PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Olaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paris Rozario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olaf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Equally Destructive. Paris Rozario will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Olaf
vs
Rozario

190 cm
20
189 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

182 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Olaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paris Rozario!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Olaf. No joy for Rozario on that attempt.
Olaf looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rozario tries to clinch up but Olaf circles away and keeps his distance.
Olaf tries to land a front kick but Rozario steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Olaf shoots for a double leg takedown but Rozario sprawls well. He's pushed Olaf's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Olaf misses with a two punch combination.
Brad Olaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olaf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rozario swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Rozario as Olaf shoots in.
Rozario fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rozario shoots for a takedown but Olaf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick from Rozario lands but Olaf takes it in his stride.
Rozario tries to clinch there but Olaf circles away.
Rozario is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olaf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brad Olaf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paris Rozario.
Rozario tries to clinch but Olaf is having none of it.
Rozario has his takedown stuffed

so Olaf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rozario is trying to control the position but Olaf postures up.

Rozario looking for a guillotine here but Olaf defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario wants to stand and escape but Olaf is having none of it.
Olaf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rozario is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rozario tries to stand but can't do so whilst Olaf controls his leg.

That's two 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 is pressing down on Olaf's thigh, looking to free his foot. Olaf is holding on for now.
Rozario is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Olaf is not content to let Rozario control the position.
Rozario might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Olaf kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rozario tries for a takedown but Olaf circles away easily

and Olaf holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olaf walks away with a smile on his face. Rozario gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Olaf stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rozario looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rozario moves in looking to clinch but Olaf pushes him off.

Rozario closes the distance and clinches.
Rozario is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olaf is keeping busy.
Rozario looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rozario tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olaf just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rozario is trying to break the clinch but Olaf has him pressed against the cage.
Rozario misses with the head strike.
Rozario goes for a takedown attempt but Olaf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Olaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Rozario.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rozario fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olaf avoids it really well and circles away.
Rozario has a takedown stuffed.
Rozario fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olaf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch! Rozario slams his shin into Olaf's torso.
Rozario misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rozario scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Olaf dominated that 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.

Rozario has a takedown stuffed.
Rozario shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rozario fails with the takedown.
Brad Olaf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paris Rozario.
Rozario stuffs the takedown attempt from Olaf. Olaf gets slowly back to his feet.
Olaf dodges the punch combination from Rozario.
Rozario gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Olaf counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rozario's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olaf tries to stand but Rozario is controlling from the bottom.
Rozario doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rozario is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rozario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olaf.
Rozario keeping moving, preventing Olaf from controlling successfully.
Rozario wants to stand but Olaf is controlling the position.
Rozario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olaf is one step ahead there.
Olaf trying to control but Rozario is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rozario has a takedown stuffed.
Rozario shoots in but Olaf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Olaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rozario.
Rozario throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Olaf's waist but Olaf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rozario off to one side.
Rozario misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Olaf misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario thows a body shot but no joy.
Rozario shoots in for a double leg but Olaf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rozario misses with a takedown attempt - Olaf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Olaf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rozario thumps Olaf with a low kick.
Rozario lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rozario looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rozario tries to clinch there but Olaf circles away.
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.

Olaf has Rozario up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozario tries for a takedown. No joy.

Olaf jumps guard.
Rozario trying to control but Olaf is working from the bottom.
Olaf striking off his back but it's not causing Rozario any problems.
Olaf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rozario is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rozario shoots in for a double leg but Olaf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Rozario fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olaf, pushing him back against the cage.
Rozario tries to pull guard but Olaf won't allow it.
Olaf can't break the clinch.
Olaf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rozario fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brad Olaf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paris Rozario.
Olaf is pressed up against the cage. Rozario has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Olaf down to the mat. Olaf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Olaf tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozario shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olaf defends it nicely.
Rozario misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olaf moves away from the strike by Rozario.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario shoots in and drives through. Olaf sprawls well.

Rozario pushes Olaf up against the cage in a clinch.
Rozario wants to stall.
Rozario can't break the clinch.
Olaf working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rozario's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rozario misses with the head strike.
Olaf blocks a body shot from Rozario.
Rozario has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Olaf is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Olaf.

Olaf lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Olaf working the head and body with strikes.
Olaf lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olaf decides to return to a standing position.
Brad Olaf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olaf wants to clinch
and Rozario counters with a thumping low kick.
Rozario misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rozario shoots in and drives through. Olaf sprawls well.
Rozario slips a jab and a cross from Olaf.
Rozario changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olaf tries to avoid it but Rozario manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olaf to the ground. Olaf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Olaf tries to clinch up.
Olaf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rozario.
Rozario shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Olaf counters with a single leg into guard. Rozario didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olaf decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rozario is looking to clinch but Olaf is avoiding it.
Rozario tries to clinch up but Olaf circles away and keeps his distance.
Rozario shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Olaf sprawls well. Olaf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rozario gets slowly back to his feet.

Olaf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brad Olaf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rozario wants to control but Olaf postures up.
Rozario is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Rozario's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Olaf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rozario has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olaf slows the pace down.
Rozario tries to improve position but can't.
Rozario wants to control but Olaf postures up.
Rozario tries to improve position but can't.
Paris Rozario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rozario is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Olaf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Olaf 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

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