PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bman Olot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olot kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Blood. Bman Olot is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Olot
vs
Rhodes

178 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

159 cm
20
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bman Olot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maximus Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rhodes misses.
Olot tries to counter by clinching up but Rhodes breaks away and moves out of range.

Olot closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olot obliges.
Olot lands an elbow inside that Rhodes shrugs off.
Olot with a knee to the head.
Olot has Rhodes pressed against the cage, preventing Rhodes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rhodes tries to land knees in the clinch but Olot avoids the damage to the body.
Rhodes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rhodes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Olot has him pressed against the cage.
Olot blocks a body shot from Rhodes.
Olot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhodes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rhodes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rhodes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rhodes manages to break the clinch.
Rhodes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rhodes throws the kick towards the body but Olot avoids it.
Olot throws a quick counter head kick but Rhodes was just out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rhodes has eaten all the pies!

Olot clinches up with Rhodes and pushes him back against the cage.
Olot pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rhodes is looking to break free of the clinch but Olot has double underhooks.
Rhodes fails to pull guard.
Olot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rhodes's defenses.
Olot managing to block the knees to the body from Rhodes.
Olot misses with the head strike.
Rhodes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bman Olot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Rhodes.
Olot blocks a body shot from Rhodes.
Olot slows down the pace here.
Rhodes is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olot smiles and moves away.
Olot throws a nice inside leg kick.

Olot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rhodes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olot smiles and moves away.

Olot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Olot lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Olot.
Olot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Olot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Olot lands an elbow just above Rhodes 's eye.
Rhodes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rhodes tries to land a knee to the head but Olot blocks with his arms.
Rhodes takes an elbow to the temple.
Olot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Olot avoiding damage.
Rhodes is trying to force a seperation but Olot has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Olot.
Rhodes looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Olot.
Olot taking a breather.
Olot keeps control of Rhodes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rhodes tries to circle away but Olot has him pinned against the cage.
Olot lands a left hand.
Olot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olot has Rhodes pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olot.
Rhodes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rhodes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rhodes's face.
Olot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olot just leaning against Rhodes, taking a breather.
Olot gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bman Olot dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Olot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Olot swings widly with a right hand
and Rhodes counters with a body kick.
A head kick from Olot lands but Rhodes takes it in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rhodes tries to break the clinch but Olot is controlling the position.
Olot tries a body shot but Rhodes blocks it.
Olot lands an elbow that stopped Rhodes in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olot is defending well for now.
Olot avoids a wild elbow strike from Rhodes.
Olot lands a nice elbow.
Rhodes missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rhodes fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Olot just leaning against Rhodes, taking a breather.
Rhodes wants to break free but Olot has control.
Olot stalling the fight.
Olot has Rhodes pushed against the cage.
Olot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rhodes's face.
Rhodes tries to land knees in the clinch but Olot avoids the damage to the body.
Rhodes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olot with a knee to the head.
Rhodes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olot just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Olot scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes prevents a body shot from Olot.
Rhodes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Olot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhodes can do to turn this around?
Rhodes is trying to push Olot away but Olot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Olot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rhodes is trying to stall.
Rhodes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olot.
Rhodes is trying to force a seperation but Olot has the dominant position.
Rhodes is trying to pull guard but Olot has him pressed against the cage.
Bman Olot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Rhodes.
Knees to the body from Olot.
Rhodes is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Olot.
Rhodes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olot is defending well for now.
Olot stalls.
Olot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olot lands an elbow just above Rhodes 's eye.
Rhodes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olot is defending well for now.
Rhodes tries to land knees in the clinch but Olot avoids the damage to the body.
Rhodes can't find room to land a body shot as Olot controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olot.
Rhodes can't get the takedown.
Rhodes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Olot.
Olot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Olot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rhodes's defenses.
Olot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olot cracks Rhodes with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olot lands a damaging elbow.
Olot lands a nice elbow.
Olot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rhodes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olot avoids it.
Rhodes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olot obliges.
Olot stalls.
Olot just leaning against Rhodes, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rhodes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rhodes is trying to force a seperation but Olot has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bman Olot dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Olot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rhodes staying out of range there.

Olot moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Olot to work.
A knee to the head by Olot.
Olot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Olot struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhodes controls his hands.
Rhodes takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhodes's efforts to push away.
Olot lands a damaging elbow.
Olot controlling the action here for a moment.
Rhodes is trying to push Olot away but Olot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olot lands an elbow inside.
Rhodes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olot lands a damaging elbow.
Rhodes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Olot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olot is stalling here.
Olot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olot.
Olot prevents the takedown attempt.
Rhodes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olot walks away with a smile on his face. Rhodes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bman Olot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Rhodes.
Rhodes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Olot moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olot lands a knee to the body.
Rhodes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Olot to keep the fight standing.
Olot controlling the action here for a moment.
Olot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rhodes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rhodes trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olot lands a knee to the body.
Olot slows down the pace here.
Olot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rhodes up against the cage.
Olot has Rhodes pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rhodes blocks a body shot from Olot.
Olot lands an elbow inside.
Olot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olot lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhodes tries to circle away but Olot has him pinned against the cage.
Olot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bman Olot.

Olot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rhodes, pushing him back against the cage.
Rhodes wants to break free but Olot has control.
Rhodes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to land knees in the clinch but Olot avoids the damage to the body.
Rhodes trying to land knees to the body.
Olot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Olot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olot lands a nice elbow.
Olot avoiding damage.
Olot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rhodes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Olot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rhodes is trying to break the clinch but Olot is controlling him.
Olot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rhodes up against the cage.
Rhodes missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bman Olot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Olot 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bman Olot!
A victorious Bman Olot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.