PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Olsen (ranked 857 p4p, 1988 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 132 p4p, 294 weight class). Smith has chosen Metronomy - Salted Caramel Ice Cream as his entrance music. John Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olsen
vs
Smith

183 cm
26
185
13 - 8 - 0

182 cm
26
190
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olsen tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Olsen is looking to clinch.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Olsen's belly button to the back.
Olsen is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Olsen connects with a looping right hand.
Smith feints a jab promting Olsen to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Olsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Olsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Olsen.
Olsen lands with a right to the head.
Smith is trying to break free.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olsen tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Olsen back against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Olsen keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Olsen on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Olsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Olsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a hook but Olsen blocks it.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Olsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
A nice leg kick from Olsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Olsen tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Olsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Olsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Olsen lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olsen lands a nice uppercut.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Olsen.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Smith.
A shot to the body from Olsen misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Olsen connects with a high kick.
Smith with a jab.
Olsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olsen.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Olsen in a clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Olsen has him pressed against the cage.
Olsen misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith is looking to clinch but Olsen is avoiding it.
Olsen swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Olsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Olsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olsen scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Olsen.
Olsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Olsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith moves out of range as Olsen strikes.
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!
Olsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harry Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Olsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Olsen has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Olsen.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Olsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Olsen is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olsen manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.

Olsen darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Olsen keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Olsen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen lands with a right to the head.
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry Olsen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Olsen misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Olsen stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith throws a series of punches but Olsen avoids them all with ease.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Olsen digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Olsen clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Olsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.

Olsen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith is trying to push Olsen away but Olsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith prevents a body shot from Olsen.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Olsen is controlling the position.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Olsen misses the target.
Smith slips under a jab from Olsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen is looking to clinch.
Olsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olsen darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith tries to clinch but Olsen is having none of it.
Olsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
John Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olsen scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olsen takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.

Olsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harry Olsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith wants to break free but Olsen has control.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith clobbers Olsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tries to circle away but Olsen has him pinned against the cage.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A shot in the inside from Olsen.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Olsen keeps him there for the moment.
Olsen lands a nice uppercut.
Olsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Olsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olsen looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a jab when Olsen was well out of range.
Olsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Olsen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Olsen closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Olsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Olsen darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Olsen has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith is trying to push Olsen away but Olsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsen moves away.
Olsen sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Olsen is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Olsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Olsen scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Olsen misses.
Olsen tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Olsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Olsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Olsen pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Olsen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Olsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Olsen has managed to clinch.
Olsen tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Olsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olsen prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olsen being controlled against the cage.
Olsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Olsen is controlling him.
Olsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith wants to break free but Olsen has control.
Olsen scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Olsen won't allow it.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Olsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Olsen has double underhooks.
Olsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith tests Olsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Olsen moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith misses with a combination
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Olsen is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws a right hand that Olsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Olsen also avoids with ease.
Olsen looks to clinch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith jabs at Olsen's body.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Olsen is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olsen lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Olsen drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Olsen lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to break free but Olsen pushes him back against the cage.
Olsen lands a shoulder strike.
Smith is trying to push Olsen away but Olsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Olsen.
Olsen tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Olsen has him pressed against the cage.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Nice elbow from Olsen.
Olsen cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Olsen keeps him there for the moment.
Olsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Olsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Olsen pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Harry Olsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Olsen is controlling him.
Smith wants to break free but Olsen has control.
A head punch on the inside from Olsen fails to land.
Olsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Olsen misses with a knee strike.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Olsen has double underhooks.
Olsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Olsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olsen.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Olsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olsen.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Olsen misses.
Smith looks to land a combination but Olsen avoids it well.
Smith connects with the punch.

Olsen forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Olsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olsen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Olsen!
In his post fight interview, Harry Olsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.