PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orvar Grondal (ranked 7619 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Harmbee (ranked 5014 p4p, 0 weight class). Grondal comes into the arena with "Lofsöngur" By Matthías Jochumsson blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Grondal
vs
Harmbee

211 cm
24
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Orvar Grondal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harmbee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grondal goes for a double leg but Harmbee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harmbee continues to drive forward.
Grondal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harmbee lands a nice hook to Grondal's body. Grondal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harold Harmbee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmbee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grondal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harmbee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harmbee stalks Grondal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grondal's face. Grondal staggers backwards, shaken.
Harmbee tests Grondal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grondal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harmbee to score with a decent uppercut.
Harmbee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grondal shoots for a double leg takedown but Harmbee sprawls well. He's pushed Grondal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmbee cracks Grondal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harmbee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harmbee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good work by Grondal as he checks the leg kick.
Grondal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grondal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Harmbee scores with a four punch combination!

Grondal is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Harmbee. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Grondal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harmbee grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Grondal takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Harmbee cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harold Harmbee!