PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalin Harvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bloody albo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). albo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. coldplay-fix you kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harvin
vs
albo

193 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
232 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalin Harvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bloody albo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harvin gets the takedown into side control.
albo wants to get back to his feet.
Harvin trying to control the action but albo is working from the bottom.

Harvin decides to stand up, so the ref orders albo to his feet.

albo clinches up with Harvin and pushes him back against the cage.
Harvin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. albo smiles and moves away.
albo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harvin checks it well.
albo keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvin keeps the fight on the outside.

Harvin clinches up with albo and pushes him back against the cage.
albo looking for a takedown.
Harvin prevents albo from breaking the clinch.

albo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
albo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Harvin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvin is nestled in close to albo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harvin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Harvin get's back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by albo or perhaps it was just good defense by Harvin which made him look bad.

Harvin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harvin wants to free his trapped foot but albo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Harvin is looking for a kimura but albo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harvin to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
albo tries to kick Harvin off but Harvin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harvin wants to pass the guard but albo is defending well.
Harvin is breathing heavily.
Harvin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for albo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harvin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… albo turns into him and now he's in Harvin's guard.
albo controlling from the top position.
Harvin can't keep his opponent in guard - albo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
albo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
albo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvin is staying active underneath albo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harvin wants to improve his position but albo is controlling well.
albo wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with albo in particular looking to stall.
Harvin is looking to improve his position.
Harvin gets back to full guard.

Harvin working for a triangle but albo defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
albo trying to control but Harvin is working from the bottom.

Harvin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. albo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. albo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
albo postures up.

albo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Harvin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harvin gets a clinch.
Harvin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. albo smiles and moves away.
albo throws a chopping leg kick but Harvin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
albo fails with a takedown attempt.

Harvin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harvin passes the guard and advances to mount!

Harvin is working for a guillotine from mount but albo frees his head quite easily.
albo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvin with the ground and pound from mount.
albo tries to lock up and control but Harvin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Harvin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but albo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Harvin decides to stand back up.
albo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Harvin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in albo's guard now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as albo holds on and takes a little breather.

Harvin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harvin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kalin Harvin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvin tries to free his leg and advance position but albo is retaining full guard.
Harvin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
albo is pulling down on Harvin's head. It's preventing any offense from Harvin, at least for the moment.
Harvin looking to pass the guard.

Harvin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Harvin clinches.

Harvin breaks the clinch.
Harvin lands a really nice looking cross but albo seems unphased.

Harvin rushes albo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
albo gets underhooks to prevent Harvin's takedown attempt.
albo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harvin tries for a takedown but albo manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalin Harvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
albo is trying to break free.

Harvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Harvin.
albo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvin stuffs the takedown attempt from albo. albo gets slowly back to his feet.
albo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harvin.
Harvin is looking to slow albo down with leg kicks.

Harvin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harvin showed some decent athleticism there.
Harvin wants to free his trapped foot but albo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Harvin is working for a kimura but albo is defending it quite comfortably.
Harvin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Harvin works his way to his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harvin has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Harvin doesn't have the hooks in and albo manages to turn into his guard.

Harvin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Harvin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but albo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

albo is sitting in close to Harvin's body. Harvin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! albo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, albo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harvin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kalin Harvin!