PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 327 p4p, 719 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 45 p4p, 98 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Harakka
vs
Sinclair

183 cm
31
179
21 - 10 - 0

179 cm
35
182
24 - 12 - 3

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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harakka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sinclair misses with a shot to the body
and Harakka counters with an outside leg kick.

Sinclair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harakka sprawls well initially but Sinclair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harakka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sinclair is keen to just control but Harakka is a slippery customer.
Harakka keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sinclair in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harakka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harakka pulls Sinclair in close to prevent any damage.
Harakka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sinclair throws an elbow that misses. Harakka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sinclair's guard. Nice move by Harakka!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

Sinclair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sinclair is on top in guard.

Harakka has his hands on Sinclair's head, controlling the position.
Harakka wants to sweep but no luck.
Harakka keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair is pushing down on Harakka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harakka is fighting to maintain full guard but Sinclair has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sinclair is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harakka defends it well.
Sinclair controlling the pace.
Sinclair passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harakka!
Harakka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sinclair tries to control but Harakka wriggling away.

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.
Harakka controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harakka wants to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Harakka working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinclair takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harakka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sinclair's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sinclair duly obliges.
Harakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt
and Sinclair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sinclair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Sinclair.
A big left from Harakka misses.
Sinclair slips a straight right by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a body shot.
Harakka slips a jab and a cross from Sinclair.
Harakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.

Harakka lands a big head kick that sends Sinclair tumbling to the mat! Harakka takes a step backwards and waves Sinclair back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair checks a low kick from Harakka.
Sinclair throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sinclair is rocked!
Sinclair circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Harakka. Sinclair falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Harakka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Harakka!
After winning the bout, Gustav Harakka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.