PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harjan Varsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varsi comes to the cage accompanied by Hiski Salomaa - Tiskarin polkka. Dimachaerus has chosen Metallica - The Unforgiven as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Varsi
vs
Dimachaerus

202 cm
29
194 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

183 cm
24
200 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harjan Varsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varsi works Dimachaerus's body with a nice hook.
Varsi with a jab.
Varsi throws a body punch but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
Varsi lands a jab to the head.
Dimachaerus slips under a jab from Varsi.
Varsi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dimachaerus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dimachaerus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varsi swinging wildly here.
Dimachaerus misses with an uppercut.
Dimachaerus tests Varsi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimachaerus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Varsi is able to avoid easily.
Varsi cracks a nice hook into Dimachaerus's ribs.
Dimachaerus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Varsi's calf.
Dimachaerus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dimachaerus there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimachaerus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Varsi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Varsi's corner calls for a 1-2. Varsi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dimachaerus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Varsi finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimachaerus's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Varsi misses the target.
Varsi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Varsi thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Varsi.
Dimachaerus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Varsi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dimachaerus misses with a left hand
and Varsi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimachaerus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varsi moves away.
Dimachaerus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for Varsi. That snapped Dimachaerus's head back.
Varsi clobbers Dimachaerus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varsi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circle momentarily. Varsi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dimachaerus connects with a solid leg kick.
Varsi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimachaerus. That's going to slow Varsi down.
Dimachaerus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Varsi throws out the jab.
Dimachaerus is looking to chop away at Varsi's legs.
Dimachaerus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dimachaerus slips a jab and a cross from Varsi.
Marcus Dimachaerus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimachaerus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varsi moves away.
Dimachaerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.
Dimachaerus just misses with a punch to the body.
Varsi missing with a left hand there. Dimachaerus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimachaerus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Varsi is out of range.
Dimachaerus blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varsi throws a hook but Dimachaerus blocks it.
Dimachaerus throws a body punch but Varsi moves out of range.
Varsi connects with a right hand. Dimachaerus shakes it off.
A big left from Varsi misses.
Varsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Varsi scores with a jab to the body.
Varsi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimachaerus.
Varsi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Varsi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimachaerus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Varsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Varsi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Varsi misses with a straight right.
Varsi takes a swing at Dimachaerus's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varsi checks a low kick from Dimachaerus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Varsi circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Dimachaerus misses its intended target.
Varsi misses with a wild body shot.
Varsi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Varsi slips a jab and a cross from Dimachaerus.
Nice shot by Varsi.
Dimachaerus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dimachaerus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Varsi's calf.
Dimachaerus digs a good hook to Varsi's body.
Dimachaerus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Varsi lands.
Dimachaerus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dimachaerus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Varsi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dimachaerus misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harjan Varsi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dimachaerus misses the body punch
and Varsi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimachaerus throws a shot from downtown. Varsi moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dimachaerus.
Varsi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Varsi takes a swing at Dimachaerus's ribcage but misses.
Dimachaerus thows a body shot but no joy.
Varsi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimachaerus can pounce on him.
Dimachaerus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Varsi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimachaerus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimachaerus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Varsi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dimachaerus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimachaerus connects with an inside leg kick.
Dimachaerus lands with a straight right. Varsi didn't see that one coming.
Varsi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dimachaerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimachaerus throws a push kick but Varsi slaps the foot to one side.
Varsi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Dimachaerus does no damage.
Dimachaerus throws a jab when Varsi was well out of range.
Varsi scores with a jab to the body.
Dimachaerus is breathing heavily.
Varsi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Varsi looks to land a left hand but Dimachaerus moved out of range nicely.
Varsi misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimachaerus motions for Varsi to come forward. Dimachaerus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Varsi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimachaerus.
Varsi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the side of Varsi's head but Varsi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from Dimachaerus both land. Nice combination.
Varsi connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varsi moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimachaerus feints and then cracks Varsi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Varsi down.
No joy there for Varsi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Varsi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Varsi lands a nice looking body shot.
Dimachaerus avoids the body shot from Varsi.
Dimachaerus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Varsi lands a nice shot that snaps Dimachaerus's head back.
A jab from Varsi does it's job there.
Good shot there by Varsi.
Varsi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimachaerus ducks right into an uppercut from Varsi.
Varsi misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varsi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Varsi counters with a straight right hand.
Varsi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dimachaerus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dimachaerus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimachaerus jabs Varsi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimachaerus misses with a low kick.
Dimachaerus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimachaerus thows a body shot but no joy.
Varsi scores with a nice head shot.
Varsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Varsi.
The crowd cheers as Varsi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimachaerus doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimachaerus misses with a kick to the body.
Varsi throws a shot from downtown. Dimachaerus moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Varsi as he checks the leg kick.
Varsi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimachaerus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dimachaerus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Varsi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Varsi scores with a four punch combination!
Dimachaerus lands a right hook to the body.
Dimachaerus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimachaerus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Varsi misses with a straight left.
Dimachaerus throws a right hand that misses
and Dimachaerus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harjan Varsi dominated that second round.
That's time! Varsi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Varsi looks to land a left hand but Dimachaerus moved out of range nicely.
Dimachaerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.
Varsi throws a shot from downtown. Dimachaerus moves away and avoids it.
Varsi throws a body punch but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
Varsi throws a combination. Dimachaerus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Varsi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Dimachaerus is rocked!
Dimachaerus defending well as Varsi loads up on a big left hand.
Dimachaerus is still on wobbly legs! Can Varsi finish him?
Dimachaerus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Varsi cracks Dimachaerus with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dimachaerus falls to his knees and Varsi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harjan Varsi!
After winning the bout, Harjan Varsi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.