PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baako The African (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harfager has chosen Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harald Harfager will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

The African
vs
Harfager

160 cm
27
199 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
186 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp
Knockout Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baako The African!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The African scores with a sloppy right hand. Harfager should have avoided that one.
Harfager moves in looking to clinch but The African pushes him off.

Harfager has closed the distance and engaged The African in a clinch.
The African is trying to break the clinch but Harfager is controlling him.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The African's defenses.
Harfager presses The African against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harfager with a knee to the head.
The African takes an elbow to the temple.
The African is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The African has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into The African's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
The African drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harfager gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Harfager keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The African's efforts to push away.
Harfager misses with a knee strike.
Harfager with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harfager stalling against the cage.
The African wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Harfager working the clinch nicely. The African is working for position but Harfager cracks him with a big knee to the head! The African crumples up against the cage and Harfager lands two more shots before the ref can save The African! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Harald Harfager!