PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ver Cingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cingeto
vs
Harvath

185 cm
22
205 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

192 cm
27
216 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ver Cingeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirk Harvath!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Harvath.
Ver Cingeto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Harvath. No joy for Cingeto on that attempt.
Harvath throws a leg kick that misses.
Cingeto thows a body shot but no joy.
Cingeto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cingeto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvath.
Cingeto throws a hook but Harvath blocks it.
Cingeto lands with a nice body punch.
Cingeto avoids a kick to the body.
Cingeto connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Cingeto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cingeto.
Nice jab there from Cingeto.
Cingeto fails with a takedown attempt.
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harvath sprawls well. Harvath wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cingeto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ver Cingeto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvath stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cingeto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harvath wants to get back to his feet but Cingeto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harvath keeping moving, preventing Cingeto from controlling successfully.
Harvath looking to control.

Cingeto drops back looking for a leg! Harvath is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harvath manages to kick Cingeto off! Cingeto jumps back into Harvath's guard.
Cingeto pushes down on Harvath's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cingeto wants to take a breather but Harvath is having none of it.

Cingeto is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harvath manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cingeto stopping the sweep attempt from Harvath.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cingeto trying to control but Harvath is working from the bottom.
Cingeto preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cingeto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath is looking to chop away at Cingeto's legs.
Cingeto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cingeto tries to clinch there but Harvath circles away.
A head kick misses from Harvath.
Harvath looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harvath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cingeto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvath.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Cingeto moved away.
Cingeto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cingeto.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvath tries a low kick but Cingeto avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ver Cingeto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cingeto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cingeto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cingeto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cingeto lands a jab to the head.
Harvath lands a nice looking body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cingeto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cingeto.
Harvath fakes the leg kick and cracks Cingeto in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cingeto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Cingeto rushes Harvath and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cingeto can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ver Cingeto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cingeto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cingeto misses with the combination.
Harvath lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cingeto fails with a takedown attempt.
Cingeto misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harvath.
Cingeto avoids the body shot from Harvath.
Cingeto scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cingeto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvath.
Dirk Harvath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cingeto doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvath circles away.
Cingeto throws a lazy right hand but Harvath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto throws a shot from downtown. Harvath moves away and avoids it.
Harvath ducks under a wild hook from Cingeto.
Harvath throws a body kick that misses.
Cingeto thows a body shot but no joy.
Cingeto fails with a takedown attempt.
Cingeto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cingeto misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvath misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto shoots in for a double leg but Harvath sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cingeto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harvath sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harvath lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Cingeto crumples to the floor! Harvath milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dirk Harvath!