PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Bermalingo (ranked 2743 p4p, 2929 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 407 p4p, 433 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bermalingo
vs
Dharris

188 cm
29
205
13 - 9 - 1

190 cm
30
205
15 - 14 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Bermalingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermalingo scores with a nice strike.
Bermalingo stuffs the takedown.
Bermalingo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dharris doesn't seem bothered though.
Bermalingo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bermalingo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dharris at a distance.
Jab, jab by Bermalingo - just one landing.
Bermalingo staying out of range there.
Bermalingo throws a shot to the body.
Dharris shoots in and drives through. Bermalingo sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Bermalingo.
Bermalingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dharris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dharris lands with a shot to the body.
Dharris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bermalingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dharris .
Bermalingo throwing a counter right hand but Dharris manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo scores with a body shot.
Dharris throws a body shot but no joy.
Dharris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermalingo with a hook.
Bermalingo looks to land a right hand but Dharris moved out of range.
Bermalingo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Dharris moves out of range.
Dharris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dharris throws a lazy right hand but Bermalingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dharris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bermalingo tries to bum rush Dharris with a series of wild strikes but Dharris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bermalingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bermalingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dharris misses the shot to the body.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dharris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bermalingo to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris swings for the body but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Rocco Bermalingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dharris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bermalingo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dharris . Beautiful body shot.
Dharris lands with a good body shot.
Dharris misses the shot to the body.
Dharris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dharris avoids the body shot from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo lands with a nice body punch.
Dharris walks into a stiff left hand from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo throws a big shot that misses.
Bermalingo looks to land a combination. Dharris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bermalingo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dharris counters with a straight right hand.
Bermalingo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bermalingo!
Good shot there by Bermalingo.

Dharris cracks Bermalingo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dharris has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bermalingo to stand back up!

Bermalingo is rocked!

It looks like Rocco Bermalingo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bermalingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dharris moves away.
Dharris slips under a jab from Bermalingo.
Dharris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dharris throws an overhand right that lands on Bermalingo's shoulder, as Bermalingo tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo connects with a right hand. Dharris shakes it off.
Dharris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bermalingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dharris .
Dharris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bermalingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dharris .
Bermalingo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bermalingo lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dharris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dharris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a right hand that Dharris ducks under and follows up with a left that Dharris also avoids with ease.
Bermalingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bermalingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bermalingo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dharris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dharris misses with a takedown attempt - Bermalingo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Bermalingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Bermalingo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dharris lands a right hook to the body.
Dharris lands with a good body shot.
Bermalingo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dharris back to the cage. Bermalingo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dharris goes for a double leg but Bermalingo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bermalingo continues to drive forward.
Bermalingo misses with a wild body shot.
Bermalingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dharris .
Nice cross by Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dharris might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bermalingo has got the better of the exchanges.
Dharris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dharris lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dharris takes a swing at Bermalingo's ribcage but misses.
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dharris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dharris misses.
It looked like Bermalingo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dharris .
Dharris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bermalingo misses with a wild body shot.
Bermalingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dharris throws out the jab.
Bermalingo lands a body shot.
Bermalingo defending well as Dharris loads up on a big left hand.
Bermalingo cracks Dharris with a good jab.
Dharris swings for the body but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Dharris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dharris lands a jab.
Bermalingo throws a looping overhand right but Dharris ducks down to avoid it.
Bermalingo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dharris finds it's way round the side to connect with Bermalingo's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bermalingo misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dharris misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Dharris misses.
Dharris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bermalingo is looking to wear down Dharris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dharris jabs at Bermalingo's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bermalingo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Bermalingo cracks a nice hook into Dharris 's ribs.
Bermalingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dharris is just out of range.
Dharris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Dharris moves out of range.
Dharris misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo misses with the combination.
Dharris lands a jab to the head.
Dharris misses the shot to the body.

Dharris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bermalingo is trying to stand.
Dharris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bermalingo keeps working.
Dharris is taking a breather. Bermalingo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharris wants to take a breather but Bermalingo is having none of it.
Dharris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bermalingo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dharris can do to turn this around?
Bermalingo looks like he's trying to stand up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bermalingo misses with a body shot.
Dharris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo lands a jab to Dharris 's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermalingo misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rocco Bermalingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Bermalingo's cut.
That's time! Bermalingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dharris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dharris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dharris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bermalingo counters with a nice body shot.
Bermalingo lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Dharris . Beautiful body shot.
Dharris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bermalingo looks to throw the jab but Dharris is out of range.
Hafir Dharris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dharris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bermalingo at a distance.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bermalingo cracks Dharris with a good jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bermalingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dharris was well out of range. Poor timing from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermalingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bermalingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dharris .
Dharris looks to score with a jab to the body but Bermalingo is just out of range.
Bermalingo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bermalingo throws a predictable looking body shot

and Dharris counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bermalingo! Dharris lets Bermalingo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Bermalingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bermalingo throws a lazy uppercut
and Dharris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bermalingo misses with a combination

and Dharris counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dharris breaks from the clinch.
Bermalingo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dharris throws an overhand right that drops Bermalingo like a sack of potatoes! Dharris dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hafir Dharris !
After winning the bout, Hafir Dharris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.