PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marly Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mayhem
vs
Harrison

195 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgar Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marly Harrison !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison .
Harrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayhem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Harrison .
A head kick misses from Mayhem.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
Harrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayhem on the side of the head.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Harrison wants to clinch up but Mayhem keeps it at a distance.
Mayhem shoots in but Harrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Mayhem closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to pull guard but Harrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Mayhem manages to break the clinch.

Mayhem shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harrison working a defensive guard but Mayhem passes into half guard.
Harrison pushes Mayhem off looking to stand but Mayhem dives back in and keeps control.

Mayhem is looking for a kimura but Harrison is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mayhem to get the leverage.
Mayhem is trying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayhem is trying to control the action in half guard but Harrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayhem is working away from the top position though.
Harrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayhem wants to get back to his feet.
Harrison wants to improve his position but Mayhem is controlling well.
Mayhem stops Harrison from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrison 's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is not content to let Mayhem control the position.
Harrison is trying to maintain the position but Mayhem is very close to passing his half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mayhem darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrison as Mayhem tries to tie him up.
Mayhem really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayhem can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Mayhem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem is looking to control Harrison 's arms but Harrison gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayhem has his back to the cage.
Mayhem prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Mayhem wants to take the fight to the mat but Harrison manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mayhem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem stalling in the clinch but Harrison improves position.
Harrison wants a takedown but no success here.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mayhem tries for a takedown but Harrison manages to get underhooks.
Harrison is working for takedown but Mayhem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mayhem stalling in the clinch but Harrison improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison .

Harrison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harrison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marly Harrison will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mayhem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Mayhem darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Mayhem keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Mayhem - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mayhem is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harrison is defending well.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Mayhem is controlling him.
Harrison jumps guard but Mayhem stands there with Harrison around his waist. Harrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mayhem tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harrison just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mayhem tries for a takedown but Harrison manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Mayhem. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Mayhem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Mayhem manages to get underhooks.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Mayhem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mayhem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrison wants to break free but Mayhem has control.

Harrison decides to pull guard.

Harrison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wanted to stand there but Harrison had control of the position.

Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mayhem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harrison 's guard.
Harrison is pulling down on Mayhem's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Mayhem controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A shot to the liver by Harrison . Beautiful body shot.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayhem lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayhem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayhem wants it to stay on the feet.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayhem swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison .
Harrison catches Mayhem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayhem's waist but Mayhem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marly Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Harrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayhem, which made it look bad.
Harrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayhem circles away.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrison .
Edgar Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marly Harrison .

Harrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison is trying to control the position but Mayhem postures up.

Mayhem 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.
Harrison controls Mayhem momentarily but Mayhem frees himself.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayhem trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Mayhem has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edgar Mayhem wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayhem tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayhem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mayhem eats them both and turns towards Harrison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mayhem swinging wildly here.

Mayhem looking to score a takedown here. Harrison is defending well but Mayhem drives through and ends up in Harrison 's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to keep Mayhem in close.
Mayhem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Harrison working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mayhem has passed into half guard!
Harrison wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayhem connects with a nice short shot to Harrison 's temple.
Mayhem controlling the action here.
Mayhem not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Harrison looking for submissions off his back.
Mayhem is keen to just control but Harrison is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mayhem tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harrison controls his leg.
Harrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrison 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Marly Harrison !
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Edgar Mayhem!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Edgar Mayhem!

Edgar Mayhem wins by split decision!