PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Harinck (ranked 986 p4p, 791 weight class) and Natalia Pisswater (ranked 57 p4p, 49 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harinck
vs
Pisswater

159 cm
23
142
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
136
8 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pisswater has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harinck throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Pisswater releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pisswater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harinck but Harinck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harinck. Pisswater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pisswater looks to score with a jab to the body but Harinck is just out of range.
Harinck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pisswater at a distance.

Harinck fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pisswater to the ground. Harinck is now in Pisswater's guard.
Harinck seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pisswater is trying to keep Harinck in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck content to stall in guard here.
Harinck trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck content to stall in guard here.
Harinck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisswater is keeping the position for now.
Harinck slips nicely into half guard.

Harinck is looking for a kimura but Pisswater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harinck to get the leverage.
Harinck controlling the action here.
Pisswater is looking for a sweep. Harinck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pisswater manages to get to full guard.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pisswater is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harinck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harinck wants to control from the top but Pisswater keeps moving.
Pisswater controls Harinck momentarily but Harinck frees himself.
Pisswater 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harinck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pisswater.
Pisswater throws the kick towards the body but Harinck avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pisswater has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harinck finds it's way round the side to connect with Pisswater's head.
Nice sprawl there from Pisswater as Harinck shoots in.
Pisswater misses with an uppercut.
Harinck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harinck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harinck misses with a straight right.
Pisswater swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Harinck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pisswater sprawls well initially but Harinck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater tries to get to full guard but Harinck has control of the leg.
Harinck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pisswater keeps working.
Pisswater is looking for a sweep. Harinck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Harinck seems to be working for a kimura but Pisswater defends the submission attempt.
Pisswater is pressing down on Harinck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pisswater trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Harinck trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pisswater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harinck is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harinck trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
That's time! Harinck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pisswater.
Harinck was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Harinck.
Pisswater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harinck to score with a decent uppercut.
Harinck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pisswater throws an off balance right hand
and Harinck counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harinck throws a hook but Pisswater avoids it easily.
Tommy Harinck is winning the standup battle so far.
Harinck misses with a wild body shot.
Pisswater now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harinck throws an off balance right hand
and Pisswater counters with a nice uppercut.
Harinck misses with a hook
and Pisswater counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harinck thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harinck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pisswater did well to prevent Harinck getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pisswater wants to control but Harinck is keeping busy.
Pisswater is pressing down on Harinck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Pisswater is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harinck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pisswater has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harinck has managed to get both his arms back between Pisswater's legs - danger averted.
Harinck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pisswater can do to turn this around?
Harinck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pisswater tries to get to full guard but Harinck has control of the leg.
Harinck trying to mount his opponent but Pisswater defends it.
Pisswater makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pisswater.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pisswater trying to control the position.
Harinck tries to free his leg and advance position but Pisswater is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck passes Pisswater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pisswater wants to get back to full guard.
Harinck passes to full mount!
Harinck fails to move to back control.
Pisswater slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pisswater manages to get to full guard.
Harinck prevents Pisswater from getting back to his feet.
Harinck is stalling in the full guard.

Pisswater looking for a guillotine here but Harinck defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater is trying to keep Harinck in close.

Pisswater escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harinck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pisswater is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harinck defends well.
Pisswater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pisswater 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Pisswater is looking for a triangle but Harinck pushes his legs off easily.
Harinck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pisswater is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harinck defends well.
Pisswater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harinck controls the pace.
Harinck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harinck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisswater is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pisswater bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harinck's guard.

Harinck working for a triangle but Pisswater defends it easily.
Harinck 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pisswater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
Harinck looks for a takedown but Pisswater sprawls well.
Tommy Harinck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harinck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pisswater manages to avoid it.
Pisswater throws a big shot that misses.
Harinck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pisswater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harinck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harinck throws an off balance right hand
and Pisswater counters with a straight right hand.

Harinck scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harinck is looking for a kimura but Pisswater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harinck to get the leverage.
Harinck is looking to pass Pisswater's guard but actually Pisswater recovers to full guard.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Pisswater is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Pisswater is trying to control the position but Harinck postures up.
Harinck wants to control from the top but Pisswater keeps moving.
Harinck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pisswater tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harinck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pisswater manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harinck is looking to advance position but Pisswater won't allow it.

Pisswater looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Harinck seems to be looking for submissions.
Pisswater is staying active underneath Harinck, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater wants to improve his position but Harinck is controlling well.
Pisswater keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Harinck tries to pass to full mount but Pisswater defends it.

Harinck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pisswater doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harinck.
Pisswater won't allow Harinck to pass to mount.
Natalia Pisswater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater is trying to get back to full guard.

Pisswater actively working from the bottom here.
Harinck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pisswater wants to improve his position but Harinck is controlling well.
Harinck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harinck wants to take a breather but Pisswater is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Harinck wants to work for an arm triangle but Pisswater is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harinck is looking to advance position but Pisswater won't allow it.
Pisswater is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harinck trying to pass the guard but Pisswater defending well.
Harinck prevents Pisswater from improving his position.
Harinck is keen to just control but Pisswater is a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Harinck.
Pisswater is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harinck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pisswater throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harinck 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
A very excited looking Tommy Harinck made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.