PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Toolsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Toolsy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Harrison
vs
Toolsy

213 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

195 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Darwin Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Toolsy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Toolsy shoots in and gets a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Toolsy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Toolsy from controlling successfully.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Toolsy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toolsy wants to get up but he can't break Harrison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Toolsy wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Toolsy was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Toolsy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Toolsy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrison's head.
Toolsy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harrison is not content to let Toolsy control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toolsy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Toolsy seems to be looking for submissions.
Toolsy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
Toolsy blocks the strikes from Harrison.
Toolsy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harrison won't allow Toolsy to pass to mount.
Toolsy wants to stand up but Harrison manages to regain full guard.
Harrison pulls Toolsy in close to prevent any damage.
Harrison is trying to hold Toolsy in close to prevent damage but Toolsy has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toolsy is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison trying to hold on to Toolsy's head to control him but Toolsy postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Toolsy in particular looking to stall.
Harrison gets back to full guard.
Toolsy passes Harrison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Toolsy.
Toolsy passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Toolsy off and has taken his back!

Harrison is persistently looking for the submission but Toolsy is defending it well.
Toolsy just trying to survive but Harrison is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Toolsy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harrison haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Toolsy holding both Harrison 's hands and preventing any damage.
Toolsy looks winded!

Harrison is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toolsy can't escape the position.
Toolsy trying to control the action but Harrison just sinks the hooks in.
Harrison is trying to stick to Toolsy's back but Toolsy is turning into Harrison. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harrison's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Toolsy.
Toolsy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison trying to strike off his back.
Toolsy wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Toolsy dominated that round.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Toolsy throws a right hand that misses

and Harrison counters by clinching up.
Harrison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Toolsy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Toolsy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Toolsy blocks the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toolsy on the ground.
Harrison throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Harrison pulls Toolsy in to control the position.
Harrison striking off his back but it's not causing Toolsy any problems.
Harrison tries to strike from the bottom.
Harrison wants to control the position but Toolsy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Harrison is trying to stand up here but Toolsy is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toolsy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toolsy wants to pass the guard but Harrison is defending well.
Toolsy is breathing heavily.
Harrison trying to hold on to Toolsy's head to control him but Toolsy postures up.
Harrison punching from the bottom.
Toolsy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.
Toolsy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.

Toolsy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harrison sees it coming and defends easily.
Toolsy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Toolsy working over Harrison with some ground and pound. Harrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harrison moves into full guard.
Harrison looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toolsy trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toolsy tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Harrison striking off his back but it's not causing Toolsy any problems.
Toolsy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toolsy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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!
Toolsy trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Toolsy.

Harrison clinches up with Toolsy and pushes him back against the cage.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Toolsy.
Harrison goes for a takedown in the clinch but Toolsy prevents it.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Toolsy.
Harrison keeps control of Toolsy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harrison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harrison lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Harrison.

Harrison jumps into guard, dragging Toolsy to the mat.
Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toolsy is one step ahead there.
Toolsy trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Toolsy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toolsy stands and throws Harrison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mike Toolsy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toolsy cracks Harrison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Toolsy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Harrison throws a hook to the side of Toolsy's head but Toolsy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toolsy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Harrison drives through with a takedown into guard.

Toolsy working for a triangle but Harrison defends it easily.
Toolsy working a defensive guard here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Toolsy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Harrison won't allow Toolsy to sweep him here.
Harrison postures up in Toolsy's guard and throws a big left but Toolsy blocks it.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toolsy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Harrison has passed into half guard!
Toolsy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toolsy tries to get to full guard but Harrison has control of the leg.

Harrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Toolsy trying to control from the bottom.

Harrison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Toolsy has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Toolsy moves into full guard.
Toolsy wants to get back to his feet but Harrison passes into half guard.
Harrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Toolsy with the active half guard here but Harrison passes nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison working the ground and pound from side control.
Toolsy regains half guard.
Toolsy wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy.
Harrison working Toolsy over with strikes.
Toolsy looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to stand up but Toolsy is controlling the position.

Toolsy is defending against the submission attempts here by Harrison.
Toolsy gets full guard.
Darwin Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Toolsy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toolsy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Toolsy!
Mike Toolsy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.