PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Harvey
vs
Furcal

190 cm
20
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

WIN Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Furcal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furcal wants to clinch.
Furcal misses with a body shot.
Furcal misses with a hook.
Furcal throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furcal looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Furcal throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Furcal.
Furcal throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furcal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furcal throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Mike Furcal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Tyrell Harvey has been cut.
Furcal misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Furcal misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Furcal misses with a hook.
A jab from Furcal misses.

Harvey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Furcal wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harvey in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Furcal's head.
Furcal desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furcal wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Furcal won't allow Harvey to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is looking to take a break and control but Furcal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Furcal misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.

Harvey shoots in and bounces Furcal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Furcal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Furcal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harvey controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal pulls Harvey in close to prevent any damage.
Harvey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harvey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harvey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Furcal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Furcal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Harvey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Furcal slaps away a takedown attempt from Harvey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harvey swings for the body but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.

Harvey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harvey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Furcal?
Furcal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harvey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Furcal wants to hold on but Harvey pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands a big shot there that rocks Furcal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harvey looking to ground and pound but Furcal is blocking nicely.
Harvey looking to control but Furcal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harvey controlling his opponent.
Furcal wants to control but Harvey is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harvey wants to control the pace but Furcal is squirming around nicely.
Furcal is trying desperately to improve position.
Harvey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Furcal hang on?
Furcal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harvey is trying to control the action in half guard but Furcal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Furcal is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Harvey jumps into side control!
Harvey throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Furcal works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Harvey winds up and cracks Furcal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Furcal is looking to control Harvey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Furcal avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harvey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harvey throws a strike but Furcal avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harvey throws a strike but Furcal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Furcal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harvey is proving hard to escape from.
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 Tyrell Harvey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Furcal lands with a cross.
Furcal lands a nice shot that snaps Harvey's head back.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Furcal lands a nice hook to Harvey's body. Harvey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up with Furcal, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes Furcal against the cage but Furcal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Furcal swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Furcal tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furcal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Furcal looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harvey at a distance.
Furcal looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Furcal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Furcal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furcal lands an overhand right.
Harvey takes one on the button.
Furcal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Furcal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Furcal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furcal.
Furcal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furcal misses with a hook.
Furcal misses with a double jab.
Mike Furcal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furcal throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Furcal throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furcal. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furcal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvey walks into a straight right hand from Furcal.

Tyrell Harvey's cut is getting worse.
Furcal misses with a looping left.
Furcal looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Furcal misses with an uppercut.
Furcal tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furcal.
Furcal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Furcal shows good takedown defense.
Harvey blocks a jab.
Furcal lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Furcal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Furcal swivels and escapes.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Furcal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harvey staying out of range there.
Harvey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Furcal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Furcal misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furcal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furcal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Furcal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furcal 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Furcal!