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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kody Harbrant (ranked 6142 p4p, 5260 weight class) and Mr Pbh (ranked 418 p4p, 389 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kody Harbrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Pbh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pbh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harbrant.
Pbh misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Harbrant misses its target.
Pbh misses with a hook.
Harbrant pushes Pbh up against the cage in a clinch.
Pbh jumps guard.
Harbrant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harbrant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pbh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Puncher's Chance Collective inform us that Pbh has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pbh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harbrant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pbh working a defensive guard here.
Harbrant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbrant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pbh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harbrant defends well.
Harbrant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pbh is trying to keep Harbrant in close.
That's two 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.
Harbrant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pbh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harbrant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mr Pbh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbrant scores with a jab to the body.
Harbrant lands with an overhand left.
Harbrant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pbh backs up against the cage.
Pbh misses with a body kick.
Harbrant gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pbh counters with an outside leg kick.
Pbh drives through and clinches with Harbrant against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant tries to break the clinch but Pbh is controlling the position.
Harbrant turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pbh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harbrant's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harbrant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pbh is looking to control Harbrant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pbh avoid being mounted?
Harbrant controlling the pace.
Pbh is looking to control Harbrant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pbh avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant controlling the action here.
Pbh wants to control but Harbrant is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pbh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harbrant haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kody Harbrant dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Harbrant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harbrant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harbrant is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pbh will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pbh wants to control but Harbrant postures up.
Harbrant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pbh can do to turn this around?
Pbh tries to buck Harbrant off but Harbrant is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Pbh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbrant tries to advance to mount but Pbh instead regains half guard.
Kody Harbrant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pbh wants to control but Harbrant is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbrant sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harbrant with the ground and pound but Pbh uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Harbrant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pbh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harbrant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pbh working a defensive guard here.
Harbrant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pbh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harbrant has managed to get both his arms back between Pbh's legs - danger averted.
Pbh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pbh trying to control the position.
Harbrant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pbh isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harbrant stacks Pbh on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harbrant!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pbh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harbrant's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harbrant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harbrant throwing shots but Pbh is blocking nicely.
That's four 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.
Harbrant is looking to advance position but Pbh won't allow it.
Pbh wants to control but Harbrant is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harbrant slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pbh shoots in but Harbrant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harbrant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harbrant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pbh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harbrant counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Harbrant lands.
A lazy left from Harbrant finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kody Harbrant dominated that second round.
That's time! Harbrant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Harbrant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pbh back to the cage. Harbrant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pbh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harbrant counters with a series of strikes. Pbh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harbrant leaves Pbh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harbrant tests Pbh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pbh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harbrant with a nice cross.
Harbrant lands a head shot.
Pbh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pbh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harbrant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pbh scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbrant pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pbh is out of range and Harbrant settles back down.
Kody Harbrant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Harbrant.
Harbrant slips a straight right by Pbh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbrant misses with a few strikes there.
Kody Harbrant is winning the standup battle so far.
Pbh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harbrant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pbh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harbrant cracks Pbh with an open hand slap.
Pbh misses the jab.
Pbh throws a right hand that Harbrant ducks under and follows up with a left that Harbrant also avoids with ease.
Pbh throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Harbrant counter with a right hand.
Pbh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harbrant counters with a left to the body.
Harbrant looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pbh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harbrant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pbh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harbrant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harbrant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harbrant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harbrant 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.
Harbrant tries to free his leg and advance position but Pbh is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pbh trying to keep a closed guard but Harbrant is proving a slippery customer.
Pbh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harbrant defends it easily.
Harbrant preventing the sweep.
Pbh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harbrant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harbrant is stalling in the full guard.
That's four 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.
Harbrant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pbh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pbh takes a swing at Harbrant's ribcage but misses.
Harbrant stuffs the takedown.
Kody Harbrant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Pbh.
Pbh drops his hands momentarily and Harbrant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harbrant blocks a jab.
Pbh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harbrant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pbh looks to clinch
and Harbrant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pbh misses with a hook. Harbrant ducked under it nicely.
Harbrant blocks the body kick.
Mr Pbh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kody Harbrant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pbh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pbh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harbrant gets a double leg takedown into Pbh's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kody Harbrant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harbrant 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kody Harbrant!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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