PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Harsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gaulterie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Gaulterie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Harsky's chin.

Harsky
vs
Gaulterie

187 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

191 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Harsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Gaulterie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harsky looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gaulterie has his takedown stuffed

and Harsky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gaulterie's guard now.
Harsky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harsky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gaulterie's guard.
Gaulterie keeping full guard, as Harsky tries to pass.

Gaulterie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaulterie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Gaulterie jumps guard and drags Harsky to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Gaulterie has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harsky off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gaulterie scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaulterie.
Gaulterie cracks the inside of Harsky's front leg.

Gaulterie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harsky to the mat! Harsky manages to get full guard.
Gaulterie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gaulterie is looking to work some ground and pound but Harsky has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gaulterie gets to his feet - Harsky follows without any prompting.

Gaulterie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harsky!
Gaulterie looking to control but Harsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harsky tries to reverse the position but Gaulterie maintains control.
Gaulterie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gaulterie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Harsky can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gaulterie looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaulterie breaks from Harsky's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gaulterie controlling from the full mount.
Harsky tries to lock up and control but Gaulterie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harsky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gaulterie controlling his opponent.
Harsky avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gaulterie.
Gaulterie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gaulterie looking to secure an arm triangle but Harsky defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gaulterie dominated that round.
That's time! Harsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harsky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gaulterie scores with a nice strike.
Gaulterie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaulterie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaulterie tries for a takedown but Harsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Gaulterie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gaulterie lands in his opponent's guard.
Harsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaulterie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaulterie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Gaulterie.
Harsky leaves Gaulterie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bob Harsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gaulterie.
Gaulterie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaulterie throws a head kick but Harsky moves out of range.
Gaulterie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaulterie misses with a double jab.
Gaulterie dives in and grabs Harsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harsky pushes down on Gaulterie's head and hops out.
Harsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaulterie circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaulterie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaulterie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Harsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Gaulterie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harsky connects with the punch.
Gaulterie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaulterie somewhat.
Gaulterie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gaulterie tries for a takedown but Harsky circles away easily
and Harsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaulterie misses with a takedown
and Harsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaulterie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaulterie counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Harsky.
Gaulterie shoots in but no luck this time.

Gaulterie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harsky is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gaulterie is controlling him well.
Harsky is not content to let Gaulterie control the position.
Harsky is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Paul Gaulterie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gaulterie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaulterie fails with the takedown

and Harsky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gaulterie's guard now.
Harsky wants to stand but Gaulterie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gaulterie uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gaulterie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Gaulterie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gaulterie wants to control from the top but Harsky keeps moving.
Gaulterie is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paul Gaulterie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gaulterie shoots in but Harsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gaulterie's waist but Gaulterie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harsky off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaulterie shoots in looking for a takedown. Harsky tries to sprawl out of it but Gaulterie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harsky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harsky looks to land a combination but Gaulterie avoids it well.
Gaulterie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaulterie somewhat.
Bob Harsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gaulterie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gaulterie - that will leave a mark!
Harsky with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gaulterie counters with a shoot takedown. Harsky fights it but they end up in guard.
Harsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaulterie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaulterie controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaulterie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gaulterie tries to free his leg and advance position but Harsky is retaining full guard.
Paul Gaulterie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaulterie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gaulterie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harsky keeps working.
Gaulterie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gaulterie just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gaulterie lands a nice forearm strike.
Gaulterie takes a little break here. Harsky wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gaulterie trying to control the action but Harsky is working from the bottom.
Harsky wants to get back to his feet.
Gaulterie is staying tight to Harsky's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Gaulterie.
Gaulterie shoots in looking for a takedown. Harsky tries to sprawl out of it but Gaulterie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harsky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaulterie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harsky falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gaulterie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harsky!
Harsky is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bob Harsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harsky is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gaulterie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaulterie 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Gaulterie!