PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olsson comes to the cage accompanied by back on my feet again. The key to victory for Timmy Olsson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Olsson
vs
Porter

180 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmy Olsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Porter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsson has a takedown stuffed.

Porter scores with a takedown into Olsson's guard.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Porter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Olsson is looking to regain half guard here but Porter keeps moving and retains side control.
Porter moves into full mount!
Porter tries to control but Olsson wriggling away.

Porter looking to secure an arm triangle but Olsson defends it well.

Porter has control of Olsson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Olsson regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Porter is working for a guillotine from mount but Olsson frees his head quite easily.
Porter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Porter looking for a guillotine from mount but Olsson is having none of it.
Olsson tries to hold on but Porter pushes him away.
Olsson is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter trying to control but Olsson is having none of it.

Porter swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Olsson is now in Porter's guard. A big mistake from Porter there, giving up the dominant position!
Olsson trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.

Porter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Olsson trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Porter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olsson defends it easily.
Olsson preventing the sweep.
Olsson wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.

Porter has his foot on Olsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Porter looks gassed!
Olsson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Porter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Porter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Olsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Porter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Porter working for a triangle but Olsson defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Olsson from controlling successfully.
Porter wants to sweep here but Olsson controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Porter 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.

Olsson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Porter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Olsson's guard.
Porter looking to sit in guard and control but Olsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Olsson from controlling successfully.

Porter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Porter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Olsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Porter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Olsson trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Porter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Olsson has passed into half guard!

Olsson seems to be looking for submissions.
Porter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Olsson wants to pass the guard but Porter is keeping the position.
Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
Olsson looking to pass the guard.

Porter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Porter is looking for a triangle but Olsson pushes his legs off easily.
Olsson wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.

Porter looking for subs off his back but Olsson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Olsson prevents Porter from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Porter actively working from the bottom here.
Olsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Porter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Porter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olsson misses with a wild combination.

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.
Olsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Porter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Olsson swivels and escapes.

Porter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olsson's guard.
Porter slips nicely into half guard.

Porter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Porter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Porter is working for a submission of some sort.

Porter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Porter misses with a takedown attempt

and Olsson counters with a single leg into guard. Porter didn't expect that.
Porter trying to strike off his back.
Olsson won't allow Porter to sweep him here.
Olsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olsson wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.

Porter looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Olsson is defending well. Porter quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Olsson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Porter celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamal Porter!