PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Jay (ranked 5928 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Harpik (ranked 5051 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jay
vs
Harpik

175 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Homer Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stefan Harpik!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jay.
Jay working away.

Jay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jay stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Jay gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harpik is looking to improve his position.
Harpik is pressing down on Jay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harpik has his hands on Jay's head, controlling the position.
Harpik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jay is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harpik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jay trying to control but Harpik is working from the bottom.
Harpik looking for a sweep. Not yet Harpik, not yet.
Jay postures up and lands a big shot to Harpik's brow.
Harpik has control of Jay's left arm, preventing Jay from doing any damage.
Jay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harpik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harpik connects with a couple of short punches.
Jay 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.
Harpik works over Jay with some ground and pound from guard.
Harpik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jay is looking to stand up but Harpik isn't so interested in that idea.
Jay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harpik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harpik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik with a nice head shot there.
Harpik throwing strikes from guard but Jay blocks nicely.
Harpik stands up over Jay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harpik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harpik cracks Jay with a solid left hand.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Harpik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harpik connects with a couple of short punches.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jay is breathing heavily.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harpik throwing strikes but missing.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harpik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harpik wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harpik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harpik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harpik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Jay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harpik is controlling him.
Jay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harpik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Harpik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harpik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harpik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jay preventing the sweep.
Harpik thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Harpik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay tries to free his leg and advance position but Harpik is retaining full guard.
Harpik working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harpik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard.

Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harpik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik looking to sit in guard and control but Jay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jay stopping the sweep attempt from Harpik.
Harpik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harpik trying to control the position.
Jay won't allow Harpik to sweep him here.
Jay is stalling in the full guard.
Harpik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harpik managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harpik keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Jay won't allow Harpik to sweep him here.
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 is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik stopping the sweep attempt from Jay.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harpik chips away with some ground and pound.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harpik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harpik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harpik content to stall in guard here.
Harpik wants to pass the guard but Jay is keeping the position.
Harpik connects with a couple of short punches.
Harpik landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay being controlled here, momentarily.
Harpik wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Jay looking to control.
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harpik lands a couple of digs.
Harpik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harpik distracts Jay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harpik controlling from the top position.
Harpik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Harpik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Jay drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harpik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harpik is pulling down on Jay's head to control his posture.
Harpik 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.
Harpik thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jay wants to control from the top but Harpik keeps moving.
Jay won't allow Harpik to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harpik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jay manages to get himself to full guard.

Jay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harpik scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harpik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harpik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harpik controls the pace.
Harpik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Jay looking for a guillotine here but Harpik defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harpik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Jay's brow.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harpik looking to sit in guard and control but Jay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jay trying to control the position from guard on top but Harpik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harpik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jay is one step ahead there.
Harpik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harpik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harpik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Jay's brow.
Harpik stands up over Jay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik working some strikes from top position.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harpik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jay's head.
Harpik lands a couple of digs.
Harpik with a nice head shot there.
Harpik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harpik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harpik chips away with some ground and pound.
Harpik stands up over Jay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harpik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harpik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stefan Harpik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harpik postures up and lands a big shot to Jay's brow.
Harpik preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harpik distracts Jay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harpik landing with the ground and pound.
Harpik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harpik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harpik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harpik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harpik works over Jay with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harpik with a nice head shot there.
Harpik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harpik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Harpik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harpik 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Harpik!
An out of breath Stefan Harpik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.