PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Droom Drillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harfager has chosen Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings as his entrance music. 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.

Drillo
vs
Harfager

185 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
186 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

(GTI) PROLETARIAN

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Droom Drillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harfager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drillo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drillo.

Harfager clinches with his opponent.
Drillo is trying to force a seperation but Harfager has the dominant position.
Drillo is trying to break the clinch but Harfager is controlling him.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager lands a hook that snaps the head of Drillo backwards.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Drillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harfager lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Harfager.
Harfager lands a nice shot to the body.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Drillo's ribcage.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Droom Drillo has been cut.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drillo is breathing heavily.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Drillo can't break the clinch.

Drillo manages to break the clinch.
Harfager fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drillo on the side of the head.
Harfager doesn't manage to clinch there - Drillo circles away.
Harfager blocks the body kick.
Harfager moves out of range of the body kick from Drillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harfager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drillo.
Drillo throws a series of punches but Harfager avoids them all with ease.
Drillo scores with a leg kick.

Harfager closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harfager has Drillo pressed against the cage, preventing Drillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harfager avoiding damage.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drillo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drillo can't break the clinch.
Harfager is pushing Drillo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Harfager.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drillo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands a right hand.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager lands a right hand.
Harfager has Drillo pushed against the cage.
Harfager lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drillo or not.
Drillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Harfager lands a body shot.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager is pushing Drillo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager working Drillo over with knees to the body.
Drillo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager stalling.
Drillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harfager displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drillo up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Harfager - that landed with a thud.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Drillo tries to break free but Harfager pushes him back against the cage.
Harfager lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drillo tries to break the clinch but Harfager is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Harfager.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drillo.
Drillo tries to circle away but Harfager has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harfager keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drillo's efforts to push away.
Drillo working hard to break the clinch.
Harfager scores with a hook to the body.
Drillo is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Drillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Drillo won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harfager.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harfager's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Drillo tries to break free but Harfager pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Harfager dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Droom Drillo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harfager clinches with his opponent.

Drillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Droom Drillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harfager checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harfager is looking to clinch but Drillo is avoiding it.
Drillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drillo throws the kick towards the body but Harfager avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harfager rushes Drillo and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for Harfager to work.
Harfager scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drillo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harfager has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drillo avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Drillo's ribcage.
Drillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harfager digs a right hand underneath Drillo's ribcage. Drillo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Drillo won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drillo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drillo wants to break free but Harfager has control.
A nice left hand lands by Harfager.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Drillo 's eye.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Drillo won't want to take too many of those.
Harald Harfager seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harfager works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drillo up against the cage.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harfager landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drillo wants to break free but Harfager has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
Harfager taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drillo is trying to force a seperation but Harfager has the dominant position.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Drillo won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Drillo avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Drillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harfager stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drillo wants to get back to striking at distance but Harfager won't allow it.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Drillo's ribcage.
Harfager prevents Drillo from breaking the clinch.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drillo wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drillo avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
Harfager gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drillo avoids a wild elbow strike from Harfager.
Drillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harfager wants to stall.
Harfager throws a punch but it's blocked by Drillo.
Harfager lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drillo working hard to break the clinch.
Drillo managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
A frustrated look appears on Drillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drillo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harfager has him pressed against the cage.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Drillo won't want to take too many of those.
Drillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harfager has Drillo pressed against the cage, preventing Drillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harfager prevents Drillo from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harfager lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harfager keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drillo's efforts to push away.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Harfager has Drillo pressed against the cage, preventing Drillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drillo can't break the clinch.
Drillo is trying to break free.
Drillo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Drillo wants to break free but Harfager has control.

Drillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drillo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Harfager rushes Drillo and presses him up against the cage.
Drillo is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drillo takes an elbow to the temple.

Drillo breaks the clinch.
Drillo misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harfager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Harfager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Droom Drillo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Drillo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harfager is looking to clinch but Drillo is avoiding it.
Drillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harfager tries to clinch but Drillo moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harfager stalls.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harfager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drillo wants to break free but Harfager has control.
A right hand to the body from Harfager.
Harfager lands a knee to the head.
Drillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Harfager has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drillo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harfager lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harfager lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drillo.
Drillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Drillo won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harfager lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
A right hook to the body lands for Harfager.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager is stalling here.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harfager.
Drillo tries to break free but Harfager pushes him back against the cage.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harfager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Drillo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harfager stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drillo wants to break free but Harfager has control.
Drillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Harfager has double underhooks.
Drillo is trying to break free.
Harfager landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from Harfager.
Harfager presses Drillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Harfager as the two fighters clinch.
Harfager lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drillo backwards.
Harfager has Drillo pressed against the cage.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harfager manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drillo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Drillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Harfager.
Harfager throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drillo thows a leg kick but Harfager checks it

and Harfager holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harfager taking a breather.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drillo's defenses.
Harfager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drillo is defending well for now.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Drillo avoids the damage to the body.
Harfager prevents Drillo from breaking the clinch.
Drillo is trying to force a seperation but Harfager has the dominant position.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drillo's defenses.
Drillo is trying to break the clinch but Harfager has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drillo up against the cage.

Drillo manages to break the clinch.
Harfager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Harfager gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drillo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Drillo avoids the damage to the body.
Drillo is trying to break the clinch but Harfager has him pressed against the cage.
Harfager controlling the action here for a moment.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager prevents Drillo from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harfager lands an uppercut.
Drillo tries to break the clinch but Harfager is controlling the position.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.
Drillo is trying to break free.
Droom Drillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harald Harfager is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Harfager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harfager 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Harfager!