PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hargh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Guthrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hargh
vs
Guthrie

175 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Urban Vandal fight gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Hargh !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woody Guthrie!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hargh takes the fight into the clinch.

Guthrie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hargh trying to control the position.
Guthrie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hargh is keeping the position for now.
Guthrie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hargh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guthrie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guthrie stands up over Hargh , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guthrie is looking to advance position but Hargh has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hargh lands a big elbow.
Guthrie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hargh landing shots from mount.

Hargh working for a submission but Guthrie is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh prevents Guthrie from getting the reversal.
Guthrie regains half guard.
Guthrie is looking for a sweep. Hargh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hargh wants to take a breather but Guthrie is having none of it.
Hargh blocks the strikes from Guthrie.

Hargh seems to be working for a kimura but Guthrie defends the submission attempt.
Guthrie tries to get to full guard but Hargh has control of the leg.
Guthrie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Guthrie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hargh scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hargh tries to clinch up but Guthrie circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guthrie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guthrie looks gassed!
Guthrie throws a head kick that misses.
Hargh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hargh throws a good cross that connects.
Guthrie wants to clinch

and Hargh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hargh .
Hargh wants to stand but Guthrie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guthrie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Guthrie keeping moving, preventing Hargh from controlling successfully.

Guthrie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hargh uses it to pass to side control.

Hargh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Guthrie with a poor takedown

and Hargh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guthrie's guard.

Guthrie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hargh is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Guthrie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hargh 's back instead.
Guthrie lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guthrie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hargh covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hargh breaks Guthrie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Guthrie wants to stand but Hargh is controlling the position.

Guthrie pushes Hargh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Guthrie has a takedown stuffed.
Ken Hargh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woody Guthrie.
Hargh shoots in and drives through. Guthrie sprawls well.

Guthrie shoots in and bounces Hargh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hargh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guthrie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hargh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guthrie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hargh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Guthrie!
Hargh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie is trying to escape the mount.
Guthrie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Guthrie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Guthrie wants to improve his position but Hargh is controlling well.
Guthrie moves into full guard.
Guthrie is looking to stand up but Hargh isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guthrie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hargh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hargh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ken Hargh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hargh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hargh prevents Guthrie from improving his position.
Guthrie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hargh tries to stand but can't do so whilst Guthrie controls his leg.

Hargh decides to return to a standing position.

Guthrie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hargh regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Guthrie.
Hargh trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guthrie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hargh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hargh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guthrie manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hargh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guthrie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hargh is one step ahead there.
Hargh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hargh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hargh won't allow Guthrie to get back to his feet.
Hargh landing some decent shots from guard.

Hargh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hargh landing with the ground and pound.
Hargh trying to control but Guthrie is working from the bottom.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hargh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hargh trying to control the position from guard on top but Guthrie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guthrie wants to stand and escape but Hargh is having none of it.
Hargh 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.
Hargh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hargh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Guthrie is looking to reverse the position.

Guthrie throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Guthrie tries to clinch up but Hargh circles away and keeps his distance.

Hargh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ken Hargh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guthrie looking for a sweep. Not yet Guthrie, not yet.
Hargh advances to half guard.
Hargh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guthrie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Guthrie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hargh stands up and beckons Guthrie to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hargh counters with a two punch combo.
Ken Hargh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guthrie fails to land the takedown.

Hargh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hargh lands in his opponent's guard.
Guthrie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hargh is one step ahead there.
Hargh wants to get up but he can't break Guthrie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hargh preventing the sweep.
Guthrie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Guthrie is working an open guard so Hargh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Hargh rushes Guthrie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guthrie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hargh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ken Hargh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woody Guthrie.
Guthrie wants a takedown.
Hargh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Guthrie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Guthrie jumps guard.

Hargh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hargh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hargh prevents Guthrie from getting back to his feet.

Guthrie pushes Hargh off and gets back to his feet.

Guthrie gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Guthrie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guthrie shoots in for a takedown but Hargh shows good takedown defense.

Hargh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guthrie's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Guthrie scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guthrie as he avoids it easily.

Hargh 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hargh 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hargh wants to control from the top but Guthrie keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guthrie scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Hargh advances to half guard.
Guthrie wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Hargh dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Guthrie with a poor takedown

so Hargh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hargh passes Guthrie's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Hargh gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Hargh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hargh is trying to keep Guthrie in close.
Guthrie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hargh keeping full guard, as Guthrie tries to pass.
Guthrie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guthrie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hargh keeping full guard, as Guthrie tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guthrie pushes down on Hargh 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Guthrie is working for a kimura but Hargh is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh trying to hold on to Guthrie's head to control him but Guthrie postures up.
Hargh works his way to full guard. Good work.

Hargh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hargh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hargh is pulling down on Guthrie's head to control his posture.
Hargh keeping full guard, as Guthrie tries to pass.
Hargh trying to control the position.
Hargh will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hargh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Guthrie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hargh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guthrie tries to avoid it but Hargh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guthrie to the ground. Guthrie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Guthrie clinches.

Guthrie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hargh regains guard.

Hargh looking for a guillotine here but Guthrie defends easily.
Guthrie advances position into side control!
Guthrie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Guthrie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Guthrie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Guthrie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hargh circles away.
Guthrie shoots for a double leg takedown but Hargh sprawls well. He's pushed Guthrie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ken Hargh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woody Guthrie.

Hargh has closed the distance and engaged Guthrie in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hargh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Guthrie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hargh to the mat! Hargh manages to get full guard.

Hargh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guthrie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hargh is tightening it up a little... Guthrie has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Guthrie reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Guthrie taps out! nice BJJ there by Hargh !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ken Hargh !