PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harlamov
vs
Rourke

185 cm
23
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Rourke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harlamov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rourke throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Harlamov counter with a right hand.
Rourke misses with an uppercut
and Harlamov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rourke throws an off balance right hand
and Harlamov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rourke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harlamov with a poor takedown
enabling Rourke to counter with a crisp jab.
Harlamov fails with the takedown

and Rourke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Rourke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rourke scores a nice knee to the body.
Harlamov is working for takedown but Rourke is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rourke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rourke connects with a body shot that sends Harlamov's belly button to the back.
Rourke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harlamov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rourke misses with a hook
and Harlamov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rourke just misses with a punch to the body.
Mickey Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlamov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rourke takes a swing at Harlamov's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rourke. Harlamov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlamov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rourke counters by clinching up.
Rourke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harlamov is trying to break the clinch but Rourke has him pressed against the cage.
Rourke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harlamov is trying to drag Rourke to the mat but Rourke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rourke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harlamov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rourke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harlamov letting Rourke take a breather here.
Rourke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harlamov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harlamov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rourke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harlamov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rourke misses with a combination
and Harlamov counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rourke clinches up against the cage.
Rourke gets underhooks to prevent Harlamov's takedown attempt.
Harlamov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Rourke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harlamov has Rourke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rourke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Rourke.
Rourke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harlamov can't get the takedown.
Harlamov goes for a takedown attempt but Rourke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harlamov is breathing heavily.
Harlamov needs to keep his hands up - Rourke had a free shot at his head there.
Rourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke jabs at Harlamov's body.
Rourke misses with an uppercut. Harlamov saw that one coming.
Rourke misses with an uppercut
and Harlamov counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Harlamov. Beautiful body shot.
Rourke throws an off balance right hand
and Harlamov counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Rourke rushes Harlamov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rourke breaks the clinch.
Harlamov has his takedown stuffed
and Rourke counters with a stiff right hand.
Rourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harlamov's head backwards.
Rourke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harlamov counters with a nice body shot.
Harlamov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rourke misses with a hook
and Harlamov counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rourke misses with a hook
and Harlamov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harlamov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a left to the body.
Rourke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rourke misses with a left hand
letting Harlamov counter with a right hand.
Rourke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harlamov moves away.
Rourke throws an off balance right hand
and Harlamov counters with a nice uppercut.
Rourke misses with a body punch
and Harlamov counters with a stiff right hand.
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rourke counters with a nice uppercut.
Rourke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrik Harlamov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harlamov tries to clinch up but Rourke circles away and keeps his distance.
Rourke misses with a hook to the body

so Harlamov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harlamov drops back looking for a leg! Rourke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rourke manages to kick Harlamov off! Harlamov jumps back into Rourke's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke is controlling Harlamov's posture.
Harlamov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Rourke controlling the position.
Rourke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harlamov is one step ahead there.
Rourke managing to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mickey Rourke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harlamov scores with a nice right hand.
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harlamov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mickey Rourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke misses with a left hand
letting Harlamov counter with a right hand.
Harlamov lands with an uppercut that bounces Rourke off the cage and back into rage.
Rourke misses with a right hand
and Harlamov counters with a straight right hand.
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rourke keeps the fight on the outside.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt

and Rourke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rourke stalling in the clinch.
Rourke is pressed up against the cage. Harlamov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rourke down to the mat. Rourke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rourke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harlamov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rourke's guard now.
Harlamov stopping the sweep attempt from Rourke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rourke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rourke looking for a sweep. Not yet Rourke, not yet.
Harlamov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rourke's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrik Harlamov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rourke misses with a hook
and Harlamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlamov blocks a jab.
Rourke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rourke misses with a shot to the body
and Harlamov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rourke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rourke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rourke connects with a right hand. Harlamov shakes it off.
Rourke misses with a right hand
and Harlamov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rourke swings widly with a right hand
and Harlamov counters with a one-two to the body.
Rourke misses with a lunging right hand
and Harlamov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rourke misses with a hook to the body

and Harlamov counters by clinching up.

Rourke breaks the clinch.
Rourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Harlamov circles away.
Harlamov misses with a takedown
and Rourke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke misses with a hook to the body
and Harlamov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlamov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rourke swings away with a body shot that misses

and Harlamov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Harlamov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rourke sees it coming and defends easily.
Harlamov passes into side control, despite Rourke's attempt to control the position.
Harlamov trying to control the action but Rourke is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harlamov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rourke has escaped the position, nice work there.

Harlamov tries for a kimura but Rourke is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke struggling a bit here.
Rourke is looking to reverse the position.
Rourke wants to control but Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four 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.

Harlamov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rourke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rourke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Harlamov decides to stand back up. Harlamov steps back and let's Rourke get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrik Harlamov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harlamov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrik Harlamov!