PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Washington (ranked 3687 p4p, 471 weight class) and Harold Harambe (ranked 5844 p4p, 640 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Washington
vs
Harambe

184 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

193 cm
26
217 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harambe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harambe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harambe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Washington appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harambe lands the left hand.
Washington tries a low kick but Harambe avoids it.
Harambe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harambe as he avoids it easily.
Washington misses with a hook.
Harambe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harambe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Washington with a poor takedown
and Harambe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harambe manages to avoid it.
Harambe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harambe's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harambe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Harambe clinches.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Harambe has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harambe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harambe.
Harambe digs a right hand underneath Washington's ribcage. Washington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harambe lands a hook to the side of the head.

Harambe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harambe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Washington's hands.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Harambe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harambe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Washington misses with a lunging right hand
and Harambe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington scores with a jab to the head.

Harambe rushes Washington and presses him up against the cage.
Harambe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harambe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harambe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washington or not.

Harambe breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harambe misses with a jab, cross combination.

Washington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harambe is looking for a sweep.
Washington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harambe taking a bit of punishment here - Washington scoring with strikes.
Washington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harambe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Washington.
Sloppy strikes there by Washington.
Washington has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Washington throws a strike aimed at the side of Harambe's head but Harambe avoids it well.
Harambe taking a bit of punishment here - Washington scoring with strikes.
Washington working the ground and pound but Harambe is defending the strikes.
Washington working the body and head with strikes.
Harambe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Washington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Washington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Washington scores with punches from side control.
Washington fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harambe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Washington lands a nice forearm strike.
Washington working the body and head with strikes.
Washington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Washington throws a strike aimed at the side of Harambe's head but Harambe avoids it well.
Washington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Washington seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Washington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Washington working the head and body with strikes.
Washington working the body and head with strikes.
Washington trying to control the action but Harambe is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harambe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
An elbow from Washington crashes against the mat.
Harambe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harambe wants to get back to his feet but Washington drags him back down.

Washington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harambe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington lands some shots froms side control.
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 Ronald Washington will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Washington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harambe manages to avoid it.
Washington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Washington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harambe defends it nicely.
Harambe tried to score with a low kick but Washington checks it.
Harold Harambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Harambe does a little dance to reset his feet.

Washington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Washington stands and throws Harambe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Washington tries to score with some ground and pound. Harambe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington working away.
Washington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Washington fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Washington are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Washington are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Washington is putting a hurting on Harambe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Harambe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Washington working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Washington scoring with punches and elbows.
Washington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harambe is avoiding damage well.
Harambe is looking for a sweep.

Washington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Washington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harambe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington landing a few strikes.
Washington is working Harambe over with some ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Washington crashes against the mat.
Harambe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Harambe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Washington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Washington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington wants to control but Harambe is keeping him busy.
Washington lands a decent elbow from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harambe can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Washington is working Harambe over with some ground and pound from side control.

Harambe is rocked!
Harambe is breathing heavily.
Washington working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harambe is still in real trouble! Can Washington finish him?
Harambe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Washington cracks Harambe with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Washington immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Harambe is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Washington!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Washington!