PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bitches Brew. Man is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' . This should be a great matchup!

Harvey
vs
Man

188 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

181 cm
25
217 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eks Man!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey throws a leg kick
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.

Man bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Man moves into full mount!
Man lands a big shot there that rocks Harvey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man prevents Harvey from getting the reversal.
Man dominating with strikes here.
Man looking to ground and pound but Harvey is blocking nicely.
Man controlling the position easily from mount.
Harvey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Man tries to control but Harvey wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is working to get back to half guard.
Man looking to finish with strikes here!
Man controlling the position easily from mount.
Harvey is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Harvey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harvey is looking to escape.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eks Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harvey slips a straight right by Man.
A big right from Man misses.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man staying out of range there.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Harvey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Harvey moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey trying to land knees to the body.
Harvey is stalling here.
Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harvey effectively controlling the action here.
Harvey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harvey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eks Man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harvey takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Harvey is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harvey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harvey connects with a solid leg kick.
Harvey misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws the left hand but Harvey avoids the punch easily.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harvey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Harvey stuffs the takedown.
Doug Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Harvey.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Harvey.
Man throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Doug Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eks Man.
Man swings widly with a right hand
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Harvey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harvey blocking some punches.
Harvey lands a nice knee to the body.
Man blocking some punches.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harvey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Man tries for a takedown but Harvey manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harvey down to the mat. Harvey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Harvey scores with a hook.
Harvey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harvey lands a big head kick that sends Man tumbling to the mat! Harvey takes a step backwards and waves Man back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Man is rocked!
Man jabs Harvey right on the nose. Harvey blinks but takes it well.
Man checks a low kick from Harvey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Harvey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Harvey counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harvey moves out of range as Man strikes.
Harvey misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Harvey counters with a head kick. That will keep Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice leg kick lands there from Harvey.
Harvey slips a jab from Man.
Man moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Man counter with a right hand.

Harvey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harvey.
Harvey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.

Man breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Harvey misses.
Man throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a straight right.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Harvey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harvey misses with a combination
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Man looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harvey lands the left hand.
Doug Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Harvey blocks a jab.
Doug Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
Man in side control, just content to control the action for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Doug Harvey.
I think Harvey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Doug Harvey!