PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Olsen (ranked 1339 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 207 p4p, 162 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Olsen
vs
Mormaer

183 cm
29
185
17 - 12 - 0

190 cm
27
193
9 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormaer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mormaer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen misses with a hook.
It seemed like Mormaer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olsen scores with a body shot.
Olsen with a nice calf kick.
Olsen lands a leg kick that knocks Mormaer off balance momentarily.
Mormaer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mormaer's sensitive parts.
Mormaer throws a leg kick but Olsen checks it.

Olsen clinches up with Mormaer and pushes him back against the cage.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Mormaer controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mormaer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mormaer looking to slow down the pace here.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mormaer avoids it.
Olsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mormaer tries to pull guard but Olsen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands an elbow just above Mormaer 's eye.
Olsen landing knees to the body.
Olsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mormaer.
Olsen lands a left hand.
Olsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mormaer avoids the damage to the body.
Olsen missing with knees to the body.
Olsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mormaer's defenses.
Olsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Olsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Mormaer pulls guard.
Olsen wants to stand but Mormaer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Olsen stands and steps away. Mormaer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Olsen misses with an uppercut. Mormaer saw that one coming.
Olsen backing away here, and Mormaer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mormaer slips under a jab from Olsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mormaer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Olsen moves into the clinch.
Olsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Mormaer jumps into guard, dragging Olsen to the mat.
Olsen wanted to stand there but Mormaer had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mormaer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mormaer is trying to keep Olsen in close.
Olsen wanted to stand there but Mormaer had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mormaer misses with a straight left.
Olsen works Mormaer's body with a nice hook.
Olsen is looking to chop away at Mormaer's legs.
Harry Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen digs a good hook to Mormaer's body.
Mormaer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olsen. That's going to slow Mormaer down.

Olsen pushes Mormaer up against the cage in a clinch.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
Olsen lands a nice knee to the body.

Mormaer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mormaer misses with a hook. Olsen ducked under it nicely.
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Olsen.
Mormaer throws out a counter right but Olsen avoids it with no problem.
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!
Mormaer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olsen throws a leg kick but Mormaer moved away.
Mormaer tries a quick counter leg kick but Olsen is wise to it.
Olsen is looking to chop away at Mormaer's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Olsen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Mormaer.
Mormaer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Mormaer moves into the clinch successfully.
Olsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Olsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mormaer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mormaer tries to work over Olsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Mormaer to work.
Olsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mormaer.

Mormaer pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormaer wants to improve his position but instead Olsen has moved into half guard.

Olsen decides to stand up.

Mormaer pushes Olsen up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands a knee to the body.
Olsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mormaer blocks it with crossed arms.
Olsen tries to work over Mormaer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but Mormaer blocks it.
Mormaer managing to block the knees to the body from Olsen.
Olsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mormaer avoiding damage as Olsen throws knees to the body.
Olsen prevents Mormaer from breaking the clinch.
Olsen lands an uppercut.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mormaer avoids it.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mormaer's elbow.
Mormaer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Olsen to keep the fight standing.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harry Olsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Olsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Olsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mormaer blocks it with crossed arms.
Mormaer lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mormaer manages to pull guard.
Olsen tries to stand but Mormaer is controlling from the bottom.

Mormaer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olsen defends well.
Mormaer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Olsen gets to his feet - Mormaer follows without any prompting.
Olsen misses with a right hand
and Mormaer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mormaer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olsen clinches with his opponent.
Mormaer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mormaer avoids it.
Mormaer tries to pull guard but Olsen won't allow it.
Mormaer avoiding damage as Olsen throws knees to the body.
Olsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mormaer can do to turn this around?
Mormaer trying to control the position but instead, Olsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mormaer into the cage.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mormaer avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Mormaer.
Olsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mormaer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mormaer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olsen's face.

It looks like Harry Olsen has been cut.
Mormaer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olsen.
Olsen lands a body punch.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Olsen fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mormaer throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mormaer.
Mormaer lands a right hand.
Olsen looking to throw knees to the head but Mormaer is blocking nicely.
Olsen avoiding damage as Mormaer throws knees to the body.

Mormaer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Mormaer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mormaer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mormaer.
It seemed like Mormaer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mormaer doesn't seem bothered though.
Olsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olsen digs a good hook to Mormaer's body.
Harry Olsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsen connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Olsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Olsen'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!

Olsen misses with a wild body shot.

Olsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Olsen trying to land knees to the body.
Olsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mormaer breaks the clinch.
Olsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mormaer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mormaer walks into a left hand.

Olsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mormaer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mormaer avoiding damage as Olsen throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormaer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olsen misses with a knee strike.
Mormaer fails to pull guard.
Mormaer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mormaer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olsen obliges.
Mormaer avoids a wild elbow strike from Olsen.
Mormaer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Olsen lands an elbow inside.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olsen gets through Mormaer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mormaer.
Olsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mormaer tries to pull guard but Olsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Mormaer drops back down to his feet.
Mormaer jumps guard but Olsen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harry Olsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aonghus Mormaer.
Mormaer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mormaer pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Olsen stands and steps away. Mormaer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aonghus Mormaer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Mormaer.
An attempted straight right counter from Olsen misses the target.
Olsen thuds a left hand into Mormaer's body.
Olsen avoids the head kick by Mormaer.
Olsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mormaer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Olsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mormaer. That did some damage!
Olsen swings for the body but Mormaer moves out of range.
Mormaer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Olsen. That snapped Mormaer's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olsen.
Mormaer moves out of range of the leg kick from Olsen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Olsen.
Mormaer tests Olsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mormaer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olsen. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Mormaer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Olsen throws a front kick aimed at Mormaer's knee but Mormaer avoids it well.
Mormaer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mormaer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mormaer misses with a body shot.
Harry Olsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mormaer thuds a left hand into Olsen's body.

Olsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mormaer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Mormaer pulls Olsen into guard.
Mormaer 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 four minutes gone in the round.

Mormaer is looking for a triangle but Olsen pushes his legs off easily.

Olsen gets to his feet. Mormaer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Olsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Olsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mormaer. That did some damage!
Mormaer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Olsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olsen 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.
Olsen with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mormaer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Olsen throws a combination that misses
and Mormaer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen blocks a leg kick.

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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Olsen!
Harry Olsen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.