PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Harpik (ranked 7462 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Nice (ranked 25667 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Nice enters the cage!

Harpik
vs
Nice

185 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

166 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernest Harpik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Nice!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nice bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harpik manages to get back to half guard.
Nice drops an elbow to the side of Harpik's head.
Nice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harpik's head.
Nice looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harpik manages to get to full guard.
Harpik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nice's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harpik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harpik lands a couple of digs.
Nice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik.
Harpik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Harpik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harpik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harpik chips away with some ground and pound.
Harpik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harpik is looking to work some ground and pound but Nice has wrist control.
Harpik content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harpik chips away with some ground and pound.
Harpik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harpik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harpik postures up in Nice's guard and throws a big left but Nice blocks it.
Harpik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice wants to stand up but Harpik is controlling him.
Harpik trying to control but Nice is working from the bottom.
Nice is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harpik is controlling him.
Harpik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik.
Harpik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harpik is working Nice over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nice should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik.
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.
Nice is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harpik is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harpik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harpik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harpik throws a big right hand that misses.
Harpik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harpik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nice's head.
Harpik postures up in Nice's guard and throws a big left but Nice blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harpik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harpik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harpik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harpik is looking to work some ground and pound but Nice has wrist control.
Nice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harpik throws a big elbow that misses.
Harpik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik.
Nice is looking to stand up but Harpik isn't so interested in that idea.
Harpik with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik works over Nice with some ground and pound from guard.
Harpik postures up in Nice's guard and throws a big left but Nice blocks it.
Harpik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harpik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik.
Harpik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harpik stops Nice from standing up.
Harpik is in close to Nice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harpik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harpik is looking to work some ground and pound but Nice has wrist control.
Harpik postures up in Nice's guard and throws a big left but Nice blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harpik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harpik throws a big elbow that misses.
Harpik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harpik is looking to work some ground and pound but Nice has wrist control.
Harpik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harpik stands up over Nice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harpik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harpik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nice keeping moving, preventing Harpik from controlling successfully.
Harpik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nice's head.
Nice is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harpik is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Harpik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harpik was covering up waiting for the punch and Nice finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harpik is on top in guard.

Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harpik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harpik connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice wants to stand up but Harpik is controlling him.
Harpik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik trying to control but Nice is working from the bottom.
Harpik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harpik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harpik won't allow Nice to get back to his feet.
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik.
Harpik prevents Nice from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harpik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harpik stops Nice from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harpik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harpik.
Harpik looking to control.
Harpik is pulling down on Nice's head. It's preventing any offense from Nice, at least for the moment.
Harpik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harpik is on top in guard.

Nice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nice is looking to stand up but Harpik isn't so interested in that idea.
Harpik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nice can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harpik trying to control the position from guard on top but Nice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik.
Harpik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harpik is looking to work some ground and pound but Nice has wrist control.
Ernest Harpik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harpik prevents Nice from getting back to his feet.
Harpik throwing strikes but missing.
Harpik throws a big elbow that misses.
Nice is looking to stand up but Harpik isn't so interested in that idea.
Harpik throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harpik wants to control from the top but Nice keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harpik landing with the ground and pound.
Harpik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harpik.
Nice keeping moving, preventing Harpik from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Nice shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nice showed some decent athleticism there.
Harpik trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harpik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harpik.
Harpik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Ernest Harpik will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harpik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Nice shoots in and gets a takedown into Harpik's guard.
Harpik wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nice postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harpik is on top in guard.

Harpik prevents Nice from getting back to his feet.
Nice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harpik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harpik wants to control from the top but Nice keeps moving.
Harpik stops Nice from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harpik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nice is looking to stand up but Harpik isn't so interested in that idea.
Harpik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harpik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harpik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harpik throwing strikes from guard but Nice blocks nicely.
Harpik won't allow Nice to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Nice drives through with a takedown into Harpik's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harpik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Harpik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harpik in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harpik is keen to just control but Nice is a slippery customer.
Harpik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harpik working over Nice with some ground and pound. Nice looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harpik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice wants to get back to his feet.
Harpik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nice defending well though.
Harpik working Nice over with strikes.
Harpik drops an elbow to the side of Nice's head.
Nice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harpik.
Harpik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice is trying to stand up here but Harpik is controlling him well.
Harpik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik wants to control but Nice is keeping him busy.
Harpik looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harpik lands strikes from half guard.
Harpik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harpik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harpik not doing much here.
Harpik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Harpik there.
Harpik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harpik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harpik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harpik winds up and cracks Nice with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harpik is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harpik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harpik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harpik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harpik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nice defending well though.
Harpik looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice is staying active underneath Harpik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harpik.
Nice is not content to let Harpik control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harpik throwing shots but Nice is blocking nicely.
Mr Nice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harpik winds up and cracks Nice with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Harpik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harpik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Harpik!