PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Harrisburg (ranked 3812 p4p, 4356 weight class) and Javier Pimba (ranked 467 p4p, 505 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Harrisburg
vs
Pimba

190 cm
24
280
8 - 2 - 0

173 cm
32
227
11 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Harrisburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pimba!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimba throws a combination that misses
and Harrisburg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Pimba.
Harrisburg wants to clinch.
Harrisburg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrisburg scores with the left hand. Pimba knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Pimba misses.
Pimba scores with a jab.
Pimba fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Harrisburg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pimba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrisburg pushes Pimba away with a front kick.
Harrisburg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pimba looks to land a combination but Harrisburg avoids it well.

Harrisburg darts in and clinches Pimba up against the cage.
Harrisburg has Pimba pressed against the cage, preventing Pimba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Harrisburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrisburg cracks Pimba with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrisburg thuds his right hand into Pimba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrisburg lands with a straight right. Pimba didn't see that one coming.
Pimba throws a right and a left that Harrisburg avoids nicely.
Harrisburg is looking to counter punch.
Pimba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pimba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrisburg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrisburg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrisburg misses with an uppercut.
Harrisburg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pimba feints a jab promting Harrisburg to slip. Pimba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harrisburg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrisburg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pimba's hands.

It looks like Javier Pimba has been cut.
Harrisburg scores with the left hand. Pimba knows he should have avoided that one.

Harrisburg has managed to clinch.

Pimba breaks from the clinch.
Harrisburg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Harrisburg rushes Pimba and presses him up against the cage.

Harrisburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrisburg dips to his left and cracks Pimba with an uppercut!
Pimba slips a jab from Harrisburg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrisburg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pimba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harrisburg cracks Pimba with an open hand slap.
Harrisburg throws a series of punches but Pimba moves out of range.
Harrisburg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrisburg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
No joy there for Pimba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrisburg slips a straight right by Pimba.
Harrisburg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harrisburg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pimba moves out of range of the strikes.
Pimba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Brock Harrisburg has been cut.

Harrisburg takes the fight into the clinch.

Harrisburg breaks from the clinch.
Harrisburg jabs Pimba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pimba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pimba slips a straight right by Harrisburg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrisburg works Pimba's body with a nice hook.
Pimba lands with a nice combination. Harrisburg backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Harrisburg finds it's way through Pimba's defenses.
Harrisburg takes a swing at Pimba's ribcage but misses.
Harrisburg cracks Pimba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Harrisburg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrisburg. Pimba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pimba throws a jab when Harrisburg was well out of range.
Pimba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Harrisburg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pimba can't break the clinch.

Harrisburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pimba walks into a jab.
Harrisburg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pimba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pimba lands a slapping body shot.
Pimba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Javier Pimba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrisburg scores with a decent looking hook.
Pimba looks to land a combination. Harrisburg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pimba ducks right into an uppercut from Harrisburg.
Pimba slips a straight right by Harrisburg.
Pimba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrisburg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Harrisburg does no damage.
Pimba drops his hands momentarily and Harrisburg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harrisburg shoots in looking for a takedown. Pimba tries to sprawl out of it but Harrisburg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pimba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrisburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Pimba is just out of range.
Pimba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pimba throws a series of punches but Harrisburg avoids them all with ease.
Pimba looks to land a combination. Harrisburg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Harrisburg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Harrisburg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harrisburg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pimba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrisburg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pimba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pimba is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrisburg looks to throw the jab but Pimba is out of range.
Harrisburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pimba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrisburg.
Pimba unleashes a big counter combination but Harrisburg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harrisburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pimba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrisburg to score with a decent uppercut.
Pimba throws a right and a left that Harrisburg avoids nicely.
Javier Pimba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Pimba misses.
A slow jab from Harrisburg misses its intended target.
Pimba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrisburg at a distance.

Pimba drops Harrisburg with a nice combination! Pimba dives into Harrisburg's guard, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pimba with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrisburg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pimba is controlling him.
Harrisburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pimba is one step ahead there.

