PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhirinovsky comes to the ring accompanied by Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka. 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.

Zhirinovsky
vs
Harkimo

180 cm
26
218 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

214 cm
22
285 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo looks to land a combination but Zhirinovsky avoids it well.
Harkimo misses with a hook.
Harkimo is looking to chop away at Zhirinovsky's legs.
Zhirinovsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zhirinovsky slips under a jab from Harkimo.
Harkimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harkimo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhirinovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harkimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhirinovsky.
Harkimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhirinovsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Harkimo tests Zhirinovsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harkimo tries to score with a low kick but Zhirinovsky moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Harkimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harkimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhirinovsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Zhirinovsky misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky ducks under a wild hook from Harkimo.
A big right from Harkimo misses.
Zhirinovsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harkimo slaps away a takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harkimo throws a lazy right hand but Zhirinovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhirinovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Harkimo.
Harkimo lands a leg kick that knocks Zhirinovsky off balance momentarily.
Harkimo throws a body punch but Zhirinovsky moves out of range.

Zhirinovsky feints and as Harkimo raises his hands in defense, Zhirinovsky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harkimo is trying to keep Zhirinovsky in close.
Zhirinovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Harkimo is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harkimo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhirinovsky lands a couple of digs.
Zhirinovsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harkimo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zhirinovsky stands up over Harkimo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zhirinovsky looking to pass the guard.
Harkimo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zhirinovsky!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo prevents Zhirinovsky from getting the reversal.
Zhirinovsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harkimo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zhirinovsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Harkimo stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo loads up on a big right hand but Zhirinovsky slips the punch.
Harkimo is looking to score with low kicks.
Zhirinovsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Harkimo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Harkimo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhirinovsky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zhirinovsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harkimo.
Zhirinovsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkimo works over Zhirinovsky's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Harkimo does no damage.
Harkimo scores with a kick to the body.
Zhirinovsky avoids the head kick by Harkimo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zhirinovsky lands the left hand.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but Zhirinovsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zhirinovsky checks a leg kick.
Harkimo throws out a leg kick but Zhirinovsky moves out of range and Harkimo only half commits.
Harkimo misses with a straight left.
Harkimo misses with a body shot

and Zhirinovsky counters with a shoot takedown. Harkimo fights it but they end up in guard.
Zhirinovsky throwing strikes from guard but Harkimo blocks nicely.
Zhirinovsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Harkimo keeping full guard, as Zhirinovsky tries to pass.
Harkimo keeping moving, preventing Zhirinovsky from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zhirinovsky wants to pass the guard but Harkimo is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky is working hard here to advance position.
Zhirinovsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zhirinovsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Harkimo is working from the bottom.
Zhirinovsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Harkimo has wrist control.
Zhirinovsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harkimo is keeping the position for now.
Zhirinovsky scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo looking to control.
Zhirinovsky lands a couple of digs.
Zhirinovsky wants to control from the top but Harkimo keeps moving.
Zhirinovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhirinovsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harkimo wants to sweep but no luck.
Harkimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zhirinovsky throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkimo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zhirinovsky.
Harkimo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harkimo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky passes Harkimo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harkimo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zhirinovsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zhirinovsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Harkimo actively working from the bottom here.
Zhirinovsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harkimo's head.
Zhirinovsky is keen to just control but Harkimo is a slippery customer.

Zhirinovsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Harkimo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhirinovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harkimo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zhirinovsky is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo is looking for a sweep. Zhirinovsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harkimo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Harkimo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zhirinovsky with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhirinovsky won't allow Harkimo to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirinovsky wants to control from the top but Harkimo keeps moving.
Zhirinovsky works over Harkimo with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Harkimo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhirinovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harkimo leaves Zhirinovsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Harkimo misses its intended target.
Zhirinovsky dives in and grabs Harkimo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harkimo pushes down on Zhirinovsky's head and hops out.
Zhirinovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhirinovsky ducks under a wild hook from Harkimo.
Harkimo misses with a kick to the body.
Harkimo throws a looping overhand right but Zhirinovsky ducks down to avoid it.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhirinovsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zhirinovsky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harkimo pinned against the ropes. Harkimo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zhirinovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhirinovsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harkimo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harkimo.
No luck for Zhirinovsky with that takedown attempt.
Zhirinovsky takes one to the chin there.
Zhirinovsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harkimo.
Zhirinovsky jabs Harkimo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harkimo tries to clinch up

and Zhirinovsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harkimo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhirinovsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Harkimo trying to control the position.
Zhirinovsky working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo managing to control the position.
Zhirinovsky cracks Harkimo with a solid left hand.
Zhirinovsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zhirinovsky chips away with some ground and pound.
Zhirinovsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhirinovsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Harkimo has wrist control.
Zhirinovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harkimo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhirinovsky is one step ahead there.
Zhirinovsky slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harkimo looking for submissions off his back.
Harkimo trying to control but Zhirinovsky postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zhirinovsky in particular looking to stall.
Zhirinovsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harkimo taking some punishment here, with Zhirinovsky in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo is not content to let Zhirinovsky control the position.
Zhirinovsky wants to pass the guard but Harkimo is defending well.
Zhirinovsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zhirinovsky takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zhirinovsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Harkimo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Zhirinovsky seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhirinovsky is nestled in close to Harkimo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zhirinovsky working Harkimo over with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Zhirinovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zhirinovsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Vladimir Zhirinovsky!

Vladimir Zhirinovsky wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.