PBP Commentary

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

Axelsson
vs
Olevaro

169 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yahaya Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximo Olevaro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olevaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axelsson shoots in and drives through. Olevaro sprawls well.

Axelsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Olevaro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Axelsson won't allow Olevaro to sweep him here.
Olevaro wants to stand but Axelsson is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axelsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Olevaro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Axelsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Olevaro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Axelsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Olevaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olevaro lands with a nice body punch.
Olevaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Olevaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Axelsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Olevaro tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Axelsson manages to move to mount!
Axelsson scoring with strikes but Olevaro is staying in there.
Axelsson landing shots from mount.
Axelsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Axelsson unloading with bombs!
Axelsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Olevaro is rocked!
Olevaro is in a horrible position here. Axelsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Olevaro is still in real trouble! Can Axelsson finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Axelsson! Olevaro is hurt baaadly! Axelsson is firing away with more strikes - Olevaro is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yahaya Axelsson!