PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurendie Siberie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harlamov
vs
Siberie

206 cm
31
275 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

190 cm
33
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Hellbent

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurendie Siberie!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siberie can pounce on him.
Harlamov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Siberie circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siberie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Harlamov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harlamov trying to control but Siberie is working from the bottom.
Harlamov throws a big elbow that misses.
Siberie keeping moving, preventing Harlamov from controlling successfully.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Siberie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harlamov 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.
Harlamov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
Harlamov throws a big elbow that misses.
Harlamov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Siberie blocks nicely.
Harlamov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Siberie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Siberie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harlamov is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlamov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Siberie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siberie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Siberie controlling the position.
Harlamov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Siberie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Siberie blocks nicely.
Siberie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harlamov.
We've been hearing that Harlamov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harlamov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siberie keeping full guard, as Harlamov tries to pass.
Siberie has momentary wrist control but Harlamov slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Siberie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siberie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harlamov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harlamov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harlamov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harlamov postures up in Siberie's guard and throws a big left but Siberie blocks it.
Harlamov wants to pass the guard but Siberie is keeping the position.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Siberie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Siberie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov throws a big right hand that misses.
Harlamov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harlamov throws a big right hand that misses.
Harlamov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harlamov throws a big right hand that misses.
Harlamov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harlamov pushes down on Siberie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlamov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garik Harlamov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Siberie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harlamov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harlamov shoots in for a double leg but Siberie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harlamov blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harlamov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Siberie. Those never looked like landing.
Siberie digs a good hook to Harlamov's body.
Siberie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siberie connects with a leg kick. Harlamov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Siberie misses the target.
Harlamov takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Siberie.
Siberie works over Harlamov's head and body with a nice combination.
Harlamov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Harlamov with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siberie, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Siberie.
Jurendie Siberie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siberie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harlamov on the side of the head.
Siberie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harlamov.
Harlamov misses with a takedown
and Siberie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siberie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Siberie moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlamov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siberie.
Harlamov darts in looking for a takedown but Siberie gets double underhooks and turns Harlamov into the cage.
Siberie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Siberie with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siberie has a couple of punches blocked by Harlamov.
Siberie throws a punch but it's blocked by Harlamov.
Siberie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harlamov's elbow.
Siberie stalling against the cage.
Harlamov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harlamov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Siberie prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov has Siberie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Siberie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harlamov is looking for a takedown.
Siberie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Siberie lands a hook that snaps the head of Harlamov backwards.
Siberie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siberie tries to land a knee to the head but Harlamov blocks with his arms.
Siberie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siberie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harlamov.
Siberie lands an elbow that stopped Harlamov in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siberie lands an elbow just above Harlamov 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Siberie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Siberie misses with the head strike.
Harlamov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harlamov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Siberie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harlamov backwards.
Siberie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Siberie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Siberie.
Siberie misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurendie Siberie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Siberie as Harlamov shoots in.
Harlamov ducks under a wild hook from Siberie.
Siberie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harlamov doesn't seem bothered though.
Harlamov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Siberie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harlamov was well out of range. Poor timing from Siberie.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Siberie defends it nicely.
Siberie cracks Harlamov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlamov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harlamov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Siberie lands a slapping body shot.
Siberie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harlamov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siberie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harlamov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siberie looks to land a left hand but Harlamov moved out of range nicely.
Harlamov with a poor takedown
and Siberie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Oooooh!!! Siberie has knocked Harlamov down with a huge combo! Siberie steps away and waves a wobbly Harlamov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Harlamov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siberie misses with an uppercut.
Siberie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harlamov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jurendie Siberie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harlamov shoots for a double leg takedown but Siberie sprawls well. He's pushed Harlamov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Siberie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Harlamov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siberie ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Harlamov out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jurendie Siberie!
Jurendie Siberie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.