PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Harinck (ranked 754 p4p, 856 weight class) and Luciano Ocampo (ranked 57 p4p, 63 weight class). Tommy Harinck had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, 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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harinck
vs
Ocampo

159 cm
25
148
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
130
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Silverguard Outfitters ðŸ›¡

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 9 - 5 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luciano Ocampo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Ocampo.

It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Harinck connects with the punch.
Ocampo throws a hook but Harinck blocks it.
Ocampo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ocampo lands with an uppercut that bounces Harinck off the cage and back into range.
Ocampo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ocampo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Ocampo.
Harinck throws out a loose jab but Ocampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Harinck misses its intended target.
Harinck takes a swing at Ocampo's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Ocampo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harinck swings for the body but Ocampo moves 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!
Ocampo fails to land with a series of punches.

Harinck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harinck showed some decent athleticism there.
Harinck working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ocampo's thigh. Ocampo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Harinck wants to control from the top but Ocampo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocampo wants to sweep but no luck.
Harinck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harinck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harinck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ocampo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ocampo, not yet.
Harinck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Harinck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harinck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harinck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ocampo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ocampo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harinck controls the pace.
Ocampo is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Ocampo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ocampo misses with a straight left.
Ocampo misses with a hook. Harinck ducked under it nicely.
Ocampo with a hook.
Harinck lands with a cross.
Harinck throws an overhand right that lands on Ocampo's shoulder, as Ocampo tries to avoid the shot.
Harinck lands a nice hook to Ocampo's body. Ocampo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ocampo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Ocampo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harinck lands a jab to Ocampo's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Harinck.
Harinck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harinck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ocampo was well out of range. Poor timing from Harinck.
Ocampo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ocampo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harinck manages to avoid it.
Harinck dips to his left and cracks Ocampo with an uppercut!
Harinck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harinck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ocampo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
It looked like Harinck wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ocampo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ocampo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luciano Ocampo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harinck lands a nice shot to the body.
Harinck just misses with a punch to the body.
Ocampo staying out of range there.
Ocampo tries a quick counter leg kick but Harinck is wise to it.
A big left from Harinck misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ocampo tries to keep at a distance but Harinck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ocampo lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Harinck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo throws a head punch that misses.
Ocampo blocking some punches.
Ocampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo misses with some punches.
A short left from Ocampo.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Ocampo avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the cage.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Ocampo.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Ocampo tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Ocampo back against the cage.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ocampo.
Harinck can't find room to land a body shot as Ocampo controls the action.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Ocampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luciano Ocampo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Ocampo.
Ocampo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ocampo throws a sloppy body shot
and Harinck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harinck looks to land a left hand but Ocampo moved out of range nicely.
Harinck throws a hook but Ocampo blocks it.
Harinck misses with a straight right.
Ocampo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Harinck misses.
Ocampo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harinck.
Harinck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ocampo connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Ocampo.
Luciano Ocampo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ocampo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ocampo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ocampo misses with a lunging right hand

and Harinck counters by moving into the clinch.
Ocampo lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Harinck.
Ocampo lands with a light punch inside.
Ocampo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocampo leaning against his opponent.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Ocampo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Good body shot from Harinck.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Ocampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck tries a body shot but Ocampo blocks it.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Ocampo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
Ocampo lands a right hand.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Ocampo's ribcage. Ocampo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ocampo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Harinck is working Ocampo over against the cage.
Harinck pushes Ocampo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
Ocampo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ocampo throws a head punch that misses.
Ocampo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Ocampo misses with some punches.
Ocampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ocampo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ocampo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ocampo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ocampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harinck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ocampo misses with the head strike.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ocampo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ocampo lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
Ocampo prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ocampo backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ocampo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ocampo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Harinck lands a body shot.
Luciano Ocampo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harinck misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ocampo lands with a right to the head.
Ocampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ocampo.
A shot in the inside from Harinck.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Ocampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ocampo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ocampo wants to stall.
Ocampo stalling in the clinch but Harinck improves position.
Harinck presses Ocampo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Ocampo lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luciano Ocampo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Donk. Harinck catches Ocampo right on the button with a cross.
Harinck throws out a loose jab but Ocampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harinck misses with a body shot.
Harinck throws a nice looking combination but Ocampo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ocampo.
Ocampo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harinck throws the kick towards the body but Ocampo avoids it.
Ocampo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harinck missing with a left hand there. Ocampo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ocampo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ocampo. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harinck throwing a counter right hand but Ocampo manages to avoid it.
Ocampo moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harinck gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Ocampo wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ocampo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ocampo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Harinck seems to be working for a kimura but Ocampo defends the submission attempt.
Ocampo is trying to stand.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Ocampo is defending well.
Harinck is working hard here to advance position.
Harinck works his way into side control.

Harinck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tommy Harinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano Ocampo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo prevents Harinck from moving into mount.

Harinck looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Harinck looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ocampo 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.
Harinck working away.

Harinck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harinck controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo tries to improve position but can't.

Harinck tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harinck has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harinck happy to just control the position for now.
Harinck tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ocampo's legs.
Ocampo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harinck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Harinck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ocampo, who protects the arm well.

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 thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ocampo is trying to improve his position.
Ocampo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harinck.
Harinck has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ocampo!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harinck punching from mount but Ocampo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ocampo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Harinck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ocampo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

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