PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harvey
vs
Brown

188 cm
28
212 lbs
21 - 13 - 2

191 cm
29
212 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)

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 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Paul Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Harvey's head back.
Harvey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Harvey is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Harvey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harvey walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown scores with the left hand. Harvey knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Harvey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.

Harvey forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Harvey working hard to break the clinch.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harvey breaks from the clinch.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harvey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harvey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harvey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harvey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harvey.
Harvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harvey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Harvey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Harvey scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harvey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Brown.
Harvey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harvey's hands.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harvey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Harvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Harvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Harvey scores with a head kick.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Harvey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harvey.
Harvey slips a straight right by Brown.
Harvey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brown looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
Brown is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harvey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harvey can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown looks gassed!
Harvey throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harvey tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Craig Brown will probably get the nod.
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.

Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Harvey misses.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvey checks the leg kick.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craig Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Harvey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.

Harvey rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harvey is defending well.
Nice body punch from Harvey.
Harvey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harvey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Harvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey slips under a jab.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Craig Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Harvey thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harvey is out of range.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harvey connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harvey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harvey connects with a solid leg kick.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
Harvey throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A lazy left from Harvey finds it's target.
Harvey tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown slips a straight right by Harvey.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harvey.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Harvey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harvey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harvey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Harvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harvey throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Harvey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harvey throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harvey throws a head kick that half lands.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Harvey's ribs.
Harvey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Harvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harvey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harvey.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harvey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harvey stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Harvey lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harvey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Brown catches Harvey right on the button with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Harvey avoids a kick to the body.
Harvey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harvey throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harvey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harvey scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harvey scores with a body shot.
Harvey wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Harvey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Harvey moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harvey 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harvey!