PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm comes to the cage accompanied by gangs of new york. Begovic has chosen Cavoglave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harm
vs
Begovic

178 cm
22
223 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frane Harm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Begovic!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Begovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Harm misses the target.

Harm drives through with a takedown into guard.
Begovic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harm trying to control but Begovic is working from the bottom.
Harm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harm stays in close to Begovic's body and controls the position.
Harm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begovic looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Begovic has Harm pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm connects with a crisp jab.
Harm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Begovic scores with a nice right hand.
Harm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Begovic is looking to chop away at Harm's legs.
Harm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harm throws a hook to the side of Begovic's head but Begovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Begovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Begovic motions for Harm to come forward. Begovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Begovic throws a push kick but Harm slaps the foot to one side.
Begovic throws a head kick but Harm moves out of range.
Harm avoids the head kick by Begovic.
Sloppy strikes from Harm. Those never looked like landing.
Harm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Begovic throws out a loose jab but Harm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harm misses with a hook. Begovic ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Begovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harm swings for the body but Begovic moves out of range.
Harm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Begovic.
Begovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Begovic throws a low kick but Harm avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Begovic.
Harm throws an overhand right that lands on Begovic's shoulder, as Begovic tries to avoid the shot.
Begovic dodges the punch combination from Harm.
Harm lands with a nice body punch.
Harm throws a solid leg kick but Begovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harm.
Begovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Harm steps away.
Begovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Begovic with a hook.
Harm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Begovic to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harm moves out of range of the strikes.
Harm thuds a left hand into Begovic's body.
Begovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harm blocks a head kick by Begovic.
Harm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Begovic.
Harm moves out of range of the strikes.
Harm dives in and grabs Begovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Begovic pushes down on Harm's head and hops out.
A lazy body kick from Begovic
and Harm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harm connects with a crisp jab.
Begovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harm had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Begovic feints and then cracks Harm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harm down.
Harm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick from Harm.
Begovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harm moves away from the strike by Begovic.
Begovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Harm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Begovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Begovic manages to avoid it.
Begovic misses with a body kick.
Harm jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses.
Harm misses with a head kick.
Harm misses with an uppercut
and Begovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harm throws a lazy right hand but Begovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Begovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harm throws a jab but it's blocked by Begovic.
Begovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Frane Harm has been cut.
Begovic slips a straight right by Harm.
Begovic cracks Harm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harm throws a head kick but Begovic moves out of range.
Harm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Begovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Begovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Begovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harm.
Begovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roland Begovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frane Harm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Harm misses.
Begovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Begovic tries to bum rush Harm with a series of wild strikes but Harm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Begovic takes one to the side of the head.
Begovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harm counters with an outside leg kick.
Harm is looking to land body kicks.
Harm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harm misses with a kick to the body.
Begovic tries to land a front kick but Harm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Begovic!
Begovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harm looks to score with a jab to the body but Begovic is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Begovic.
Harm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Begovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harm misses with an uppercut. Begovic saw that one coming.
Harm takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic works Harm's body with a nice hook.
Harm fails with a takedown attempt.
Begovic misses with a straight left.
Harm jabs at Begovic's body.
Harm throws a poor cross that misses
and Begovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Harm.
Begovic cracks the inside of Harm's front leg.

Harm tries to sprawl but Begovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Begovic is keen to just control but Harm is a slippery customer.
Begovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Harm looking for submissions off his back.
Harm is staying active underneath Begovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Begovic is working away from the top position though.
Begovic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harm controls his leg.
Begovic controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Begovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Begovic misses with a hook. Harm ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Begovic scores with a nice head shot.
Harm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Begovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Harm misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Begovic.
Harm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Begovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Begovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Begovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harm circles away quickly and effectively.
Begovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Begovic scores with a jab. Harm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Harm does no damage.
Begovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harm avoids it really well and circles away.
Harm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Begovic.
A lazy left from Harm finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Begovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Harm blocks a head kick by Begovic.
Begovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Begovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Begovic misses with a wild combination.
Begovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harm throws out the jab.
Begovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harm.
Harm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Begovic.
Harm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harm misses with a lunging right hand
and Begovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Begovic thows a leg kick but Harm checks it
and Harm counters with a solid body kick.
Begovic throws out a loose jab but Harm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Harm. Harm gets slowly back to his feet.

Harm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Begovic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Begovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frane Harm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Harm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Begovic.
A little feinted left hand from Harm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harm goes for a double leg but Begovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Begovic continues to drive forward.
Harm backing away here, and Begovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Begovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harm manages to avoid it.
Begovic throws a hook but Harm blocks it.
Harm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Begovic misses with a two punch combination.
Harm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Begovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Begovic scores with a punch to the head.
Harm thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Begovic misses.
Harm connects with a leg kick. Begovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harm looks to land a right hand but Begovic moved out of range.
Begovic throws a looping overhand right but Harm ducks down to avoid it.
Begovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harm blocks a jab.
Begovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Begovic.
A left lands for Begovic.
Begovic scores with a three punch combo!
Begovic dodges the punch combination from Harm.
Begovic throws an overhand right that lands on Harm's shoulder, as Harm tries to avoid the shot.
Harm throws a lazy right hand but Begovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Begovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Begovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Begovic is looking for the big counter here.
Begovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Begovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Begovic lands with a straight right. Harm didn't see that one coming.
Begovic throws a shot from downtown. Harm moves away and avoids it.
Begovic throws a looping overhand right but Harm ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harm lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Begovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Begovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Begovic tenderised Harm's leg. Harm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Frane Harm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harm.
Begovic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Begovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harm.
Begovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harm.
Harm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harm misses with the body kick
and Begovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begovic works the jab nicely.
Begovic throws out a leg kick but Harm moves out of range and Begovic only half commits.
Roland Begovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harm moves out of range as Begovic throws a body kick.

Begovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Begovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Begovic wants to control but Harm is keeping him busy.
Harm preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic passes to full mount!
Begovic is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Harm can't escape the position.
Begovic looking to control but Harm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harm is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begovic controlling from mount.
Begovic wants to control the pace but Harm is squirming around nicely.
Harm regains half guard.
Begovic wants to stand up but Harm is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Begovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Begovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Begovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Roland Begovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.