PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nic ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ola comes to the cage accompanied by Disorder by Ice T&Slayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

ola
vs
Miike

179 cm
26
141 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

162 cm
21
141 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, nic ola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Miike!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Miike.
ola cracks the inside of Miike's front leg.
ola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miike ducks under a wild hook from ola.
Miike checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
ola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miike.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for ola.
Miike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miike's sensitive parts.
Miike shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ola but ola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
ola misses the shot to the body.
ola lands with a straight right. Miike didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ola throws a leg kick that misses.
nic ola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from ola misses its intended target.
ola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for ola.
ola throws and low kick but Miike moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from ola misses.
ola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Miike looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for ola!
ola is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miike punching from mount but ola doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Miike looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miike unloads with some shots from mount but ola bucks and avoids them well.
ola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miike.
Miike misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
ola really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miike looking to ground and pound but ola is blocking nicely.
Miike tries to control but ola wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ola blocking the ground and pound.
Miike throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Miike lands a big elbow.
ola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miike.
Miike misses with a head shot.
Miike has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miike throwing strikes but ola bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Miike with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ola wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miike stopping the sweep attempt from ola.
Miike lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miike throws a strike but ola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miike keeping moving, preventing ola from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nic ola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

ola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
ola throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
ola misses with a low kick.
Miike swings for the body but ola moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Miike blocks the low kick.
Miike avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by ola. That's going to slow Miike down.
ola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miike doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ola misses with a low kick.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miike checks a leg kick.
ola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from ola misses.
ola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miike's calf.
ola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ola feints and then cracks Miike's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miike down.
ola throws a low kick, looking for Miike's leg but Miike calmly moves out of range.
Miike shoots for a double leg takedown but ola sprawls well. He's pushed Miike's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miike throws a big shot that misses.
Miike is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ola rather than just go for the knockout.
Miike checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
ola lands with a cross.
ola throws a jab but it's blocked by Miike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ola moves away from the strike by Miike.
Miike avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
ola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
nic ola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miike takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
ola is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
ola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miike's calf.
Miike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ola.
Miike checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from ola.
ola throws a leg kick but Miike sees it coming and moves out of range.
ola misses with a head kick.
ola tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miike is able to avoid easily.
ola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miike keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
ola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ola manages to avoid it.
Miike keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miike misses with an uppercut.
ola misses with a low kick.
Miike closes the distance and clinches up with ola, looking for a takedown. Miike pushes ola against the cage but ola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miike's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miike checks a leg kick nicely.
Miike is trying hard to land a takedown here. ola sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
nic ola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Miike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
ola avoids the body shot from Miike.
ola throws out a loose jab but Miike uses good head movement to avoid it.
ola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ola throws a sloppy head kick and Miike moves out of range easily.
Miike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ola tries to clinch but Miike is having none of it.
ola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miike misses with an uppercut.
ola avoids the body shot from Miike.
ola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miike throws out the jab.
ola connects with a crisp jab.
ola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miike's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nic ola dominated that second round.
That's time! ola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

ola misses with a few strikes there.
Miike misses with a body shot.
ola throws a sloppy head kick and Miike moves out of range easily.
Miike checks the leg kick nicely there.
ola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miike takes a step back to recover.
ola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miike. That did some damage!
ola swinging wildly here.
ola tries to score with a low kick but Miike moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miike's calf.
ola avoids the body shot from Miike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ola scores with a hook.
Miike checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miike misses the shot to the body.
ola scores with a leg kick.
ola swinging wildly here.
ola throws a right and a left that Miike avoids nicely.
Miike swings for the body but ola moves out of range.
Miike has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miike there as he acknowledges the shot.
ola throws and low kick but Miike moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by ola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miike looks to score with a jab to the body but ola is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ola doesn't manage to clinch there - Miike circles away.
ola misses with a low kick.
ola cracks the inside of Miike's front leg.
ola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ola tries to land a leg kick but Miike saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Miike checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Miike as he checks the leg kick.
Miike misses with a hook. ola ducked under it nicely.
nic ola is winning the standup battle so far.
ola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ola ducks under a wild hook from Miike.
Miike uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ola.
ola throws a leg kick which misses Miike's front leg but catches the back leg as Miike tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ola tries a head kick but it misses.
Miike throws a predictable looking body shot
and ola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Miike takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miike defending well as ola loads up on a big left hand.
ola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
ola throws a leg kick but Miike sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miike is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
ola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miike looks to score with a jab to the body but ola is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ola.

Miike closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. ola did well to prevent Miike getting side control.

Miike is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ola has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miike is working away from the top position though.
Miike missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miike wants to lay and pray for a moment but ola keeps working.
nic ola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ola won't allow Miike to pass to mount.
Takeshi Miike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miike sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ola defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
nic ola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ola, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nic ola!