PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arni Olofson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brizuela
vs
Olofson

199 cm
24
315 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

225 cm
29
300 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Olofson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela throws a big shot that misses.
Olofson throws a looping overhand right but Brizuela ducks down to avoid it.
Brizuela missing with a left hand there. Olofson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olofson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brizuela misses with a straight right.
Olofson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brizuela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Arni Olofson has been cut.
Brizuela lands with a hook. Olofson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arni Olofson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brizuela was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.
Olofson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Olofson scores with a hook.
Olofson misses the shot to the body.
Olofson slips a straight right by Brizuela.
Olofson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brizuela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Brizuela forces Olofson back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olofson.
Olofson wants to stall.
Brizuela tries to land a knee to the head but Olofson blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brizuela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brizuela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brizuela trying to land knees to the body.
Olofson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Olofson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brizuela lands a right hand.
Olofson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brizuela.
Brizuela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Olofson is trying to stall.
Brizuela misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela working aggressively here.
Olofson is looking to control Brizuela's arms but Brizuela gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olofson has his back to the cage.
Olofson gets through Brizuela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brizuela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brizuela pushes Olofson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Arni Olofson's cut even more.
Brizuela throws a punch but it's blocked by Olofson.
Olofson is looking to break free of the clinch but Brizuela has double underhooks.
Brizuela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olofson's efforts to push away.
Brizuela misses with some punches.
Olofson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofson has had enough of the clinch but Brizuela keeps him there for the moment.
Brizuela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olofson is trying to stall.

Brizuela breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olofson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brizuela fails with an attempt to clinch.

Brizuela instigates a clinch.
Olofson managing to block the knees to the body from Brizuela.
Brizuela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olofson backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brizuela as Olofson tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Brizuela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arni Olofson's cut.
That's time! Brizuela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Olofson throws a head kick but Brizuela moves out of range.
Brizuela ducks under a wild hook from Olofson.
Brizuela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olofson misses with a hook to the body
and Brizuela counters with a straight right hand.

The cut above Arni Olofson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brizuela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olofson throws a hook to the side of Brizuela's head but Brizuela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Olofson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brizuela throws out the jab.
Brizuela throws a hook but Olofson avoids it easily.
Brizuela is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brizuela ducks right into an uppercut from Olofson.
Brizuela connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Brizuela throws out a loose jab but Olofson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Brizuela misses.

Brizuela has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olofson has Brizuela pushed against the cage.
Olofson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela lands a nice uppercut.
Olofson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brizuela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brizuela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olofson blocks it with crossed arms.
Brizuela lands an elbow inside that Olofson shrugs off.
Brizuela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olofson blocks it with crossed arms.
Brizuela looking to throw knees to the head but Olofson is blocking nicely.

Brizuela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olofson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brizuela throws a shot from downtown. Olofson moves away and avoids it.

Brizuela gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brizuela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Arni Olofson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arni Olofson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Francis Brizuela!
After winning the bout, Francis Brizuela thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.