Pimba gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harrisburg.
Pimba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrisburg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pimba misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrisburg slips a jab from Pimba.
Pimba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrisburg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pimba 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.
Some wild striking there from Harrisburg.
Pimba throws a series of punches but Harrisburg moves out of range.
Pimba throws a right hand that Harrisburg ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrisburg also avoids with ease.
Harrisburg avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pimba misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrisburg.
Pimba misses with a few strikes there.
Pimba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pimba is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Pimba misses.
Pimba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Harrisburg lands.
Pimba throws the left hand but Harrisburg avoids the punch easily.
Brock Harrisburg is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrisburg with a jab.
Pimba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrisburg.
Pimba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pimba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrisburg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pimba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harrisburg scores with a three punch combo!
Pimba slips a jab and a cross from Harrisburg.
Pimba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrisburg on the side of the head.
Pimba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pimba throws a right and a left that Harrisburg avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimba just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Harrisburg there.
Some wild striking there from Pimba.
Pimba throws a nice looking combination but Harrisburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harrisburg with a hook.
Harrisburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pimba.
Harrisburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Harrisburg moves into the clinch successfully.
Pimba is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrisburg has double underhooks.

Harrisburg manages to break the clinch.
Pimba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg lands with a right hand.
Harrisburg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrisburg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harrisburg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pimba misses with a looping left.
Harrisburg slips a jab and a cross from Pimba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pimba. Those never looked like landing.
Harrisburg takes a swing at Pimba's ribcage but misses.
Harrisburg throws a series of punches but Pimba moves out of range.
Pimba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrisburg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No luck for Harrisburg with that takedown attempt.
Harrisburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That has opened up Javier Pimba's cut even more.
Pimba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrisburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Pimba.
Harrisburg misses with a looping left.
Pimba throws a counter combo.
Pimba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrisburg.
Pimba throws a right and a left that Harrisburg avoids nicely.
Pimba throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrisburg misses with an uppercut. Pimba saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Pimba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pimba throws an off balance right hand
and Harrisburg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pimba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrisburg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Javier Pimba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Harrisburg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

No joy there for Harrisburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pimba fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrisburg with the inside leg kick.
Harrisburg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pimba looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrisburg is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Harrisburg.
A solid body kick from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg throws a leg kick but Pimba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrisburg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pimba.
Harrisburg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harrisburg misses with a hook. Pimba ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Harrisburg does it's job there.
Pimba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrisburg throws out a powerful jab.
Harrisburg takes a swing at Pimba's ribcage but misses.
Pimba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harrisburg rather than just go for the knockout.
Harrisburg slips a jab and a cross from Pimba.
Harrisburg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pimba lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrisburg throws a jab but it's blocked by Pimba.
Pimba throws out a counter right but Harrisburg avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrisburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pimba.
Harrisburg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pimba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Harrisburg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pimba lands a slapping body shot.
Pimba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Harrisburg misses.
Pimba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrisburg is looking to counter punch.
Harrisburg throws a body punch but Pimba moves out of range.
No joy there for Pimba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pimba slips under a jab.
Pimba misses the jab.
Pimba throws a right hand that Harrisburg ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrisburg also avoids with ease.
Pimba misses with a wild combination.
Harrisburg throwing a counter right hand but Pimba manages to avoid it.
Harrisburg scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimba dodges the punch combination from Harrisburg.
Pimba misses the jab.
Pimba thuds a left hand into Harrisburg's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrisburg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrisburg throws a good cross that connects.
Harrisburg looks to land a right hand but Pimba moved out of range.
Pimba defending well as Harrisburg loads up on a big left hand.
Pimba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harrisburg with a body shot.
Pimba throws a series of punches but Harrisburg moves out of range.
Harrisburg slips a straight right by Pimba.
Harrisburg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pimba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrisburg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pimba slips a jab and a cross from Harrisburg.
Pimba takes one to the chin there.
Pimba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrisburg.
Pimba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Harrisburg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harrisburg scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pimba lands a two punch combo.
Pimba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pimba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrisburg.
Pimba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pimba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrisburg scores with a head kick. Pimba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harrisburg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pimba's head.
Pimba misses with a wild combination.
Pimba throws a nice looking combination but Harrisburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Pimba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrisburg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pimba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrisburg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pimba's hands.
Pimba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Harrisburg does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pimba.
Pimba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrisburg.
Nice shot lands for Harrisburg.
Pimba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Harrisburg does it's job there.
Harrisburg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pimba's head.
Pimba is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A punch combination from Pimba misses.
Harrisburg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harrisburg dives in and grabs Pimba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pimba pushes down on Harrisburg's head and hops out.
Harrisburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pimba moves away.
Pimba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg scores with a nice strike.
Donk. Harrisburg catches Pimba right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pimba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrisburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Pimba.
As Pimba looks to move away, Harrisburg throws a big counter combo but Pimba just gets out of the way.
Harrisburg swinging wildly here.
Pimba is looking for the big counter here.
Pimba with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Harrisburg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrisburg 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Harrisburg!
An out of breath Brock Harrisburg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.