PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Wang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olszewicz
vs
Wang

164 cm
27
133 lbs
10 - 20 - 0

172 cm
33
131 lbs
8 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Phantom Fightwear

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 10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Olszewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Wang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a right hand that Olszewicz ducks under and follows up with a left that Olszewicz also avoids with ease.
Wang looks to land a body kick but Olszewicz moved away.
Wang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olszewicz is out of range.
Olszewicz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Olszewicz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olszewicz slips a straight right by Wang.
Olszewicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olszewicz throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Wang scores with a one two! Olszewicz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Jan Olszewicz has been cut.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olszewicz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wang avoids it really well and circles away.
Olszewicz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wang pinned against the cage. Wang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Olszewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz misses with an uppercut.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Olszewicz cracks Wang with a good jab.
Wang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wang tries to clinch there but Olszewicz circles away.
Olszewicz looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
Wang unleashes a big counter combination but Olszewicz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Olszewicz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olszewicz checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Wang misses

and Olszewicz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Olszewicz seems to be working for a kimura but Wang defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz 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.
Olszewicz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wang regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Olszewicz.
Wang keeping full guard, as Olszewicz tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olszewicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olszewicz.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Olszewicz from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olszewicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olszewicz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Olszewicz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olszewicz attempts a counter takedown but Wang avoids it well and moves away.
Wang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olszewicz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wang throws a wild body kick that Olszewicz sees coming a mile off.

Olszewicz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olszewicz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olszewicz landing some decent shots from guard.
Olszewicz tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lee Wang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Olszewicz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Olszewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Olszewicz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Olszewicz looking to pass the guard.
Olszewicz wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Olszewicz trying to move into half guard but instead Wang has managed to sweep!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Olszewicz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wang defends well.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is looking to stand up but Olszewicz won't let him.
Olszewicz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.

Olszewicz stops Wang from standing up.
Olszewicz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wang keeping full guard, as Olszewicz tries to pass.
Jan Olszewicz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olszewicz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz working the head and body with strikes.
Wang regains half guard there - taking advantage of Olszewicz's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Olszewicz works his way into side control.
Olszewicz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wang works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Wang has one foot on Olszewicz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jan Olszewicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Olszewicz avoids it.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Wang.
Wang throws a hook but Olszewicz avoids it easily.
Wang misses with a double jab.
Wang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Olszewicz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olszewicz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olszewicz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olszewicz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olszewicz throwing strikes from guard but Wang blocks nicely.
Olszewicz passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Olszewicz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wang, who protects the arm well.
Wang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Olszewicz is controlling him well.
Olszewicz throws a strike aimed at the side of Wang's head but Wang avoids it well.
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 Jan Olszewicz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Olszewicz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wang takes one to the side of the head.
Olszewicz shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Wang throws a head kick but Olszewicz moves out of range.
Wang throws a nice looking combination but Olszewicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olszewicz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang throws a series of punches but Olszewicz avoids them all with ease.
Wang misses with a kick to the body.
Olszewicz tries to counter with a takedown but Wang is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olszewicz shoots for a double leg takedown but Wang sprawls well. He's pushed Olszewicz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Olszewicz shoots in but Wang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Olszewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olszewicz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olszewicz avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wang is fending him off so far but Olszewicz persists. Nope, Wang circles away and we're back to standing.
Olszewicz misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Olszewicz feints and as Wang raises his hands in defense, Olszewicz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Olszewicz lands a couple of elbows.
Olszewicz postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.
Olszewicz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Olszewicz works to advance to full mount. Wang defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wang is trying to stand.
Olszewicz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olszewicz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olszewicz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Olszewicz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Olszewicz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Wang is rocked!
Olszewicz breaks from Wang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wang is still in real trouble! Can Olszewicz finish him?
Olszewicz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Olszewicz lands a big elbow - Wang is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Wang is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jan Olszewicz!
Jan Olszewicz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Lee Wang had this to say: 'I'm very sorry! I'll be back stronger!'.