PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin The Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Olsen
vs
The Bull

190 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Tab Out Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin The Bull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olsen is defended easily by The Bull.
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Bull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The Bull gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Bull can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The Bull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olsen preventing the sweep.

The Bull has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Olsen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Olsen fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Bull closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Bull is looking to take a break and control but Olsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The Bull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Bull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

The Bull is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Olsen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Bull tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Olsen moves into full guard.
Olsen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Olsen seems keen to control The Bull's posture.
Olsen wants to stand but The Bull is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olsen looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olsen working for a triangle but The Bull defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Olsen wants to get back to his feet but The Bull is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Bull wants to stand but Olsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
The Bull looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen has his hands on The Bull's head, controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Olsen is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Bull.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen tries for a takedown but The Bull circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Olsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olsen fails to land the takedown.
Olsen is breathing heavily.
Olsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benjamin The Bull will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Bull leaves Olsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Olsen tries to keep at a distance but The Bull has taken the fight into the clinch.

The Bull has hold of one of Olsen's legs. Olsen is fighting the takedown attempt but The Bull gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Olsen controls The Bull momentarily but The Bull frees himself.
Olsen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The Bull drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Bull jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The Bull avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Bull passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bull lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Olsen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Bull is controlling him well.
The Bull wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olsen keeps working.

The Bull tries for a kimura but Olsen is defending well.

The Bull stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Bull misses with the combination.

The Bull closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Bull working the head with strikes.
The Bull trying to control the action but Olsen is working from the bottom.
The Bull tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Olsen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Olsen taking a bit of punishment here - The Bull scoring with strikes.
Olsen is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Bull stands up.
Olsen fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Bull takes the fight into the clinch.

Olsen pulls guard successfully.
The Bull wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Olsen wants to sweep but no luck.
The Bull has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Olsen is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bull trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Olsen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin The Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Olsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Bull pinned against the cage. The Bull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Bull tries to clinch but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen looks for the body kick but The Bull saw that one coming.
The Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Olsen.
Olsen tries to clinch but The Bull moves out of range.
Olsen is looking to clinch.

The Bull darts in and clinches Olsen up against the cage.
Olsen tries to break the clinch but The Bull is controlling the position.

The Bull pulls Olsen into guard.
Olsen trying to control the position from guard on top but The Bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bull wants to sweep here but Olsen controlling him for the moment.
Olsen wants to stand but The Bull is controlling his posture from full guard.
Olsen won't allow The Bull to sweep him here.
Benjamin The Bull has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Bull is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olsen is controlling him.
Olsen won't allow The Bull to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Bull has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Olsen has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Olsen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Olsen prefers to stall for the moment though.

Olsen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olsen working away.
Olsen trying to control the position but The Bull is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The Bull wants to hold on but Olsen pushes him away.
Olsen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The Bull slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The Bull is trying to stand back up but Olsen is controlling him
The Bull slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Bull wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The Bull has a closed guard, preventing Olsen from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Bull is keeping the position for now.
The Bull pulls Olsen in close to his closed guard and prevents Olsen from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Bull is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin The Bull.
Well The Bull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benjamin The Bull!