PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ikuma Arishima (ranked 787 p4p, 3183 weight class) and Alec Harvey (ranked 72 p4p, 266 weight class). Harvey has chosen I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke as his entrance music. Ikuma Arishima had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Arishima
vs
Harvey

178 cm
29
158
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
29
155
16 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ikuma Arishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Harvey.
Arishima slips a straight right by Harvey.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Arishima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Arishima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harvey lands the left hand.
Harvey misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Arishima misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Arishima. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arishima.
Harvey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arishima doesn't seem bothered though.
Harvey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
Harvey misses with a hook.
No joy there for Arishima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Harvey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Arishima takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Harvey scores with a jab. Arishima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Harvey 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Harvey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arishima had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Harvey dodges the punch combination from Arishima.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey lands the left hand.
Arishima misses with a few strikes there.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arishima manages to avoid it.
Arishima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arishima. Arishima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arishima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arishima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Arishima slips the punch.
Arishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands with a hook. Arishima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Arishima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Arishima. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been told by Arishima's head coaches at Liminal MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arishima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey with a hook.
Arishima misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Arishima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arishima misses with a few strikes there.
Arishima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey jabs Arishima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arishima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey throws a jab when Arishima was well out of range.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Arishima misses with a combination
and Harvey counters with a two punch combo.
Harvey scores with a sloppy right hand. Arishima should have avoided that one.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Arishima avoids them all with ease.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Arishima's shoulder, as Arishima tries to avoid the shot.
Arishima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arishima there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arishima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a jab. Arishima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Arishima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Arishima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Alec Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arishima swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Harvey.
Arishima moves away from the strike by Harvey.
A punch combination from Arishima misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey jabs at Arishima's body.
Harvey slips a jab and a cross from Arishima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishima misses with a double jab.
Harvey swinging wildly here.
Arishima misses with a series of wild punches.
Arishima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arishima misses with a wild combination.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arishima misses with the combination.
Harvey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Arishima is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harvey scores with a hook to the body. Arishima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arishima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ikuma Arishima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Arishima.
Harvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harvey lands a two punch combo.
Arishima slips a straight right by Harvey.
Arishima is looking to counter punch.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arishima at a distance.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Arishima ducks down to avoid it.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishima misses with a double jab.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Arishima misses.
Arishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arishima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey lands a head shot.
Harvey throws a hook but Arishima avoids it easily.
Arishima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arishima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arishima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey clobbers Arishima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harvey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four 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!
Harvey tests Arishima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Arishima is out of range.
It looked like Arishima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Harvey.
Arishima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arishima throws a big counter combination but Harvey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arishima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey lands a really nice looking cross but Arishima seems unphased.
Arishima misses with a double jab.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harvey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harvey misses with a straight left.
Arishima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Arishima throws a big counter combination but Harvey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harvey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arishima on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Harvey.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Harvey connects with a right hand. Arishima shakes it off.
Harvey misses with a hook.
Arishima is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey lands with a cross.
Arishima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Arishima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arishima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arishima fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Arishima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Arishima 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Arishima slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Arishima tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Harvey.
Arishima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Arishima's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arishima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ikuma Arishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Arishima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arishima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Harvey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harvey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harvey.
Harvey misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Arishima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arishima tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arishima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey throws the left hand but Arishima avoids the punch easily.
Arishima takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishima looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Harvey lands with a shot to the body.
Harvey lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Arishima misses.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
Arishima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
A big left from Arishima misses.
Harvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harvey lands a head shot.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harvey duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Arishima's belly button to the back.
Arishima throws a right hand that Harvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Harvey also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Harvey stalks Arishima and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arishima's face. Arishima staggers backwards, shaken.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey lands with a shot to the body.
Arishima walks into a jab.
Arishima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Harvey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Arishima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Harvey!
Alec Harvey thanked the fans post fight for their support.