PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 414 p4p, 388 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 52 p4p, 48 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Harakka
vs
Sinclair

183 cm
30
179
19 - 9 - 0

179 cm
34
182
23 - 10 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harakka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harakka ducks right into an uppercut from Sinclair.
Harakka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sinclair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harakka misses with a hook. Sinclair ducked under it nicely.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harakka thuds his right hand into Sinclair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harakka.
Harakka quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sinclair throws a body kick that misses.
Harakka moves out of range as Sinclair throws a body kick.
Sinclair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harakka throws out the jab.
Sinclair throws a lazy right hand but Harakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair clobbers Harakka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sinclair misses with a body kick.
Harakka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sinclair lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Sinclair sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sinclair checks a low kick from Harakka.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harakka as he jumps to the side.
Harakka is looking for a counter combo.
Sinclair throws a good cross that connects.
Harakka is looking to land body kicks.

Harakka has Sinclair up against the cage in a clinch.

Harakka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinclair misses with a head kick.
Harakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Sinclair swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from Sinclair misses
and Harakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sinclair goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sinclair throws a hook but Harakka avoids it easily.
Harakka tried to counter with a leg kick but Sinclair avoided it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Harakka misses its intended target.
Harakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinclair.
Sinclair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Sinclair lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harakka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sinclair blocks a leg kick.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Harakka misses the target.

Harakka instigates a clinch.
Harakka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Harakka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Sinclair.
Harakka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sinclair.
Sinclair swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harakka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sinclair tries for a takedown but Harakka manages to get underhooks.
Gustav Harakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itchy Sinclair.
Harakka pushes Sinclair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harakka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinclair wants a takedown but no success here.
Sinclair trying to stall but Harakka improves his position.
Harakka throws a punch but it's blocked by Sinclair.
Harakka digs a right hand into Sinclair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sinclair's gas tank.
Sinclair looks winded!
Sinclair blocks an uppercut.
Sinclair blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Harakka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harakka lands a slapping body shot.
Sinclair throws a sloppy body shot
and Harakka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Harakka clinches up with Sinclair and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinclair dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harakka misses with a punch on the inside.
Harakka is working Sinclair over against the cage.
Sinclair takes a shot to the head.
Sinclair blocks an uppercut.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sinclair struggles to land a body shot inside as Harakka controls his hands.
Harakka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harakka working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harakka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harakka.
Harakka lands a nice uppercut.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harakka lands a hook that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Sinclair.
Harakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harakka stops a takedown attempt from Sinclair.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Harakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Sinclair there.
Harakka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinclair can do to turn this around?
Sinclair loads up on a big right hand but Harakka slips the punch.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harakka.
Sinclair tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harakka looks to land a right hand but Sinclair moved out of range.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harakka.
Sinclair moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut
and Harakka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left lands for Harakka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair misses with a straight right.
Harakka lands a nice looking body shot.
Sinclair thows a leg kick but Harakka checks it

and Harakka counters with a nice right hand that sends Sinclair toppling to the canvas! Sinclair scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harakka finish him?!

Sinclair is rocked!
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harakka drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Sinclair's head, knocking him out cold! Harakka is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Harakka!
Gustav Harakka thanked the fans post fight for their support.