PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Chi Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrell Harvey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ming Chi Young's chin.

Harvey
vs
Chi Young

190 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
216 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Harvey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Chi Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Chi Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chi Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Young manages to avoid it.
Chi Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Ming Chi Young has been cut.
Chi Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harvey swings for the body but Chi Young moves out of range.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Chi Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chi Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harvey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyrell Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ming Chi Young.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chi Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey is fending him off so far but Chi Young persists. Nope, Harvey circles away and we're back to standing.

Harvey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harvey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Chi Young tries to pass.
Chi Young looking to sit in guard and control but Harvey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harvey sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harvey wanted to stand there but Chi Young had control of the position.
Chi Young controlling the position.
Chi Young has a closed guard, preventing Harvey from standing up.

That's two 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.
Chi Young trying to control the position.

Chi Young is looking for a triangle but Harvey pushes his legs off easily.
Chi Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Chi Young, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chi Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harvey defends it easily.
Chi Young controls Harvey momentarily but Harvey frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey connects with a couple of short punches.
Harvey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Chi Young is working an open guard so Harvey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvey scores with a sloppy right hand. Chi Young should have avoided that one.
Chi Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harvey sprawls well. Harvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chi Young gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Chi Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.

Chi Young shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chi Young was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chi Young throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is trying to stand up.
Harvey gets back to half guard.
Chi Young wants to take a breather but Harvey is having none of it.
Chi Young wants to pass the guard but Harvey is defending well.
Harvey tries to kick Chi Young off but Chi Young keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chi Young looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harvey is positioning himself well to prevent Chi Young advancing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chi Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Harvey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ming Chi Young's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chi Young.
Chi Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Harvey tries to sprawl out of it but Chi Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harvey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chi Young shoots in for a double leg but Harvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyrell Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ming Chi Young.
Harvey lands a body shot.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chi Young moves away.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chi Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harvey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab from Harvey.
Chi Young is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chi Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Chi Young looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harvey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harvey tries to get out of the position.
Chi Young stops Harvey from getting back to his feet.
Chi Young is keen to just control but Harvey is a slippery customer.
Harvey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chi Young won't allow Harvey to get back to his feet.
Harvey working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chi Young controls the pace.
Chi Young looking to pass the guard.
Harvey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chi Young!
Chi Young wants to hold on but Harvey pushes him away.
Chi Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Harvey has a good base and remains in mount.
Chi Young tries to hold on but Harvey postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to control but Chi Young wriggling away.
Chi Young manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harvey is taking a breather. Chi Young says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harvey prevents Chi Young from standing back up.
Chi Young is not content to let Harvey control the position.
Harvey seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chi Young trying to control here.
Chi Young is trying is best to control the position here.
Chi Young trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harvey manages to pass to mount!
Chi Young is squirming around, avoiding Harvey's attempts to control the action.
Chi Young is looking to get to half guard.
Chi Young wants to control but Harvey is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Harvey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ming Chi Young's cut.
That's time! Harvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harvey with a nice cross.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Harvey leaves Chi Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harvey lands a with a good body shot.
Chi Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Harvey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That has opened up Ming Chi Young's cut even more.
Harvey works Chi Young's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chi Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harvey scores with a jab to the body.
Chi Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harvey.
Chi Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Harvey lands a with a good body shot.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chi Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chi Young walks into a stiff left hand from Harvey.
Harvey swings for the body but Chi Young moves out of range.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Chi Young.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harvey leaves Chi Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harvey throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
Harvey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyrell Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chi Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyrell Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ming Chi Young.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Young manages to avoid it.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chi Young takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey throws the left hand but Chi Young avoids the punch easily.
Chi Young moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Chi Young ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chi Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harvey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chi Young's guard.
Harvey wants to get up but he can't break Chi Young's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harvey is in close to Chi Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harvey wants to get up but he can't break Chi Young's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chi Young lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harvey!
Harvey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chi Young tries to control but Harvey wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Harvey is trying to escape the mount.
Chi Young wants to control the pace but Harvey is squirming around nicely.
Chi Young throwing strikes here but Harvey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chi Young controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Harvey clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ming Chi Young's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chi Young is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harvey's half guard.

Harvey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Harvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chi Young's head backwards.
Chi Young shoots in and drives through. Harvey sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Harvey as Chi Young shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Chi Young.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chi Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyrell Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ming Chi Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Young avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Chi Young. Chi Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into Chi Young's ribs.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into Chi Young's ribs.
Harvey stuns Chi Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chi Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Harvey.
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chi Young can do to turn this around?
Harvey connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chi Young doesn't seem phased though.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chi Young doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chi Young avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Chi Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chi Young shoots in for a double leg but Harvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chi Young with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Young manages to avoid it.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chi Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.

The cut above Ming Chi Young's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chi Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Harvey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chi Young takes one to the side of the head.
Chi Young ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Chi Young walks into a jab.
Tyrell Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chi Young moves away.
Chi Young wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Chi Young moved out of range.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Chi Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Chi Young is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey swings for the body but Chi Young moves out of range.
Chi Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chi Young tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Chi Young saw that one coming.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chi Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to de liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chi Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harvey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Harvey had his way with Ming Chi Young in that round.
The cut man is working on Ming Chi Young's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chi Young shoots in for a double leg but Harvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chi Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chi Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
Harvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chi Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chi Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey lands a with a good body shot.
Chi Young walks into a stiff left hand from Harvey.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Chi Young off the cage and back into rage.

Chi Young is rocked!

Ming Chi Young's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Chi Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chi Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Harvey throws an overhand right that drops Chi Young like a sack of potatoes! Harvey dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrell Harvey!
Tyrell Harvey is the new light heavyweight champion!