PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Harinck (ranked 302 p4p, 967 weight class) and Jay Reepo (ranked 21 p4p, 69 weight class). Tommy Harinck had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harinck
vs
Reepo

159 cm
24
148
8 - 3 - 0

165 cm
27
135
14 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Reepo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reepo lands with a thumping leg kick.

Harinck rushes Reepo and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reepo.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Reepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reepo.
Nice body punch from Reepo.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck tries a body shot but Reepo blocks it.
Harinck lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Harinck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reepo tries to work over Harinck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reepo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Reepo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reepo throws a hook but Harinck blocks it.
Harinck loads up on a big right hand but Reepo slips the punch.
Reepo defending well as Harinck loads up on a big left hand.
Reepo tries to clinch but Harinck moves out of range.
A slow jab from Reepo misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harinck counter with a right hand.
Harinck throws a body punch but Reepo moves out of range.

Reepo moves into range and clinches up with Harinck.
Reepo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Reepo misses with a punch on the inside.
Reepo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Reepo on the inside.
Reepo digs a right hand underneath Harinck's ribcage. Harinck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Reepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harinck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reepo can turn it around.

Harinck has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Reepo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck doesn't have the hooks in and Reepo manages to turn into his guard.

Reepo drops back looking for a leg! Harinck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harinck manages to kick Reepo off! Reepo jumps back into Harinck's guard.
Harinck is trying to keep Reepo in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo forces his way into half guard.

Reepo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harinck defends it well.
Harinck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harinck working a defensive guard but Reepo passes into half guard.

Reepo is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reepo prevents Harinck from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harinck is pressing down on Reepo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harinck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Reepo is looking for a sweep. Harinck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harinck is thwarting Reepo's attempts to control the position.
Harinck trying to mount his opponent but Reepo defends it.
Reepo misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Harinck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harinck trying to advance position but Reepo counters by regaining guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harinck tries to free his leg and advance position but Reepo is retaining full guard.
Harinck pushing down on Reepo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reepo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harinck.

Reepo actively working from the bottom here.
Harinck is stalling here. Reepo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harinck seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reepo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Harinck is looking for a sweep.
Harinck manages to get back to half guard.

Reepo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harinck is staying active underneath Reepo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jay Reepo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Reepo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harinck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A leg kick checked by Harinck.
Harinck ducks right into an uppercut from Reepo.
Harinck lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reepo throws a hook but Harinck blocks it.
Harinck walks into a straight right hand from Reepo.
Reepo throws the left hand but Harinck avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Reepo.
Reepo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harinck.
Reepo just misses with a punch to the body.
Reepo throws a hook but Harinck avoids it easily.
Harinck misses with an uppercut.

Reepo clinches up with Harinck and pushes him back against the cage.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Reepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo lands a hook that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Reepo scores with a shot to the side of Harinck's head.
Reepo can't find room to land a body shot as Harinck controls the action.

Reepo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reepo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harinck misses with a hook to the body
and Reepo counters with a left to the body.
Harinck throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck lands a jab to Reepo's midsection.
Harinck misses with a looping right.
Harinck slips a jab and a cross from Reepo.
Harinck throws the left hand but Reepo avoids the punch easily.
Reepo misses with a hook.
Harinck misses with an uppercut.
Harinck misses the jab.
Reepo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harinck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reepo looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Jay Reepo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reepo works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Reepo finds it's target.
Reepo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reepo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harinck takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reepo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reepo. That's going to slow Harinck down.
Reepo is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Harinck on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck throws a hook but Reepo avoids it easily.
Reepo staying out of range there.
Harinck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reepo throws a body punch but Harinck moves out of range.
Harinck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reepo manages to circle out of the way.
Reepo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.
Reepo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harinck.
Reepo lands with a good body shot.
Harinck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reepo with the inside leg kick.
Harinck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harinck wants to clinch but Reepo slips to the side
and Reepo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harinck on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harinck digs a good body shot into Reepo's ribs.
Harinck walks into a left hand.

Harinck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harinck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harinck working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Reepo tries to lock up and control but Harinck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reepo is squirming around, avoiding Harinck's attempts to control the action.
Reepo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Harinck. What's that going to do exactly?
Tommy Harinck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harinck trying to control but Reepo is having none of it.
Harinck punching from mount but Reepo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Harinck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo is squirming around, avoiding Harinck's attempts to control the action.

Harinck jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Reepo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Reepo and Harinck has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Reepo struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reepo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Harinck swings around for an armbar but Reepo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Harinck's guard.
Reepo trying to control but Harinck is working from the bottom.
Reepo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harinck is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Reepo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harinck moves out of range as Reepo strikes.
Harinck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reepo.
Reepo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jay Reepo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harinck misses with a wild body shot.

Harinck gets the takedown into side control.
Reepo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harinck advances to mount.

Harinck swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reepo is now in Harinck's guard. A big mistake from Harinck there, giving up the dominant position!

Harinck looking for subs off his back but Reepo has passed one foot through into half guard.

Harinck actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepo trying to mount his opponent but Harinck defends it.
Harinck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harinck keeping full guard, as Reepo tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harinck is on top in guard.

Reepo pushes a forearm under Harinck's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Harinck is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Reepo!