PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Atunes (ranked 334 p4p, 48 weight class) and Sean Harvey (ranked 777 p4p, 104 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Atunes
vs
Harvey

185 cm
34
191 lbs
35 - 20 - 2

186 cm
35
185 lbs
24 - 10 - 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 35 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Harvey.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes with a nice cross.
Jab from Harvey.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Harvey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atunes tries to land a leg kick but Harvey saw it coming and moves away.
Atunes slips under a jab from Harvey.
Atunes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harvey just manages to avoid it.
Atunes connects with a jab.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Harvey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvey takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into Atunes's ribs.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Harvey saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Harvey sees coming a mile off.
Harvey fakes the leg kick and cracks Atunes in the body.
Harvey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Atunes if he has to take too many more of those.
Atunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harvey. Harvey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harvey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Atunes throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Atunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atunes lands a nice hook to Harvey's body. Harvey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey looks to land a combination but Atunes avoids it well.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Atunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Atunes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a hook.
Arturo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Atunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atunes.
Atunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Atunes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harvey did well to prevent Atunes getting side control.
Atunes is stalling here. Harvey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Atunes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harvey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Atunes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Atunes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harvey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harvey is thwarting Atunes's attempts to control the position.
Harvey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Harvey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is looking to improve his position.
Atunes wants to get back to full guard but Harvey has passed into side control.
Atunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atunes is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Harvey is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Atunes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harvey content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries to hold on but Harvey postures up.
Atunes is trying to reverse the position but instead Harvey has taken his back - oops!
Atunes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harvey not allowing Atunes to control his hands.
Well, with Harvey on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Atunes is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Harvey doesn't have the hooks in and Atunes manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Harvey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harvey needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.
Harvey misses with a low kick.
Atunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harvey at a distance.
Harvey misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Harvey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harvey can pounce on him.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harvey. That did some damage!
Atunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harvey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harvey is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harvey.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Atunes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHarvey.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey blocks the body kick.
Harvey scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey throws a leg kick but Atunes moved away.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes pushes Harvey away with a front kick.
Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Atunes's belly button to the back.
A jab from Atunes does it's job there.
Atunes blocks a jab.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Harvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atunes is able to avoid easily.
Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Harvey saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.
Harvey scores with a punch to the head.
Atunes scores with a nice right hand.
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.
Atunes misses with a straight left.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harvey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Harvey.
Atunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Harvey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Atunes dips to his left and cracks Harvey with an uppercut!
Atunes moves out of range of the leg kick from Harvey.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Harvey counters with a solid body kick.
Harvey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Atunes throws a push kick but Harvey slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harvey stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good work by Atunes as he checks the leg kick.
Sean Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey blocks a jab.
Atunes wants to slow Harvey down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harvey. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harvey 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 Atunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Atunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harvey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A leg kick checked by Harvey.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Harvey raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harvey lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harvey, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Atunes!
Harvey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Atunes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That kick from Atunes tenderised Harvey's leg. Harvey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes lands with a hook. Harvey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harvey.
Atunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes thuds a left hand into Harvey's body.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. Harvey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Atunes is looking to slow Harvey down with leg kicks.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Harvey finds it's target.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Harvey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Atunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harvey doesn't seem phased though.
Harvey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Atunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harvey doesn't seem phased though.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Harvey off balance momentarily.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Arturo Atunes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Harvey moved away.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harvey.
Harvey swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Harvey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harvey.
Harvey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harvey.
Harvey thuds his right hand into Atunes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harvey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harvey throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Harvey counters with a nice body kick.
Harvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atunes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Atunes with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes moves out of range as Harvey throws a body kick.
Atunes tried to counter with a leg kick but Harvey avoided it.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.
Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Harvey's knee but Harvey avoids it well.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Atunes is predictable there
and Harvey counters with an inside leg kick.
Harvey is looking to slow Atunes down with leg kicks.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harvey slips under a jab.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Harvey moves out of range of the leg kick from Atunes.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harvey misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes cracks the inside of Harvey's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harvey.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes throws a low kick but Harvey moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes 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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Harvey scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Atunes back to the cage. Harvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harvey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atunes's sensitive parts.
Harvey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scores with a jab to the head.
Harvey misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harvey's calf.
Atunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Atunes. Harvey shrugs it off though.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harvey.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick.
Harvey misses with a body kick.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Harvey counters with a nice body shot.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab from Harvey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey ducks right into an uppercut from Atunes.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atunes backing away here, and Harvey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Harvey.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Harvey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harvey misses with a hook.
A big left from Harvey misses.
Harvey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harvey blocks the body kick.
Harvey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atunes.
Atunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Harvey.
Well Harvey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Harvey!
Sean Harvey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Arturo Atunes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Career is fucked now. '.