PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shuno Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shom Harnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson's entrance music is Ison & Fille - Muevete (Spanska Flugan). A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Svensson
vs
Harnick

174 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

174 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

MFS´s Natural Nutrition and Laundry service

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shuno Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shom Harnick!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harnick paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Svensson has managed to clinch.
Svensson lands a nice uppercut.

Harnick is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Svensson can't fight it off and eventually Harnick manages to take the fight to the floor. Svensson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harnick tries to stand but Svensson is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harnick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svensson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Svensson looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harnick postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Harnick trying to move into half guard but instead Svensson has managed to sweep!

Harnick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Svensson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Harnick closes the distance but Svensson moves to the side

and Svensson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svensson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harnick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harnick digs a right hand into Svensson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svensson's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svensson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Svensson managing to block the knees to the body from Harnick.
Svensson landing knees to the head.
Svensson connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harnick looking to throw knees to the head but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
Svensson has Harnick pressed against the cage, preventing Harnick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svensson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Harnick.
Harnick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harnick lands with a short shot to the head.
Harnick is trying to break free.
Harnick leaning against his opponent.
Svensson scores a nice knee to the body.
Harnick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svensson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harnick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harnick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svensson is defending well for now.
Svensson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harnick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Svensson is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Svensson.
Harnick takes an elbow to the temple.
Harnick can't break the clinch.
Harnick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svensson is working Harnick over against the cage.
Harnick looks gassed!
Svensson avoiding damage.
Harnick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Svensson walks away with a smile on his face. Harnick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Svensson is looking to clinch.

Svensson rushes Harnick and presses him up against the cage.
Harnick misses with some punches.
Svensson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Svensson.
Svensson avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Harnick's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Harnick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harnick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Harnick keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shom Harnick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Svensson looks to clinch
and Harnick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Svensson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Harnick circles away.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Harnick forces Svensson back against the cage and clinches.

Harnick wants the takedown. Svensson is fighting it off but Harnick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Svensson's guard against the cage.
Harnick is fighting to break Svensson's control of his arms but Svensson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Svensson wants to control but Harnick passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harnick is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harnick stopping the sweep attempt from Svensson.
Harnick pushes down on Svensson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

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.
Svensson is holding on to half guard well.
Svensson is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is holding on to half guard well.

Harnick is trying to work for a kimura but Svensson is defending well.

That's four 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.
Svensson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harnick is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Harnick is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shom Harnick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Svensson has closed the distance and engaged Harnick in a clinch.
Harnick being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harnick.
Harnick is trying to force a seperation but Svensson has the dominant position.
Svensson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harnick jumps guard but Svensson stands there with Harnick around his waist. Harnick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Harnick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson tries to clinch but Harnick moves away
and Harnick counters with a three punch combo that has Svensson backing up. Svensson nods at Harnick to acknowledge the strikes.
Harnick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harnick tries to clinch there but Svensson circles away.
Crunch! Harnick slams his shin into Svensson's torso.

Svensson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harnick with a knee to the head.
Harnick wants to get back to striking at distance but Svensson won't allow it.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harnick is keeping busy.
Svensson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svensson smiles and moves away.
Harnick tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harnick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svensson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shuno Svensson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shom Harnick.
Svensson lands an elbow just above Harnick 's eye.
Svensson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harnick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harnick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Svensson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Svensson controlling the action here for a moment.
Harnick missing with knees to the body.
Harnick tries for a takedown but Svensson manages to get underhooks.
Harnick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svensson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harnick misses with a body punch.
Svensson prevents Harnick from breaking the clinch.
Svensson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harnick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Svensson.
Svensson lands a hook that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Svensson.
Harnick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svensson taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson digs a right hand into Harnick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harnick's gas tank.
Svensson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svensson scores a nice knee to the body.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body.
Svensson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harnick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Svensson managing to block the knees to the body from Harnick.
Svensson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harnick's defenses.

Harnick manages to pull guard.
Svensson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Svensson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harnick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harnick being controlled here, momentarily.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harnick is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a big right hand that misses.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svensson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harnick circles away from the clinch attempt

and Harnick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harnick.
Svensson has Harnick pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnick throws and elbow that misses. Svensson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harnick's guard. Nice move by Svensson!
Shuno Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shom Harnick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harnick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shom Harnick.
I've got Harnick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shom Harnick!