PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alec Harvey (ranked 23889 p4p, 24584 weight class) and Jonas Fischer (ranked 509 p4p, 515 weight class). Harvey's entrance music is Lemonade - Yungblud & Denzel Curry. A fine choice. Jonas Fischer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harvey
vs
Fischer

178 cm
19
155
1 - 2 - 0

153 cm
19
138
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Dick Dolla Douchebag

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fischer.
Harvey catches Fischer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Harvey.
Fischer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fischer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Fischer. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fischer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harvey defends it well.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Fischer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harvey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Fischer ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harvey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harvey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fischer's head.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer blocks a jab.
Harvey fails to land with a series of punches.
Alec Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fischer shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alec Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Fischer.
Fischer takes one to the chin there.
Harvey sizes up Fischer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fischer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Fischer is rocked!
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fischer is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fischer doesn't seem phased though.
Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fischer seems to have recovered his senses.
Fischer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey lands with a two punch combination before moving back 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!
Harvey lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Harvey.
Fischer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey throws a right hand that Fischer ducks under and follows up with a left that Fischer also avoids with ease.
Harvey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer takes one to the side of the head.
Fischer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
Fischer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fischer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harvey catches Fischer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fischer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harvey but Harvey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harvey lands a nice shot that snaps Fischer's head back.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Fischer off the cage and back into range.
Harvey stalks Fischer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fischer's face. Fischer staggers backwards, shaken.
A left lands for Harvey.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Fischer moved out of range nicely.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Fischer avoids nicely.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fischer slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.
Harvey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fischer shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense.
Fischer looks winded!
Fischer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing.
As Harvey backs off Fischer throws a huge counter combo but Harvey manages to avoid it all.
Harvey lands with a hook. Fischer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fischer takes one to the chin there.
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!
Harvey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fischer counters with a left and a right that stings Harvey.
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harvey cracks Fischer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fischer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fischer looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.
Harvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fischer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fischer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fischer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fischer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Harvey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harvey lands with an overhand left.
Harvey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fischer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fischer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harvey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fischer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Harvey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fischer.
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fischer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alec Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fischer under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harvey.
Fischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Fischer with that takedown attempt.
As Fischer looks to move away, Harvey throws a big counter combo but Fischer just gets out of the way.
Harvey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fischer backs up against the cage.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick.
Fischer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fischer wants to counter the offense by Harvey and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Harvey misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Fischer avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harvey!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fischer tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Fischer avoids them all with ease.
Harvey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fischer looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.
Harvey misses with a double jab.
Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fischer can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown attempt by Fischer or perhaps it was just good defense by Harvey, which made it look bad.
As Fischer looks to move away, Harvey throws a big counter combo but Fischer just gets out of the way.
Alec Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Fischer.
Harvey lands a head shot.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fischer shoots for a takedown but Harvey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
Fischer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey is fending him off so far but Fischer persists. Nope, Harvey circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey throws a combination. Fischer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Fischer avoids nicely.
Fischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harvey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fischer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.
Alec Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvey jabs Fischer right on the nose. Fischer blinks but takes it well.
Fischer walks into a left hand.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fischer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harvey is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fischer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fischer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danga de danga de dang - Harvey scores with a four punch combination!
Harvey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fischer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Harvey finds it's target.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Fischer avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Fischer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fischer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harvey!
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harvey duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fischer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvey's waist but Harvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fischer off to one side.
Harvey appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Fischer's head.
Harvey misses with a double jab.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Fischer is out of range.
Fischer shoots in looking for a takedown but Harvey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fischer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fischer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fischer needs to keep his hands up - Harvey had a free shot at his head there.
Harvey feints a jab promting Fischer to slip. Harvey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fischer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Harvey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Harvey scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fischer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fischer back to the cage. Harvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fischer darts in looking for a takedown but Harvey gets double underhooks and turns Fischer into the cage.
Fischer shoots in but Harvey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harvey connects with a looping right hand.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Fischer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fischer in his tracks.
Harvey throws a right hand that Fischer ducks under and follows up with a left that Fischer also avoids with ease.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fischer doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvey circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Harvey finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Fischer wants to counter the offense by Harvey and move into the clinch position.
Fischer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvey as he jumps to the side.
Alec Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Fischer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvey's waist but Harvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fischer off to one side.
Fischer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harvey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fischer under the eye.
Fischer walks into a jab.
Harvey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harvey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fischer wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Fischer dives in for a single leg takedown but Harvey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harvey scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Harvey catches Fischer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fischer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey is fending him off so far but Fischer persists. Nope, Harvey circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scores with a three punch combo!
Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fischer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fischer fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fischer shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense.
Fischer slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harvey duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harvey.
Harvey looks to land a combination but Fischer avoids it well.
Harvey misses with the combination.
Harvey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harvey cracks Fischer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fischer.
A leg kick checked by Harvey.
Fischer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fischer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harvey defends it well.
Harvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fischer circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Fischer moves out of range.
Fischer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harvey defends it well.
Fischer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harvey sprawls well. Harvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fischer gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Harvey lands.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fischer backs up against the cage.
Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fischer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fischer shoots in for a double leg but Harvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harvey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jonas Fischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fischer.
Harvey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harvey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Harvey!
After winning the bout, Alec Harvey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.