PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harmbe
vs
Zuev

196 cm
28
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

185 cm
28
215 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harold Harmbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zuev !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev lunges at Harmbe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harmbe's hand.
Zuev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zuev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harmbe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harmbe throws a jab when Zuev was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zuev lunges at Harmbe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harmbe's hand.
Harmbe misses with a wild body shot.
Harmbe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zuev .
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuev . Harmbe does a little dance to reset his feet.

Harmbe closes the distance and pushes Zuev back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harmbe.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Harmbe has Zuev pressed against the cage.
Harmbe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harmbe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zuev is defending well for now.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Harmbe is controlling him.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Harmbe won't allow it.

Zuev manages to break the clinch.
Harmbe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zuev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harmbe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zuev slips under a jab.
Zuev lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zuev lands with a straight right. Harmbe didn't see that one coming.
Harmbe tries to clinch up but Zuev circles away and keeps his distance.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmbe stalks Zuev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zuev 's face. Zuev staggers backwards, shaken.
Zuev throws a series of punches but Harmbe moves out of range.
Zuev misses with a straight right.
Harmbe looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Zuev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harmbe on the side of the head.
Zuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zuev looks to throw the jab but Harmbe is out of range.
Zuev blocks a head kick by Harmbe.
A slow jab from Harmbe misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harmbe.
Decent striking displayed by Harmbe there.
Harmbe blocks a jab.
Zuev throws a right and a left that Harmbe avoids nicely.
Harmbe looks to land a combination but Zuev avoids it well.
Konstantin Zuev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuev scores with a jab. Harmbe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zuev as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zuev , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zuev cracks Harmbe with a good jab.
Zuev slips under a jab.
Harmbe misses with a straight right.
Zuev throws a right hand that Harmbe ducks under and follows up with a left that Harmbe also avoids with ease.
Zuev slips under a jab.
Zuev digs a good body shot into Harmbe's ribs.
Harmbe misses with the combination.
Zuev lands with an overhand left.
Harmbe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuev swats away the attempt to clinch by Harmbe.
Harmbe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zuev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zuev throws an overhand right that lands on Harmbe's shoulder, as Harmbe tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Harmbe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zuev .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harmbe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harmbe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harmbe ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .
Zuev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harmbe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harmbe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zuev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harmbe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zuev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zuev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harmbe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harmbe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zuev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zuev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Zuev .
Harmbe tries to clinch but Zuev moves out of range.
Zuev lands a body shot.
Zuev throws out a loose jab but Harmbe uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Harmbe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zuev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harmbe's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harmbe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
A swing and a miss from Zuev .
The fighters circle momentarily. Zuev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Zuev as he connects with a hook.
Harmbe swings widly with a right hand
and Zuev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a right and a left that Harmbe avoids nicely.
Harmbe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harmbe misses with a double jab.
Harmbe misses with a hook. Zuev ducked under it nicely.
Zuev throws out a counter right but Harmbe avoids it with no problem.
Zuev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zuev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harmbe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
Zuev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zuev throws the left hand but Harmbe avoids the punch easily.
Zuev missing with a left hand there. Harmbe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harmbe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zuev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harmbe fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harmbe lands a really nice looking cross but Zuev seems unphased.
Harmbe throws a big shot that misses.
Zuev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harmbe misses with a hook. Zuev ducked under it nicely.
Harmbe misses with an uppercut. Zuev saw that one coming.
Harmbe lands with a straight right. Zuev didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Zuev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Harmbe moves into the clinch.
Zuev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zuev avoiding damage as Harmbe throws knees to the body.
Zuev is working Harmbe over against the cage.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harmbe tries to pull guard but Zuev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Harmbe is controlling him.
Harmbe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zuev avoids it.

Zuev 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Harmbe moved out of range nicely.
Harmbe loads up on a big right hand but Zuev slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zuev .
Zuev throws a series of strikes that have Harmbe backpedaling.
Zuev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harmbe doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Harmbe scores with a takedown into Zuev 's guard.

Zuev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harmbe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harmbe can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Harmbe prevents a body shot from Zuev .
Zuev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harmbe effectively controlling the action here.
Zuev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harmbe backwards.
Harmbe lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Harmbe.
Zuev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Harmbe is controlling the position.
Harmbe tries to land a knee to the head but Zuev blocks with his arms.
Harmbe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Konstantin Zuev has been cut.
Harmbe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zuev scores with a shot to the side of Harmbe's head.
Harmbe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmbe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harmbe missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Harmbe.
Harmbe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zuev wants to break free but Harmbe has control.

