PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 1436 p4p, 47 weight class) and Anthony Gilmore (ranked 3352 p4p, 93 weight class). Harmbe's entrance music is Boosie Badazz - No Juice. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Harmbe
vs
Gilmore

196 cm
33
233 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

183 cm
30
195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harold Harmbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmbe scores with a jab to the body.
Gilmore walks into a left hand.
Harmbe scores with a jab.
Gilmore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harmbe in his tracks.
Harold Harmbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Harmbe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilmore shoots in looking for a takedown. Harmbe tries to sprawl out of it but Gilmore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harmbe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harmbe fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gilmore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harmbe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gilmore throws a lazy uppercut
letting Harmbe counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harmbe cracks Gilmore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harmbe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gilmore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harmbe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harmbe missing with a left hand there. Gilmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilmore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Harmbe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harmbe content to stall in guard here.
Harmbe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to stand but Harmbe is controlling the position.
Gilmore has momentary wrist control but Harmbe slips an elbow through the middle.
Harmbe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harmbe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harmbe is out of range.
Harmbe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harmbe moves out of range of the leg kick from Gilmore.
Gilmore throws a head kick but Harmbe moves out of range.
Harmbe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gilmore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Harmbe backs off Gilmore throws a huge counter combo but Harmbe manages to avoid it all.
Harmbe misses with a leg kick.
Harmbe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harmbe throws out a powerful jab.
Harmbe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilmore.
Harmbe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gilmore manages to circle out of the way.
Harmbe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
A jab from Harmbe does it's job there.
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilmore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harmbe misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harmbe misses with a hook. Gilmore ducked under it nicely.
Gilmore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harmbe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gilmore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gilmore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harmbe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harmbe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gilmore under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Harmbe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harmbe moves into the clinch successfully.
Harmbe lands a hook that snaps the head of Gilmore backwards.
Gilmore takes a shot to the head.
Gilmore lands an elbow inside.
Gilmore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harmbe.
Gilmore is trying to break free.
Harmbe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gilmore can do to turn this around?
Harmbe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gilmore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harmbe tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilmore avoids the damage to the body.
Gilmore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gilmore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gilmore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harmbe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Harmbe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmbe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmore backwards.
Harmbe lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harold Harmbe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harmbe working Gilmore over with knees to the body.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Harmbe scores with a shot to the side of Gilmore's head.
Harmbe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harmbe lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Harmbe manages to break the clinch.

Gilmore shoots in and bounces Harmbe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harmbe wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing good reports from Harmbe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gilmore stops Harmbe from standing up.
Harmbe keeping moving, preventing Gilmore from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe wants to control the position but Gilmore says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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!
Harmbe wants to control but Gilmore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harmbe is looking to improve his position.
Harmbe is looking to escape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harmbe tries to roll over but Gilmore keeps him under control.
Gilmore frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gilmore wants to sweep but no luck.
Gilmore being controlled here, momentarily.
Harmbe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilmore is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe preventing the sweep.
Gilmore has Harmbe pulled in close to control his posture.
Gilmore is trying to control the position but Harmbe postures up.
Harmbe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gilmore wants to stand but Harmbe is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gilmore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Harmbe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Harmbe throws an overhand right that lands on Gilmore's shoulder, as Gilmore tries to avoid the shot.
Harmbe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gilmore misses with a hook.
Harmbe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Harmbe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gilmore on his heels. He'll look to pass Gilmore's guard now, I'm sure.
Harmbe throws a big elbow that misses.
Harmbe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gilmore wants to get back to his feet but Harmbe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe passes into half guard.
Harmbe trying to pass the guard but Gilmore defending well.
Harmbe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut.
Anthony Gilmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilmore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Harmbe misses its intended target.
And Gilmore tries to counter it with a takedown but Harmbe pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Harmbe rushes Gilmore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harmbe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harmbe scores with a shot to the side of Gilmore's head.
Gilmore throws an elbow that misses.

Harmbe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harmbe throws out a powerful jab.

Harmbe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gilmore did well to prevent Harmbe getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harmbe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harmbe is looking to advance position but Gilmore won't allow it.
Harmbe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Harmbe.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anthony Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harold Harmbe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harmbe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harmbe doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Harold Harmbe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harmbe dips to his left and cracks Gilmore with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Harmbe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harmbe 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!

Harold Harmbe wins by unanimous decision!
Harold Harmbe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Anthony Gilmore spoke after the fight, saying 'This is going to be my last fight, thank you fan for everything you've all done for me. But it's time for me to move on and take a break for awhile my time here I've been through a lot and you know am still young, but I will back someday and fight for the title love you guys! '.