PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwardo Harmon (ranked 23890 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smithson (ranked 6574 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Harmon
vs
Smithson

221 cm
21
346 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

200 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edwardo Harmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smithson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smithson tries to keep at a distance but Harmon has taken the fight into the clinch.

Smithson has hold of one of Harmon's legs. Harmon is fighting the takedown attempt but Smithson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Smithson is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Harmon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smithson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harmon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smithson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harmon throws a couple of heel strikes.
Harmon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harmon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smithson's guard.

Smithson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harmon has passed into side control.
Smithson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A lull in the action here.
Harmon scoring with punches from side control.
Harmon is chipping away with strikes.
Smithson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Harmon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Harmon working the head and body with strikes.
Smithson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Harmon scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smithson to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithson wants to control but Harmon postures up.
Harmon working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithson taking a bit of punishment here - Harmon scoring with strikes.
Harmon is chipping away with strikes.
Harmon working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harmon cracks Smithson with a big elbow.
Harmon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harmon working the head and body with strikes.
Harmon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smithson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harmon landing a few strikes.
Smithson looks winded!
Harmon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smithson to see if he's OK.
Harmon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smithson some visible discomfort.
Harmon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smithson to see if he's OK.
Smithson struggling a bit here.
Smithson seems a little lost for a moment, as Harmon dominates the positioning.
Harmon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harmon lands some shots froms side control.
Smithson is trying to get back to half guard.
Harmon is chipping away with strikes.
Harmon has control of an arm but Smithson manages to advance to Harmon's back!

Harmon is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Smithson off. It looks like it's working - Smithson slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Harmon displaying calm under pressure there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithson moves out of range of the body kick.

Harmon clinches up with Smithson and pushes him back against the cage.
Harmon is stalling here.

Smithson breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harmon has managed to clinch.

Harmon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smithson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Harmon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smithson won't be happy with that.
Harmon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smithson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edwardo Harmon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harmon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smithson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Smithson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harmon's half guard.

Harmon kicks Smithson off and gets back to his feet.
Matt Smithson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smithson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Harmon kicks off Smithson and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smithson can do to turn this around?

Harmon forces Smithson back against the cage and clinches.

Harmon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harmon lands strikes from half guard.
Harmon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smithson is breathing heavily.
Harmon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harmon 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harmon lands a nice short elbow.
Harmon lands with a punch from half guard.
Smithson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smithson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harmon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smithson is looking to improve his position.
Smithson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harmon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harmon is nestled in close to Smithson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmon lands strikes from half guard.
Harmon working the head and body with strikes.
Harmon is nestled in close to Smithson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Harmon is looking for a kimura here.
Smithson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Harmon there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithson is looking to get back to full guard here but Harmon has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harmon is working Smithson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smithson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smithson is letting Harmon control him for a moment.
Harmon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harmon staying calm.
Harmon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon landing a few strikes.
Smithson tries to improve position but can't.
Smithson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harmon connects with a decent elbow.
Edwardo Harmon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harmon cracks Smithson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harmon working the head with strikes.
Smithson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smithson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harmon is nestled in close to Smithson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edwardo Harmon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harmon drives through and clinches with Smithson against the cage.

Harmon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Harmon cracks Smithson with a solid left hand.
Harmon is working Smithson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smithson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harmon is working Smithson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Harmon stands and steps away. Smithson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harmon moves into the clinch.

Smithson jumps guard.

Smithson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harmon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harmon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smithson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harmon scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harmon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Smithson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harmon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Smithson.
Harmon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smithson to see if he's OK.

Harmon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smithson to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harmon clinches with his opponent.
Harmon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smithson up against the cage.
Smithson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harmon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Harmon is trying to trip Smithson. He has hold of a leg but Smithson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harmon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Smithson is looking to stand back up but Harmon counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smithson.

Harmon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harmon slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harmon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harmon 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.
Harmon lands with a punch from half guard.

Harmon maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Smithson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Harmon has cracked it and Smithson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Harmon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edwardo Harmon!