PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karel Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Harmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harmon has chosen Coming Undone as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gil
vs
Harmon

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karel Gil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Harmon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harmon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gil gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Gil seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gil 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.
Harmon is looking to regain half guard here but Gil keeps moving and retains side control.
Gil slows the pace down.
Harmon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gil connects with a decent elbow.
Gil is staying tight to Harmon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gil has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gil is putting a hurting on Harmon here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil taking a breather here.
Gil advances nicely into full mount.
Harmon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gil misses with a head shot.
Harmon is bucking up trying to escape but Gil cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Gil connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harmon tries to hold on but Gil pushes him away.
Gil controlling his opponent.
Gil lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Harmon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gil looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harmon regains half guard.
Gil is pressing down on Harmon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harmon is holding on for now.
Gil works his way into full mount!
Harmon looks gassed!
Harmon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gil controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon wants to control but Gil is having none of it.
Gil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harmon taking shots to the head.
Gil looking to finish Harmon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harmon!
Gil with shots to the head and body - Harmon looks very uncomfortable down there.

Gil swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harmon is now in Gil's guard. A big mistake from Gil there, giving up the dominant position!
Gil is controlling Harmon's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harmon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harmon being controlled here momentarily.

Harmon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harmon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gil can't keep his opponent in guard - Harmon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harmon wants to take a breather but Gil is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karel Gil dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gil shoots in and bounces Harmon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harmon wants to stand and escape but Gil is having none of it.

Harmon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gil stacks Harmon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gil!
Harmon is looking to regain half guard here but Gil keeps moving and retains side control.

Gil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harmon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gil working away.
Gil is looking to take a break and control but Harmon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gil just content to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil prevents Harmon from escaping the position.
Gil scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harmon to see if he's OK.
Harmon regains half guard.
Harmon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gil trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gil is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harmon keeping moving, preventing Gil from controlling successfully.
Harmon is trying to keep Gil in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gil stands up over Harmon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harmon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harmon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gil is bucking up trying to escape but Harmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gil is squirming around, avoiding Harmon's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harmon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gil is looking to escape.
Harmon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Harmon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harmon looking to control and managing it successfully.

Harmon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Harmon looking to control but Gil is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Harmon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gil is surviving well by controlling Harmon's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harmon tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Harmon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harmon avoids the attempt from Gil to control.
Gil is desperately trying to improve his position but Harmon has a good base and remains in mount.

Harmon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gil sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harmon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Gil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karel Gil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harmon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harmon doesn't manage to clinch there - Gil circles away.
Gil fails to land with a series of punches.
Harmon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gil scores a takedown into full mount!
Gil lands a big shot there that rocks Harmon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Harmon is rocked!
Harmon is in a horrible position here. Gil smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Harmon is still in real trouble! Can Gil finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harmon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gil with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harmon seems to have recovered his senses.
Harmon missing with punches from the bottom.
Gil content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harmon is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil wants to free his trapped foot but Harmon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gil controlling the action here.
Harmon is trying to stand.
Gil works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gil controlling his opponent.
Gil seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harmon for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harmon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Gil swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harmon is now in Gil's guard. A big mistake from Gil there, giving up the dominant position!
Harmon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gil's guard.
Gil lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harmon!
Gil lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon working to try and regain half guard.
Gil avoids the attempt from Harmon to control.

Gil working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Harmon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harmon is squirming around, avoiding Gil's attempts to control the action.
Gil scoring with strikes but Harmon is staying in there.
Gil landing strikes from the mount.
Gil tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hulk Harmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Karel Gil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karel Gil!