PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between big Ol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena has chosen you cant see me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ol
vs
Cena

195 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
255 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, big Ol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ol blocks a low kick nicely.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ol walks into a stiff left hand from Cena.

It looks like big Ol has been cut.
Cena misses with a lunging right hand
and Ol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cena with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cena looks to clinch

and Ol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cena prevents the takedown attempt.
Ol drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cena gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ol has Cena pressed against the cage.

Ol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cena looks to clinch

and Ol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ol blocks an uppercut.

Cena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena throws a lazy uppercut

and Ol counters with a single leg into guard. Cena didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ol won't allow Cena to sweep him here.
Ol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ol throws and elbow that misses. Cena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ol's guard. Nice move by Cena!
Ol is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cena is one step ahead there.
Ol pulls Cena in close to prevent any damage.

Ol pushes Cena off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cena throws a lazy uppercut

and Ol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to break free but Ol has control.
Cena struggles to land a body shot inside as Ol controls his hands.
Ol keeps control of Cena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena tries for a takedown but Ol circles away easily
and Ol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cena takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cena takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ol.
Ol feints a jab promting Cena to slip. Ol then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cena slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Cena forces Ol back against the cage and clinches.

Ol has clasped his hands together around Cena's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cena is trying to buck Ol off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ol lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ol throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cena keeps working.
Ol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cena avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ol.
Ol is working Cena over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ol working the strikes but Cena uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ol.
Cena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cena with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ol misses with a head shot. Cena uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ol.
Ol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ol scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ol chips away with some ground and pound.
Ol slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

big Ol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on big Ol's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ol lands a body shot.

Ol has Cena up against the cage in a clinch.

Ol gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ol throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ol is looking to work some ground and pound but Cena has wrist control.
Ol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ol postures up.
Cena wants to stand and escape but Ol is having none of it.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ol.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Ol throwing strikes from guard but Cena blocks nicely.
Ol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ol distracts Cena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
big Ol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ol wants to pass the guard but Cena is keeping the position.
Ol landing some decent shots from guard.
Ol throws and elbow that misses. Cena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ol's guard. Nice move by Cena!
Ol is pulling down on Cena's head. It's preventing any offense from Cena, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ol is working an open guard so Cena takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cena drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Ol pushes Cena up against the cage in a clinch.
Ol drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cena goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cena throws a lazy uppercut
and Ol counters with a one-two to the body.
Cena misses with a takedown

and Ol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ol works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cena is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ol connects with a couple of short punches.
Cena utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ol throwing strikes from guard but Cena blocks nicely.
Cena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

big Ol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on big Ol's cut.
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!

Cena misses with a combination
and Ol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Ol throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cena tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ol is in Cena's guard.
Ol lands a couple of elbows.
Ol with a nice head shot there.
Ol stops Cena from standing up.
Ol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cena looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ol scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ol trying to control but Cena is working from the bottom.
Ol is in close to Cena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ol postures up in Cena's guard and throws a big left but Cena blocks it.
Ol cracks Cena with a solid left hand.
Ol stands up over Cena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ol throwing strikes but missing.
Cena trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ol landing with the ground and pound.
Ol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ol is pushing down on Cena's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cena is fighting to maintain full guard but Ol has managed to sneak the leg through.

Ol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ol is nestled in close to Cena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ol wants to pass to mount but Cena is defending the position.
Ol throwing shots but Cena is blocking nicely.
Ol looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ol moves into full mount! Cena won't be happy about that!
Cena is working to get back to half guard.
Ol landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ol unloading with bombs!
Ol lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ol lands a nice shot to the head.
Ol dominating with strikes here.
Ol pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cena hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ol pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cena's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ol cracks Cena with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
big Ol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ol controlling from mount.
John Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cena throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ol. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
big Ol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ol, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... big Ol!