PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harvath
vs
Anderson

192 cm
29
216 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

196 cm
24
211 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirk Harvath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harvath.
Harvath just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harvath in his tracks.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harvath tries to land a body kick
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.

It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Harvath blocks a low kick nicely.
Harvath blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Anderson has managed to clinch.
Harvath slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has Harvath pushed against the cage.

Harvath jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Harvath keeps moving.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Harvath keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harvath. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Sam Anderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Harvath 's knee.
Harvath swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Harvath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Harvath counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Harvath with an uppercut!
A solid body kick from Harvath.
Anderson looks gassed!
Nice cross by Harvath.
Anderson moves out of range as Harvath throws a body kick.
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Harvath keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Harvath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvath swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Harvath looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harvath tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harvath cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Harvath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
That's time! Harvath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Harvath misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harvath's knee momentarily.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dirk Harvath is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a jab when Harvath was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvath misses the target.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvath throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Harvath was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
and Anderson counters with a big head kick but Harvath shrugs it off.
Harvath takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harvath checks a low kick from Anderson.
Harvath misses with a kick to the body

and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Harvath avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harvath avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Harvath keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson stalls.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Harvath throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Harvath tries to tie him up.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harvath tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson tries a body shot but Harvath blocks it.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harvath's efforts to push away.
Harvath avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson wants to stall.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harvath blocks a jab.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvath paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Harvath keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harvath.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Harvath is avoiding it.
Harvath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harvath throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Harvath counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harvath.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Harvath misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harvath throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harvath.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson cracks Harvath with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dirk Harvath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvath uses good head movement to avoid it.

Harvath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Anderson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harvath counters with a head kick.
Harvath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Harvath misses
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Harvath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvath looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Harvath fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Harvath cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Harvath lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvath checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson tests Harvath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Harvath misses
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvath tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Harvath.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Harvath thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Harvath shrugs it off.
Anderson cracks the inside of Harvath's front leg.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Harvath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harvath misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Harvath pushes him off.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Harvath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson lunges at Harvath with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harvath's hand.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Harvath counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Harvath sees coming a mile off.
Harvath tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Dirk Harvath did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Harvath throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.

Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Harvath, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harvath tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvath.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Harvath's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harvath's brow.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvath.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Harvath dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Harvath shrugs off.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Harvath leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson trying to stall but Harvath improves his position.
Harvath stalling the fight.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvath has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Harvath taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Harvath gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harvath is defending well for now.
Harvath blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Harvath has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Harvath improves position.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Harvath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Harvath misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Harvath.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Harvath.
Harvath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Harvath was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harvath.
Harvath throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Harvath misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a big head kick but Harvath shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvath. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Harvath misses
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Harvath throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harvath is out of range.
Anderson works Harvath's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Anderson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson feints and then cracks Harvath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harvath down.
A lazy body kick from Harvath
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Harvath checks it
and Harvath counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Harvath throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson feints and then cracks Harvath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harvath down.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Harvath checks it
and Harvath counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Harvath misses
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvath misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harvath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Harvath moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Harvath checks it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvath misses with the body kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Harvath counters with a left to the body.
Harvath avoids the body shot from Anderson.
A head kick by Harvath misses
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Harvath moved away.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Dirk Harvath's cut is getting worse.
Harvath checks a low kick from Anderson.
Harvath is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Harvath.
A low kick from Harvath is predictable there
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a body kick.
Harvath throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Harvath misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harvath's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Anderson!
Sam Anderson is the new light heavyweight champion!