PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Olah (ranked 3473 p4p, 5887 weight class) and Pedro Titto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titto has chosen Pop smoke as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Olah
vs
Titto

200 cm
25
200
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
200
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Olah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Titto !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Olah lands.
Olah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Olah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Olah misses with a hook. Titto ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Titto misses.
A jab from Olah misses.
A little jabbing left from Titto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Titto s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Olah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olah misses the shot to the body.
Olah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titto moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Titto ! But no joy.
Olah misses with a right hand
enabling Titto to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah misses the shot to the body.
Titto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Olah connects with a single shot there.
Olah tries to clinch but Titto moves out of range.
Olah swings widly with a right hand
and Titto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Olah throws an overhand right that lands on Titto 's shoulder, as Titto tries to avoid the shot.
Titto wants to counter with a clinch but Olah pushes him away.
Olah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Olah takes the fight into the clinch.
Olah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Titto 's elbow.
Olah misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Olah.
Titto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Titto prevents a body shot from Olah.
Olah misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Titto .

Titto manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olah.
Titto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Olah with a body shot.
Olah throws a jab when Titto was well out of range.
Titto thinks about the counter body kick.
Romeo Olah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Titto tries for a takedown but Olah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Olah fails with an attempt to clinch.

Olah gets tackled into the cage by Titto . Titto maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olah has a couple of punches blocked by Titto .
Titto wants a takedown but no success here.
Olah misses with a punch to the body.
Olah working aggressively here.

Titto breaks the clinch.
Titto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Olah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Titto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olah throws out the jab.
Olah misses with a body shot.
Olah throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Titto .
Olah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romeo Olah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Titto .
Titto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olah throws a right hand that misses
and Titto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Titto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Olah.
Olah throws a hook to the side of Titto 's head but Titto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Titto steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Olah throws a hook but Titto avoids it easily.
Olah loads up on a big right hand but Titto slips the punch.
Olah connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Olah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Titto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olah.
Olah is looking to clinch.
Olah misses with a hook. Titto ducked under it nicely.
Titto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Olah is looking to clinch but Titto is avoiding it.
Titto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Titto in his tracks.
Romeo Olah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olah moves away.
Titto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Olah tries to clinch but Titto moves away
and Titto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Titto staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Olah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Olah stuns Titto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Titto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olah.
Olah lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olah. Titto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Titto swats away the attempt to clinch by Olah.
Olah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titto misses with a takedown attempt - Olah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Titto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titto can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah doesn't manage to clinch there - Titto circles away.
Titto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Olah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Titto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Olah wants to clinch.
Olah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Titto shoots and misses
letting Olah counter with a right hand.
Olah slips a straight right by Titto .
Olah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olah throws a body punch but Titto moves out of range.

Titto tries to keep at a distance but Olah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olah misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olah misses with a punch on the inside.
Olah misses with a punch to the body.
Olah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olah tries to work over Titto 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Titto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Titto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olah punishes Titto 's body with a nice straight punch.
Olah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olah in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olah jabs Titto right on the nose. Titto blinks but takes it well.
Olah lands a nice hook to Titto 's body. Titto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olah throws a lazy right hand but Titto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titto is trying to counter with his kicks.
Olah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olah swings for the body but Titto moves out of range.
Titto ducks under a wild hook from Olah.
Olah fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Titto .
Olah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Titto takes one on the button.
Titto moves in looking to clinch but Olah pushes him off.
Olah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olah looks to land a right hand but Titto moved out of range.
Titto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Titto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Titto .
Olah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Titto counters by moving into the clinch.
Olah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Titto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olah tries a body shot but Titto blocks it.

Titto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Titto takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Olah. That snapped Titto 's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titto thinks about the counter body kick.
Romeo Olah is winning the standup battle so far.
Olah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Olah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Titto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Olah dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Titto fails with a takedown attempt.
Olah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Titto sprawls and moves away.
Olah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Titto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olah throws a big shot that misses.
Titto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Olah blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olah swats away the attempt to clinch by Titto .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Titto is defended easily by Olah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Titto shoots in looking for a takedown. Olah tries to sprawl out of it but Titto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romeo Olah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Titto .
Titto blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Titto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Olah clobbers Titto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Titto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olah throws a shot from downtown. Titto moves away and avoids it.
Olah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Titto slips a jab from Olah.
Titto slips under a jab from Olah.
A countering left hand to the body from Titto misses.
Olah misses the shot to the body.
Olah lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Olah does it's job there.
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!
Olah misses with a looping right.
Olah tries to clinch there but Titto circles away.
Titto is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olah stuffs the takedown attempt from Titto . Titto gets slowly back to his feet.
Olah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Olah swings for the body but Titto moves out of range.
Titto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Olah wants to clinch up but Titto keeps it at a distance.
Titto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olah wants to clinch up but Titto keeps it at a distance.
Titto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Olah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Titto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Titto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Titto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olah lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olah misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Olah forces Titto back against the cage and clinches.
Olah tries to throw a body punch but Titto avoids it by throwing Olah back against the cage.
Titto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Olah is defending well.

Titto gets control of Olah's arms and successfully pulls guard. Titto will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Titto is looking for a triangle but Olah pushes his legs off easily.

Titto has his foot on Olah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olah works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Titto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olah defends it easily.
Olah wants to stand but Titto is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Olah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Olah!
Pedro Titto was interviewed post fight and said 'Félicitations à mon adversaires,on doit bossé encore et revenir meilleur '.