PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Who - Eminence front kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Bolt
vs
Hara

190 cm
25
211 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

185 cm
31
210 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Hara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hara. Bolt shrugs it off though.
Bolt throws a hook but Hara blocks it.
Hara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bolt misses the jab.

Bolt tries to keep at a distance but Hara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hara tries to circle away but Bolt has him pinned against the cage.
Bolt effectively controlling the action here.
Hara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bolt up against the cage.

Bolt has clasped his hands together around Hara's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hara is looking for a sweep.
Hara manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hara works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Hara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bolt is just holding on here. Hara manages to take his back.

Hara is persistently looking for the submission but Bolt is defending it well.
Hara misses with a punch to the head.

Hara tightening his grip on Bolt, looking for the choke.
Hara struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bolt showing good submission defense here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolt covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hara controlling well, preventing Bolt from escaping the position.

Hara tightening his grip on Bolt, looking for the choke.
Hara connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bolt to escape the position.
Bolt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hara is thwarting Bolt's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is staying active underneath Hara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bolt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bolt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hara trying to control but Bolt is working from the bottom.

Bolt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hara stacks Bolt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hara!
Hara controls the position.

Hara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bolt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bolt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hara off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hara defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bolt has the hooks in. Hara is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Hara fending off the submission attempt from Bolt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hara rolls, trying to escape but Bolt keeps control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bolt looking for the choke from the back.

Bolt is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Hara has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Bolt has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Hara taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Bolt doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Felix Bolt!
A victorious Felix Bolt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.