PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurian Harmsong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Spitfire. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thunstrom
vs
Harmsong

160 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurian Harmsong!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom wants to clinch up but Harmsong keeps it at a distance.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Harmsong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lars Thunstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmsong connects with a looping right hand.
Thunstrom tries to clinch there but Harmsong circles away.
Harmsong moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunstrom has a takedown stuffed.
Harmsong fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunstrom with a hook.
Harmsong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harmsong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thunstrom tries to clinch but Harmsong is having none of it.
Harmsong connects with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunstrom.

Thunstrom has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harmsong working hard to break the clinch.
Harmsong is trying to force a seperation but Thunstrom has the dominant position.

Harmsong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harmsong lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Harmsong circles away.
Harmsong misses with a double jab.
Thunstrom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harmsong sprawls well. Harmsong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thunstrom gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Thunstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunstrom throws a sloppy body shot
and Harmsong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Harmsong has taken the fight to the clinch.

Thunstrom manages to break the clinch.
Harmsong lands a nice shot to the body.
Harmsong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harmsong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harmsong looks to land a combination. Thunstrom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harmsong staying out of range there.
Thunstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harmsong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thunstrom thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Harmsong misses.
Thunstrom scores with a sloppy right hand. Harmsong should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harmsong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thunstrom wants to clinch but Harmsong slips to the side
and Harmsong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harmsong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harmsong throws a right and a left that Thunstrom avoids nicely.
Thunstrom shoots and misses
and Harmsong counters with a series of strikes. Thunstrom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot
and Harmsong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunstrom fails with the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Harmsong tries to sprawl out of it but Thunstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harmsong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunstrom on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong throws a one two combo.
Harmsong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thunstrom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harmsong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thunstrom tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Harmsong counters by moving into the clinch.
Thunstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Harmsong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harmsong wants to get back to striking at distance but Thunstrom won't allow it.
Harmsong working hard to break the clinch.
Thunstrom gets underhooks to prevent Harmsong's takedown attempt.
Harmsong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thunstrom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harmsong walks away with a smile on his face. Thunstrom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harmsong throws a right hand that Thunstrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunstrom also avoids with ease.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Harmsong lands a right hook to the body.
Thunstrom tries to clinch but Harmsong moves away
and Harmsong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunstrom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harmsong counters with a series of strikes. Thunstrom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunstrom throws a jab when Harmsong was well out of range.
Harmsong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thunstrom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thunstrom fails with the takedown.
Thunstrom is breathing heavily.
Harmsong lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmsong lands with a hook. Thunstrom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harmsong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunstrom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harmsong counters with a straight right hand.
Harmsong misses with a double jab.
Harmsong throws a series of punches but Thunstrom moves out of range.
Harmsong works over Thunstrom's head and body with a nice combination.
Thunstrom closes the distance but Harmsong moves to the side
and Harmsong counters with a left and a right that stings Thunstrom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Thunstrom tries to clinch but Harmsong moves away
and Harmsong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harmsong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom tries for a takedown but Harmsong circles away easily
and Harmsong counters with a series of strikes. Thunstrom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunstrom fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yurian Harmsong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from Harmsong misses.
Thunstrom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thunstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harmsong counters with a two punch combo.
Harmsong throws a leg kick that misses.
Thunstrom wants to clinch
and Harmsong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thunstrom lands a nice hook to Harmsong's body. Harmsong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thunstrom. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thunstrom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harmsong counters with a three punch combo that has Thunstrom backing up. Thunstrom nods at Harmsong to acknowledge the strikes.
Harmsong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Harmsong scores with a four punch combination!
Yurian Harmsong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harmsong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunstrom wants to clinch but Harmsong slips to the side
letting Harmsong counter with a right hand.
Thunstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and Harmsong counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunstrom has his takedown stuffed
and Harmsong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Thunstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunstrom looks to clinch
and Harmsong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thunstrom thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsong throws a series of punches but Thunstrom moves out of range.
Thunstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A combination from Harmsong does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Thunstrom.
Harmsong throws a series of punches but Thunstrom moves out of range.
Thunstrom clinches but Harmsong breaks the clinch
and Harmsong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thunstrom tries to clinch but Harmsong moves away
and Harmsong counters with a left and a right that stings Thunstrom.
Harmsong lands with a nice body punch.
Harmsong slips a straight right by Thunstrom.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harmsong.
Thunstrom has a takedown stuffed.
Yurian Harmsong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunstrom misses with a takedown attempt - Harmsong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harmsong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom tries to clinch but Harmsong moves away
and Harmsong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harmsong is working the combinations to good effect here.
Harmsong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Thunstrom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmsong is trying to stand.

Thunstrom maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Harmsong could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thunstrom has cracked it and Harmsong is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thunstrom!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lars Thunstrom!
Lars Thunstrom retains his middleweight title!