PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vash Gregovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregovich comes into the arena with The Blitzkrieg Bop blaring out of the sound system. Chong Harper acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gregovich
vs
Harper

185 cm
20
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

194 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vash Gregovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chong Harper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harper.
Gregovich is looking to regain half guard here but Harper keeps moving and retains side control.
Harper scores with punches from side control.
Harper just content to control the position.
Gregovich tries to buck Harper off but Harper is having none of it.
Gregovich gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gregovich keeps working.

Harper is looking for a kimura but Gregovich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harper to get the leverage.

Gregovich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gregovich has a hand on Harper's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Harper takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregovich wants to control but Harper is having none of it.
Gregovich trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harper looking to control but Gregovich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gregovich wants to hold on but Harper pushes him away.
Gregovich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gregovich is squirming around, avoiding Harper's attempts to control the action.
Gregovich tries to hold on but Harper postures up.
Harper dominating with strikes here.

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.
Gregovich bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gregovich wanted to stand there but Harper had control of the position.
Harper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gregovich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gregovich stands up and waves to Harper to follow him.
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gregovich circles away.

Harper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gregovich!
Gregovich is breathing heavily.

Harper looking to secure an arm triangle but Gregovich defends it well.
Gregovich tries to hold on but Harper postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregovich wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Harper landing shots from mount.
Harper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gregovich working to try and regain half guard.
Harper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Harper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gregovich can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gregovich is trying to escape the mount.
Harper wants to control the pace but Gregovich is squirming around nicely.
Gregovich squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Harper trying to control but Gregovich is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregovich is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chong Harper dominated that round.
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.

Gregovich looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Vash Gregovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gregovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vash Gregovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Gregovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Gregovich as Harper shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Gregovich.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper has a takedown stuffed.
Harper tries to clinch but Gregovich is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gregovich as Harper shoots in.
Vash Gregovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chong Harper.
Gregovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Harper scores with a four punch combination!
Gregovich throws an overhand right that lands on Harper's shoulder, as Harper tries to avoid the shot.
Gregovich throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Gregovich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Harper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gregovich.
Harper tries to clinch but Gregovich moves out of range.
Gregovich throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Harper counters with a single leg into guard. Gregovich didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gregovich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gregovich manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gregovich as he jumps to the side.
Gregovich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harper counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gregovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gregovich swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper lands a jab-cross combination.
Harper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gregovich thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Harper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper throws a series of punches but Gregovich avoids them all with ease.

Gregovich clinches.

Gregovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gregovich. Gregovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gregovich misses with a double jab

and Harper counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Gregovich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harper is working Gregovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Gregovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is working Gregovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gregovich keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Gregovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gregovich working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Harper has passed into half guard!
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gregovich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harper 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.
Gregovich trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chong Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gregovich tries to clinch but Harper moves away

and Harper counters with a single leg into guard. Gregovich didn't expect that.
Gregovich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Harper wants to control from the top but Gregovich keeps moving.
Gregovich is trying to control the position but Harper postures up.

Gregovich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

Harper stands up and waves to Gregovich to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregovich looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Gregovich shows good takedown defense.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gregovich as he avoids it easily.
Gregovich throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Gregovich throws a combination that misses

so Harper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harper trying to control but Gregovich is working from the bottom.
Chong Harper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gregovich wants to get back to his feet but Harper passes into half guard.
Harper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Gregovich kicks off Harper and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregovich misses with a double jab
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gregovich tries to avoid it but Harper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gregovich to the ground. Gregovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vash Gregovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chong Harper.
Harper fails to land the takedown.
Gregovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harper counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gregovich scores with a one two! Harper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gregovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregovich throws a lazy head kick
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Harper with that takedown attempt.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gregovich throws a left and a right that both miss

and Harper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregovich wants to get back to his feet.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.

Gregovich pushes Harper off and gets back to his feet.
Harper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gregovich tries to avoid it but Harper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gregovich to the ground. Gregovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gregovich cracks Harper with an open hand slap.
Horrible takedown by Harper or perhaps it was just good defense by Gregovich which made him look bad.
Gregovich throws a combination that misses

and Harper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gregovich is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard.
Gregovich wants to control the action here but instead Harper manages to pass to full mount!
Chong Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregovich is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gregovich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gregovich wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gregovich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gregovich is trying to escape the mount.
Harper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gregovich is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harper has hold of Gregovich's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gregovich manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Harper!