PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karsten Bach Olesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Markson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bach Olesen
vs
Markson

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karsten Bach Olesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Markson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Markson slips a jab and a cross from Olesen.
Olesen throws a combination that misses
and Markson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markson misses with a wild combination.
Markson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Olesen backs up against the cage.
Markson lands a slapping body shot.
Olesen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Markson counters with an inside leg kick.
Markson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markson stuffs the takedown.
Markson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Markson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Markson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markson lands a two punch combo.
Markson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Markson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olesen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markson throws a right and a left that Olesen avoids nicely.
Markson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olesen in his tracks.
Olesen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Markson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markson scores with a one two! Olesen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Markson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Markson.
Markson tries to clinch up but Olesen circles away and keeps his distance.
John Markson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olesen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Markson counters with a left to the body.
Markson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olesen's head.
Markson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Olesen. Olesen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Markson lands a right hook to the body.
Markson throws a series of punches but Olesen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Markson!
Markson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Markson fails to land with a series of punches.
Markson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olesen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markson.
Olesen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karsten Bach Olesen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markson stalks Olesen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Olesen's face. Olesen staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by Markson.
Olesen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson connects with a solid leg kick.
Markson scores with a three punch combo!
Markson throws a combination. Olesen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Markson thuds his shin into the meat of Olesen's side.

Markson darts in and clinches Olesen up against the cage.
Markson working hard to break the clinch.
Olesen prevents Markson from breaking the clinch.

Markson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
John Markson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Markson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markson sizes up Olesen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Markson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Markson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Markson. Olesen shrugs it off though.
Olesen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olesen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Markson.
Markson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Olesen's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markson clobbers Olesen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Markson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Olesen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Markson tries to clinch up but Olesen circles away and keeps his distance.
Markson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Markson throws a combination. Olesen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Olesen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Markson to score with a decent uppercut.
Markson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Markson scores with a spinning back kick!
Olesen circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olesen takes one to the side of the head.
Markson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Markson dominated that round.
That's time! Olesen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Markson stuffs the takedown.
Markson throws a combination. Olesen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Olesen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Markson lands a two punch combo.
Karsten Bach Olesen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Olesen backs up against the cage.
Olesen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Olesen tries to clinch up but Markson circles away and keeps his distance.
Markson blocks a jab.
Olesen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Markson throws a series of punches but Olesen moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olesen throws the left hand but Markson avoids the punch easily.
Markson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olesen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markson scores with a three punch combo!
Markson lands a two punch combo.
Markson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Olesen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Markson throws a body kick that misses.
Markson looks to clinch

and Olesen counters by clinching up.

Markson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olesen.
Markson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Markson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olesen's calf.
Markson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Markson lands a really nice looking cross but Olesen seems unphased.
Olesen wants to clinch
and Markson counters with a nice uppercut.
Markson scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Markson finds it's way through Olesen's defenses.
Markson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olesen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Markson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Markson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Markson throws a one two combo.
Markson cracks Olesen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Markson tries to clinch there but Olesen circles away.
Markson is looking to clinch but Olesen is avoiding it.
Markson scores with the left hand. Olesen knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Markson lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olesen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Markson.
Markson throws a series of strikes that have Olesen backpedaling.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Markson!
A nice inside leg kick there by Markson. That's going to slow Olesen down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Markson, right into the meat.

Markson moves into the clinch.
Olesen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Markson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Markson wants to break free but Olesen has control.
Markson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Markson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Olesen closes the distance and pushes Markson back into the cage.
Olesen tries to circle away but Markson has him pinned against the cage.
Markson is looking to break free of the clinch but Olesen has double underhooks.
Markson is trying to maintain a safe position but Olesen gets an underhook and turns Markson into the cage.
Markson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Markson.
Markson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Markson lands a head kick!
Olesen swats away the attempt to clinch by Markson.
Olesen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Markson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olesen.
John Markson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Markson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olesen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Markson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Markson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Markson.
Markson lands a lovely overhand right.
Markson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olesen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Markson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Markson lands with a nice combination. Olesen backs away looking to recover.
Markson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Markson wants to clinch up but Olesen keeps it at a distance.
Markson doesn't manage to clinch there - Olesen circles away.
Horrible takedown by Olesen or perhaps it was just good defense by Markson which made him look bad.
Markson tries to clinch but Olesen moves out of range.
Markson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Markson misses with a series of wild punches.
Markson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Markson wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markson wants to clinch up but Olesen keeps it at a distance.
Markson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markson avoids the body shot from Olesen.
A head kick misses from Markson.
Markson is looking to clinch but Olesen is avoiding it.
Markson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Olesen checks the leg kick.
Olesen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karsten Bach Olesen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markson. That's going to slow Olesen down.
Markson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Markson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Markson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olesen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Markson to score with a decent uppercut.
Markson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Markson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Markson tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markson misses with a low kick.
Markson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olesen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olesen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Markson.
Markson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Markson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olesen's head backwards.
Jab from Markson.
Markson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olesen circles away quickly and effectively.
Markson stalks Olesen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Olesen's face. Olesen staggers backwards, shaken.
Markson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Markson looks to land a combination. Olesen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Markson has Olesen up against the cage in a clinch.
Markson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson scores with a shoulder strike.
Markson is trying to break free.
Olesen slowing the pace effectively.
Markson tries to break the clinch but Olesen is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Olesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Markson avoids the head kick by Olesen.
Markson throws a one two combo.
Markson darts in trying to clinch

and Olesen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Olesen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Markson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Markson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Olesen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Olesen wants a takedown but no success here.
Markson wants to break free but Olesen has control.
Markson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Olesen has him pressed against the cage.
Markson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olesen backwards.

Olesen pulls Markson into guard.
Markson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olesen's head.
Markson preventing the sweep.
Olesen wants to get back to his feet but Markson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markson throwing strikes but missing.
Markson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Markson wants to get up but he can't break Olesen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Markson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Markson 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 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Markson!