PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafaelo Gracie (ranked 5884 p4p, 3551 weight class) and Hugo Olsen (ranked 590 p4p, 413 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gracie
vs
Olsen

175 cm
28
165
6 - 5 - 0

178 cm
27
165
9 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafaelo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Olsen digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Olsen slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Olsen.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws the left hand but Olsen avoids the punch easily.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Olsen's defenses.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie misses with a hook
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Olsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie slips a straight right by Olsen.
Gracie tries to move into range but Olsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Olsen avoids it well and moves away.
Olsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie clobbers Olsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen staying out of range there.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Olsen looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.

Gracie drives through and clinches with Olsen against the cage.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olsen.
Olsen tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie jumps guard but Olsen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafaelo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olsen tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen working aggressively here.

Gracie pulls Olsen into guard.
Olsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie looking to control.
Olsen content to stall in guard here.
Olsen is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie has his foot on Olsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Olsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie working for a triangle but Olsen defends it easily.
Gracie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Gracie 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 is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Olsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Olsen avoids it well.
A nice side step and Olsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Olsen.
Gracie tries to clinch but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsen misses the target.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Olsen connects with a crisp jab.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Olsen is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.

Olsen is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Olsen is working away.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olsen moves into full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie stops Olsen from standing up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Olsen wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Olsen wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Gracie stops Olsen from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Olsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Olsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Olsen leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafaelo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Olsen slips the punch.
Olsen throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Olsen throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Olsen throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olsen moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Olsen dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsen misses the target.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Olsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Olsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Olsen throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Olsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a body shot
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Olsen cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Olsen defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Olsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Olsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Olsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Olsen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafaelo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Olsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Olsen scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie slips under a jab from Olsen.
Hugo Olsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a left hand
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie moves to clinch but Olsen breaks away
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie slips under a jab from Olsen.
A slow jab from Olsen misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Olsen misses

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Olsen is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen 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.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olsen is keeping the position for now.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Olsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.

Rafaelo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Olsen's guard.

Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Olsen is retaining full guard.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie is pushing down on Olsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Olsen is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie is keen to just control but Olsen is a slippery customer.
Olsen wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Rafaelo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olsen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Olsen!