PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vichnou Shiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rabban Harkonnen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Harkonnen
vs
Shiva

183 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
Beast Body

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vichnou Shiva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harkonnen throws a nice looking combination but Shiva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harkonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Shiva moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Harkonnen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rabban Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiva.
Harkonnen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shiva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harkonnen misses with a looping left.
Harkonnen looks to land a combination but Shiva avoids it well.
Harkonnen misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Shiva does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harkonnen takes a swing at Shiva's ribcage but misses.
Harkonnen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Vichnou Shiva has been cut.
Harkonnen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shiva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harkonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shiva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harkonnen defends it nicely.
A big right from Harkonnen misses.
Harkonnen misses with an uppercut. Shiva saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiva shoots in but Harkonnen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rabban Harkonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vichnou Shiva.
Harkonnen looks to land a right hand but Shiva moved out of range.
Harkonnen throws a shot to the body.

Shiva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shiva seems to be working for a kimura but Harkonnen defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shiva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harkonnen sees it coming and defends easily.
Harkonnen is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen tries to get to full guard but Shiva has control of the leg.

Shiva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harkonnen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shiva looks gassed!

Harkonnen actively working from the bottom here.
Harkonnen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiva is trying to control the action in half guard but Harkonnen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shiva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harkonnen throws a low kick, looking for Shiva's leg but Shiva calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen swinging wildly here.
Shiva looks for a takedown but Harkonnen sprawls well.
Shiva blocks a jab.
Harkonnen swinging wildly here.
Harkonnen tries to bum rush Shiva with a series of wild strikes but Shiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Shiva avoids them all with ease.
Harkonnen misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vichnou Shiva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harkonnen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harkonnen missing with a left hand there. Shiva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Shiva moves out of range.
A slow jab from Harkonnen misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Harkonnen.
Rabban Harkonnen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shiva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harkonnen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harkonnen misses with a straight right.
A combination from Harkonnen does no damage.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick that misses.
Harkonnen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harkonnen stuffs the takedown attempt from Shiva. Shiva gets slowly back to his feet.
Harkonnen throws a shot to the body.
Shiva slips under a jab from Harkonnen.

That's two 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.
Harkonnen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Shiva moves out of range.
Shiva defending well as Harkonnen loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Harkonnen misses the target.
Harkonnen misses with a double jab.
Harkonnen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Shiva moves out of range.

Shiva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shiva lands in his opponent's guard.
Shiva tries to free his leg and advance position but Harkonnen is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen keeping moving, preventing Shiva from controlling successfully.
Shiva advances to half guard.

Shiva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harkonnen defends it well.

Shiva wants to work for an arm triangle but Harkonnen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shiva is breathing heavily.
Harkonnen wants to control but Shiva is keeping busy.

Shiva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shiva is looking to take a break and control but Harkonnen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shiva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Harkonnen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harkonnen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harkonnen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harkonnen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Harkonnen does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harkonnen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harkonnen tests Shiva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vichnou Shiva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shiva blocks a jab.
Harkonnen cracks Shiva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiva was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shiva circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to de liver by Harkonnen. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Harkonnen. No joy for Shiva on that attempt.
Shiva slips a jab from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Shiva avoids them all with ease.
Harkonnen missing with a left hand there. Shiva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rabban Harkonnen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiva.
Shiva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shiva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harkonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Shiva's shoulder, as Shiva tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Harkonnen misses.
Harkonnen scores with a three punch combo!
Harkonnen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shiva fails with the takedown.
Harkonnen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Harkonnen.

That has opened up Vichnou Shiva's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen scores with a jab.
Shiva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harkonnen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shiva somewhat.
Rabban Harkonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vichnou Shiva.
Harkonnen looks to land a combination but Shiva avoids it well.
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Shiva moves out of range.
Harkonnen throws a shot to the body.
Shiva walks into a straight right hand from Harkonnen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Shiva with that takedown attempt.
Shiva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shiva dodges the punch combination from Harkonnen.
Shiva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harkonnen throws a nice looking combination but Shiva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiva avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harkonnen digs a good body shot into Shiva's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen misses with a hook.
Shiva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The cut above Vichnou Shiva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harkonnen looks to land a combination. Shiva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harkonnen connects with a body shot.
Harkonnen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Harkonnen duly obliges.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiva was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harkonnen misses with a two punch combination.
Vichnou Shiva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabban Harkonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harkonnen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shiva circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rabban Harkonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harkonnen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rabban Harkonnen!