PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Vass Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Harvey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vass Jr
vs
Harvey

181 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Vass Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vass Jr defends it nicely.
Harvey moves to clinch but Vass Jr breaks away
and Harvey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Jon Harvey has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harvey.
Vass Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Vass Jr could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vass Jr tries for a takedown but Harvey circles away easily

and Harvey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Vass Jr keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harvey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vass Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Vass Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Harvey.

Vass Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vass Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harvey's efforts to push away.

Vass Jr breaks from the clinch.
Harvey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vass Jr's waist but Vass Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harvey off to one side.
Nick Vass Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Harvey.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses

and Vass Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Harvey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Vass Jr won't allow it.
Harvey is pressed up against the cage. Vass Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harvey down to the mat. Harvey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harvey misses with a takedown attempt - Vass Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harvey looks gassed!
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vass Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harvey.
Vass Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey avoids it really well and circles away.
Vass Jr shoots in for a double leg but Harvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harvey wants to clinch

and Vass Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harvey's guard.
Vass Jr won't allow Harvey to get back to his feet.

Harvey is working an open guard so Vass Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Vass Jr gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vass Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harvey can't break the clinch.
Vass Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Vass Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harvey uses from the top position.

Vass Jr is looking for a triangle but Harvey pushes his legs off easily.
Vass Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vass Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vass Jr is trying to control the position but Harvey postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking to sit in guard and control but Vass Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vass Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vass Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Harvey working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vass Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Vass Jr stands and steps away. Harvey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Vass Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Harvey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vass Jr.
Vass Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Vass Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harvey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vass Jr is trying to hold Harvey in close to prevent damage but Harvey has managed to pass into half guard.
Vass Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harvey.
Harvey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vass Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Vass Jr trying to hold on to Harvey's head to control him but Harvey postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vass Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harvey looking to pass the guard.
Vass Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Vass Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Vass Jr has his feet on Harvey's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vass Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Harvey tries to sprawl out of it but Vass Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harvey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Vass Jr.

Vass Jr 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.
Vass Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vass Jr won't allow Harvey to get back to his feet.
Vass Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vass Jr forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to roll over but Vass Jr keeps him under control.
Harvey is trying to control but can't.
Vass Jr content to control rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vass Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Harvey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vass Jr is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Vass Jr just wasn't active enough.

Vass Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harvey did well to prevent Vass Jr getting side control.
Harvey trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Vass Jr manages to pass to mount!
Vass Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vass Jr trying to control but Harvey is having none of it.
Vass Jr lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Vass Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Harvey's cut.
That's time! Vass Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harvey tries to keep at a distance but Vass Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harvey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vass Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harvey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vass Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harvey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vass Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Nick Vass Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Harvey.
Harvey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vass Jr.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vass Jr.
Vass Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vass Jr.
Vass Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harvey defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vass Jr tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vass Jr tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harvey darts in trying to clinch

and Vass Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vass Jr stalling against the cage.
Harvey can't find room to land a body shot as Vass Jr controls the action.

Vass Jr pulls guard successfully.
Vass Jr throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Vass Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vass Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Harvey postures up.
Vass Jr trying to control the position here.
Vass Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Vass Jr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick by Harvey misses
and Vass Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Vass Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vass Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvey's waist but Harvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vass Jr off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vass Jr shoots for a takedown but Harvey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harvey closes the distance looking to clinch

and Vass Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Vass Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harvey smiles and moves away.

Vass Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harvey looking to slow down the pace here.

Vass Jr jumps guard and drags Harvey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vass Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vass Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harvey manages to get himself to full guard.
Harvey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vass Jr passes Harvey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vass Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harvey's head.
Vass Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harvey keeps working.
Nick Vass Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jon Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Vass Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Vass Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vass Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Vass Jr!