PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Macedon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The What. Macedon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carl Orff- O Fortuna kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harvey
vs
Macedon

190 cm
22
219 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 10 - 3 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Macedon!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Macedon.
Harvey catches Macedon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Alexander Macedon has been cut.
Macedon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harvey.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macedon throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Macedon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harvey slips a jab from Macedon.
Macedon looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
Macedon throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.

Macedon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harvey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Macedon keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harvey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Macedon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harvey.
Macedon controlling the position.
Harvey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harvey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macedon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harvey 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.
Harvey postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Macedon wants to get back to his feet but Harvey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harvey trying to control but Macedon is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Macedon misses with an uppercut.
Harvey shoots in but no luck this time.
Harvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macedon.
Macedon slaps away a takedown attempt from Harvey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Macedon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Macedon throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macedon throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey shoots for a double leg takedown but Macedon sprawls well. He's pushed Harvey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macedon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvey.
Macedon misses with a body shot.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Macedon.

Harvey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Macedon sprawls well initially but Harvey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harvey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harvey working the head and body with strikes.
Macedon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to take a breather but Macedon is having none of it.
Macedon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harvey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Macedon wants to stand back up but Harvey manages to pass into side control.
Macedon pushes Harvey away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harvey gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harvey lands a few punches from side control.
Harvey controlling from side mount.
Macedon tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Harvey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Macedon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harvey slips a straight right by Macedon.
Macedon just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey staying out of range there.
Macedon moves in looking to clinch but Harvey pushes him off.
Macedon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macedon misses with a straight left.
Macedon swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey defending well as Macedon loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander Macedon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macedon throws the left hand but Harvey avoids the punch easily.
Macedon throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Macedon to score with a decent uppercut.
Macedon tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Macedon is fending him off so far but Harvey persists. Nope, Macedon circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey shoots in looking for a takedown but Macedon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harvey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harvey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey shoots in but no luck this time.
Macedon misses with a straight right.
Harvey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Macedon just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macedon is looking to clinch.
Macedon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harvey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Macedon enables Harvey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Macedon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macedon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macedon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harvey is one step ahead there.
Macedon keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macedon wants to control the position but Harvey says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Macedon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Harvey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Macedon wants to get back to his feet.
Harvey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harvey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Macedon!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Macedon wants to control but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey with the ground and pound from mount.
Harvey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harvey raining down shots from the mount!
Harvey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harvey lands a big elbow.
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 Alexander Macedon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harvey looks for a takedown but Macedon sprawls well.
Macedon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harvey in his tracks.
Macedon throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Macedon avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macedon throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macedon scores with a jab.
Harvey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macedon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harvey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Macedon doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvey circles away.
A big left from Macedon misses.
Macedon misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Harvey blocks the leg kick.
Macedon misses with a straight right.
Macedon digs a good body shot into Harvey's ribs.
Harvey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Macedon defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harvey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macedon.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey wants to clinch up but Macedon keeps it at a distance.

Harvey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harvey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey thows a huge punch but Macedon dodges it nicely.
Harvey is nestled in close to Macedon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Macedon is controlling Harvey's trapped leg to prevent Harvey from advancing to side control.
Alexander Macedon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey stops Macedon from getting back to his feet.
Harvey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harvey not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macedon is looking to escape.
Macedon trying to control from the bottom.
Harvey controlling the action here.
Harvey is looking to advance position but Macedon won't allow it.
Macedon wants to control the action here but instead Harvey manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Macedon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrell Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harvey, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrell Harvey!