PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 442 p4p, 581 weight class) and Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 61 p4p, 78 weight class). Queen has chosen Go Hard as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harakka
vs
Queen

183 cm
31
179
20 - 10 - 0

189 cm
31
175
20 - 17 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

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World class MT
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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 20 - 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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Queen misses with a shot to the body
and Harakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Harakka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen misses with the body kick
and Harakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Queen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harakka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Queen if he has to take too many more of those.
Harakka throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harakka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Queen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harakka tries to clinch but Queen is having none of it.
Queen misses with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Queen is looking to land body kicks.
Harakka moves out of range as Queen strikes.
Queen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harakka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.

Harakka moves into the clinch.

Queen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Queen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Harakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harakka lands a jab.
A jab from Harakka misses.
Queen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harakka closes the distance but Queen moves to the side
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
Queen misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka scores with a sloppy right hand. Queen should have avoided that one.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Harakka misses.
Harakka keeps Queen at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen tries to land a body kick
and Harakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harakka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harakka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Queen's hands.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harakka misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Queen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Queen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Queen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen slips a straight right by Harakka.
Harakka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harakka scores with a jab. Queen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Queen digs a good hook to Harakka's body.
Queen throws a big shot that misses.
Harakka tried to score with a low kick but Queen checks it.
Harakka with the inside leg kick.

Harakka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harakka's elbow.
Queen lands with a short shot to the head.
Harakka misses with the head strike.
Harakka scores with a shot to the side of Queen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harakka working aggressively here.
Queen tries to work over Harakka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harakka misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Queen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen blocking some punches.
Harakka working aggressively here.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Queen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Queen lands a right hand.
Queen blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harakka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Harakka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Queen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harakka connects with a single shot there.
Harakka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Queen.
Gustav Harakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen defending well as Harakka loads up on a big left hand.
Queen scores with a kick to the body.
Harakka misses with a looping right.
Queen scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harakka throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Queen is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Queen tries to move into range but Harakka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harakka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queen.
Harakka with the inside leg kick.

Harakka forces Queen back against the cage and clinches.
Queen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Queen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Queen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Harakka misses with the head strike.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Harakka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Harakka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harakka is working Queen over against the cage.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Queen.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Harakka.
Queen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harakka is leaning against Queen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Queen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Queen blocking some punches.
Queen lands a nice shot to the body.
Queen blocking some punches.
Harakka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Harakka controls the action.
Queen is working Harakka over against the cage.
Queen can't break the clinch.
Queen blocking some punches.
Harakka working aggressively here.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Harakka can't find room to land a body shot as Queen controls the action.
Harakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustav Harakka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harakka lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Queen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harakka misses with a left hand
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
Queen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Queen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harakka counters with a straight right hand.
Queen scores with a punch to the head.
Queen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Queen is rocked!
Queen lands a nice hook to Harakka's body. Harakka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harakka lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harakka is looking to counter with head kicks.
Queen scores with a body shot.
Harakka throws a right hand that misses
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harakka.
Queen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harakka. That did some damage!
Queen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Queen scores with a leg kick.
Queen staying out of range there.
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 Gustav Harakka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Queen misses.
Queen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harakka connects with a leg kick.
Queen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harakka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harakka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harakka throws a body kick that misses.
Harakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen moves out of range as Harakka throws a body kick.
Queen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Queen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Harakka.
Harakka connects with a jab.
Queen blocks the body kick.
Queen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Queen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harakka counters with a right hand to the body.
Queen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harakka doesn't seem bothered though.
Harakka lands with a good body shot.
Harakka's corner calls for a 1-2. Harakka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Queen misses with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Queen misses with a body kick.
Harakka throwing a counter right hand but Queen manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harakka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down.
Queen thows a leg kick but Harakka checks it
enabling Harakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Queen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harakka to score with a decent uppercut.
Harakka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harakka tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Queen is still on wobbly legs! Can Harakka finish him?
Harakka stuns Queen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Queen seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses
and Queen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Queen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Harakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Queen misses with a kick to the body.
Harakka misses with a hook.
Queen avoids the body shot from Harakka.
Queen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Queen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harakka doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Harakka misses
and Queen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harakka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Queen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Queen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Queen misses its intended target.
Queen misses with a body kick.
Harakka avoids a kick to the body.
Queen thuds his shin into the meat of Harakka's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen misses the body punch
and Harakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Harakka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harakka 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Harakka!
Gustav Harakka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.