PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio comes to the cage accompanied by Manic Hispanic. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carpio
vs
Olsen

165 cm
25
146 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

165 cm
25
142 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio throws a sloppy body shot
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Carpio
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Carpio misses with a body kick.
Olsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carpio's hands.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carpio.
Olsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carpio throws a wild body kick that Olsen sees coming a mile off.
Carpio misses with a left hand
and Olsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carpio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen throws a sloppy head kick and Carpio moves out of range easily.
Carpio throws a lazy uppercut
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio tries to clinch up.
Carpio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a nice body shot.
Olsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen throws a combination that misses
and Carpio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carpio doesn't manage to clinch there - Olsen circles away.
Carpio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carpio moves away from the strike by Olsen.
Carpio misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Olsen does no damage.
Dave Carpio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carpio defending well as Olsen loads up on a big left hand.
Carpio throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Carpio misses with a head kick.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Carpio wants to slow Olsen down by chopping away at his legs.
Olsen misses with a hook. Carpio ducked under it nicely.
Carpio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carpio throws a sloppy body shot
and Olsen counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Carpio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carpio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carpio misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carpio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Olsen tries to keep at a distance but Carpio has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Olsen is trying to force a seperation but Carpio has the dominant position.

Olsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carpio throws a lazy uppercut
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio tries a head kick but it misses.
Carpio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Carpio misses with a left hand
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Carpio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carpio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carpio throws out a leg kick but Olsen moves out of range and Carpio only half commits.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Olsen.
Carpio misses with a right hand
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carpio 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 Olsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Olsen rushes Carpio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Olsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Olsen.
Carpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Carpio is just out of range.
Carpio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olsen.
Carpio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carpio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olsen counters with a three punch combo that has Carpio backing up. Carpio nods at Olsen to acknowledge the strikes.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carpio misses with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpio avoids the head kick by Olsen.
Olsen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carpio misses with an uppercut
and Olsen counters with a left to the body.
Olsen lands a jab.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
Carpio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carpio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carpio as he jumps to the side.
Carpio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carpio throws an off balance right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carpio thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio looks to land a right hand but Olsen moved out of range.
Carpio throws a push kick but Olsen slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the body from Olsen misses
and Carpio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carpio misses with a hook to the body
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carpio throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Olsen.
Victor Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Carpio. That snapped Olsen's head back.
Carpio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Olsen blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Carpio misses
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio throws an off balance right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carpio thinking.
Olsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Victor Olsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsen lands a nice shot that snaps Carpio's head back.
Olsen throws a series of punches but Carpio avoids them all with ease.
Carpio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick
and Olsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carpio's knee momentarily.
Carpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carpio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Olsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carpio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carpio was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
Carpio wants to clinch but Olsen slips to the side
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carpio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olsen momentarily.

Olsen clinches up with Carpio and pushes him back against the cage.

Olsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carpio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carpio throws a front kick that sends Olsen stumbling back into the cage.
Carpio tries to clinch up.
Carpio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Carpio misses with a low kick.

Carpio gets tackled into the cage by Olsen. Olsen maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Olsen manages to break the clinch.
Olsen lands a head kick!
Olsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carpio misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Carpio throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olsen walks into a straight right hand from Carpio.

Olsen rushes Carpio and presses him up against the cage.
Carpio looking to throw knees to the head but Olsen is blocking nicely.
Olsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carpio smiles and moves away.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Victor Olsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Carpio there.
Carpio throws a hook to the side of Olsen's head but Olsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olsen misses the jab.
Carpio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carpio tries to land a body kick
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carpio thinking.
Carpio lands a nice shot to the body.
Olsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Olsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carpio moves forwards but Olsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carpio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carpio throws a lazy head kick
and Olsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen works Carpio's body with a nice hook.
Carpio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carpio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carpio throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Carpio.
Carpio swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Olsen.
Carpio lands a body shot.
Olsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Carpio feints and then cracks Olsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olsen down.
Carpio swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen blocks a head kick by Carpio.
Carpio swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Olsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpio.
Olsen throws a nice looking combination but Carpio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carpio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Olsen cracks Carpio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Carpio throws an off balance right hand
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.

Olsen moves into the clinch.
Olsen lands with a right to the head.
Carpio looking to throw knees to the head but Olsen is blocking nicely.

Olsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olsen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No joy there for Olsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carpio throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen blocks a head kick by Carpio.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carpio swings widly with a right hand

and Olsen counters with a single leg into guard. Carpio didn't expect that.
Olsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victor Olsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carpio keeping moving, preventing Olsen from controlling successfully.
Olsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio keeping full guard, as Olsen tries to pass.
Olsen throwing strikes but missing.
Carpio being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Olsen!