PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dupree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Dupree will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Harlamov
vs
Dupree

206 cm
31
275 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

188 cm
31
225 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160
Hellbent

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 - 9 - 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dupree counters with an inside leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dupree enables Harlamov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dupree manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dupree looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harlamov lands a couple of digs.
Dupree seems keen to control Harlamov's posture.
Dupree is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov is in close to Dupree's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harlamov preventing the sweep.
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.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Dupree blocks nicely.
Dupree will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Dupree keeps moving.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Dupree blocks nicely.
Dupree looking for a sweep. Not yet Dupree, not yet.
Dupree controls Harlamov momentarily but Harlamov frees himself.
Harlamov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harlamov connects with a couple of short punches.
Harlamov lands a couple of digs.
Harlamov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Dupree blocks nicely.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dupree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 chips away with some ground and pound.
Dupree is trying to keep Harlamov in close.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlamov tries to free his leg and advance position but Dupree is retaining full guard.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dupree trying to keep a closed guard but Harlamov is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlamov landing some decent shots from guard.
Harlamov is in close to Dupree's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov scoring with some ground and pound.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dupree trying to control the position.
Harlamov landing some decent shots from guard.
Harlamov pushing down on Dupree's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dupree is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harlamov thows a huge punch but Dupree dodges it nicely.
Harlamov wants to take a breather but Dupree is having none of it.

Harlamov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dupree is just riding it out for now. Harlamov eventually gives up the hold.
Dupree is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov winds up and cracks Dupree with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dupree won't allow Harlamov to pass to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Harlamov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dupree misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harlamov slips a nice elbow through Dupree's hands, connecting with Dupree's forehead.
Harlamov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Harlamov wants to work for an arm triangle but Dupree is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harlamov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garik Harlamov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dupree wants to clinch up but Harlamov keeps it at a distance.
Dupree lands a right hook to the body.
Dupree scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harlamov doesn't seem bothered though.
Harlamov ducks under a wild hook from Dupree.
Harlamov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dupree counters with a left and a right that stings Harlamov.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but Dupree shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Dupree misses.
Dupree throws a head kick but Harlamov moves out of range.
Harlamov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harlamov shoots and misses
and Dupree counters with a low kick, right behind Harlamov 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupree throws a combination. Harlamov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marcus Dupree is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harlamov shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harlamov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dupree is fending him off so far but Harlamov persists. Nope, Dupree circles away and we're back to standing.
Dupree cracks a nice hook into Harlamov's ribs.
Harlamov moves out of range as Dupree throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dupree scoring well with a low kick there.
Dupree swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harlamov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Harlamov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dupree looking for a sweep. Not yet Dupree, not yet.
Harlamov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dupree manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dupree landing with the ground and pound.

Harlamov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dupree can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dupree scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harlamov keeping full guard, as Dupree tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harlamov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dupree defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dupree postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dupree loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Harlamov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dupree defends well.
Dupree throws a big right hand that misses.

Harlamov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dupree frees his head nicely. Oh but Harlamov has switched to an armbar! Dupree is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Garik Harlamov!
Our winner, Garik Harlamov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.