PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage has chosen I'm a Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dirk Harvath could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Beast Rage's chin.

Harvath
vs
Rage

192 cm
31
216 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Harvath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Rage!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage with a jab.
Rage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvath throws a solid leg kick but Rage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harvath.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvath moves away.
Rage cracks Harvath with a good jab.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
and Rage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rage throws a lazy uppercut
and Harvath counters with a nice leg kick.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harvath thumps Rage with a low kick.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvath.
Harvath connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rage cracks Harvath with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Harvath.
Harvath throws a lazy head kick
and Rage counters with a nice uppercut.
Rage lands a nice shot that snaps Harvath's head back.
Good shot there by Rage.
Rage scores with a body shot.
Rage connects with a nice looking jab.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvath is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvath cracks the inside of Rage's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvath misses with a lunging right hand
and Harvath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rage checks a leg kick nicely.
Rage lands with a nice body punch.
Dirk Harvath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harvath defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvath misses the target.
Rage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rage stuns Harvath with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harvath throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick from Harvath misses.
Harvath slips under a jab.

Rage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harvath to the mat! Harvath manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rage is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvath has wrist control.
Rage looking to pass the guard.
Rage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to control from the top but Harvath keeps moving.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harvath is keeping the position for now.
Rage not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Beast Rage wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harvath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Rage 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.

Rage darts in and clinches Harvath up against the cage.
Harvath missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rage.

It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rage as Harvath tries to tie him up.
Rage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harvath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Harvath stalling in the clinch but Rage improves position.
Harvath is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rage misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Harvath's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rage being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dirk Harvath.
Harvath lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harvath. That's going to slow Rage down.
Rage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harvath rather than just go for the knockout.
Harvath throws a lazy head kick
and Rage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rage lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage scores with a decent looking hook.
Rage throws a jab when Harvath was well out of range.
Harvath rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Rage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvath moves away.
Harvath lands a leg kick that knocks Rage off balance momentarily.
Rage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Harvath throws an overhand right that lands on Rage's shoulder, as Rage tries to avoid the shot.
Beast Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvath cracks the inside of Rage's front leg.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rage staying out of range there.
Rage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harvath connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harvath takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvath was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Harvath is out of range.
Harvath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage checks the leg kick.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harvath is out of range.
Rage connects with a jab.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Harvath saw that one coming.
Harvath tries to land a front kick but Rage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvath tries to land a front kick but Rage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvath moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Harvath dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
That's time! Harvath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rage thuds a left hand into Harvath's body.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage tries to clinch up

and Harvath counters with a left and a right that hurts Rage! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Harvath jumps into full mount!

Rage is rocked!
Rage has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Rage is still in real trouble! Can Harvath finish him?

Rage defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harvath's arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rage defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harvath's arms.
Rage is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Harvath working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Harvath has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Rage! Can he survive? No! He's out! Harvath gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dirk Harvath!