PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harry
vs
Man

195 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirty Harry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gavin Man!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man shoots in and bounces Harry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Harry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Man's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Man with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man connects with a couple of short punches.
Man lands a couple of elbows.
Harry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harry tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working some strikes from top position.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man distracts Harry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man is working Harry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man cracks Harry with a solid left hand.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Man trying to control but Harry is working from the bottom.
Man is stalling in the full guard.
Harry keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man passes Harry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Man.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harry is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Harry's head.
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harry has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry is trying to control but can't.
Man working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Man trying to control from half guard but Harry is working away.
Man working over Harry with some ground and pound. Harry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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. Man connects with a nice short shot to Harry's temple.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Man is in Harry's guard.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man distracts Harry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harry's head.
Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Man lands a couple of elbows.
Man is working Harry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Harry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Man with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harry has momentary wrist control but Man slips an elbow through the middle.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man chips away with some ground and pound.
Man works over Harry with some ground and pound from guard.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Man with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Harry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man postures up and lands a big shot to Harry's brow.
Man stands up over Harry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry is striking off his back. Man thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Ground and pound from Man.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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. Man connects with a nice short shot to Harry's temple.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Man slips a nice elbow through Harry's hands, connecting with Harry's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Harry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Man scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harry has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harry is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Harry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Man controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Man connects with a nice short shot to Harry's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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. Man connects with a nice short shot to Harry's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Harry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Harry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harry wants it to stay on the feet.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harry is fending him off so far but Man persists. Nope, Harry circles away and we're back to standing.
Harry is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Man.
Dirty Harry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Man.

Harry forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Harry stops a takedown attempt from Man.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking for a takedown.

Harry jumps guard and drags Man to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harry controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a big elbow that misses.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Harry is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Man clinches.
Man is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Harry gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Harry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Man throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Man is looking to improve his position.
Man wants to get back to full guard but Harry has passed into side control.
Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Man is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry is trying to control. Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harry manages to get himself to full guard.

Man postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Harry is looking for a triangle here but Man uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Harry tries to buck Man off but Man is having none of it.
Harry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Harry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Man looks up at the clock and then as Harry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Man smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harry taking a bit of punishment here - Man scoring with strikes.
Man fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Man lands a nice forearm strike.
Man is trying to ground and pound but Harry uses the momentary lack of control by Man to regain half guard.
Harry trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Harry's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dirty Harry.
I think Man 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 David Hoff scores the fight 26:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Man!
A less than humble Gavin Man misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.