PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Gormsson (ranked 94 p4p, 11 weight class) and Melek Taus (ranked 51 p4p, 6 weight class). Gormsson comes to the cage accompanied by Saor - Children of the Mist. Taus has chosen A Cry For Vengeance as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gormsson
vs
Taus

186 cm
32
213 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

197 cm
29
222 lbs
25 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gormsson throws a jab when Taus was well out of range.
Taus walks into a straight right hand from Gormsson.
We've been informed that Taus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Taus throws a sloppy head kick and Gormsson moves out of range easily.
Taus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gormsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gormsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taus's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Gormsson's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taus feints and then cracks Gormsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gormsson down.
Gormsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taus! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taus throws a push kick but Gormsson slaps the foot to one side.
As Taus looks to move away, Gormsson throws a big counter combo but Taus just gets out of the way.
Gormsson with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Gormsson tenderised Taus's leg. Taus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gormsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gormsson.
Good exchange - Gormsson coming out on top.
Nice shot by Gormsson.
Gormsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gormsson throws a shot from downtown. Taus moves away and avoids it.
Gormsson throws a looping overhand right but Taus ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Taus misses the target.
Gormsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gormsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gormsson misses with a kick to the body
and Taus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Harald Gormsson has been cut.
Gormsson misses with a jab to the body
letting Taus counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taus misses with a low kick.
It looked like Gormsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gormsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gormsson backing away here, and Taus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gormsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Taus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gormsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Taus counters with a stiff right hand.
Harald Gormsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gormsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taus feints a counter leg kick.
Gormsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taus was well out of range. Poor timing from Gormsson.
Gormsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taus's head.
Gormsson misses with a straight left.
Gormsson looks to throw a body kick
and Taus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taus connects with a solid leg kick.
Gormsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gormsson really felt that one!
Taus throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson misses with a hook
and Taus counters with a straight right hand.
Gormsson throws a right hand that misses
and Taus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gormsson is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Taus.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taus.
Gormsson takes a swing at Taus's ribcage but misses.
Taus connects with a leg kick. Gormsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gormsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Gormsson.
Taus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gormsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson misses with a right hand
and Taus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taus moves out of range of the leg kick from Gormsson.
Taus throws a low kick, looking for Gormsson's leg but Gormsson calmly moves out of range.
Gormsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taus misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Gormsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taus doesn't seem phased though.
Gormsson delivers a nice body kick.
Gormsson thumps Taus with a low kick.
A big right from Gormsson misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gormsson misses the jab.
Taus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gormsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harald Gormsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
That's time! Gormsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gormsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gormsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gormsson cracks a nice hook into Taus's ribs.
A big left from Taus misses.
Taus defending well as Gormsson loads up on a big left hand.
Harald Gormsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gormsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gormsson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gormsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gormsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gormsson misses with a hook to the body
and Taus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Taus throws a front kick that sends Gormsson stumbling back into the cage.
Gormsson feints and then cracks Taus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taus down.
A big left from Taus misses.
Gormsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Taus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Taus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Gormsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left and a right from Gormsson both land. Nice combination.
Gormsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taus. That did some damage!
Gormsson blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gormsson.
Gormsson swings widly with a right hand
and Taus counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gormsson misses the shot to the body.
Taus looks for the body kick but Gormsson saw that one coming.
Taus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gormsson misses with a hook. Taus ducked under it nicely.
Gormsson throws a lazy right hand but Taus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gormsson misses with a body shot.
Taus ducks under a wild hook from Gormsson.
Gormsson misses with a kick to the body.
Taus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gormsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gormsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taus.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gormsson jabs Taus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taus throws a body punch but Gormsson moves out of range.
Gormsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taus just misses with a punch to the body.
Gormsson works Taus's body with a nice hook.
Taus misses with the body kick
and Gormsson counters with a nice body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gormsson.
Taus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gormsson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taus.
Taus throws a lazy head kick
and Gormsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taus is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gormsson.
Gormsson throws a body punch but Taus moves out of range.
Gormsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gormsson misses with a right hand
and Taus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gormsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gormsson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Taus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gormsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Gormsson tries to land a front kick but Taus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gormsson scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Gormsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gormsson throws a leg kick but Taus checks it.
Taus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gormsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taus can do to turn this around?
Gormsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taus.
Gormsson takes one to the chin there.
Gormsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Taus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gormsson lands with a nice body punch.
Gormsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Taus throws a hook but Gormsson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson checks a low kick from Taus.
Gormsson throws a push kick but Taus slaps the foot to one side.
Taus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taus ducks under a wild hook from Gormsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gormsson.
Gormsson misses the body punch
and Taus counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy body kick from Gormsson
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Taus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taus is looking to clinch.
Taus avoids the head kick by Gormsson.
Gormsson looks to land a body kick but Taus moved away.
Taus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gormsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taus counters with a nice uppercut.
Gormsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gormsson at a distance.
Melek Taus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Taus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gormsson throws an overhand right that lands on Taus's shoulder, as Taus tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Gormsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gormsson checks it well.
Taus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gormsson.
Gormsson misses with a looping left.
Taus cracks Gormsson with an open hand slap.
Gormsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Taus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gormsson sprawling to the canvas! Gormsson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Taus finish him?!

Gormsson is rocked!
Gormsson slips a straight right by Taus.
Oh Gormsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taus moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gormsson.
Gormsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Taus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gormsson misses with an uppercut. Taus saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Gormsson.
Gormsson cracks a nice hook into Taus's ribs.
Taus throws an off balance right hand
and Gormsson counters with a left to the body.
Gormsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taus's sensitive parts.
Gormsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taus on the side of the head.
Gormsson cracks Taus with an open hand slap.
Gormsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gormsson.
Taus takes a swing at Gormsson's ribcage but misses.
Harald Gormsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taus misses with a right hand
and Gormsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Gormsson avoids the body shot from Taus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Gormsson.
Gormsson moves out of range as Taus throws a body kick.
Gormsson misses with a low kick as Taus jumps back.
A nice side step and Taus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taus tries to move into range but Gormsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gormsson throws a combination that misses
and Taus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gormsson misses the shot to the body.
Gormsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harald Gormsson.
Well Gormsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Gormsson!
A very excited looking Harald Gormsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.