PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maru Sefo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sefo
vs
Harkimo

186 cm
19
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

214 cm
19
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maru Sefo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sefo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sefo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkimo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sefo momentarily.
Sefo misses the jab.
Harkimo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sefo.
Sefo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkimo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sefo backs up against the cage.
Harkimo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkimo misses with a double jab.
Harkimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sefo checks a leg kick.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkimo misses with a low kick as Sefo jumps back.
Sefo scores with a nice head shot.
Sefo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo thumps Sefo with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Sefo.
Harkimo lands a two punch combo.
Harkimo lands a nice hook to Sefo's body. Sefo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sefo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harkimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sefo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keijo Harkimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harkimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkimo avoids the body shot from Sefo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkimo throws a combination. Sefo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harkimo scores with a one two! Sefo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sefo avoids the head kick by Harkimo.
Sefo throws a front kick aimed at Harkimo's knee but Harkimo avoids it well.
Harkimo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Sefo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sefo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sefo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sefo misses with a straight left.
Harkimo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harkimo tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Harkimo does it's job there.
Harkimo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harkimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sefo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harkimo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sefo blocks a leg kick.
Sefo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sefo.
Harkimo scores with a head kick. Sefo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Maru Sefo has been cut.
Harkimo is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo looks to land a combination but Sefo avoids it well.
Harkimo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sefo misses with a right hand
and Harkimo counters with a straight right hand.
Harkimo lands a jab to Sefo's midsection.
Harkimo catches Sefo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sefo moves out of range of the body kick from Harkimo.
Harkimo tries to work over Sefo's front leg with a kick but Sefo checks it.
Harkimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sefo avoids the head kick by Harkimo.
Harkimo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harkimo staying out of range there.
Harkimo lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harkimo throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sefo blocks a head kick by Harkimo.
Sefo misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Harkimo.
Nice body punch from Harkimo.
A left and a right from Harkimo both land. Nice combination.
Sefo tries to clinch but Harkimo is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Sefo.
Sefo lands a really nice looking cross but Harkimo seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sefo shoots in looking for a takedown. Harkimo tries to sprawl out of it but Sefo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harkimo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harkimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Harkimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maru Sefo'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.

Harkimo throws a head kick that misses.
Sefo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harkimo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harkimo scores with a body shot.
Harkimo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harkimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harkimo connects with an inside leg kick.
Sefo checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch combination from Harkimo misses.
Harkimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sefo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harkimo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harkimo looks to land a combination. Sefo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harkimo misses with a body kick.
Harkimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sefo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sefo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Keijo Harkimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sefo blocks a head kick by Harkimo.
Harkimo moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sefo is defended easily by Harkimo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maru Sefo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harkimo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Harkimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sefo dives in and grabs Harkimo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harkimo pushes down on Sefo's head and hops out.
Sefo blocks the body kick.
Harkimo connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sefo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Harkimo as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkimo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harkimo throws a sloppy head kick and Sefo moves out of range easily.
Harkimo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harkimo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harkimo misses with a series of wild punches.
Harkimo lands with a nice combination. Sefo backs away looking to recover.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but Sefo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harkimo misses with a low kick as Sefo jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harkimo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harkimo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harkimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sefo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Harkimo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harkimo slips a jab from Sefo.
Harkimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harkimo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harkimo.
Harkimo throws a head kick but Sefo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sefo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harkimo.
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!
Harkimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sefo circles away quickly and effectively.
Harkimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sefo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harkimo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harkimo lands a jab-cross combination.
Sefo blocks a head kick by Harkimo.
Harkimo lands a jab-cross combination.
Sefo misses with an uppercut.
Sefo takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sefo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkimo tries to score with a low kick but Sefo moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Harkimo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maru Sefo'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. This is the final round!

Harkimo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harkimo misses with a body kick.
Sefo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harkimo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harkimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sefo misses with a wild combination.
Harkimo misses with a double jab.
Sefo misses the jab.
Harkimo tries to land a front kick but Sefo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sefo tries for a takedown but Harkimo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sefo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harkimo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sefo's head.
Harkimo stalks Sefo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sefo's face. Sefo staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sefo swings widly with a right hand
and Harkimo counters with a three punch combo that has Sefo backing up. Sefo nods at Harkimo to acknowledge the strikes.
Sefo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harkimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harkimo throws a front kick aimed at Sefo's knee but Sefo avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Harkimo.
Sefo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harkimo scores with a one two! Sefo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Harkimo.
Sefo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harkimo circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maru Sefo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harkimo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harkimo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harkimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo scores with a one two! Sefo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sefo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harkimo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sefo throws a shot from downtown. Harkimo moves away and avoids it.
Sefo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harkimo leaves Sefo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harkimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sefo loads up on a big right hand but Harkimo slips the punch.
Harkimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Harkimo connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sefo's head.
Harkimo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harkimo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sefo in his tracks.
Harkimo takes one to the chin there.
Harkimo throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Sefo misses.
Sefo slips a jab and a cross from Harkimo.
Harkimo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Sefo shoots in and gets a takedown into Harkimo's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sefo throwing strikes from guard but Harkimo blocks nicely.
Harkimo wants to sweep here but Sefo controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sefo working some strikes from top position.
Sefo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sefo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sefo wants to pass the guard but Harkimo is keeping the position.
Maru Sefo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sefo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harkimo dives on top into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Harkimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harkimo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Harkimo!
Keijo Harkimo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.