PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ura Nage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nage comes to the cage accompanied by Who Wants To Live Forever. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nage
vs
Harvey

190 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
203 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Urban Vandal fight gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ura Nage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nage as Harvey shoots in.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nage.
Harvey looks for a takedown but Nage sprawls well.
Harvey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nage swivels and escapes.
Ura Nage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Harvey.
Harvey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nage circles away.

Nage pushes Harvey up against the cage in a clinch.

Nage turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harvey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nage's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Nage seems to be looking for submissions.

Nage is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Harvey has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Harvey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nage tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harvey controls his leg.
Harvey is pressing down on Nage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nage looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nage tries to stand but Harvey is controlling from the bottom.

Nage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harvey, up you get!
Harvey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nage as he avoids it easily.
Harvey looks gassed!

Harvey scores a takedown into full mount!

Harvey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nage can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harvey goes for an armbar but Nage turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nage.

Nage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harvey, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nage throws a leg kick which misses Harvey's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvey tries to avoid it.
Harvey shoots for a takedown but Nage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Nage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harvey fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Nage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nage has closed the distance and engaged Harvey in a clinch.

Nage manages to break the clinch.
Nage scores with a leg kick.
Nage throws a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nage has managed to clinch.
Nage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harvey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Nage jumps into guard, dragging Harvey to the mat.
Nage thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Nage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harvey is looking to advance position but Nage has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Harvey is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harvey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harvey looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Nage looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Harvey can't escape the position.

Nage is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harvey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nage lands strikes from half guard.
Harvey is looking for a sweep. Nage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Harvey looking for submissions off his back.

Harvey has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nage escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nage!

Nage decides to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Nage darts in and clinches Harvey up against the cage.
Nage landing knees to the body.

Nage has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harvey uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ura Nage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nage connects with a solid leg kick.
Harvey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nage.

Nage forces Harvey back against the cage and clinches.
Nage gets underhooks to prevent Harvey's takedown attempt.
Nage lands a nice knee to the body.
Nage scores a nice knee to the body.

Nage manages to pull guard.

Nage working for a triangle but Harvey defends it easily.
Nage throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Harvey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Harvey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nage swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harvey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harvey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Harvey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harvey prevents Nage from getting back to his feet.

Nage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Nage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nage keeping full guard, as Harvey tries to pass.
Harvey pushes down on Nage's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Nage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Harvey seems to be working for a kimura but Nage defends the submission attempt.
Nage punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harvey is looking for a kimura here.

Harvey is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Nage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nage wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.

Harvey is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harvey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Nage manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Nage has Harvey up against the cage in a clinch.
Nage slows down the pace here.
Harvey jumps guard but Nage stands there with Harvey around his waist. Harvey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harvey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Nage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Nage moves away and avoids it.
Leo Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nage clinches with his opponent.

Nage pulls Harvey into guard.
Nage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harvey is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harvey postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nage is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harvey, into his guard.
Nage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Nage stands up from Harvey's guard - Nage perhaps looking for a knockout.

Nage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harvey tries to bench press Nage off him but Nage keeps the position.
Check out the look on Nage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Harvey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Nage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harvey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nage's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ura Nage dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nage has Harvey up against the cage in a clinch.
Nage has Harvey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harvey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harvey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Nage breaks the clinch.

Nage moves into the clinch.

Nage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nage.
Nage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harvey.

Nage has managed to clinch.
Nage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Nage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harvey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Nage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nage lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Nage avoids nicely.
Nage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harvey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nage is fending him off so far but Harvey persists. Nope, Nage circles away and we're back to standing.
Ura Nage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Harvey.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harvey is looking to regain half guard here but Nage keeps moving and retains side control.
Harvey manages to get back to half guard.
Harvey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nage thows a huge punch but Harvey dodges it nicely.
Harvey gets back to full guard.
Harvey looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nage puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nage lands a nice short elbow.

Harvey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Harvey looking for submissions off his back.
Harvey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harvey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking for a sweep. Not yet Harvey, not yet.

Harvey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Nage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Harvey working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nage has passed into half guard!
Harvey wants to get back to full guard.

Harvey actively working from the bottom here.
Harvey is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nage uses his free foot to push down on Harvey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harvey.
Harvey tries to reverse the position but Nage maintains control.
Harvey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nage is landing with some decent strikes but Harvey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ura Nage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nage looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harvey is wriggling around trying to escape.

Nage stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nage throws a nice inside leg kick.

Nage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harvey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nage passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nage connects with a decent elbow.
Harvey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harvey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Harvey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harvey is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nage jumps into side control!
Harvey is looking for a sweep.

Nage decides to stand up, so the ref orders Harvey to his feet.

Nage decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nage wants to pass the guard but Harvey is defending well.
Leo Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ura Nage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harvey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ura Nage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nage 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Ura Nage!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ura Nage!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ura Nage!

Ura Nage wins by unanimous decision!
Ura Nage is the new light heavyweight champion!