PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 181 p4p, 39 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 29 p4p, 8 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Olsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Olsen
vs
Haggar

225 cm
34
275
37 - 20 - 0

202 cm
39
266
46 - 27 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar moves into range and connects with a jab.

Haggar shoots in and bounces Olsen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Olsen blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Olsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olsen keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Olsen is pulling down on Haggar's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olsen is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.

Olsen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haggar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Olsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haggar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Olsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haggar to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Olsen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Olsen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Haggar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Olsen pulls Haggar in close to his closed guard and prevents Haggar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Haggar works over Olsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar won't allow Olsen to sweep him here.
Olsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haggar manages to get himself to full guard.

Haggar trying to strike off his back.
Olsen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Olsen trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olsen manages to get himself to full guard.

Haggar cracks Olsen with a solid left hand.
Haggar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Olsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Haggar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym.
Haggar in side control, throwing shots but Olsen defends.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Olsen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
Olsen is hanging on to Haggar's back as he tries to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen controlling from the back.
Haggar rolls, trying to escape but Olsen keeps control of the position.
Haggar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Olsen's guard. Nice work there by Haggar.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olsen controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar stands up over Olsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olsen's head.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Olsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Olsen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olsen's guard.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet.
Olsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Olsen trying to control the position here.
Olsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haggar on the ground.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar distracts Olsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Olsen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olsen tries to get out of the position.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Olsen's brow.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Olsen is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Olsen has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar won't allow Olsen to sweep him here.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Olsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar is working Olsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Olsen pulls Haggar in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen looking to control.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Olsen.
Olsen has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.

Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar cracks Olsen with a solid left hand.
Haggar is working Olsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Olsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haggar trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Olsen is rocked!
Olsen controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Olsen has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Olsen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar stands up over Olsen, holding on to his feet. Haggar throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Olsen is out cold! Haggar lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
The defeated Kjetil Olsen had this to say: 'Owie!'.