands a nice shot to the head.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Olson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Olson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tummins to see if he's OK.
Olson is putting a hurting on Tummins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Olson landing a few strikes.
Tummins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Olson gets to mount! Tummins was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Olson cracks Tummins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson lands a big elbow.
Olson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Olson dominating with strikes here.
Olson landing shots from mount.
Olson working the ground and pound effectively.
Tummins is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Olson.
Alex Tummins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hank Olson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Olson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Olson!