PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Five Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey has chosen Dangerzone as his entrance music. AJ Harvey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Five Sixteen
vs
Harvey

185 cm
18
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Nature's Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Five Sixteen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ Harvey!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five Sixteen slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.

Five Sixteen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Five Sixteen lands in his opponent's guard.
Five Sixteen trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Five Sixteen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Five Sixteen pushing down on Harvey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Harvey has eaten all the pies!

Five Sixteen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Five Sixteen is taking a breather. Harvey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Five Sixteen is trying to work for a kimura but Harvey is defending well.
Well, if Five Sixteen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Five Sixteen throws a strike but Harvey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Five Sixteen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Five Sixteen postures up.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Five Sixteen from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Matthew Five Sixteen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Harvey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Five Sixteen!
Five Sixteen is squirming around, avoiding Harvey's attempts to control the action.
Five Sixteen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harvey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Five Sixteen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey content just to control the position here.
Five Sixteen can't escape the position.
Five Sixteen is working hard here to advance position.
Harvey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Five Sixteen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Five Sixteen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harvey tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Five Sixteen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws an elbow that misses. Five Sixteen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harvey's guard. Nice move by Five Sixteen!
Harvey trying to control the position.
Harvey looks gassed!
Harvey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Five Sixteen is one step ahead there.
Five Sixteen trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Five Sixteen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Five Sixteen dominated that round.
That's time! Five Sixteen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harvey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Five Sixteen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Five Sixteen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Five Sixteen slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.

Harvey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Five Sixteen trying to control from the bottom.
Five Sixteen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Five Sixteen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matthew Five Sixteen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Five Sixteen working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Harvey turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Five Sixteen off and cradles Harvey's limp body as Five Sixteen celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Matthew Five Sixteen!
Matthew Five Sixteen retains his heavyweight title!
As Matthew Five Sixteen got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you Jesus.'.