PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bistro
vs
Harvath

188 cm
26
215 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

192 cm
26
216 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirk Harvath!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvath misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Harvath as he checks the leg kick.
Harvath attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Bistro checks it
and Bistro counters with a low kick, right behind Harvath 's knee.
Good work by Harvath as he checks the leg kick.
Bistro feints and then cracks Harvath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harvath down.
Harvath tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bistro is able to avoid easily.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Harvath attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harvath throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Harvath misses its intended target.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Harvath counters with a left to the body.
Harvath tries to land a leg kick but Bistro saw it coming and moves away.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Bistro checks it
and Bistro counters with a good low kick that Harvath was not able to check.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Harvath counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Harvath checks it.
Harvath throws a nice head kick!
Harvath checks the leg kick.
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bistro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harvath.
Bistro thows a leg kick but Harvath checks it
and Harvath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harvath throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Bistro scores with a leg kick.
Harvath tries to score with a low kick but Bistro moves his leg out of the way.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Bistro counters with a low kick, right behind Harvath 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bistro misses
letting Harvath counter with a right hand.
Bistro checks a leg kick.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Bistro checks it
and Bistro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bistro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Bistro blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A cross from Harvath lands.
Bistro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harvath is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Harvath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Bistro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harvath throws out a leg kick but Bistro moves out of range and Harvath only half commits.
Harvath chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Harvath counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bistro is breathing heavily.
Bistro tries a low kick but Harvath avoids it.
Harvath scores with a decent looking hook.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Bistro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Harvath counters with a left to the body.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Harvath counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvath throws a low kick but Bistro avoids it.
Harvath connects with a solid leg kick.
Bistro blocks a low kick nicely.
Harvath scores with a body shot.

Harvath drops his shoulder and cracks Bistro with a huge uppercut! Bistro goes down! Can Harvath finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bistro is keeping the position for now.
Harvath trying to control the position from guard on top but Bistro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bistro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bistro tries to get out of the position.
Harvath advances to half guard.

Harvath looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harvath wants to pass to mount but Bistro is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harvath tries a head kick but it misses.
Bistro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harvath counters with an outside leg kick.
Bistro is looking to score with low kicks.
Bistro thows a leg kick but Harvath checks it
and Harvath counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bistro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bistro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harvath throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bistro checks a leg kick.
Harvath attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath throws a leg kick which misses Bistro's front leg but catches the back leg as Bistro tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Bistro counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bistro thows a leg kick but Harvath checks it
and Harvath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro blocks a head kick by Harvath.
Harvath motions for Bistro to come forward. Harvath throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bistro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harvath counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Bistro misses
and Harvath counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harvath throws a leg kick that misses.
Harvath finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harvath looks to land a combination but Bistro avoids it well.
A low kick from Bistro is predictable there
and Harvath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bistro's knee momentarily.
Dirk Harvath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvath scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harvath throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvath throws a sloppy head kick and Bistro moves out of range easily.
Bistro is looking to slow Harvath down with leg kicks.
Bistro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bistro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harvath scoring well with a low kick there.
Bistro throws and low kick but Harvath moves out of range easily.
Bistro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvath motions for Bistro to come forward. Harvath throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bistro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Bistro as he checks the leg kick.
Harvath connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harvath.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
letting Bistro counter with a right hand.
Harvath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bistro throws a leg kick

and Harvath counters with a flying knee that drops Bistro!

Bistro is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Harvath is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oh Bistro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harvath wants to control from the top but Bistro keeps moving.
Bistro seems to have got his legs back now.

Harvath thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bistro wants to stand and escape but Harvath is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath is looking to work some ground and pound but Bistro has wrist control.
Harvath works over Bistro with some ground and pound from guard.
Harvath won't allow Bistro to get back to his feet.
Harvath trying to control but Bistro is working from the bottom.
Harvath prevents Bistro from getting back to his feet.
Harvath trying to control but Bistro is working from the bottom.
Harvath slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Harvath wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bistro, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Harvath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Harvath throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harvath throws a head kick that Bistro semi-blocks.
Bistro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvath throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bistro moves out of range of the strikes.
Harvath finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bistro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harvath blocks a low kick nicely.
Bistro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harvath counters with a low kick, right behind Bistro 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath throws a body punch but Bistro moves out of range.
Bistro throws a leg kick
letting Harvath counter with a right hand.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Harvath makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bistro scores with a shot to the body.
Harvath misses with a hook.
Bistro checks a low kick from Harvath.
Harvath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Bistro moved away.
Harvath lands a slapping body shot.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Bistro moved away.
Harvath throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvath tries to land a front kick but Bistro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bistro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harvath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Harvath as he checks the leg kick.
Bistro thows a leg kick but Harvath checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bistro tried to score with a low kick but Harvath checks it.
Bistro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bistro checks a leg kick nicely.
Bistro blocks a head kick by Harvath.
Bistro throws a leg kick
and Harvath counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bistro moves out of range as Harvath throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bistro's calf.
Bubba Bistro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Harvath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harvath.
Harvath thumps Bistro with a low kick.
Harvath throws a leg kick which misses Bistro's front leg but catches the back leg as Bistro tries to avoid it.
Bistro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harvath connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bistro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harvath throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bistro.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Bistro moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath cracks the inside of Bistro's front leg.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Harvath is looking to land body kicks.
Harvath is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bistro rather than just go for the knockout.
Bistro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bistro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bistro takes one to the chin there.
Dirk Harvath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bone on bone clash there as Bistro blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bistro misses with a leg kick
and Harvath counters with a body kick.
Harvath scores with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Harvath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Harvath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvath has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Harvath!