PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritz Haarmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fritz Haarmann is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

fist
vs
Haarmann

170 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fritz Haarmann !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haarmann misses with a jab, cross combination.

Haarmann tries to keep at a distance but fist has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from fist.
Haarmann lands a shoulder strike.
Haarmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
fist connects with a knee to the head.
fist blocks a body shot from Haarmann .
Haarmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
fist lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by fist.
fist lands with a left to the head.
fist blocking some punches.
fist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haarmann tries to work over fist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
fist lands a damaging elbow.
Haarmann takes an elbow to the forehead.
fist connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Fritz Haarmann has been cut.
fist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haarmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of fists head.
fist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haarmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haarmann looks gassed!
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from fist.
fist lands an uppercut.
Haarmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
fist controlling the action here for a moment.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from fist.
Haarmann takes a shot to the head.
fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarmann wants a takedown but no success here.
fist scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from fist.
fist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
fist pushes Haarmann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
fist prevents Haarmann from breaking the clinch.
fist scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by fist.
fist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from fist.
Haarmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
fist leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from fist.
fist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haarmann tries to break the clinch but fist is controlling the position.
Haarmann takes an elbow to the temple.
Haarmann tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
fist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haarmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
fist lands a nice elbow.
fist keeps control of Haarmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haarmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
fist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
fist with a knee to the head.
fist scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
fist lands a shoulder strike.
Haarmann takes an elbow to the forehead.
fist scores a nice knee to the body.
fist is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haarmann misses with a body punch.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from fist.
Haarmann has had enough of the clinch but fist keeps him there for the moment.
Haarmann can't break the clinch.
Haarmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
fist lands a nice knee to the body.
fist lands an elbow that stopped Haarmann in his tracks for a moment.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
fist is stalling here.
fist lands an elbow that stopped Haarmann in his tracks for a moment.
fist with a knee to the head.
fist crunches a lovely knee into Haarmann 's ribcage.
fist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
fist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
fist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haarmann 's face.
Haarmann is trying to break the clinch but fist has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fist blocks it with crossed arms.
fist blocks a body shot from Haarmann .
fist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haarmann or not.
fist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haarmann 's face.
fist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haarmann tries to break the clinch but fist is controlling the position.
fist has Haarmann pressed against the cage.
fist prevents Haarmann from breaking the clinch.
fist crunches a lovely knee into Haarmann 's ribcage.
fist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fist is leaning against Haarmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
fist landing knees to the head.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
fist prevents Haarmann from breaking the clinch.
Haarmann can't break the clinch.
fist just leaning against Haarmann , taking a breather.
fist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
fist digs a right hand into Haarmann 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haarmann 's gas tank.
Haarmann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
fist lands with a short shot to the head.
fist lands a hook to the side of the head.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
fist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haarmann takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A right hand to the body from fist.
Haarmann tries to break the clinch but fist is controlling the position.
fist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from fist.
Haarmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haarmann misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from fist.
fist connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for fist.
fist lands a body shot in the clinch.
fist is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haarmann is keeping busy.
Good body shot from fist.
Haarmann wants to get back to striking at distance but fist won't allow it.
Haarmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
fist landing knees to the head.
fist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haarmann has had enough of the clinch but fist keeps him there for the moment.
fist keeps control of Haarmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
fist crunches a lovely knee into Haarmann 's ribcage.
fist works on Haarmann 's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for fist.
Haarmann wants to break free but fist has control.
fist just leaning against Haarmann , taking a breather.
Haarmann digs a right hand underneath fist's ribcage. fist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haarmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry fist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fritz Haarmann 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

fist lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haarmann takes a step back to recover.
Fritz Haarmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
fist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haarmann dodges the punch combination from fist.
Haarmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

