PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Harvey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Harvey
vs
Cook

185 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Cook!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook with a poor takedown

and Harvey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cook changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harvey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cook has his takedown stuffed
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Jesus Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Cook.
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Cook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cook shoots and misses
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Harvey moves into the clinch successfully.

Harvey jumps guard.
Cook wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
Cook won't allow Harvey to sweep him here.
Cook looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harvey is on top in guard.
Harvey won't allow Cook to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harvey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harvey preventing the sweep.
Harvey landing with the ground and pound.
Harvey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cook is looking to regain half guard here but Harvey keeps moving and retains side control.
Harvey controlling the position.
Cook is looking to regain half guard here but Harvey keeps moving and retains side control.
Cook is still trying to improve position.
Harvey is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to buck Harvey off but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey controls the position from side control.
Cook is looking for a sweep.
Harvey is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cook will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey is chipping away with strikes.
Cook is looking to reverse the position.
Harvey controlling the position from side mount.
Harvey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cook for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harvey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harvey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cook is looking to regain half guard here but Harvey keeps moving and retains side control.
Cook manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harvey trying to control the pace.
Harvey drops an elbow to the side of Cook's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to roll over but Harvey keeps him under control.
Cook is trying to stand.
Harvey is taking a breather. Cook says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Cook is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harvey pulls his head out easily.
Harvey controlling the action here.
Harvey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook is trying to stand.
Harvey controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Harvey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cook misses with a takedown

and Harvey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harvey tries to circle away but Cook has him pinned against the cage.
Harvey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cook blocks it with crossed arms.

Cook successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey stays in close to Cook's body and controls the position.

Harvey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cook has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harvey has managed to get both his arms back between Cook's legs - danger averted.
Harvey content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harvey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harvey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harvey slows the pace down.
Cook tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harvey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harvey just content to control the position.

Harvey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harvey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harvey controls the position.
Cook manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Harvey is trying to work for a kimura but Cook is defending well.
Cook tries to get to full guard but Harvey has control of the leg.
Cook is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cook striking off his back but it's not causing Harvey any problems.
Harvey stopping the sweep attempt from Cook.
Cook lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harvey!
Harvey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to hold on but Cook pushes him away.
Cook fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cook looking to ground and pound but Harvey is blocking nicely.
Harvey tries to lock up and control but Cook gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harvey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harvey gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harvey sees it coming and defends easily.
Cook is thwarting Harvey's attempts to control the position.
Cook throwing shots but Harvey is blocking nicely.
Harvey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands strikes from half guard.

Cook looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Harvey has one foot on Cook's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cook fails with the takedown

and Harvey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook keeps control of Harvey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Harvey jumps into guard, dragging Cook to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Harvey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cook shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harvey as he avoids it easily.
Cook darts in trying to clinch

and Harvey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cook has Harvey pressed against the cage, preventing Harvey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cook is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harvey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cook tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jesus Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Cook.
Harvey is trying to break the clinch but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Cook is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harvey to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook prevents Harvey from breaking the clinch.
Cook tries to pull guard but Harvey holds him up against the cage and eventually Cook drops back down to his feet.
Cook is trying to drag Harvey to the mat but Harvey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Harvey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harvey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harvey looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cook is defending well. Harvey quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cook has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Harvey celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesus Harvey!