PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leha Olyen (ranked 3179 p4p, 285 weight class) and Earl Ravenberg (ranked 2744 p4p, 252 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Olyen
vs
Ravenberg

172 cm
23
138 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leha Olyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Ravenberg!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Ravenberg.
Olyen dodges the punch combination from Ravenberg.
Ravenberg looks to land a combination but Olyen avoids it well.
Ravenberg moves out of range as Olyen strikes.
A jab from Ravenberg does it's job there.
Ravenberg has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ravenberg misses with a looping right.
Olyen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ravenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Olyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ravenberg.
A big right from Ravenberg misses.
Olyen throws a nice looking combination but Ravenberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ravenberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Olyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ravenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Olyen.
Nice shot by Olyen.
Ravenberg digs a good hook to Olyen's body.

Ravenberg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olyen was covering up waiting for the punch and Ravenberg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Olyen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ravenberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyen pulls Ravenberg in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ravenberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olyen managing to control the position.

Olyen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ravenberg defends it easily.
Olyen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olyen is trying to keep Ravenberg in close.
Ravenberg controlling from the top position.

Ravenberg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olyen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ravenberg has managed to get both his arms back between Olyen's legs - danger averted.
Ravenberg throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ravenberg landing with the ground and pound.
Ravenberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ravenberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Olyen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Olyen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Olyen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ravenberg is looking to take a break and control but Olyen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ravenberg working the ground and pound from side control.
Ravenberg in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg is chipping away with strikes.
Olyen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ravenberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ravenberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Olyen is trying to control Ravenberg's posture but Ravenberg avoids it.
Ravenberg landing strikes.
Ravenberg working the ground and pound.
Olyen tries to bench press Ravenberg off him but Ravenberg keeps the position.
Ravenberg connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Olyen some visible discomfort.
Ravenberg landing strikes.
Ravenberg working the body and head with strikes.
Ravenberg scoring with punches from side control.
Ravenberg is putting a hurting on Olyen here, landing some big shots from side control.

Olyen is rocked!
Ravenberg scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Olyen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ravenberg trying to control the position but Olyen is working away.
Olyen seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg working away.
Ravenberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ravenberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Olyen is trying to get back to half guard.
Ravenberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Olyen to see if he's OK.
Ravenberg scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Olyen is trying to control Ravenberg's posture but Ravenberg avoids it.
Olyen taking a bit of punishment here - Ravenberg scoring with strikes.
Ravenberg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Olyen down.
Ravenberg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ravenberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Ravenberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ravenberg misses with a hook.
Ravenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ravenberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olyen.
Ravenberg loads up on a big right hand but Olyen slips the punch.
Olyen throws a series of strikes that have Ravenberg backpedaling.
Olyen throws a body punch but Ravenberg moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ravenberg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ravenberg.
Ravenberg misses with an uppercut. Olyen saw that one coming.
Olyen misses with an uppercut.
Olyen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Olyen misses its intended target.
Ravenberg ducks under a wild hook from Olyen.
Ravenberg digs a good hook to Olyen's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Ravenberg.
Ravenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ravenberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenberg ducks under a wild hook from Olyen.
Olyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ravenberg.
Ravenberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ravenberg.
Ravenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Ravenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Ravenberg connects with a body shot that sends Olyen's belly button to the back.
Olyen scores with a body shot.
Ravenberg slips under a jab from Olyen.

Ravenberg rushes Olyen and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Olyen.
Ravenberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olyen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olyen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ravenberg.
The referee calls for Olyen to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ravenberg.
Ravenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Ravenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ravenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Olyen backwards.
Olyen stops a takedown attempt from Ravenberg.
Leha Olyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Ravenberg.

Ravenberg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Olyen regains guard.
Ravenberg passes Olyen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ravenberg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ravenberg with shots to the head and body - Olyen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ravenberg dominating with strikes here.
Ravenberg controlling from the full mount.
Ravenberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Olyen's face.
Olyen is squirming around, avoiding Ravenberg's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olyen manages to control the position for a moment.
Olyen wants to hold on but Ravenberg pushes him away.
Olyen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ravenberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Ravenberg avoids the attempt from Olyen to control.
Olyen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ravenberg with shots to the head and body - Olyen looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ravenberg landing strikes from the mount and Olyen is in trouble!
Olyen tries to reverse the position but Ravenberg maintains control.
Ravenberg lands a big elbow.
Ravenberg trying to control but Olyen is having none of it.
Ravenberg raining down shots from the mount!
Ravenberg controlling from the full mount.
Olyen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Ravenberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ravenberg looking to finish Olyen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Olyen!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olyen tries to lock up and control but Ravenberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Ravenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Olyen is aggressively charging in as Ravenberg backs up avoiding any damage. Ravenberg tosses out a jab and Olyen runs right into it face first! Olyen is out cold! Ravenberg dropped down on all fours and is barking in Olyen's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earl Ravenberg!
Earl Ravenberg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.