PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barron has chosen Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ollongren
vs
Barron

186 cm
25
202 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
32
185 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjalar Ollongren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ollongren scores with a decent looking hook.
Ollongren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barron throws a head kick that half lands.
Ollongren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Ollongren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ollongren.

Barron is rocked!

Ollongren closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barron is still in real trouble! Can Ollongren finish him?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ollongren connects with a nice short shot to Barron's temple.
Barron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ollongren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barron seems to have recovered his senses.
Ollongren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ollongren wants to free his trapped foot but Barron is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ollongren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barron defending well though.
Ollongren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren uses his free foot to push down on Barron's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barron.
Barron is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Barron that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barron is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ollongren throws some wild stikes that Barron manages to avoid easily.
Ollongren unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Barron that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ollongren goes for an armbar but Barron turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barron.
Ollongren keeping moving, preventing Barron from controlling successfully.
Barron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ollongren is keeping the position for now.
Barron is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Ollongren is looking for a triangle but Barron pushes his legs off easily.
Barron wants to pass the guard but Ollongren is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barron trying to control but Ollongren is working from the bottom.

Ollongren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barron can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Ollongren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barron controlling from the top position.

Ollongren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barron trying to control but Ollongren is working from the bottom.
Ollongren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barron's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ollongren wants to pass the guard but Barron is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ollongren postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barron is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ollongren, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fjalar Ollongren dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ollongren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barron.
Barron throws a head kick but Ollongren moves out of range.
A combination from Ollongren does no damage.
Ollongren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ollongren misses with a few strikes there.

Barron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barron is working Ollongren over against the cage.

Ollongren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barron.
Ollongren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barron.
A jab from Barron misses.
Ollongren avoids the body shot from Barron.
Ollongren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren looks for a takedown but Barron sprawls well.
Ollongren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ollongren is out of range and Barron settles back down.
Barron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ollongren to counter with a crisp jab.
Ollongren moves out of range of the leg kick from Barron.
Ollongren shoots in but Barron avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjalar Ollongren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Ollongren misses its intended target.
Barron connects with a crisp jab.
Barron misses with an uppercut.
Barron throws a shot from downtown. Ollongren moves away and avoids it.
Barron thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren scores with the left hand. Barron knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Barron misses.
Ollongren slips a jab from Barron.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ollongren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron moves out of range as Ollongren strikes.
Barron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ollongren shoots in but no luck this time.
Barron throws a hook but Ollongren blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Ollongren.
Barron misses with a hook. Ollongren ducked under it nicely.
Ollongren looks to score with a jab to the body but Barron is just out of range.
Ollongren throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ollongren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barron as he avoids it easily.
Barron slaps away a takedown attempt from Ollongren, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ollongren manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Ollongren coming out on top.
Fjalar Ollongren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barron throws the left hand but Ollongren avoids the punch easily.
Ollongren just misses with a punch to the body.
Ollongren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barron.
An inside leg kick from Ollongren misses.
Barron connects with a single shot there.
Barron just misses with a punch to the body.
Ollongren avoids a kick to the body.

Ollongren shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barron is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barron.
Ollongren looking to pass the guard.
Ollongren advances to half guard.
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!
Ollongren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ollongren slips a nice elbow through Barron's hands, connecting with Barron's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barron is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ollongren thows a huge punch but Barron dodges it nicely.
Barron is looking to control Ollongren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barron avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fjalar Ollongren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ollongren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Barron has Ollongren pulled in close to control his posture.
Ollongren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ollongren is one step ahead there.
Barron has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ollongren has passed into side control.
Barron manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ollongren's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ollongren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Barron is defending against the submission attempts here by Ollongren.
Ollongren is nestled in close to Barron, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ollongren throwing shots but Barron is blocking nicely.
Barron is trying to control but can't.
Ollongren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Phillip Barron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron trying to control here.
Ollongren works his way into full mount!
Ollongren lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ollongren landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barron tries to lock up and control but Ollongren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ollongren drops a big elbow. That's hurt Barron! More shots from Ollongren and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fjalar Ollongren!
Fjalar Ollongren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.