PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paris Rozario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Olaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Olaf's choice of entrance music: Equally Destructive. Paris Rozario has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rozario
vs
Olaf

182 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
189 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paris Rozario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Olaf!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozario scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rozario is looking to clinch but Olaf is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rozario looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Olaf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Olaf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rozario wants to hold on but Olaf pushes him away.
Olaf lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Olaf looks gassed!
Rozario is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rozario is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario wants to control but Olaf is having none of it.
Rozario is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rozario throwing hammer fists to the chest of Olaf. What's that going to do exactly?
Olaf connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozario really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rozario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olaf on the ground.
Rozario is working hard here to advance position.
Rozario is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rozario is desperately trying to improve his position but Olaf has a good base and remains in mount.
Olaf landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario working to try and regain half guard.
Olaf raining down shots from the mount!
Rozario is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rozario is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

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.
Rozario keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Olaf misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rozario wants to control but Olaf is having none of it.
Rozario is trying desperately to improve position.
Olaf avoids the attempt from Rozario to control.
Rozario flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Olaf dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rozario plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick from Olaf misses.
Rozario doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olaf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olaf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rozario with a poor takedown

and Olaf counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Olaf.
Rozario thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rozario trying to keep a closed guard but Olaf is proving a slippery customer.

Rozario throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rozario working a defensive guard here.
Olaf is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olaf is controlling him.

Rozario is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rozario keeping moving, preventing Olaf from controlling successfully.
Rozario wants to stand and escape but Olaf is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olaf staying out of range there.
Rozario doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Olaf counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Olaf.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paris Rozario. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozario doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Olaf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rozario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olaf is one step ahead there.
Olaf throwing strikes but missing.
Brad Olaf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rozario looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario looking to control.
Rozario is really struggling to control Olaf but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Olaf won't allow Rozario to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rozario tries to clinch up.
Olaf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Olaf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rozario lands a high kick!
Rozario shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Olaf as he avoids it easily.
Rozario throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rozario shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rozario tries for a takedown but Olaf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Rozario gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozario tries to break the clinch but Olaf is controlling the position.
Olaf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rozario fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rozario is trying to stall.
Olaf gets underhooks to prevent Rozario's takedown attempt.

Rozario gets control of Olaf's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rozario will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Olaf with a nice head shot there.
Rozario wants to sweep here but Olaf controlling him for the moment.

Rozario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olaf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olaf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Olaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Olaf stuffs the takedown attempt from Rozario. Rozario gets slowly back to his feet.
Rozario closes the distance and clinches up with Olaf, looking for a takedown. Rozario pushes Olaf against the cage but Olaf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rozario shoots and misses

so Olaf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paris Rozario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rozario is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rozario wants to get back to his feet but Olaf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Olaf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rozario is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rozario looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olaf prevents Rozario from getting back to his feet.
Rozario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olaf is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rozario tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Olaf counters with a shoot takedown. Rozario fights it but they end up in guard.
Rozario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rozario trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olaf is one step ahead there.
Rozario working a defensive guard here.
Olaf preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rozario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Rozario feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rozario wants to stand but Olaf has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Olaf wants to stand and escape but Rozario is having none of it.
Brad Olaf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olaf wants to sweep here but Rozario controlling him for the moment.
Olaf keeping moving, preventing Rozario from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olaf keeping full guard, as Rozario tries to pass.
Rozario wants to get up but he can't break Olaf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Olaf wants to stand and escape but Rozario is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rozario is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rozario has a takedown stuffed.
Rozario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olaf.
Paris Rozario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rozario misses with a takedown attempt

and Olaf counters with a nice double leg into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Olaf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olaf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Olaf!