PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Colrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Colrane
vs
Olson

185 cm
30
193 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
198 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Red Hand Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demetrius Colrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Olson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colrane misses with a wild body shot.
Colrane lands a head shot.

It looks like Christian Olson has been cut.
Colrane works the jab nicely.

Colrane moves into the clinch.

Colrane lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Colrane postures up.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colrane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olson wants to get back to his feet but Colrane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colrane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Olson seems keen to control Colrane's posture.
Colrane postures up in Olson's guard and throws a big left but Olson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Colrane scoring with some ground and pound.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colrane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colrane tries to free his leg and advance position but Olson is retaining full guard.
Colrane trying to control but Olson is working from the bottom.
Olson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Colrane is controlling him.
Olson 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson has Colrane pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Olson walks into a stiff left hand from Colrane.
Colrane throws a low kick, looking for Olson's leg but Olson calmly moves out of range.
Colrane misses with a double jab.

A jab-cross combination lands for Colrane and sends Olson crashing to the mat! Colrane follows him down to the mat - Olson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Olson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colrane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Colrane working over Olson with some ground and pound. Olson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Colrane prevents Olson from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colrane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olson's head.
Colrane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Colrane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Colrane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Olson wants to control but Colrane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Colrane trying to control from Olson's half guard. Olson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Olson wants to sweep here but Colrane controlling him for the moment.
Colrane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olson is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colrane advances position into side control!
Olson tries to improve position but can't.
Olson is not content to let Colrane control the position.
Colrane throws an elbow but Olson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Olson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Colrane's best efforts.
Colrane throwing shots but Olson is blocking nicely.
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!
Colrane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Olson is trying to get back to full guard.
Colrane looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Colrane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colrane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colrane controlling the action here.
Colrane is thwarting Olson's attempts to control the position.
Colrane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Colrane is just content to waste time from the top position. Olson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Olson looking for a sweep. Not yet Olson, not yet.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Colrane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colrane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colrane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Olson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colrane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Olson's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Colrane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Olson wants to improve his position but Colrane is controlling well.
Colrane throwing shots but Olson is blocking nicely.
Colrane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Colrane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colrane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olson is looking for a sweep. Colrane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Colrane there.
Olson is looking for a sweep. Colrane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Olson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Colrane.
Olson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Colrane lands with a punch from half guard.

That has opened up Christian Olson's cut even more.
Olson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colrane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olson trying to control here.
Olson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Colrane.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Colrane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colrane slips nicely into half guard.
Olson wants to get back to full guard.
Colrane throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Olson to regain full guard.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olson is trying to keep Colrane in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Colrane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Olson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Colrane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olson.
Colrane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olson manages to avoid it.
Colrane fails with an attempt to clinch.

Colrane gets caught napping as Olson dives in and scores a takedown. Colrane manages to retain guard.

Olson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Colrane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Olson has managed to get both his arms back between Colrane's legs - danger averted.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demetrius Colrane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olson wants to control from the top but Colrane keeps moving.
Olson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Olson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Colrane dives on top into guard.
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!
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colrane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olson is keeping the position for now.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colrane.
Olson looking for a sweep. Not yet Olson, not yet.
Colrane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olson is trying to keep Colrane in close.
Colrane throwing strikes from guard but Olson blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colrane throws a big right hand that misses.
Olson wants to control but Colrane passes easily into half guard.
Colrane is just content to waste time from the top position. Olson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Colrane works over Olson with some ground and pound from guard.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colrane postures up.

Colrane has gone for a leg lock! Olson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Colrane's guard.
Olson chips away with some ground and pound.
Colrane wants to sweep but no luck.
Colrane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olson can do to turn this around?
Colrane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Olson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Colrane is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Colrane has escaped and now he's on top!
Colrane won't allow Olson to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson controls Colrane momentarily but Colrane frees himself.
Colrane connects with a couple of short punches.
Colrane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Olson seems keen to control Colrane's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Colrane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colrane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colrane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Colrane is looking to work some ground and pound but Olson has wrist control.
Colrane cracks Olson with a solid left hand.
Colrane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olson is keeping the position for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Olson trying to control the position.
Colrane slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Colrane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olson working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Colrane advances position into side control!
Olson struggling a bit here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Olson is not content to let Colrane control the position.
Colrane cracks Olson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Colrane throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Colrane throwing strikes but Olson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Colrane struggling a bit here.
Colrane tries to bench press Olson off him but Olson keeps the position.
Colrane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Olson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Colrane wants to control but Olson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Colrane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colrane moves into full guard.
Olson working some strikes from top position.
Colrane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olson throwing strikes but missing.
Olson throwing strikes from guard but Colrane blocks nicely.
Olson trying to control but Colrane is working from the bottom.
Olson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colrane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Colrane looking to control but Olson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Olson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Christian Olson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Colrane raining down shots from the mount!
Olson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Christian Olson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christian Olson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Demetrius Colrane!
As Demetrius Colrane got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you Mr Cropper and EMMA for this shot, can't wait to defend my belt, thank you fans and my camp and let's not.for get my sponser Sydney beast clothing. Thank you to my opponent it was a good fight and I'm the champ now so keep your eye on me and thank you again to EMMA staff what a great or'.