PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rumlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harvey
vs
Rumlow

186 cm
33
194 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

183 cm
31
195 lbs
27 - 6 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Rumlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumlow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rumlow manages to avoid it.
Rumlow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick.
Harvey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rumlow throws a solid leg kick but Harvey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rumlow.
Harvey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rumlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rumlow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harvey takes a step back to recover.
Harvey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rumlow can pounce on him.
Brock Rumlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Rumlow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rumlow tests Harvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Rumlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumlow misses with a right hand
and Harvey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow lands with a nice body punch.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rumlow.
Rumlow scores with a nice body kick.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Brock Rumlow has been cut.
Harvey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rumlow looks to land a combination. Harvey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harvey throws a hook but Rumlow blocks it.
Rumlow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rumlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Rumlow saw that one coming.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Rumlow didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Harvey there.
Harvey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rumlow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rumlow.
Rumlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Harvey.

Rumlow is rocked!
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rumlow takes a swing at Harvey's ribcage but misses.
Rumlow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rumlow is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Harvey is looking to land body kicks.
Rumlow seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice cross by Harvey.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Rumlow swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey throws a hook but Rumlow avoids it easily.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Rumlow moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey checks a leg kick.
Rumlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rumlow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rumlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumlow is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Harvey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rumlow's hands.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey defending well as Rumlow loads up on a big left hand.
Harvey thows a body kick. Rumlow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rumlow scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
A jab lands there for Rumlow.
Harvey takes a swing at Rumlow's ribcage but misses.
Rumlow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Harvey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumlow throws a push kick but Harvey slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Harvey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rumlow.
Rumlow scores with a nice right hand.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That has opened up Brock Rumlow's cut even more.
Rumlow lands a leg kick that knocks Harvey off balance momentarily.
Harvey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rumlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Rumlow coming out on top.
Rumlow has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rumlow.
An attempted straight right counter from Harvey misses the target.
Rumlow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harvey takes a step back to recover.
Harvey throws a head kick but Rumlow moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sean Harvey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brock Rumlow's cut.
That's time! Harvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rumlow throws a leg kick which misses Harvey's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvey tries to avoid it.
Rumlow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rumlow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Harvey throws the left hand but Rumlow avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harvey - that will leave a mark!
Rumlow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rumlow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rumlow moves out of range of the body kick.
Harvey throws a head kick but Rumlow moves out of range.
Rumlow throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumlow scores with a leg kick.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Harvey moved away.
Rumlow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harvey lands a leg kick that knocks Rumlow off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow tries to land a leg kick but Harvey saw it coming and moves away.
Harvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rumlow circles away quickly and effectively.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.
Rumlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.

Rumlow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harvey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rumlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvey controls his hands.
Harvey misses with a punch to the body.

Harvey breaks the clinch.
Rumlow throws a front kick that sends Harvey stumbling back into the cage.
Rumlow throws a poor cross that misses
and Harvey counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harvey. That's going to slow Rumlow down.
Harvey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Harvey misses.
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rumlow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rumlow digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
Harvey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Rumlow has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harvey.
Harvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rumlow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Rumlow is leaning against Harvey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rumlow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Rumlow has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands a shoulder strike.
Rumlow keeps control of Harvey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Harvey cracks Rumlow with a nice body shot.
Rumlow scores with a shoulder strike.
Rumlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Harvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rumlow lands a head shot.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rumlow wants to slow Harvey down by chopping away at his legs.
Rumlow delivers a nice body kick.
Rumlow throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rumlow is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Rumlow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumlow cracks a nice hook into Harvey's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Rumlow.
Harvey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Rumlow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harvey tries a body shot but Rumlow blocks it.
Harvey tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumlow lands with a right to the head.
Rumlow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head.
Harvey blocks an uppercut.
Rumlow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harvey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Harvey.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harvey's elbow.
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage.

Harvey manages to break the clinch.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Rumlow.
Harvey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brock Rumlow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harvey lands the left hand.
Rumlow wants to land a leg kick but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harvey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rumlow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by Rumlow.
Rumlow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rumlow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Harvey misses
and Rumlow counters with a nice body shot.
A clash of legs there as Harvey blocks the low kick.
Harvey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harvey jabs Rumlow right on the nose. Rumlow blinks but takes it well.
Rumlow misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rumlow 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 Harvey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harvey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Harvey misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick from Rumlow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow throws the kick towards the body but Harvey avoids it.
Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rumlow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice combination there by Harvey.
Harvey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Rumlow off the cage and back into range.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey slips a jab from Rumlow.
Rumlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvey's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey cracks Rumlow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brock Rumlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Rumlow.
Rumlow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow wants to clinch but Harvey slips to the side
and Harvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Rumlow throws a big shot that misses.
Rumlow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Harvey connects with a single shot there.

The cut above Brock Rumlow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rumlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rumlow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harvey throws a sloppy body shot
and Rumlow counters with a good, hard body kick but Harvey shrugs it off.
Rumlow avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harvey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rumlow throws a low kick but Harvey avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rumlow.
Harvey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Rumlow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
Rumlow throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rumlow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rumlow ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Rumlow tries to land a front kick but Harvey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumlow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rumlow.
Rumlow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harvey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumlow.
Rumlow is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rumlow on the side of the head.
Rumlow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Rumlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Rumlow moved out of range nicely.
Rumlow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rumlow.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rumlow doesn't seem bothered though.
Rumlow throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Rumlow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rumlow throws a counter combo.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Rumlow tries to land a body kick
and Harvey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rumlow really felt that one!
Rumlow throws a head kick that misses
and Harvey counters with a nice body shot.
Rumlow lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rumlow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

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 Sean Harvey.
I think Harvey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!