PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harfager kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings. 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?

Harfager
vs
Scott

188 cm
26
186 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Russian Mob Nutrition (159 Recovery - $150)

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
Omertà Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Scott!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harfager closes the distance and clinches.
Scott tries a body shot but Harfager blocks it.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harfager is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harfager managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Scott tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harfager is looking to control Scott's arms but Scott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harfager has his back to the cage.
Harfager managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harfager working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Scott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager lands an uppercut.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harfager on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harfager blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Scott.
Scott is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harfager pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harfager fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scott looks gassed!

Scott tries to keep at a distance but Harfager has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Scott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harfager fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harald Harfager is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harfager tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Harfager tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Harfager wants to clinch.
Harfager avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Harfager clinches up against the cage.
Harfager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harfager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harfager fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harfager darts in trying to clinch
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Harfager moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harfager tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Harfager, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Harfager against the cage but Harfager circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott darts in trying to clinch

and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harfager stalls.
Harfager seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Nice body punch from Harfager.
Harfager working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Good body shot from Harfager.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Scott won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager trying to stall but Scott improves his position.
Harfager just leaning against Scott, taking a breather.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager lands with a light punch inside.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
Harfager lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Harfager.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
A hook to the body from Harfager.
Harfager scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harfager gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Scott in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Harfager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Harfager has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Scott has Harfager pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harfager manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Scott crunches a lovely knee into Harfager's ribcage.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harfager stalling.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harfager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harfager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott is working for takedown but Harfager is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scott avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Harfager holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Harfager dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scott looks to clinch
and Harfager counters with a nice kick to the body.
Christian Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott connects with a high kick.

Harfager closes the distance and clinches.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scott's defenses.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.

Scott has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harfager uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scott is on top in guard.
Harfager wants to get back to his feet but Scott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harfager is on top in guard.
Harfager works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scott.

Scott has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harfager is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Scott.

Harfager stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Harfager closes the distance and pushes Scott back into the cage.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harfager pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harfager throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harfager takes the fight into the clinch.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harfager avoids it.

Scott works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harfager wants to get back to his feet but Scott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harfager trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
Harfager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott prevents Harfager from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott distracts Harfager with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Harfager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harfager's guard.
Scott uses his free foot to push down on Harfager's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harfager.
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
Harfager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scott landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control the pace but Harfager is squirming around nicely.
Harfager avoids a strike by Scott and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Scott's guard! Fantastic escape!
Harfager stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.

Harfager stands up from Scott's guard - Harfager perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harfager feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harald Harfager will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Scott gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Harfager as the two fighters clinch.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Harfager leaning against his opponent.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harfager pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harfager scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harfager closes the distance looking to clinch

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harfager seems keen to control Scott's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Harfager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott throws a strike but Harfager rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Harfager from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scott is adopting a defensive guard.
Scott wants to sweep here but Harfager controlling him for the moment.
Harfager seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harfager won't allow Scott to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scott working a defensive guard here.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harfager sitting in guard here, content to control.

Scott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Scott has his foot on Harfager's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harfager works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Harfager stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Harfager closes the distance and clinches.
Harfager pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Harfager - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harfager gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Scott has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Harfager is trying to keep an underhook but Scott manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Harfager is trying is best to control the position here.
Harfager is trying to stand.
Christian Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Scott connects with a nice short shot to Harfager's temple.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harald Harfager is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harfager is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Scott scores with a couple of nice shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Harfager showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harfager, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Harfager!