PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mcinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korn - Right Now. This should be a great matchup!

Harfager
vs
Mcinen

188 cm
22
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Mcinen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harfager avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harfager throws a sloppy head kick and Mcinen moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harfager.
A nice combination there by Harfager.

It looks like Jake Mcinen has been cut.
Harfager lands with a slapping head kick.

Mcinen is rocked!
Mcinen tries to clinch there but Harfager circles away.
Mcinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Harfager finish him?

Harfager has closed the distance and engaged Mcinen in a clinch.
Mcinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Harfager won't allow it.

Mcinen manages to break the clinch.
Mcinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcinen is looking to clinch.
Mcinen throws a right hand that Harfager ducks under and follows up with a left that Harfager also avoids with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harfager - the referee stops the clock and Mcinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harfager. Mcinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Harfager takes the fight into the clinch.

Mcinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcinen cracks Harfager with a good jab.

Harfager has Mcinen up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Harfager pulls guard successfully.
Harfager looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harfager is on top in guard.

Harfager is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mcinen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mcinen has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harfager had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mcinen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Harfager Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mcinen's back instead.

Harfager has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Mcinen is defending well but eventually Harfager manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Mcinen has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harald Harfager!