PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schwarzeneg
vs
Harfager

175 cm
24
175 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

188 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harfager tries to clinch up but Schwarzeneg circles away and keeps his distance.
Harfager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg shoots for a double leg takedown but Harfager sprawls well. He's pushed Schwarzeneg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Harfager gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harfager wants to stand up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet. Harfager looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Schwarzeneg tries to keep at a distance but Harfager has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schwarzeneg takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzeneg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harfager is defending well for now.
Harfager dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Veli Schwarzeneg has been cut.
Schwarzeneg is breathing heavily.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager working Schwarzeneg over with knees to the body.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harfager is pushing Schwarzeneg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Harfager working Schwarzeneg over with knees to the body.
Harfager lands a hook that snaps the head of Schwarzeneg backwards.
Harfager lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Schwarzeneg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harfager lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Schwarzeneg 's eye.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager stalling against the cage.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager scores with a knee to the head.
Harfager dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schwarzeneg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harfager avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schwarzeneg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown but Harfager manages to get underhooks.
Harfager lands a knee to the head.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harfager lands a knee to the head.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Schwarzeneg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harfager regains guard.

Harfager pushes Schwarzeneg off and gets back to his feet.
Harfager clobbers Schwarzeneg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harfager tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.
Harald Harfager is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harfager delivers a nice body kick.

Harfager pushes Schwarzeneg up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Harfager.
Harfager is pushing Schwarzeneg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harfager lands with a light punch inside.
Harfager gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the head.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Schwarzeneg in his tracks for a moment.
Harfager lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harfager stalling in the clinch.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Schwarzeneg 's eye.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Harfager dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schwarzeneg tries to break the clinch but Harfager is controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harfager lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzeneg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzeneg avoids it.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.
Schwarzeneg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harfager lands a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Schwarzeneg in his tracks for a moment.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Schwarzeneg won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harfager stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzeneg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzeneg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harfager has Schwarzeneg pushed against the cage.
Harfager trying to control the position but instead, Schwarzeneg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harfager into 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 Veli Schwarzeneg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwarzeneg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a double leg but Harfager sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch but Schwarzeneg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Harfager pushes Schwarzeneg up against the cage in a clinch.
Schwarzeneg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harfager lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Schwarzeneg in his tracks for a moment.
Schwarzeneg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harfager avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harfager works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager lands with a light punch inside.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Schwarzeneg's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Schwarzeneg tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harfager pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harfager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager leaning against his opponent.
Schwarzeneg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzeneg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Harfager to work.
Harfager digs a right hand into Schwarzeneg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schwarzeneg's gas tank.
Schwarzeneg is working for takedown but Harfager is calmly controlling the position for now.
A hook to the body from Harfager.
Harfager with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Schwarzeneg avoids the elbow strike from Harfager, against the cage.
Schwarzeneg fails to pull guard.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schwarzeneg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harfager pushes Schwarzeneg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Harfager misses with a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harfager walks away with a smile on his face. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schwarzeneg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Harfager closes the distance and clinches.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harfager presses Schwarzeneg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Harfager.
Harfager lands a damaging elbow.
Harfager stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Harald Harfager seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harfager controlling the action here for a moment.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but Harfager stands there with Schwarzeneg around his waist. Schwarzeneg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schwarzeneg wants a takedown but no success here.
Harfager connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schwarzeneg's face.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schwarzeneg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harfager missing with knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg is working for takedown but Harfager is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarzeneg blocks with his arms.
Harfager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwarzeneg blocks it with crossed arms.
Harfager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schwarzeneg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harfager fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Harfager moves into the clinch.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager taking a breather.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Harfager holds him up against the cage and eventually Schwarzeneg drops back down to his feet.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Harfager won't allow it.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schwarzeneg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schwarzeneg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwarzeneg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Harfager won't allow it.
Schwarzeneg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harfager stalling in the clinch but Schwarzeneg improves position.
Harfager is pressed up against the cage. Schwarzeneg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harfager down to the mat. Harfager avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harfager tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harfager as he jumps to the side.
Harfager tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.
Harfager moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harfager.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harfager sprawls well. Harfager wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet.

Schwarzeneg gets tackled into the cage by Harfager. Harfager maintains the clinch.
Schwarzeneg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schwarzeneg goes for a takedown attempt but Harfager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harfager fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwarzeneg.
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 Veli Schwarzeneg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schwarzeneg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwarzeneg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harfager wants to clinch.
Schwarzeneg shoots for a takedown but Harfager saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Harfager gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harfager.

Schwarzeneg decides to pull guard.
Harfager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzeneg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harfager is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harfager must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Let's hope that Harfager has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg working a defensive guard here.
Schwarzeneg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harfager controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harald Harfager was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harfager circles away from the clinch attempt

and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch.
Harfager lands a shot to the body.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Schwarzeneg won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager working Schwarzeneg over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Schwarzeneg won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Harfager works on Schwarzeneg's body with a couple of short punches.
Harfager lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Harfager.
Harfager will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schwarzeneg up against the cage.
Harfager connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schwarzeneg's face.
Schwarzeneg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwarzeneg tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harfager dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harfager taking a breather.
Harfager throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schwarzenegs head.
Schwarzeneg is working for takedown but Harfager is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harfager lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harfager is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzeneg avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harfager.
Harfager stalling the fight.
Schwarzeneg tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Harfager to work.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Schwarzeneg works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Harfager keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Harfager manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harfager tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager tries to control but Schwarzeneg wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Harfager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harfager 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30

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