PBP Commentary

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

Dir
vs
Power

181 cm
29
205 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power cracks the inside of Dir's front leg.
Power is looking to clinch but Dir is avoiding it.
Power tries to clinch but Dir moves away

and Dir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Power's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dir tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Dir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dir throwing strikes from guard but Power blocks nicely.
Dir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Power works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Power being controlled here, momentarily.
Power working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dir.
Dir works over Power with some ground and pound from guard.
Dir lands a couple of elbows.
Dir is in close to Power's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dir passes into half guard.
Dir drops an elbow to the side of Power's head.
Power tries to get to full guard but Dir has control of the leg.

Dir decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Horrible takedown by Dir or perhaps it was just good defense by Power which made him look bad.

Dir scores with a takedown into Power's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dir landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Power has momentary wrist control but Dir slips an elbow through the middle.
Power looking for a sweep. Not yet Power, not yet.
Dir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dir landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dir slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dir scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Power to see if he's OK.
Dir creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dir lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dir working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dir connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Power some visible discomfort.
Power tries to bench press Dir off him but Dir keeps the position.
Dir cracks Power with a big right hand but Power just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haral Dir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dir is defended easily by Power.

Dir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dir lands in his opponent's guard.
Dir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dir with a nice head shot there.
Dir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Power really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dir lands a couple of elbows.
Dir passes Power's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Power's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir lands strikes from half guard.
Dir 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dir working over Power with some ground and pound. Power looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Dir.
Ground and pound from Dir.
Dir lands with a punch from half guard.
Power wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dir drops an elbow to the side of Power's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dir connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.
Power is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dir scores with a couple of nice shots.
Power on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dir slips a nice elbow through Power's hands, connecting with Power's forehead.
Dir working over Power with some ground and pound. Power looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dir is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Dir working Power over with strikes.
Dir controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dir connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.
Power has hold of Dir's hands but Dir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dir performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dir connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.
Power moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dir landing some decent shots from guard.
Dir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dir throws a big elbow that misses.
Dir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haral Dir dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Dir.
Dir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Power wants to clinch up but Dir keeps it at a distance.
Power throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dir's head.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Dir pushes him off.

Power gets caught flat footed, as Dir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dir working some strikes from top position.
Dir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dir with a nice head shot there.

Power is rocked!
Dir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Power is still in real trouble! Can Dir finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dir looking to pass the guard.
Power seems to have recovered his senses.
Dir is in close to Power's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Dir.
Dir has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dir lands a big shot to the head and Power winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Haral Dir!