PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Harmbe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harmbe
vs
Gordon

196 cm
27
196 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
223 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harmbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmbe ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
Harmbe staying out of range there.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gordon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Harmbe has closed the distance and engaged Gordon in a clinch.
Harmbe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Harmbe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gordon regains guard immediately.
Gordon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Harmbe dives into side control.

Gordon is trying to get back to half guard.
Harmbe controls the position from side control.
Gordon tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon wants to control but Harmbe postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harmbe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harmbe throwing shots but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Harmbe is keen to just control but Gordon is a slippery customer.
Gordon won't allow Harmbe to pass to mount.
Gordon is controlling Harmbe's trapped leg to prevent Harmbe from advancing to side control.
Harmbe trying to pass the guard but Gordon defending well.
Gordon trying to control here.
Harmbe blocks the strikes from Gordon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gordon moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmbe throws a big elbow that misses.
Gordon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gordon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Harmbe manages to get to full guard.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses. Harmbe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gordon's guard. Nice move by Harmbe!

Gordon keeping moving, preventing Harmbe from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon keeping full guard, as Harmbe tries to pass.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harmbe.
Gordon wants to sweep but no luck.
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Harmbe from controlling successfully.
Harmbe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harmbe with a flurry of punches that miss.

Gordon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harmbe working some strikes from top position.
Harmbe trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harmbe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Harmbe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gordon looking to control.
Harmbe stopping the sweep attempt from Gordon.
Gordon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Harmbe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harmbe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Harmbe slips the punch.
Harmbe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
A jab from Gordon misses.

Harmbe moves into range and clinches up with Gordon.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harmbe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harmbe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harmbe blocks the elbow strike.

Harmbe breaks from the clinch.
Gordon slaps away a takedown attempt from Harmbe, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
Harmbe defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Harmbe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harmbe moves away.
Gordon connects with a right hand. Harmbe shakes it off.

Harmbe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gordon misses with a strike from the bottom.
Harmbe slows the pace down.
Gordon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harmbe is controlling him well.
Gordon is looking to reverse the position.
Gordon is pushing Harmbe's head away, looking to escape. Harmbe manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gordon is looking for a sweep.
Harmbe trying to control the position but Gordon is working away.
Gordon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harmbe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harmbe is looking to take a break and control but Gordon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harmbe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gordon is trying to improve his position.
Harmbe taking a break here but Gordon is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe trying to pass the guard but Gordon defending well.
Harmbe is trying to control. Gordon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gordon tries to roll over but Harmbe keeps him under control.
Gordon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gordon wants to stand and escape but Harmbe is having none of it.
Harmbe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gordon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harmbe throws a big right hand that misses.
Harmbe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gordon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gordon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harmbe is trying to keep Gordon in close.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Harmbe won't let him.
Harmbe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gordon stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Harmbe throws up his legs and catches Gordon in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Gordon tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Harmbe! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Harold Harmbe!
An out of breath Harold Harmbe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.