PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Friction Greasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haraldr Harfagri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harfagri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pursuit of Vikings. This should be fireworks!

Greasy
vs
Harfagri

179 cm
22
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Tropical Breeze Health Foods
Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Friction Greasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haraldr Harfagri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greasy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harfagri but Harfagri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greasy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harfagri misses with a straight left.
Greasy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friction Greasy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greasy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harfagri as he avoids it easily.
Greasy shoots in but no luck this time.
Harfagri lands a nice looking body shot.
Greasy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Greasy with that takedown attempt.
Harfagri lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Greasy sprawling to the canvas. Harfagri follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Greasy hang on?

Greasy is rocked!

It looks like Friction Greasy has been cut.

Harfagri stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Oh Greasy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harfagri throws a right and a left that Greasy avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Greasy or perhaps it was just good defense by Harfagri which made him look bad.
Harfagri throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harfagri takes the fight into the clinch.
Greasy seems to have got his legs back now.

Harfagri breaks from the clinch.
Greasy shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, jab by Harfagri - just one landing.
Nice sprawl there from Harfagri as Greasy shoots in.
Greasy is breathing heavily.
Greasy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harfagri as he avoids it easily.

Harfagri closes the distance and clinches.

Harfagri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harfagri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Greasy.
Greasy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harfagri's waist but Harfagri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Greasy off to one side.
Greasy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friction Greasy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harfagri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Greasy fails with a takedown attempt.

Harfagri moves into range and clinches up with Greasy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfagri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Harfagri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greasy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harfagri pinned against the cage. Harfagri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Harfagri as Greasy shoots in.
Harfagri lands the left hand.
Harfagri throws and low kick but Greasy moves out of range easily.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Harfagri and Greasy goes tumbling to the canvas! Harfagri follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Harfagri working the head and body with strikes.
Greasy tries to roll over but Harfagri keeps him under control.
Harfagri tries to stand but can't do so whilst Greasy controls his leg.
Greasy is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greasy is not content to let Harfagri control the position.
Harfagri tries to stand but can't do so whilst Greasy controls his leg.
Greasy is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Greasy shoots in looking for a takedown. Harfagri tries to sprawl out of it but Greasy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Harfagri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Greasy gets the takedown into side control.
Greasy working the ground and pound from side control.
Harfagri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Greasy is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Greasy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Harfagri has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Greasy but great work by Harfagri.
Greasy manages to get back to half guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harfagri decides to return to a standing position.

Harfagri gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Harfagri manages to break the clinch.
Greasy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harfagri circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Greasy.
Harfagri tries to bum rush Greasy with a series of wild strikes but Greasy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Greasy gets the takedown into side control.
Greasy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Greasy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harfagri is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Greasy tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haraldr Harfagri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Friction Greasy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Greasy misses with a takedown attempt - Harfagri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Greasy with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Harfagri as Greasy shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friction Greasy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greasy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harfagri pinned against the cage. Harfagri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greasy fails with the takedown.

Greasy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harfagri moves into full guard.
Greasy pushes down on Harfagri's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Harfagri is defending against the submission attempts here by Greasy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greasy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harfagri misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harfagri tries to roll over but Greasy keeps him under control.
Greasy looks to land a strike but Harfagri avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Harfagri has his foot on Greasy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greasy works his way back into a safe position though.
Greasy looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greasy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greasy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harfagri tries to avoid it but Greasy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harfagri to the ground. Harfagri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harfagri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greasy shoots in looking for a takedown. Harfagri tries to sprawl out of it but Greasy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Harfagri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Greasy tries to keep at a distance but Harfagri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Greasy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harfagri gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harfagri has had enough of the clinch but Greasy keeps him there for the moment.
Harfagri prevents the takedown attempt.
Greasy is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Harfagri gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harfagri tries to break the clinch but Greasy is controlling the position.

Harfagri breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Harfagri.
Harfagri misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harfagri drives through and clinches with Greasy against the ropes.

Harfagri manages to break the clinch.
Harfagri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greasy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Harfagri.
Greasy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harfagri is fending him off so far but Greasy persists. Nope, Harfagri circles away and we're back to standing.

Greasy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Greasy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Greasy landing a few strikes.

Greasy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harfagri has escaped the position, nice work there.

Greasy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greasy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harfagri down.

Greasy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harfagri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Friction Greasy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greasy tries to advance to mount but Harfagri denies him.
Greasy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greasy lands an elbow.
Greasy grinds an elbow into Harfagri's temple.
Harfagri is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Greasy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friction Greasy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Friction Greasy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Greasy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harfagri as he jumps to the side.
Greasy misses with a takedown attempt - Harfagri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Greasy fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friction Greasy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Greasy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Greasy showed some decent athleticism there.
Greasy drops an elbow to the side of Harfagri's head.
Harfagri is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greasy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greasy's back!
Greasy is really stuck here.
Harfagri throwing sloppy strikes.
Greasy 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harfagri controlling well, preventing Greasy from escaping the position.
Greasy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfagri punching from mount but Greasy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Harfagri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greasy is looking to escape.
Greasy is trying to escape the mount.
Harfagri misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Greasy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harfagri lands a big shot there that rocks Greasy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Greasy working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harfagri controlling from the full mount.
Greasy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Greasy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harfagri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greasy gets back to full guard.

Harfagri stands and steps away. Greasy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Greasy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Greasy shoots in looking for a takedown. Harfagri tries to sprawl out of it but Greasy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Harfagri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harfagri scores with a decent looking hook.

Harfagri shoots in and bounces Greasy off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Greasy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfagri preventing the sweep.
Harfagri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Greasy working for a triangle but Harfagri defends it easily.
Harfagri won't allow Greasy to sweep him here.
Greasy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harfagri thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greasy is on top in guard.
Greasy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Friction Greasy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greasy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friction Greasy!