PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Supertramp (ranked 4761 p4p, 512 weight class) and Van Harvey (ranked 1346 p4p, 181 weight class). Supertramp comes to the cage accompanied by Sikamikanico- Red Hot Chili Peppers. 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.

Supertramp
vs
Harvey

184 cm
25
186 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

181 cm
26
179 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Supertramp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey moves in looking to clinch but Supertramp pushes him off.
Harvey dives in and grabs Supertramp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Supertramp pushes down on Harvey's head and hops out.
Supertramp goes for a double leg but Harvey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harvey continues to drive forward.
Supertramp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Alexander Supertramp has been cut.
Harvey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Supertramp throws the kick towards the body but Harvey avoids it.
Harvey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Supertramp throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Supertramp scoring well with a low kick there.

Supertramp gets the takedown into side control.
Supertramp wants to control but Harvey is keeping him busy.

Supertramp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harvey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harvey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supertramp has knee on belly momentarily but Harvey bucks him off and regains half guard.
Harvey wants to control but Supertramp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harvey is staying active underneath Supertramp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Supertramp controlling the action here.
Harvey is trying to stand up here but Supertramp is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harvey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Supertramp trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Supertramp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvey swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Supertramp lands a couple of digs.
Supertramp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harvey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Supertramp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harvey controls Supertramp momentarily but Supertramp frees himself.
Supertramp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Supertramp throws an elbow that misses. Harvey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Supertramp's guard. Nice move by Harvey!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harvey works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Supertramp is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harvey pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supertramp is staying active underneath Harvey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Supertramp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Harvey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supertramp wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Harvey trying to control the action but Supertramp is working from the bottom.
Supertramp tries to roll over but Harvey keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harvey wants to take a breather but Supertramp is having none of it.
Harvey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harvey trying to pass the guard but Supertramp defending well.

Supertramp looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Harvey pushes past his half guard into mount!
Harvey tries to control but Supertramp wriggling away.
Supertramp wants to hold on but Harvey pushes him away.
Supertramp is controlling an arm, preventing Harvey from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harvey lands a heavy elbow.
Harvey tries to control but Supertramp wriggling away.
Supertramp sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Supertramp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Supertramp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harvey throws a solid leg kick but Supertramp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harvey.
Supertramp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Supertramp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harvey tries to clinch there but Supertramp circles away.
Harvey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Supertramp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harvey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harvey is pressed up against the cage. Supertramp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harvey down to the mat. Harvey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Supertramp.
Supertramp throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Alexander Supertramp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Supertramp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvey shoots for a double leg takedown but Supertramp sprawls well. He's pushed Harvey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Supertramp. That snapped Harvey's head back.

Supertramp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harvey is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Supertramp dives into side control.
Harvey felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harvey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Supertramp's best efforts.
Harvey is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Supertramp jumps into side control!
Supertramp lands a few punches from side control.
We've been hearing that Supertramp has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Harvey struggling a bit here.
Supertramp wants to control but Harvey is keeping him busy.
Supertramp controls the position.
Harvey tries to improve position but can't.
Supertramp working the ground and pound.
Alexander Supertramp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harvey controls the position for a moment.
Harvey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harvey looks to move to half guard but instead Supertramp has passed into mount! Damn!

Supertramp looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Supertramp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harvey is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to reverse the position but Supertramp maintains control.
Supertramp is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harvey is squirming around, avoiding Supertramp's attempts to control the action.
Supertramp lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supertramp lands with some strikes.
Harvey wants to hold on but Supertramp pushes him away.
Harvey tries to reverse the position but Supertramp maintains control.
Supertramp with a couple of short strikes.
Harvey wants to control but Supertramp is having none of it.
Supertramp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harvey can do to turn this around?
Supertramp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Supertramp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Supertramp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Harvey instigates a clinch.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Supertramp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvey effectively controlling the action here.
Harvey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Supertramp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harvey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Supertramp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Supertramp sets himself, and Harvey steps forward looking for the clinch! Supertramp avoids it this time.
Supertramp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Supertramp. Supertramp gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Supertramp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Supertramp as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supertramp misses the jab.
Harvey tries to clinch but Supertramp is having none of it.
Supertramp tries to counter with a takedown but Harvey is quick to defend against it.
Harvey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Supertramp with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Supertramp.
Harvey can't do much from the bottom here.
Supertramp trying to control the action but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Supertramp lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supertramp connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harvey some visible discomfort.
Supertramp wants to control but Harvey is keeping him busy.
Harvey trying to control but Supertramp flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Supertramp throwing damaging strikes from the back! Harvey could be in trouble here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Supertramp is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Harvey knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Harvey for a finish.
You can see the frustration on Harvey's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Supertramp throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Harvey!
Harvey is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

Supertramp working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey turns into Supertramp and is now in his guard.
Supertramp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Supertramp is working hard here to advance position.
Harvey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alexander Supertramp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Supertramp keeps moving.

Supertramp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harvey is aware though and is defending well.
Supertramp controls Harvey momentarily but Harvey frees himself.
Supertramp tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supertramp controlling Harvey's posture.

Harvey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Supertramp trying to control the position.

Supertramp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harvey pushes down on Supertramp's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Supertramp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Supertramp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Alexander Supertramp!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Alexander Supertramp!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Alexander Supertramp!

Alexander Supertramp wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Supertramp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Van Harvey was interviewed post fight and said 'This battle I lost but the war is not over, I do not lose wars and this war has only just begun. Oh BTW yesterday I banged ur girl while u were at work how's my expletive taste expletive'.