PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Olympus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus Olympus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duncan Harty's chin.

Olympus
vs
Harty

184 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

205 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeus Olympus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan Harty!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olympus circles away quickly and effectively.
Olympus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Olympus is rocked!

It looks like Zeus Olympus has been cut.
Harty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olympus doesn't seem bothered though.
Harty throws a jab but it's blocked by Olympus.
Olympus is looking to clinch.
Olympus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch up.
Harty keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Harty. Beautiful body shot.
Olympus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harty.
Harty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Harty.
Oh Olympus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olympus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty moves out of range.

Harty cracks Olympus with an uppercut from hell and Olympus crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Harty's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympus trying to control the position here.

Harty stands up from Olympus's guard - Harty perhaps looking for a knockout.

Olympus closes the distance and pushes Harty back into the cage.
Olympus seems to have got his legs back now.
Harty has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from Harty.
Harty throws a head punch that misses.
Harty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olympus missing with knees to the body.
Harty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Olympus breaks the clinch.
Olympus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harty.
Olympus wants to clinch up but Harty keeps it at a distance.
Olympus is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olympus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olympus fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harty is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty moves out of range.
Harty tries to bum rush Olympus with a series of wild strikes but Olympus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty is having none of it.
Olympus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harty swats away the attempt to clinch by Olympus.
Olympus wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Harty misses the target.
Olympus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olympus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olympus doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
A nice combination there by Harty.
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olympus doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Harty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olympus defending well as Harty loads up on a big left hand.
Harty swats away the attempt to clinch by Olympus.
Olympus wants to clinch.
Harty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olympus's head.

Olympus closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olympus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harty.

Olympus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch but Harty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olympus wants to clinch up but Harty keeps it at a distance.

Olympus gets a clinch.
Olympus missing with knees to the body.
Olympus trying to land knees to the body.
Olympus takes a shot to the head.
Olympus trying to control the position but instead, Harty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olympus into the cage.
Olympus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harty looks gassed!
Olympus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Olympus breaks the clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch up but Harty circles away and keeps his distance.
Harty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olympus.
Harty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Olympus moves into the clinch successfully.

Olympus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olympus doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Harty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Olympus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Olympus doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty moves out of range.
Zeus Olympus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olympus wants to clinch.
Harty misses with an uppercut.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Olympus doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty is having none of it.

Olympus gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olympus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harty's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olympus.
Olympus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harty is breathing heavily.
Harty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Harty fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olympus obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olympus breaks from the clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch up.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch but Harty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olympus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harty keeps the fight on the outside.
Harty might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty is having none of it.
Olympus is looking to clinch.
Duncan Harty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olympus is looking to clinch.
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olympus doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Olympus doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty is having none of it.
Olympus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olympus is looking to clinch.
Olympus wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olympus is looking to clinch but Harty is avoiding it.
Olympus tries to clinch up but Harty circles away and keeps his distance.
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olympus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olympus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harty keeps the fight on the outside.
Olympus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harty swats away the attempt to clinch by Olympus.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch but Harty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olympus is looking to clinch but Harty is avoiding it.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty moves out of range.

Olympus has managed to clinch.
Olympus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harty is defending well for now.

Olympus breaks the clinch.

Olympus gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Olympus breaks from the clinch.
Olympus wants to clinch.
Olympus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olympus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olympus moves in looking to clinch but Harty pushes him off.
Olympus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Olympus clinches up with Harty and pushes him back against the cage.
Olympus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olympus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harty avoids it.
Olympus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harty avoids it.

Olympus manages to break the clinch.
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch up.
Olympus doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Olympus tries to clinch up but Harty circles away and keeps his distance.
Harty swats away the attempt to clinch by Olympus.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olympus wants to clinch.
Harty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olympus tries to clinch there but Harty circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Olympus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Olympus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Olympus tries to clinch up but Harty circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harty.
Olympus is looking to clinch but Harty is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olympus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olympus wants to clinch up but Harty keeps it at a distance.
Harty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olympus is looking to clinch.
Harty works over Olympus's head and body with a nice combination.
Zeus Olympus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olympus is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Harty.
Harty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olympus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch but Harty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olympus wants to clinch.
Olympus wants to clinch up but Harty keeps it at a distance.
Olympus is looking to clinch.
Harty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olympus tries to clinch up but Harty circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olympus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olympus tries to clinch up but Harty circles away and keeps his distance.
Harty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olympus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Olympus moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Olympus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harty is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harty.
Harty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olympus trying to stall but Harty improves his position.

Olympus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olympus is looking to clinch but Harty is avoiding it.
Harty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Harty coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Olympus.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olympus wants to clinch.
Olympus moves in looking to clinch but Harty pushes him off.
Olympus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olympus moves in looking to clinch but Harty pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.

Olympus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olympus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olympus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Duncan Harty has been cut.

Olympus manages to break the clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty moves out of range.
Olympus wants to clinch up but Harty keeps it at a distance.
Olympus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty moves out of range.
Olympus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch but Harty moves out of range.
Olympus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch there but Harty circles away.
Olympus is looking to clinch but Harty is avoiding it.
Harty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olympus tries to close the distance and clinch but Harty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olympus is looking to clinch but Harty is avoiding it.
Harty swats away the attempt to clinch by Olympus.
Olympus wants to clinch.

Olympus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zeus Olympus has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Olympus manages to break the clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch up but Harty circles away and keeps his distance.
Olympus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olympus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harty keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeus Olympus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Olympus 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Olympus!