Zuev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Zuev coming out on top.
Harmbe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zuev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harmbe fails with the takedown.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Harmbe moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harmbe misses with an uppercut.
Harmbe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Zuev misses.
Zuev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zuev throws a series of punches but Harmbe moves out of range.
As Zuev looks to move away, Harmbe throws a big counter combo but Zuev just gets out of the way.
Harmbe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
Zuev slips under a jab from Harmbe.
Zuev scores with a sloppy right hand. Harmbe should have avoided that one.
Harmbe takes one on the button.
Harmbe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuev was well out of range. Poor timing from Harmbe.
Harmbe slips under a jab.
Harmbe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuev was well out of range. Poor timing from Harmbe.
Harmbe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harmbe is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Harmbe.
Harmbe shoots in looking for a takedown but Zuev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harmbe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Harmbe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuev lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harmbe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev connects with a single shot there.
Harmbe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harmbe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harmbe defending well as Zuev loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Harmbe as he connects with a hook.
Harmbe scores with a hook to the body. Zuev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Konstantin Zuev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuev stuns Harmbe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harmbe missing with a left hand there. Zuev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harmbe looks to land a left hand but Zuev moved out of range nicely.
Zuev throws a shot from downtown. Harmbe moves away and avoids it.
Zuev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harmbe eats them both and turns towards Zuev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zuev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harmbe.
Zuev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harmbe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuev scores with a nice strike.
Zuev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harmbe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zuev lands a jab to the nose.
Zuev misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Zuev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Zuev 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harmbe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zuev misses with a double jab.
Zuev slips a jab and a cross from Harmbe.
Good exchange - Zuev coming out on top.
Harmbe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harmbe dodges the punch combination from Zuev .
Harmbe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zuev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harmbe blocks a jab.
Zuev missing with a left hand there. Harmbe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Harmbe misses.
Zuev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zuev swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe works over Zuev 's head and body with a nice combination.
Zuev loads up on a big right hand but Harmbe slips the punch.
A big right from Harmbe misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmbe ducks right into an uppercut from Zuev .
Zuev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Zuev finds it's way through Harmbe's defenses.
Zuev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuev ducks under a wild hook from Harmbe.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harmbe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zuev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harmbe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zuev thuds his right hand into Harmbe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Zuev does no damage.
Harmbe is looking to clinch but Zuev is avoiding it.
Zuev moves away from the strike by Harmbe.
Zuev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmbe tries to move into range but Zuev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zuev throws a looping overhand right but Harmbe ducks down to avoid it.
Zuev lands with a hook. Harmbe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Zuev .
Harmbe thuds his right hand into Zuev 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harold Harmbe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe walks into a stiff left hand from Zuev .
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
Zuev thuds a left hand into Harmbe's body.
Harmbe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zuev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuev lands with an overhand left.
Harmbe misses with a head kick.
Zuev tests Harmbe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zuev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harmbe.
Harmbe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Zuev .
Zuev missing with a left hand there. Harmbe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zuev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Harmbe is rocked!
Harmbe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zuev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harmbe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zuev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Konstantin Zuev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Harmbe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harmbe closes the distance and clinches.
Harmbe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zuev .
Zuev blocking some punches.
Harmbe seems to have got his legs back now.
Zuev is trying to maintain a safe position but Harmbe gets an underhook and turns Zuev into the cage.
Zuev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harmbe with a knee to the head.

Zuev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harmbe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zuev looks to land a combination. Harmbe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harmbe tries to score with a low kick but Zuev moves his leg out of the way.
Harmbe throws out a loose jab but Zuev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harmbe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harmbe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev tests Harmbe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harmbe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Zuev catches Harmbe right on the button with a cross.
Zuev lands a head shot.
Zuev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zuev slips a straight right by Harmbe.
No joy there for Harmbe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zuev lands a nice looking body shot.
Harmbe tries to clinch up but Zuev circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Zuev . Those never looked like landing.

Harmbe gets a clinch.
Harmbe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zuev avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harmbe takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Harmbe.
Zuev stalls.

Zuev breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Zuev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zuev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Zuev !
In his post fight interview, Konstantin Zuev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Harold Harmbe spoke after the fight, saying 'It's been real, its been fun, but it aint been real fun.'.