PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Ro (ranked 2036 p4p, 1109 weight class) and Grant Harklie (ranked 243 p4p, 140 weight class). Harklie has chosen Holycrud as his entrance music. The key to victory for Pate Ro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ro
vs
Harklie

194 cm
23
255
7 - 5 - 0

177 cm
21
263
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Knock Out Sups

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grant Harklie!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Ro. Beautiful body shot.
Harklie misses with a takedown attempt
and Ro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harklie thinking.
We've been told by Ro's head coaches at Patskun tappelukoulu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harklie shoots in but Ro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harklie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ro counters with a nice uppercut.
Pate Ro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Harklie.
Ro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harklie looks winded!
Ro cracks Harklie with a good jab.

Ro bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Harklie! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ro preventing the sweep.
Ro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harklie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ro sitting in guard here, content to control.

Harklie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ro has picked Harklie up and slammed him! Harklie can't keep hold of the triangle and Ro manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie sneaks back into half guard.
Harklie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ro's back!

Harklie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Harklie misses with a punch to the head.
Ro wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.

Harklie working for a submission but Ro is keeping him at bay.
Harklie misses with some ground and pound and Ro recovers position to half guard.
Harklie wants to control but Ro is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ro is defending against the submission attempts here by Harklie.
Harklie throws a strike but Ro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ro keeping moving, preventing Harklie from controlling successfully.
Harklie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ro can't keep his opponent in guard - Harklie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harklie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ro wants to control the action here but instead Harklie manages to pass to full mount!
Ro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ro tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harklie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Harklie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ro turns into him and now he's in Harklie's guard.

Harklie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ro escapes and throws Harklie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harklie looks to move to half guard but instead Ro has passed into mount! Damn!
Ro prevents Harklie from getting the reversal.
Ro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro prevents Harklie from getting the reversal.
Harklie has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Harklie gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harklie tries to get to full guard but Ro has control of the leg.
Ro controlling the pace.
Ro prevents Harklie from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Ro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harklie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ro defends it nicely.
Ro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harklie can do to turn this around?
Ro 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.
Harklie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harklie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harklie thinking.
Harklie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harklie somewhat.
Pate Ro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Harklie.
Ro lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Ro and Harklie goes tumbling to the canvas! Ro follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Harklie is rocked!

It looks like Grant Harklie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Harklie actively working from the bottom here.
Harklie is still in real trouble! Can Ro finish him?
Harklie is breathing heavily.
Ro content to control rather than advance.
Ro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harklie seems to have recovered his senses.
Ro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Harklie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ro pulls his head out easily.
Harklie is looking to improve his position.

Harklie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ro pulls his head out easily.
Harklie is looking for a sweep. Ro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Ro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harklie is looking for a sweep. Ro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Harklie actively working from the bottom here.
Harklie is looking to get back to full guard here but Ro has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harklie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ro prevents Harklie from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro trying to control the pace.

Ro moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Harklie.
Ro tries to move to mount but Harklie blocks the move with his legs.
Ro trying to control the position but Harklie is working away.
Harklie is looking to reverse the position.

That's four 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.
Harklie regains half guard.
Harklie wants to get back to full guard.

Harklie actively working from the bottom here.
Harklie is looking to improve his position.
Ro controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ro prevents Harklie from improving his position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Ro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grant Harklie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Harklie has his takedown stuffed

and Ro counters with a left and a right that hurts Harklie! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Ro jumps into full mount!
Ro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harklie regains half guard.
Harklie misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Harklie actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harklie!
Harklie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harklie is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harklie gets back to half guard.
Ro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Harklie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Harklie actively working from the bottom here.
Harklie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Harklie actively working from the bottom here.
Harklie wants to improve his position but Ro is controlling well.

Harklie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ro 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harklie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Harklie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harklie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ro has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ro controlling from mount.
Ro prevents Harklie from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ro content just to control the position here.
Harklie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harklie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pate Ro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harklie is pressing down on Ro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Ro is sitting in close to Harklie's body. Harklie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ro is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ro is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harklie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Grant Harklie!
Grant Harklie thanked the fans post fight for their support.