PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Nick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ole Nick enters the cage!

Olsen
vs
Nick

170 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ole Nick!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Olsen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Olsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olsen landing with the ground and pound.
Nick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Olsen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nick is looking to clinch but Olsen is avoiding it.
Olsen misses with a few strikes there.

Olsen closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olsen misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Olsen - that landed with a thud.
Nick looks gassed!

Olsen jumps guard.
Nick wanted to stand there but Olsen had control of the position.
Olsen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Olsen 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.

Nick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Olsen is proving hard to escape from.
Olsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Olsen working for a triangle but Nick defends it easily.
Olsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nick is one step ahead there.
Nick wants to get up but he can't break Olsen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Olsen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Olsen working for a triangle but Nick defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet.
Olsen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nick wants to stand but Olsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Olsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nick tries to stand but Olsen is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Olsen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Olsen has isolated one of Nick's arms. Nick looking to fight him off but Olsen twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Olsen!