PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Leifsson (ranked 42 p4p, 58 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 5 p4p, 8 weight class). Olsen has chosen Liberty by LXST CXNTURY as his entrance music. Leif Leifsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kjetil Olsen's chin.

Leifsson
vs
Olsen

170 cm
33
242
30 - 11 - 0

225 cm
30
275
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leif Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Leifsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Leifsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Leif Leifsson has been cut.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.

Leifsson drives through and clinches with Olsen against the cage.
Olsen is trying to push Leifsson away but Leifsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olsen or not.
Leifsson lands an elbow that stopped Olsen in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
Leifsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leifsson lands a shot to the body.
Leifsson gets through Olsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Leifsson.

Olsen is rocked!

That has opened up Kjetil Olsen's cut even more.
Olsen looks winded!
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Leifsson finish him?
Olsen prevents a body shot from Leifsson.
Olsen seems to have recovered his senses.

Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Leifsson misses with a straight right.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Olsen responds with a good body kick, but Leifsson manages to step out the way in time.
Leif Leifsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leifsson.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leifsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen staying out of range there.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Olsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Leifsson avoids it with no problem.

Leifsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leifsson misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olsen.

Olsen breaks the clinch.
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leifsson.
Olsen thinks about the counter body kick.
Leifsson blocks the body kick.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Olsen is having none of it.
Olsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leifsson scores with a nice right hand.

Leifsson has closed the distance and engaged Olsen in a clinch.
Leifsson lands a right hand.

The cut above Kjetil Olsen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen blocks a body shot from Leifsson.

Olsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leifsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olsen counters with a body kick.
Olsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leifsson tries to clinch up but Olsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Leifsson looks to clinch
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leifsson.
And Olsen responds with a good body kick, but Leifsson manages to step out the way in time.
Leifsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Leifsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Olsen circles away.
Olsen is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Leifsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Leifsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olsen.

Leifsson forces Olsen back against the cage and clinches.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
Leifsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leifsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Olsen.
Leifsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Olsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Olsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen looks for the body kick but Leifsson saw that one coming.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Olsen moves out of range.
Kjetil Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
Kjetil Olsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olsen thinks about the counter body kick.
Olsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Olsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olsen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson misses with a body shot.
Leifsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olsen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Leifsson misses the body punch
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olsen manages to avoid it.

Leifsson forces Olsen back against the cage and clinches.
Leifsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leifsson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Olsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leifsson, as that shot connected.
Leifsson swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
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!
Leifsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leifsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Leifsson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leifsson misses with a jab to the body
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leifsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olsen.
And Olsen responds with a good body kick, but Leifsson manages to step out the way in time.
Leifsson throws a shot from downtown. Olsen moves away and avoids it.
Olsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Leifsson steps away.
Leifsson throws a shot to the body.
Leifsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Leifsson throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leifsson lands a jab to Olsen's midsection.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
Olsen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leifsson blocks it well.

Leifsson darts in and clinches Olsen up against the cage.
Olsen blocks an elbow strike.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Olsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with an elbow over the top.

Olsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson looks to clinch
and Olsen counters with a left to the body.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Leifsson misses.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Leifsson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leifsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsen moves away.
Leifsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leifsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Leifsson throws a hook to the side of Olsen's head but Olsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olsen blocks a jab.
Olsen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leifsson blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Olsen moves away
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leifsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Olsen is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen counters with a body kick.
Leifsson throws a combination that misses

and Olsen counters with a nice right hand that sends Leifsson toppling to the canvas! Leifsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Olsen finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen keeps Leifsson at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Olsen throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Leifsson is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kjetil Olsen!
A relieved looking Kjetil Olsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Leif Leifsson was interviewed post fight and said 'DEFEAT WAS INEVITABLE, ONE WHO CAN’T IMPROVE FROM DEFEAT IS ONE WHO IS NOT WORTHY. THE WARLORD WILL BE BACK!'.