PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi has chosen Metallica - Ride the Lightning as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harp
vs
Kivi

174 cm
31
169 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
34
160 lbs
24 - 16 - 2

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160
Namunamu Clothing

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Leslie Harp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi blocks a head kick by Harp.
Harp takes one on the button.
Kivi works the jab nicely.
Harp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harp sets himself, and Kivi steps forward looking for the clinch! Harp avoids it this time.
Harp misses with a kick to the body.
Kivi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kivi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Kivi throws a wild body kick that Harp sees coming a mile off.
Harp connects with a high kick.
Kivi works over Harp's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harp takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kivi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivi connects with a body shot.
Harp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harp throws a sloppy head kick
and Kivi counters with a low kick, right behind Harp 's knee.
Kivi avoids the head kick by Harp.
Kivi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harp tries to land a front kick but Kivi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi is looking to land body kicks.
Harp throws a sloppy head kick and Kivi moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Kivi. Beautiful body shot.
Kivi misses with a looping left.
Harp throws a head kick but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kivi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Harp checks a leg kick.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Harp.
Kivi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harp. Harp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kivi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kivi throws a wild body kick that Harp sees coming a mile off.
Harp feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harp throws a sloppy head kick

and Kivi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kivi looking to pass the guard.
Kivi controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi won't allow Harp to sweep him here.
Harp is working hard here to advance position.
Kivi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kivi's guard.

Harp wants to stand and escape but instead Kivi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Kivi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harp's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kivi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kivi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kivi is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kivi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp keeping moving, preventing Kivi from controlling successfully.
Kivi pushing down on Harp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harp gets back to full guard.

Harp has his feet on Kivi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Leslie Harp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kivi avoids the head kick by Harp.
Kivi throws a good cross that connects.
Kivi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harp on the side of the head.
Kivi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harp changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harp gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kivi counters with a stiff right hand.
Harp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivi avoids the head kick by Harp.
Good leg kick by Kivi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kivi scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Harp throws a head kick but Kivi moves out of range.
Harp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kivi.
Kivi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi tries to counter with a clinch but Harp shakes him off and moves away.
Kivi connects with a nice looking jab.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Harp.
Kivi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harp.
Harp is breathing heavily.
Kivi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kivi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kivi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kivi avoids the head kick by Harp.
Harp throws a sloppy head kick and Kivi moves out of range easily.
Kivi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kivi.
Harp throws a head kick but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivi is looking to land body kicks.
Kivi works the jab nicely.
Harp misses with a head kick.
Kivi tries to counter with a clinch but Harp shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atlas Kivi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harp throws a nice head kick!
Kivi cracks a nice hook into Harp's ribs.
Harp throws a head kick but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivi connects with a body shot that sends Harp's belly button to the back.
Harp takes one to the side of the head.
Harp throws a wild body kick that Kivi sees coming a mile off.

Kivi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kivi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Harp controls the action.
Kivi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Kivi.
Harp tries to break free but Kivi pushes him back against the cage.

Kivi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kivi lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Kivi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Harp misses
and Kivi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kivi lands the left hand.
Harp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kivi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harp scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi avoids the head kick by Harp.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivi lands with a kick to the temple. Harp shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Harp is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi blocks the body kick.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivi. Harp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harp drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kivi sprawls and moves away.
Harp misses with a head kick.
Harp misses with a kick to the body
enabling Kivi to counter with a crisp jab.
Harp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harp.

Kivi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi trying to control the position from guard on top but Harp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kivi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Atlas Kivi has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi won't allow Harp to sweep him here.
Kivi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kivi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Harp keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kivi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Harp.
Kivi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harp is looking to land body kicks.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Harp.
A jab from Kivi finds it's way through Harp's defenses.
Harp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harp doesn't seem bothered though.
Kivi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kivi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Kivi finds it's way through Harp's defenses.
A head kick misses from Harp.
A head kick misses from Harp.
Kivi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kivi punishes Harp's body with a nice straight punch.
Harp throws a sloppy head kick and Kivi moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Harp misses

and Kivi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kivi just leaning against Harp, taking a breather.
Harp wants to break free but Kivi has control.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi is looking to control Harp's arms but Harp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kivi has his back to the cage.
Kivi pushes Harp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harp has had enough of the clinch but Kivi keeps him there for the moment.
Harp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivi looking to slow down the pace here.

Harp breaks the clinch.
Harp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivi moves out of range of the body kick.
Harp misses with a head kick.
Harp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Harp.
The crowd cheers as Kivi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harp doesn't seem phased though.
Harp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kivi connects with a leg kick. Harp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kivi punishes Harp's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Kivi.
Kivi tries to clinch but Harp moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kivi. Kivi obviously looking to wear him down.
Harp walks into a jab.
Kivi avoids the head kick by Harp.
Kivi feints a jab promting Harp to slip. Kivi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harp slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atlas Kivi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kivi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Harp.
Kivi throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kivi. Beautiful body shot.
Kivi scores with a shot to the body.

Kivi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kivi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kivi prevents Harp from standing back up.
Kivi working the head and body with strikes.
Harp is refusing to be controlled, as Kivi sits in half guard.
Kivi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harp is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi wants to take a breather but Harp is having none of it.

Kivi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kivi is looking for a kimura but Harp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kivi to get the leverage.
Harp wants to get back to his feet.
Harp tries to roll over but Kivi keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harp pushes Kivi off looking to stand but Kivi dives back in and keeps control.
Kivi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Kivi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harp doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kivi.
Leslie Harp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harp.
Kivi landing some decent shots from guard.
Kivi pushing down on Harp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kivi is looking to take a break and control but Harp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kivi is trying to work for a kimura but Harp is defending well.
Kivi is trying to control the action in half guard but Harp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi prevents Harp from standing back up.

Harp is defending against the submission attempts here by Kivi.
Harp wants to get back to his feet.

Kivi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harp sees it coming and defends easily.

Kivi seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kivi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harp doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kivi.
Harp is trying to stand back up but Kivi is controlling him
Atlas Kivi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kivi is looking to take a break and control but Harp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harp was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivi.
Kivi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kivi avoids the head kick by Harp.
Harp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kivi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harp doesn't seem bothered though.
Kivi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atlas Kivi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kivi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atlas Kivi!
Atlas Kivi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.