PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazzthal Vitek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baru Harn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vitek
vs
Harn

199 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
253 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kazzthal Vitek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baru Harn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Kazzthal Vitek has been cut.

Vitek moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Harn.
Vitek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harn just stands there and leans against the cage.

Harn has Vitek pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vitek tumbling to the mat - Harn dives into Vitek's guard.
Vitek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harn advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vitek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitek prevents Harn from moving into mount.
Vitek seems a little lost for a moment, as Harn dominates the positioning.
Harn in side control, throwing shots but Vitek defends.
Vitek is being controlled here.
Vitek can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Harn.
Harn working the strikes but Vitek uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Harn is thwarting Vitek's attempts to control the position.
Harn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vitek is looking to control Harn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vitek avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Vitek.

Vitek drives through and clinches with Harn against the cage.

Harn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitek throws and elbow that misses. Harn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vitek's guard. Nice move by Harn!
Harn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harn postures up in Vitek's guard and throws a big left but Vitek blocks it.
Vitek working a defensive guard but Harn passes into half guard.
Harn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Harn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harn controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitek holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harn throwing strikes here but Vitek is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vitek tries to hold on but Harn postures up.
Harn looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baru Harn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazzthal Vitek's cut.
That's time! Vitek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harn gets tackled into the cage by Vitek. Vitek maintains the clinch.
Harn stops a takedown attempt from Vitek.
Harn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

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

Vitek clinches up with Harn and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitek.
Vitek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harn has Vitek pressed against the cage, preventing Vitek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harn pushes Vitek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vitek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harn digs a right hand underneath Vitek's ribcage. Vitek let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vitek or not.
Harn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harn taking a breather.
Harn continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right from Harn.
A shot in the inside from Harn.
Harn lands an uppercut.
Vitek tries to break free but Harn pushes him back against the cage.
Harn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vitek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harn gets through Vitek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harn lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harn.

Vitek is rocked!
Harn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vitek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harn is leaning against Vitek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vitek backwards.
Oh Vitek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harn working aggressively here.
Harn has a couple of punches blocked by Vitek.
Harn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baru Harn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harn.
Harn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harn misses with some punches.
Vitek blocking some punches.
Harn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harn misses with the head strike.
Vitek blocks an uppercut.
Harn has a couple of punches blocked by Vitek.
Harn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harn misses with some punches.
Harn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harn misses with some punches.
Harn misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Harn fails to land.
Vitek blocks an uppercut.
Vitek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harn misses with some punches.
Harn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Harn has a couple of punches blocked by Vitek.
Harn misses with the head strike.
Harn misses with a punch on the inside.
Vitek blocks an elbow strike from Harn.
Harn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vitek blocks an uppercut.
Vitek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vitek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazzthal Vitek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harn thows a left - swing and a miss!

Harn darts in and clinches Vitek up against the cage.
Vitek seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hand to the body from Harn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vitek's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Harn.
Vitek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vitek is looking to control Harn's arms but Harn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vitek has his back to the cage.
Harn gets through Vitek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harn looking to throw knees to the head but Vitek is blocking nicely.
Vitek blocks the elbow strike.
Vitek crunches a lovely knee into Harn's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Harn as the two fighters clinch.
Harn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vitek tries for a takedown but Harn manages to get underhooks.
Harn presses Vitek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vitek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vitek tries to throw a body punch but Harn avoids it by throwing Vitek back against the cage.
Vitek blocks a body shot from Harn.
Harn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harn effectively controlling the action here.

Harn decides to pull guard.
Vitek postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vitek tries to advance to mount but Harn denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baru Harn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazzthal Vitek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Vitek.
Nice takedown defense from Harn. No joy for Vitek on that attempt.

Vitek moves into the clinch.
Harn gets through Vitek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harn lands a shoulder strike.
Harn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vitek with a big uppercut! Vitek tries to clinch up but Harn pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vitek to the mat! Vitek covers up and Harn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Baru Harn!