PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andries Harald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lima
vs
Harald

185 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andries Harald!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Andries Harald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lima walks into a jab.
Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
Lima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harald scores with a nice head shot.
Harald lands a lovely overhand right.
Harald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Lima looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harald is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lima in particular looking to stall.
Harald pushes Lima off looking to stand but Lima dives back in and keeps control.
Harald is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lima stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jab from Harald.

Lima feints and as Harald raises his hands in defense, Lima changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lima sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harald can't keep his opponent in guard - Lima advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lima is taking a breather. Harald says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lima uses his free foot to push down on Harald's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harald.

Lima stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lima sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lima. Lima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Harald enables Lima to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harald manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lima seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harald can't keep his opponent in guard - Lima advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima slows the pace down in half guard.
Harald is looking to get back to is feet but Lima passes into side control.

Lima has hold of Harald's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Harald tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lima cranks the arm and Harald screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Harald, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andre Lima!