PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wike Pyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Harding has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Harding
vs
Pyson

203 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
16
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wike Pyson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding shoots in and drives through. Pyson sprawls well.
Harding swats away the attempt to clinch by Pyson.
Pyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harding keeps the fight on the outside.

Pyson lands a left and a right that sends Harding crashing to the canvas! Pyson dives into mount looking to finish!

Harding is rocked!

It looks like Mike Harding has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding is trying to stand up.
Oh Harding is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Pyson goes for an armbar but Harding turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Harding.
Harding seems to have got his legs back now.
Pyson wants to control but Harding passes easily into half guard.
Harding controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyson trying to control but Harding postures up.
Harding thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pyson tries to roll over but Harding keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pyson taking some punishment here, with Harding in his half guard.
Harding missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harding 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.
Pyson has a hand on Harding's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Harding takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Harding lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harding controlling the position easily from mount.
Harding working Pyson over with strikes here.
Harding controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding lands a couple of good shots and Pyson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pyson can't escape the position.
Pyson trying to control the hands but Harding breaks the grip.
Pyson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Harding.
Pyson trying to control the hands but Harding breaks the grip.
Harding throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pyson!
Pyson rolls, trying to escape but Harding keeps control of the position.
Pyson trying to control the hands but Harding breaks the grip.
We've been informed that Pyson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Harding is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding is hanging on to Pyson's back as he tries to escape.
Harding punishes Pyson with strikes from the back mount.
Harding lands punches and elbows.
Harding cracks Pyson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Pyson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Harding landing with strikes.
Good control from Harding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Harding dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Harding'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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Pyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pyson lands a nice shot that snaps Harding's head back.
Harding doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pyson throws a combination that misses
and Harding counters with a good low kick that Pyson was not able to check.
Pyson misses with a body punch
and Harding counters with an inside leg kick.
Pyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harding.
Pyson wants to clinch up but Harding keeps it at a distance.
Pyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harding counters with a series of strikes. Pyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harding counters with a two punch combo.
Pyson misses with a wild combination.
Pyson looks to land a combination. Harding sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pyson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyson tries to clinch

and Harding counters with a takedown into side control.
Harding lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harding cracks Pyson with a big elbow.
Harding lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pyson down.
Pyson pushes Harding away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harding gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harding working the head with strikes.
Harding grinds an elbow into Pyson's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Harding are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harding taking a breather here.
Pyson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding lands some shots froms side control.
Harding throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harding scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harding scores with punches from side control.
Pyson is trying to escape the position but Harding is controlling the position.
Harding gets to mount! Pyson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Harding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pyson is bucking up trying to escape but Harding cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pyson tries to reverse the position but Harding maintains control.
Harding controlling the pace for now.
Pyson wants to control but Harding is having none of it.
Harding controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Harding looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harding will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A nice elbow there by Harding.
Harding unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Harding dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Harding's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harding looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Pyson has cracked Harding with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Pyson lands another huge swinging hook and Harding tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Harding, before Pyson can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wike Pyson!