PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon has chosen Monkey Business as his entrance music. Harold Harmbe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Harmbe
vs
Tycoon

196 cm
27
196 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
220 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hellraiser FightGear

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 10 - 4 - 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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon slaps away a takedown attempt from Harmbe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tycoon slaps away a takedown attempt from Harmbe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tycoon misses with a looping right.
Harmbe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Harmbe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harmbe prevents Tycoon from escaping the position.
Tycoon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tycoon tries to escape but Harmbe is in control.
Harmbe controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon tries to improve position but can't.
Tycoon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tycoon trying to remain calm as Harmbe controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe prevents Tycoon from escaping the position.
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.
You can see the frustration on Tycoon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tycoon is trying to get back to his feet.

Harmbe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tycoon pushes Harmbe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harmbe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tycoon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Harmbe trying to control the position but Tycoon is working away.
Tycoon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harmbe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harmbe happy to just control the position for now.
Harmbe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harmbe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tycoon keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tycoon wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tycoon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tycoon loads up on a big right hand but Harmbe slips the punch.
Harmbe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tycoon counter with a right hand.

Harmbe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tycoon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Tycoon explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nice uppercut there from Tycoon.
Tycoon lands a leg kick that knocks Harmbe off balance momentarily.
Tycoon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon throws the kick towards the body but Harmbe avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tycoon.
The crowd cheers as Tycoon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harmbe doesn't seem phased though.
Harmbe throws a jab but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Harmbe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tycoon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tycoon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harmbes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a jab when Harmbe was well out of range.
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tycoon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Harmbe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harmbe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tycoon - the referee stops the clock and Harmbe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tycoon. Harmbe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harmbe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Tycoon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon throws a hook to the side of Harmbe's head but Harmbe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tycoon slaps away a takedown attempt from Harmbe, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe darts in looking for a takedown but Tycoon gets double underhooks and turns Harmbe into the cage.
Tycoon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harmbe's hands.
Harmbe slips a straight right by Tycoon.
Harmbe dives in and grabs Tycoon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tycoon pushes down on Harmbe's head and hops out.
Harmbe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harmbe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tycoon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a hook to the side of Harmbe's head but Harmbe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tycoon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tycoon misses with a head kick.
Harmbe needs to keep his hands up - Tycoon had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tycoon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harmbe's calf.
Tycoon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tycoon cracks a nice hook into Harmbe's ribs.
A head kick by Harmbe misses
and Harmbe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tycoon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harmbe fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tycoon! But no joy.
Tycoon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harmbe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tycoon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harmbe somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harmbe has managed to clinch.
Harmbe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Tycoon breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon lands a jab to Harmbe's midsection.
Mike Tycoon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tycoon lands a glancing blow to the side of Harmbe's head.
Tycoon connects with a looping right hand.
Tycoon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tycoon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mike Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tycoon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harold Harmbe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tycoon lands a jab.
Tycoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tycoon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harmbe.
Tycoon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Harmbe with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Harmbe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harmbe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tycoon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harmbe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tycoon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tycoon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle, before Tycoon throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Harmbe's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Tycoon lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mike Tycoon!
Our winner, Mike Tycoon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Harold Harmbe had this to say: 'It's been real, its been fun, but it aint been real fun.'.