PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Harmony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Raileanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harmony
vs
Raileanu

188 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Harmony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Raileanu!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raileanu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Harmony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harmony not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harmony throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raileanu is trying to stand.
Raileanu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harmony scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harmony throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harmony missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harmony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raileanu's head.
Raileanu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harmony.
Harmony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raileanu's head.
Harmony missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harmony lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raileanu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harmony.
Harmony thows a huge punch but Raileanu dodges it nicely.
Raileanu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harmony throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raileanu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harmony.
Raileanu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harmony.
Raileanu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harmony.
Harmony looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raileanu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harmony takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harmony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harmony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raileanu's head.
Raileanu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raileanu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harmony throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raileanu looks gassed!
Harmony missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raileanu wants to get back to his feet.
Harmony is trying to control the action in half guard but Raileanu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harmony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harmony sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harmony sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raileanu defending well though.
Raileanu pushes Harmony off looking to stand but Harmony dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raileanu's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raileanu pushes Harmony off looking to stand but Harmony dives back in and keeps control.
Harmony lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harmony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harmony lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harmony scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harmony scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Raileanu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raileanu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harmony.
Raileanu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harmony scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raileanu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harmony scores with a couple of nice shots.
Raileanu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harmony. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harmony looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harmony is nestled in close to Raileanu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harmony not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harmony working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harmony content to control rather than advance.
Harmony throwing shots but Raileanu is blocking nicely.
Harmony 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harmony is nestled in close to Raileanu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raileanu has hold of Harmony's hands but Harmony slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Harmony dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harmony fails to land the takedown.
Harmony shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raileanu but Raileanu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raileanu shoots and misses

and Harmony decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Raileanu's guard.
Raileanu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harmony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harmony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harmony postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harmony trying to control the position from guard on top but Raileanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harmony accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raileanu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harmony throwing strikes from guard but Raileanu blocks nicely.
Harmony wants to control from the top but Raileanu keeps moving.
Harmony throws a big right hand that misses.
Raileanu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harmony working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raileanu's head.
Harmony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raileanu can do to turn this around?
Harmony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raileanu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harmony passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harmony lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmony scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Harmony are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harmony in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harmony is working Raileanu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harmony lands an elbow.
Harmony creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Raileanu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harmony cracks Raileanu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harmony connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Raileanu some visible discomfort.
Harmony in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harmony in side control lands a decent elbow.
Raileanu tries to escape but Harmony is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raileanu defending against the ground and pound.
Harmony lands an elbow.
Harmony in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harmony works to advance to full mount. Raileanu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Harmony is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harmony scoring with strikes but Raileanu is staying in there.
Harmony working Raileanu over with strikes here.
Raileanu tries to hold on but Harmony pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Harmony.
Raileanu wants to get back to his feet.
Harmony with a couple of short strikes.

Raileanu is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmony misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Harmony punishing his opponent with strikes.
Raileanu is still in real trouble! Can Harmony finish him?
Raileanu really wants to buck Harmony off and get back to his feet.
Raileanu seems to have recovered his senses.
Harmony in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harmony is landing with some decent strikes but Raileanu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Justin Harmony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harmony raining down hammerfists from mount.
Harmony landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harmony lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raileanu hang on?
Harmony landing strikes from the mount and Raileanu is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Harmony dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Harmony misses with a takedown attempt - Raileanu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Harmony closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Raileanu's guard.
Raileanu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harmony stays in close to Raileanu's body and controls the position.
Harmony scoring with some ground and pound.
Harmony cracks Raileanu with a solid left hand.
Harmony postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harmony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raileanu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raileanu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harmony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raileanu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harmony.
Harmony with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harmony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raileanu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harmony with a nice head shot there.
Harmony with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raileanu working a defensive guard here.
Harmony working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harmony with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmony lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harmony advances to half guard.
Raileanu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harmony slips a nice elbow through Raileanu's hands, connecting with Raileanu's forehead.
Raileanu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raileanu taking some punishment here, with Harmony in his half guard.
Raileanu is trying to stand up here but Harmony is controlling him well.
Harmony lands with a punch from half guard.
Harmony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raileanu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harmony missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harmony not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raileanu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harmony missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harmony scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
George Raileanu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harmony trying to control from half guard but Raileanu is working away.
Harmony missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harmony throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Harmony there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raileanu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harmony is working away from the top position though.
Harmony is taking a breather. Raileanu 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.
Raileanu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harmony missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harmony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raileanu's head.
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!
Harmony takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Harmony.
Harmony working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Justin Harmony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harmony blocks the strikes from Raileanu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Harmony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harmony has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Harmony!