fist moves into the clinch.
fist with a knee to the head.
fist connects with a knee to the head.
Haarmann takes an elbow to the forehead.
fist with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
fist lands a knee to the body.
Haarmann is looking to break free of the clinch but fist has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from fist.
fist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from fist.
fist scores with a knee to the head.
fist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
fist keeps control of Haarmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
fist lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarmann wants to break free but fist has control.
fist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
fist is looking to control Haarmann 's arms but Haarmann gets an underhook and turns him. Now fist has his back to the cage.
fist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
fist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
fist landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by fist.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haarmann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. fist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
fist stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haarmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
fist landing knees to the head.
Haarmann has had enough of the clinch but fist keeps him there for the moment.
fist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haarmann 's face.
Haarmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
fist scores with a knee to the head.
Haarmann can't break the clinch.
Haarmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haarmann throws a punch but it's blocked by fist.
fist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
fist scores with a knee to the head.
fist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haarmann or not.
fist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haarmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
fist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haarmann wants to break free but fist has control.
fist leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haarmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
fist with a knee to the head.
fist wants to stall.
fist keeps control of Haarmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
fist scores with a knee to the head.
Haarmann misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for fist.
fist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
fist lands a body punch.
fist scores a nice knee to the body.
fist slows down the pace here.
Haarmann misses with a punch to the body.
Haarmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haarmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
fist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haarmann backwards.
fist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fist lands a knee to the body.
Haarmann lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fist lands a left hand.
Haarmann trying to stall but fist improves his position.
fist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
fist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haarmann 's face.
fist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haarmann drops to a knee looking for a takedown but fist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harry fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fritz Haarmann .
Haarmann is trying to break free.

Haarmann breaks from the clinch.

fist takes the fight into the clinch.
fist lands a knee to the head.
Haarmann tries to break the clinch but fist is controlling the position.
Haarmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haarmann is trying to break the clinch but fist has him pressed against the cage.
Haarmann tries to score a body lock takedown but fist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from fist.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haarmann tries to break the clinch but fist is controlling the position.
Haarmann tries to break the clinch but fist is controlling the position.
fist lands a nice knee to the body.
Haarmann can't break the clinch.
Haarmann is working for takedown but fist is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haarmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from fist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haarmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
fist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haarmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
fist connects with a knee to the head.
fist crunches a lovely knee into Haarmann 's ribcage.
Haarmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by fist.
Haarmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
fist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
fist blocking some punches.
Haarmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
fist pushes Haarmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haarmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by fist.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
fist lands an elbow inside that Haarmann shrugs off.
fist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haarmann .
fist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haarmann 's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haarmann is looking to break free of the clinch but fist has double underhooks.
Haarmann can't break the clinch.
A short right from fist on the inside.
fist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haarmann backwards.
fist scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry fist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fritz Haarmann 's cut.
That's time! fist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Haarmann missing with a left hand there. fist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haarmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haarmann tries for a takedown but fist sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haarmann closes the distance and clinches up with fist, looking for a takedown. Haarmann pushes fist against the cage but fist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

fist clinches.
fist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fist lands a knee to the body.
fist lands a nice knee to the body.
fist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haarmann s head.
Haarmann takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from fist.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
fist scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from fist.
fist scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haarmann .
fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for fist.
fist connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haarmann wants a takedown but no success here.
Harry fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fritz Haarmann .
Haarmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
fist landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fist lands a damaging elbow.
fist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harry fist has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haarmann tries to break the clinch but fist is controlling the position.
Haarmann has had enough of the clinch but fist keeps him there for the moment.
fist landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from fist as the two fighters clinch.
Haarmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with fist's elbow.
fist lands a nice knee to the body.
fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by fist.
fist's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
fist lands with a right to the head.
fist crunches a lovely knee into Haarmann 's ribcage.
fist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haarmann can't get the takedown.
fist connects with a knee to the head.
Haarmann wants to get back to striking at distance but fist won't allow it.
fist lands a nice elbow.
fist prevents a body shot from Haarmann .
Haarmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by fist.
Haarmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
fist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Haarmann pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haarmann pulls fist in close to his closed guard and prevents fist from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
fist prevents Haarmann from getting back to his feet.
fist trying to control but Haarmann is working from the bottom.
fist has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Haarmann is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann looking to control.
Haarmann pulls fist in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haarmann is on top in guard.
fist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haarmann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fist is keeping the position for now.
fist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if fist tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
fist is controlling Haarmann 's posture.
fist might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Haarmann has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of fist is proving hard to escape from.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haarmann controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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 Harry fist.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for fist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry fist!