PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Harevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LikeMess OrWhat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Harevich
vs
OrWhat

186 cm
26
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
26
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitali Harevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LikeMess OrWhat!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harevich moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harevich prevents OrWhat from breaking the clinch.

Harevich pulls guard successfully.
OrWhat is fighting to break Harevich's control of his arms but Harevich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harevich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. OrWhat manages to get himself to full guard.
Harevich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harevich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harevich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OrWhat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harevich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harevich seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down OrWhat for as long as he can get away with.

Harevich stands up from OrWhat's guard - Harevich perhaps looking for a knockout.
OrWhat misses with a combination

and Harevich counters with a shoot takedown. OrWhat fights it but they end up in guard.
Harevich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harevich pushing down on OrWhat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harevich 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.
Harevich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
OrWhat scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Harevich manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harevich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harevich with shots to the head and body - OrWhat looks very uncomfortable down there.
OrWhat tries to improve his position but instead Harevich has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harevich is riding his opponent, not letting OrWhat buck him off.
Harevich really is a fat lump.
Harevich punches the canvas rather than the man.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harevich struggling to land strikes to the head as OrWhat covers up.
Harevich misses with punches from the back.
What can OrWhat do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Harevich is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Harevich is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Harevich is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitali Harevich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

OrWhat throws a combination that misses

and Harevich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Harevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OrWhat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harevich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harevich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harevich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harevich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OrWhat's head.
Harevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OrWhat defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harevich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vitali Harevich.
OrWhat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harevich counters with a nice double leg into side control. OrWhat won't be happy with that.
Harevich moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Harevich is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. OrWhat is trying to escape and Harevich transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and OrWhat is forced to tap! Nice work there by Harevich! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitali Harevich!