PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Strange acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Harding
vs
Strange

165 cm
18
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Strange!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Harding closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Strange to the mat! Strange manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strange looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Harding postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harding working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harding postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harding accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harding keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Strange's head.
Harding wants to stand but Strange is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harding throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding is in close to Strange's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding lands a couple of digs.
Strange not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harding has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harding is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harding landing some decent shots from guard.
Strange preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harding landing with the ground and pound.
Harding working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Harding gets to his feet. Strange looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding throws a head kick that misses.
Strange wants to counter the offense by Harding and move into the clinch position.

Strange tries to keep at a distance but Harding has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harding could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Harding lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strange backwards.
Harding changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strange fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Harding has closed the distance and engaged Strange in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding tries to score a body lock takedown but Strange shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Strange has clasped his hands together around Harding's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Harding is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harding struggling a bit here.
Harding is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Strange asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harding knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strange on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strange working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding wants to get back to his feet but Strange drags him back down.
Harding is looking for a sweep.
Strange throws a strike aimed at the side of Harding's head but Harding avoids it well.
Harding is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Strange is controlling him well.
Strange is looking to take a break and control but Harding is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Strange working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harding is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strange wants to control but Harding is keeping him busy.

Strange tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harding rushes Strange and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strange is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strange backwards.

Strange tightens his grip and picks Harding up, before dumping him to the ground. Harding manages to land in guard.
Strange stops Harding from standing up.

Harding looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harding is looking to stand up but Strange isn't so interested in that idea.
Harding striking from the bottom here.
Strange works over Harding with some ground and pound from guard.
Strange prevents Harding from getting back to his feet.

Harding looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strange scoring with some ground and pound.
Harding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strange.
Strange won't allow Harding to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange throws a big right hand that misses.
Harding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strange.
Harding is trying to keep Strange in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Harding moves into range and clinches up with Strange.

Harding is fighting off a takedown attempt but Strange is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harding to the mat. Harding regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harding pulls Strange in close to prevent any damage.
Harding wants to stand up but Strange is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strange accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Strange working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Strange throws a big elbow that misses.

Harding has his feet on Strange's thighs here. He's pushed Strange off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Strange screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joel Harding!