PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterben Olympic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McMillan
vs
Olympic

175 cm
21
151 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
152 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McMillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sterben Olympic!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McMillan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olympic was covering up waiting for the punch and McMillan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McMillan cracks Olympic with a solid left hand.
McMillan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olympic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Olympic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMillan.
Olympic is looking to stand up but McMillan isn't so interested in that idea.
McMillan throws a big elbow that misses.
Olympic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McMillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olympic pulls McMillan in close to his closed guard and prevents McMillan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Olympic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olympic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillan lands a couple of digs.
Olympic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McMillan postures up in Olympic's guard and throws a big left but Olympic blocks it.
Olympic wants to sweep here but McMillan controlling him for the moment.
Olympic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMillan.

Olympic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Olympic tries for a takedown but McMillan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Olympic shoots in but no luck this time.
Olympic stuffs the takedown attempt from McMillan. McMillan gets slowly back to his feet.
Olympic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John McMillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sterben Olympic.
McMillan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McMillan wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olympic swats away the attempt to clinch by McMillan.
Olympic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McMillan defends it nicely.
John McMillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olympic looks gassed!
McMillan shoots in but no luck this time.
Olympic throws a sloppy head kick and McMillan moves out of range easily.
No luck for McMillan with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Olympic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McMillan won't allow Olympic to sweep him here.
McMillan lands a couple of elbows.

Olympic is looking for a triangle here but McMillan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympic wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McMillan in side control lands a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olympic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Olympic tries to buck McMillan off but McMillan is having none of it.
Olympic struggling a bit here.
Olympic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Olympic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McMillan working the ground and pound.
Olympic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McMillan working the ground and pound but Olympic is defending the strikes.

McMillan decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McMillan gets the takedown into side control.
Olympic taking a bit of punishment here - McMillan scoring with strikes.
McMillan working the head with strikes.
McMillan landing strikes.
Olympic dodges the ground and pound from McMillan.
McMillan scores with punches from side control.
McMillan lands an elbow.
McMillan scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMillan is putting a hurting on Olympic here, landing some big shots from side control.
McMillan lands a decent elbow from side control.
McMillan is putting a hurting on Olympic here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John McMillan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McMillan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olympic's guard.
Olympic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McMillan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McMillan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McMillan cracks Olympic with a solid left hand.
McMillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olympic wants to stand up but McMillan is controlling him.
McMillan postures up.
McMillan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John McMillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olympic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McMillan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McMillan lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMillan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympic is trying to control but McMillan manages to pass to mount!
McMillan lands a big elbow.
Olympic is trying desperately to improve position.
McMillan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Olympic looks a forlorn figure.
Olympic is bucking up trying to escape but McMillan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Olympic is rocked!
McMillan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Olympic is still in real trouble! Can McMillan finish him?
McMillan lands a big elbow - Olympic is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Olympic is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John McMillan!
John McMillan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.