PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Blunt (ranked 902 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Harambe (ranked 3341 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Barry Blunt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Barry Blunt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Blunt
vs
Harambe

196 cm
27
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
26
213 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Blunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harambe!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harambe throws out a counter right but Blunt avoids it with no problem.
Harambe swings for the body but Blunt moves out of range.
Blunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blunt lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Blunt.
Harambe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blunt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harambe walks away with a smile on his face. Blunt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blunt cracks Harambe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Harambe moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blunt scores with a shot to the side of Harambe's head.
Blunt lands with a light punch inside.
Harambe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blunt has Harambe pressed against the cage, preventing Harambe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt keeps control of Harambe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harambe working aggressively here.
Blunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harambe backwards.
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.
Harambe lands with a right to the head.
Harambe can't break the clinch.
Harambe struggles to land a body shot inside as Blunt controls his hands.
Blunt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harambe working aggressively here.
Harambe blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Blunt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harambe uses from the top position.

Blunt looking for a guillotine here but Harambe defends easily.

Harambe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harambe has managed to get both his arms back between Blunt's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harambe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Blunt has his feet on Harambe's thighs here. He's pushed Harambe 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! Harambe screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barry Blunt!
A very excited looking Barry Blunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.