PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Oliver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Child
vs
Oliver

171 cm
28
145 lbs
3 - 6 - 1

173 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mad Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Child rushes Oliver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliver is trying to break the clinch but Child is controlling him.

Child breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Child lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliver circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Child does no damage.
Child blocks a head kick by Oliver.
Child jabs at Oliver's body.
Child throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Child misses with the combination.
Oliver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Child lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliver connects with a body shot that sends Child's belly button to the back.
Child will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Child misses with a few strikes there.
Child misses with a few strikes there.
Child stalks Oliver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliver's face. Oliver staggers backwards, shaken.
Child uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliver.
Child swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliver.
Child checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Child wants to clinch
and Oliver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Child thinking.
Child scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliver keeps the fight on the outside.
Child swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Child is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Child.

It looks like Greg Oliver has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Child instigates a clinch.
Child gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oliver.

Child breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mad Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child misses with a wild combination.
Oliver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Child throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliver throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.
Child throws a one two combo.
Child is working the combinations to good effect here.
Child misses with a two punch combination.
Oliver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Child.
A jab from Child finds it's way through Oliver's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child throws a big shot that misses.
Child avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Oliver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Child misses with a few strikes there.
Oliver lands with an overhand left.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Child.
Child tries to clinch but Oliver moves out of range.
Child throws a nice looking combination but Oliver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliver tries to score with a low kick but Child moves his leg out of the way.
Oliver throws a head kick but Child moves out of range.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Child dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Oliver's cut.
That's time! Child's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Child falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliver counters with a slapping leg kick.
Child moves in looking to clinch but Oliver pushes him off.
Oliver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliver throws a body kick that misses.
Oliver slips under a jab.
Mad Child is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Child.

Child takes the fight into the clinch.

Oliver gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Oliver.
Oliver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child is trying to control but can't.
Child avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliver.
Child on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliver connects with a nice short shot to Child's temple.
Oliver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliver wants to take a breather but Child is having none of it.

Child is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliver.
Oliver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oliver moves nicely into side control.
Oliver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Child is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Oliver asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver looks up at the clock and then as Child takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Oliver smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oliver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Child keeps working.
Oliver lands a decent elbow from side control.
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!
Oliver creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oliver lands some shots froms side control.

Oliver is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Child is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliver trying to control the action but Child is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Oliver moves into full mount!
Oliver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Child looks a forlorn figure.
Child is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliver unloading with bombs!
Child tries to lock up and control but Oliver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Child is in a horrible position here. Oliver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Oliver wants to finish this one by submission but Child is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Oliver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Child is working to get back to half guard.
Oliver lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Child is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Child that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oliver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Child is in a horrible position here. Oliver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oliver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Child lands with a shot to the body.
Child swinging wildly here.
Child misses with a double jab

and Oliver counters by moving into the clinch.

Child breaks from the clinch.
Child throws a combination. Oliver tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oliver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliver missing with a left hand there. Child was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Child sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Child.
Oliver has a takedown stuffed.
Child throws out a powerful jab.
Oliver throws an overhand right that lands on Child's shoulder, as Child tries to avoid the shot.
Child lunges at Oliver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oliver's hand.
Child throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Oliver misses with a hook.
Child scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Child.
Child ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Child moves out of range as Oliver throws a body kick.
Child closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oliver counters with a big head kick but Child shrugs it off.
Child is looking to land body kicks.
Child throws a right and a left that both miss.
Child looks for the body kick but Oliver saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Child tries to avoid it but Oliver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Child to the ground. Child escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Child tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliver throws a lazy uppercut
and Child counters with a one-two to the body.
Oliver throws a hook but Child blocks it.
Child defending well as Oliver loads up on a big left hand.
Oliver tries to clinch up.
Oliver throws a wild body kick that Child sees coming a mile off.
Oliver throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.
Child just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Child does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child throws a front kick aimed at Oliver's knee but Oliver avoids it well.
Oliver dodges the punch combination from Child.
Oliver is looking to land body kicks.
Child blocks a jab.
Child misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliver. Child does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Child throws out the jab.
Child tries to bum rush Oliver with a series of wild strikes but Oliver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Child showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Child has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Child!