PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sugar We Going Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hans Olson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olson
vs
Dos Santos

169 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
130 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Dos Santos !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Olson throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olson scores with a kick to the body.

Olson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Olson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Olson works a leg free and moves into 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!
Olson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olson is pressing down on Dos Santos 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dos Santos is holding on for now.
Olson drops an elbow to the side of Dos Santos 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson throws a strike but Dos Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Olson throws a big elbow that misses.
Olson wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Olson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Olson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dos Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Olson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olson.
Olson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos .
Olson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Olson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Olson trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olson is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos .
Olson is trying is best to control the position here.
Olson wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.

Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Olson has managed to free his arm - good work.

Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos prevents Olson from improving his position.
Olson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos Santos is working away from the top position though.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Olson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Olson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Olson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Olson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Santos is defended easily by Olson.

Olson gets a double leg takedown into Dos Santos 's guard.
Olson throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.
Olson throws a strike but Dos Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dos Santos pushing down on Olson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Olson is defending well.

Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.

Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Olson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos .
Dos Santos prevents Olson from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Olson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Olson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.

Olson is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos .

Olson is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos .
Olson moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Dos Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Olson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Olson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Olson!
Dos Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Olson's best efforts.
Olson is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Olson is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Olson throws a strike but Dos Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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 Hans Olson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Olson scores with a takedown into Dos Santos 's guard.
Olson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Olson throws an elbow that misses. Dos Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olson's guard. Nice move by Dos Santos !

Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Dos Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Olson dives on top into guard.
Olson landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson looking to pass the guard.
Olson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Olson throws an elbow that misses. Dos Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olson's guard. Nice move by Dos Santos !

Dos Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Olson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Olson has escaped and now he's on top!
Olson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Olson lands a couple of digs.
Olson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Dos Santos is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Can Olson finish him?
Olson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Olson with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Olson forces his way into half guard.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Olson lands strikes from half guard.
Olson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dos Santos taking some punishment here, with Olson in his 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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Olson lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Olson seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Olson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Olson is stalling here. Dos Santos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Olson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dos Santos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hans Olson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olson is trying to control Dos Santos 's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Olson has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Olson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Olson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Olson!