PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Givens
vs
Ollongren

187 cm
30
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

186 cm
30
204 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens throws a leg kick but Ollongren moved away.
Givens connects with a solid leg kick.
Ollongren shoots in but no luck this time.
Ollongren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Givens moves away.
Ollongren just misses with a punch to the body.
Ollongren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Givens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Givens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ollongren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Givens rushes Ollongren and presses him up against the cage.
Givens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Givens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Givens presses Ollongren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Givens tries to circle away but Ollongren has him pinned against the cage.

Ollongren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Givens just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens misses with a low kick.
Givens misses with a leg kick.
Givens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ollongren was well out of range. Poor timing from Givens.
A head kick misses from Givens.
Givens tries to move into range but Ollongren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raylan Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens throws a head kick but Ollongren moves out of range.
Ollongren throws a hook to the side of Givens's head but Givens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Givens just misses with a punch to the body.
Givens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ollongren moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Givens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens scores with a jab to the body.
Givens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ollongren defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ollongren.
Givens shoots in but Ollongren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raylan Givens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollongren slips under a jab.
Givens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens tries to land a front kick but Ollongren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Givens lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ollongren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ollongren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ollongren shoots in and drives through. Givens sprawls well.
A big left from Ollongren misses.
Ollongren misses with an uppercut
and Givens counters with a head kick.
Givens connects with a body shot.
Ollongren misses with a body punch
and Givens counters with a stiff right hand.
Ollongren takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ollongren tries for a takedown but Givens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Givens tried to score with a low kick but Ollongren checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ollongren.
Givens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ollongren.
Givens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ollongren moves out of range of the body kick.
Ollongren throws a right hand that misses
and Givens counters with a leg kick.
Givens throws a head kick but Ollongren moves out of range.
Givens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ollongren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Givens.
Givens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raylan Givens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ollongren 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.
Ollongren throws a jab but it's blocked by Givens.
Givens throws a leg kick but Ollongren checks it.
Ollongren swings for the body but Givens moves out of range.
Ollongren catches Givens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Givens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ollongren's sensitive parts.

Ollongren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Givens leaning his opponent against the cage.
Givens is looking for a takedown.
Givens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ollongrens head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ollongren is working for takedown but Givens is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ollongren swings wildly with an uppercut but Givens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ollongren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Givens throws a head punch that misses.
Givens prevents Ollongren from breaking the clinch.
Ollongren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ollongren is pushing Givens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ollongren is trying to stall.

Givens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Givens is looking to wear down Ollongren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Givens throws a leg kick but Ollongren moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren ducks under a wild hook from Givens.
A lazy left from Ollongren finds it's target.
Ollongren throws a lazy right hand but Givens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Givens misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ollongren misses the target.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown but Givens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ollongren swinging wildly here.
Givens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Givens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ollongren's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens takes one to the side of the head.
Givens is looking to score with low kicks.
Ollongren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ollongren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Givens closes the distance and clinches up with Ollongren, looking for a takedown. Givens pushes Ollongren against the cage but Ollongren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ollongren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Givens counters with a left to the body.
Ollongren looks to land a left hand but Givens moved out of range nicely.
Ollongren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Givens was well out of range. Poor timing from Ollongren.
Ollongren lunges at Givens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Givens's hand.
Raylan Givens is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Givens instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Givens as Ollongren tries to tie him up.
Givens prevents a body shot from Ollongren.
Givens struggles to land a body shot inside as Ollongren controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Givens.
Givens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ollongren trying to control the position but instead, Givens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ollongren into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Givens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ollongren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raylan Givens will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ollongren avoids the head kick by Givens.
Ollongren lands a slapping body shot.
Givens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Givens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ollongren.
Givens tried to score with a low kick but Ollongren checks it.
Ollongren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ollongren lands a lovely overhand right.
Givens throws a body kick that misses.
Ollongren avoids the body shot from Givens.
Ollongren blocks a head kick by Givens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Givens.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Givens, right into the meat.
Givens misses with a hook to the body
and Ollongren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ollongren enables Givens to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ollongren manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ollongren is controlling Givens's posture.
Ollongren controls Givens momentarily but Givens frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Givens preventing the sweep.

Ollongren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Givens defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens throws a strike but Ollongren rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Ollongren pushes down on Givens's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ollongren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Givens is trying to get back to full guard.
Givens moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Givens keeping moving, preventing Ollongren from controlling successfully.
Raylan Givens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ollongren throwing strikes from guard but Givens blocks nicely.
Fjalar Ollongren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Givens is trying to keep Ollongren in close.
Ollongren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ollongren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren looking to sit in guard and control but Givens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Givens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Ollongren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Givens is aware though and is defending well.

Ollongren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Givens is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ollongren looking for a guillotine here but Givens defends easily.

Ollongren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Givens is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fjalar Ollongren.
I think Givens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raylan Givens!
A very excited looking Raylan Givens 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.