PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivey has chosen Friday as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Harvath
vs
Ivey

192 cm
32
216 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

188 cm
28
215 lbs
22 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Harvath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivey.
Harvath throws a push kick but Ivey slaps the foot to one side.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ivey counters with a straight right hand.
Harvath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ivey is out of range.
Harvath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivey.
Ivey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harvath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ivey can pounce on him.
Harvath avoids a kick to the body.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Ivey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harvath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ivey blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivey. Harvath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivey wants to clinch
and Harvath counters with an outside leg kick.
Ivey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harvath checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Ivey just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivey jabs Harvath to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Ivey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harvath, pushing him back against the cage.
Harvath stalling the fight.
Harvath jumps guard but Ivey stands there with Harvath around his waist. Harvath gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Harvath breaks the clinch.
Ivey throws a sloppy head kick and Harvath moves out of range easily.
Ivey lands a leg kick that knocks Harvath off balance momentarily.
Ivey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvath's sensitive parts.
Ivey checks a leg kick nicely.
Ivey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harvath eats them both and turns towards Ivey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
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!
Ivey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey lands a body shot.
Ivey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harvath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ivey connects with a leg kick. Harvath looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harvath walks into a left hand.
Ivey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ivey connects with a leg kick. Harvath looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Ivey counters with a series of strikes. Harvath will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ivey blocks the body kick.
Ivey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harvath under the eye.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Phil Ivey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivey.
Ivey connects with a leg kick. Harvath looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ivey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvath misses with a kick to the body.
Harvath takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ivey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ivey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harvath rather than just go for the knockout.
Ivey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harvath throws a push kick but Ivey slaps the foot to one side.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Ivey sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey lands the left hand.
Harvath goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Harvath lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ivey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harvath throws a low kick but Ivey avoids it.
Ivey scores with a shot to the body.
Ivey misses the shot to the body.
Ivey lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Harvath misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Harvath.
Ivey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harvath is breathing heavily.
Ivey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ivey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath'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.

Harvath throws a front kick aimed at Ivey's knee but Ivey avoids it well.
Harvath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Ivey has closed the distance and engaged Harvath in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ivey as the two fighters clinch.
Ivey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey lands with a light punch inside.
Ivey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivey tries a body shot but Harvath blocks it.
Ivey lands a hook to the side of the head.

Harvath pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ivey is looking to stand up but Harvath won't let him.
Ivey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ivey trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey throwing strikes but missing.
Harvath wants to sweep here but Ivey controlling him for the moment.
Ivey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harvath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harvath not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harvath doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivey tests Harvath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ivey thuds a left hand into Harvath's body.
Ivey blocks the body kick.
Ivey looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harvath lands a really nice looking cross but Ivey seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvath.
Ivey tries to land a leg kick but Harvath saw it coming and moves away.
Harvath checks a leg kick.
Ivey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harvath's head.
Harvath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ivey.
Ivey misses with a few strikes there.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Ivey misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harvath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harvath thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ivey if he has to take too many more of those.
Ivey blocks the body kick.
Harvath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivey connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harvath, right into the meat.
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!
Harvath drops his hands momentarily and Ivey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey throws a hook but Harvath avoids it easily.
Harvath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harvath.
Harvath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ivey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harvath.
Ivey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ivey misses with a right hand
and Harvath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvath scores with a body shot.
Ivey is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harvath.
Ivey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harvath.
Harvath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Phil Ivey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harvath, right into the meat.
A low kick from Ivey is predictable there
and Harvath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harvath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phil Ivey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvath throws a leg kick that misses.
Ivey checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Ivey misses its intended target.
Ivey jabs at Harvath's body.
Ivey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harvath is out of range and Ivey settles back down.
Ivey connects with a body shot.
Harvath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Harvath.
Ivey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath slips a straight right by Ivey.
A big right from Ivey misses.
A solid body kick from Harvath.
Ivey misses with a hook
and Harvath counters with an outside leg kick.

Harvath drops Ivey with a left right combo! Harvath follows him down to the ground into side control.

Ivey is rocked!

It looks like Phil Ivey has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Harvath is working to tighten is grip on Ivey's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ivey has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Harvath is really squeezing tight and eventually Ivey passes out! Harvath breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dirk Harvath!
A pretty intense looking Dirk Harvath took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.