PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 2480 p4p, 59 weight class) and Justin Diaz (ranked 4479 p4p, 161 weight class). Harmbe comes to the ring accompanied by Boosie Badazz - No Juice. Harold Harmbe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Harmbe
vs
Diaz

196 cm
32
217 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

194 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harold Harmbe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harmbe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Diaz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harmbe to the ground. Diaz is now in Harmbe's guard.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harmbe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Harmbe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but Harmbe is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harmbe is on top in guard.

Harmbe works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harmbe.
Harmbe trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controls Harmbe momentarily but Harmbe frees himself.
Harmbe throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Harmbe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harmbe is keeping the position for now.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harmbe seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Harmbe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Harmbe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harmbe 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.
Harmbe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harmbe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harmbe stalling.
Harmbe working Diaz over with strikes.
Harmbe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harmbe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harmbe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harmbe in particular looking to stall.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harmbe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harmbe in particular looking to stall.
Diaz wants to control but Harmbe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz is staying active underneath Harmbe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harmbe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harmbe throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Harmbe in his half guard.
Harmbe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harmbe lands a nice short elbow.
Harmbe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harmbe lands strikes from half guard.
Harmbe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harmbe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harmbe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harmbe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harmbe slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harmbe.
Harmbe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harmbe throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Harmbe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Harmbe there.
Well, if Harmbe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Harmbe trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Nice strikes from Harmbe there.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Harmbe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harmbe trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz trying to control here.
Harmbe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harmbe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harmbe is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harmbe to score with a decent uppercut.
Harmbe scores with a body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz walks into a jab.
OH! Diaz has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Harmbe smells blood and charges in for the finish! Harmbe unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Diaz sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harold Harmbe!
Harold Harmbe retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Harold Harmbe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.