PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 297 p4p, 1341 weight class) and Harald Harling (ranked 35 p4p, 168 weight class). Harling is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The HU - Wolf totem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bleak
vs
Harling

180 cm
21
160
8 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
150
5 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Harling!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harling lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harling slaps away a takedown attempt from Bleak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from Bleak misses.
Harling jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Darsin Bleak has been cut.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harling sprawls well. Harling wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bleak gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darsin Bleak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harling was well out of range. Poor timing from Bleak.
Bleak fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bleak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bleak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bleak moves out of range as Harling strikes.

Bleak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harling looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bleak tries to score with some ground and pound. Harling controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bleak cracks Harling with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Bleak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harling, who protects the arm well.
Bleak throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bleak in side control, throwing shots but Harling defends.

Bleak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harling has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bleak working the ground and pound but Harling is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bleak throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Bleak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harling wants to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Bleak crashes against the mat.
Bleak sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harling is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bleak throws a strike aimed at the side of Harling's head but Harling avoids it well.
Harling is trying to escape the position but Bleak is controlling the position.
Harling takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bleak 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.
Bleak misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bleak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bleak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Harling dodges the ground and pound from Bleak.
Bleak in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harling is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bleak has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Bleak goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harling rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bleak's guard! Nice work there by Harling!
Harling throws a strike but Bleak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bleak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bleak prevents Harling from getting back to his feet.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but Harling is retaining full guard.
Harling can't keep his opponent in guard - Bleak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bleak working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harling wants to get back to his feet.
Bleak wants to pass to mount but Harling is defending the position.
Harling tries to kick Bleak off but Bleak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bleak thows a huge punch but Harling dodges it nicely.
Harling is trying to stand up here but Bleak is controlling him well.
Bleak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bleak is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darsin Bleak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darsin Bleak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harling walks into a straight right hand from Bleak.
Bleak dives in for a single leg takedown but Harling sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harling throws out a counter right but Bleak avoids it with no problem.
Bleak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bleak prevents a body shot from Harling.
Bleak misses with a punch to the body.
Bleak working aggressively here.
Harling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bleaks head.

Bleak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harling throws a combination that misses

and Bleak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bleak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bleak throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bleak throws an elbow that misses. Harling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bleak's guard. Nice move by Harling!

This has been an exciting period of action!

Harling stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Bleak throws up his legs and catches Harling in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Harling tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Bleak! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Darsin Bleak!
Darsin Bleak retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Darsin Bleak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Harald Harling spoke after the fight, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'.