PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Harklie (ranked 4562 p4p, 4452 weight class) and Carlton Draught (ranked 465 p4p, 155 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harklie
vs
Draught

177 cm
18
275
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
280
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Harklie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlton Draught!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harklie misses with a straight left.
Draught misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harklie.
Harklie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Harklie moves into the clinch.
Harklie misses with a punch to the body.
Harklie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Draught up against the cage.

Harklie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Draught is trying to keep an underhook but Harklie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Draught gets full guard.
Harklie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draught swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draught can't keep his opponent in guard - Harklie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Draught regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harklie.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Draught throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Harklie looking to pass the guard.

Harklie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Harklie has gone for a leg lock! Draught slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harklie's guard.

Harklie is trying to control the position but Draught postures up.
Harklie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harklie trying to strike off his back.
Draught won't allow Harklie to sweep him here.
Harklie looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught is looking to work some ground and pound but Harklie has wrist control.
Harklie looking for a sweep. Not yet Harklie, not yet.
Draught is looking to work some ground and pound but Harklie has wrist control.
Harklie really is a fat lump.
Draught preventing the sweep.
Draught postures up.
Draught works over Harklie with some ground and pound from guard.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Harklie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draught scoring with some ground and pound.
Draught trying to control but Harklie is working from the bottom.
Harklie is trying to control the position but Draught postures up.
Harklie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draught is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draught working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Harklie has an active guard here but Draught has managed to pass into half guard.
Draught throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harklie is looking for a sweep. Draught is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draught is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Draught prevents Harklie from improving his position.
Draught working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Draught throwing shots but Harklie is blocking nicely.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Nice strikes from Draught there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draught not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Harklie wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Harklie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Draught working the head and body with strikes.
Draught not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draught wants to control but Harklie is keeping him busy.
Draught throwing shots but Harklie is blocking nicely.
Harklie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draught is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harklie taking some punishment here, with Draught in his half guard.
Harklie is trying to maintain the position but Draught is very close to passing his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draught stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Draught misses with a wild body shot.
Draught throws a series of punches but Harklie avoids them all with ease.
Draught slips a straight right by Harklie.
Harklie dodges the punch combination from Draught.

Harklie drives through and clinches with Draught against the cage.
Harklie misses with some punches.
Harklie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Draught tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draught misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Draught as Harklie tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
Harklie blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Draught is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Harklie can't fight it off and eventually Draught manages to take the fight to the floor. Harklie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Draught showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie looking for a sweep. Not yet Harklie, not yet.
Draught postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Draught trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harklie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draught with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draught scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harklie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draught's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draught lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Draught working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harklie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harklie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Draught defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harklie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draught.
Carlton Draught has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draught postures up in Harklie's guard and throws a big left but Harklie blocks it.
Harklie wants to sweep here but Draught controlling him for the moment.

Harklie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Harklie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Draught got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harklie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Draught has managed to get both his arms back between Harklie's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draught stays in close to Harklie's body and controls the position.
Harklie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draught accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draught postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Draught won't allow Harklie to sweep him here.
Draught passes Harklie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Draught not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harklie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Draught tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Harklie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harklie tries to get out of the position.
Draught missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Draught has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draught thows a huge punch but Harklie dodges it nicely.
Draught throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harklie is trying to get back to full guard.
Draught is looking to take a break and control but Harklie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draught sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harklie defending well though.
Harklie trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Draught throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harklie is looking to get to half guard.
Draught pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harklie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harklie drives through with a takedown into Draught's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Draught has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draught doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Draught tries to strike from the bottom.
Harklie lands a couple of digs.
Draught throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harklie wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving.
Draught is looking to stand up but Harklie isn't so interested in that idea.
Harklie advances to half guard.
Draught flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught is looking to control Harklie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Draught avoid being mounted?
Draught is pressing down on Harklie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Draught is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Draught is trying to control the action in half guard but Harklie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie is trying to get back to full guard.
Draught is thwarting Harklie's attempts to control the position.
Draught is keen to just control but Harklie is a slippery customer.
Harklie is looking for a sweep. Draught is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harklie is staying active underneath Draught, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Draught sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harklie defending well though.
Harklie wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well.

Harklie looking for submissions off his back.

That's two 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.
Draught controlling the pace.
Harklie wants to control but Draught passes into side.
Draught lands some shots froms side control.
Draught sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harklie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Draught working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harklie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Draught's best efforts.
Draught tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harklie wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draught wants to take a breather but Harklie is having none of it.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Draught trying to control from half guard but Harklie is working away.
Draught prevents Harklie from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Draught connects with a nice short shot to Harklie's temple.
Draught is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carlton Draught is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draught perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harklie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draught trying to control the pace.

Harklie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Draught seems content to control.
Draught works his foot free and advances to mount.
Harklie wants to hold on but Draught pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draught throwing strikes here but Harklie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Draught takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grant Harklie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draught prevents Harklie from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Draught comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draught winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Carlton Draught!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Carlton Draught!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Carlton Draught!

Carlton Draught wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Carlton Draught, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.