PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Harwath (ranked 544 p4p, 756 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 81 p4p, 108 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Scot Harwath has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Scot Harwath seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Harwath
vs
Tepes Iii

182 cm
23
175
9 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
180
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii staying out of range there.
Harwath throws a body shot but no joy.
Tepes Iii lands with a hook. Harwath tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tepes Iii misses with a kick to the body.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harwath scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Tepes Iii throws the kick towards the body but Harwath avoids it.
Harwath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Tepes Iii.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harwath has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tepes Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Harwath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harwath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tepes Iii backwards.
Tepes Iii avoiding damage.
Tepes Iii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harwath misses with a punch to the body.
Harwath can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes Iii controls the action.
Harwath lands with a right to the head.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes Iii trying to stall but Harwath improves his position.
A short right from Harwath.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tepes Iii is trying to maintain a safe position but Harwath gets an underhook and turns Tepes Iii into the cage.
Tepes Iii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harwath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tepes Iii displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harwath up against the cage.
Harwath lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath cracks Tepes Iii with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Harwath.

Harwath manages to break the clinch.
Tepes Iii works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harwath swings for the body but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Scot Harwath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tepes Iii lands a jab to Harwath's midsection.
Tepes Iii jabs at Harwath's body.
Good exchange - Harwath coming out on top.
Harwath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harwath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harwath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tepes Iii misses with a hook. Harwath ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath connects with a body shot.
Harwath jabs Tepes Iii right on the nose. Tepes Iii blinks but takes it well.
Tepes Iii catches Harwath with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harwath misses with a looping left.
Harwath misses with a hook.
Harwath throws an off balance right hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Harwath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harwath takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harwath misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Harwath misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Tepes Iii
and Harwath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harwath throws an off balance right hand
and Tepes Iii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Harwath.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Harwath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harwath.
A low kick from Tepes Iii is predictable there
and Harwath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harwath crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tepes Iii - the referee stops the clock and Harwath gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tepes Iii. Harwath manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harwath misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tepes Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scot Harwath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Tepes Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harwath.
Tepes Iii counters with a body kick.
Tepes Iii scores with a nice right hand.
Harwath swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harwath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Tepes Iii fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harwath sprawls well initially but Tepes Iii persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tepes Iii slips a nice elbow through Harwath's hands, connecting with Harwath's forehead.
Tepes Iii throws a strike but Harwath avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harwath managing to control the position.
Harwath looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii wants to control from the top but Harwath keeps moving.
Tepes Iii prevents Harwath from getting back to his feet.
Tepes Iii postures up in Harwath's guard and throws a big left but Harwath blocks it.
Harwath keeping moving, preventing Tepes Iii from controlling successfully.
Tepes Iii is fighting to break Harwath's control of his arms but Harwath is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tepes Iii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tepes Iii won't allow Harwath to sweep him here.
Tepes Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harwath is keeping the position for now.
Harwath keeping moving, preventing Tepes Iii from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.
Harwath sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harwath misses the jab.
Harwath looks to throw the jab but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Harwath swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Tepes Iii takes a swing at Harwath's ribcage but misses.
Harwath throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harwath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tepes Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harwath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harwath swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tepes Iii misses with a hook
enabling Harwath to counter with a crisp jab.
Harwath takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harwath just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii throws a right hand that misses
and Harwath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Vlad Tepes Iii's cut even more.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harwath.
Sloppy strikes from Tepes Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Harwath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lunges at Tepes Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tepes Iii's hand.
Tepes Iii throws a sloppy head kick
and Harwath counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tepes Iii thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes Iii scores with a hook to the body. Harwath takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Tepes Iii.
Harwath takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harwath takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harwath misses with a straight left.
Harwath cracks Tepes Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harwath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tepes Iii throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Tepes Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's time! Harwath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harwath misses with a looping left.
Tepes Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harwath manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii lands the left hand.
Harwath loads up on a big right hand but Tepes Iii slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tepes Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tepes Iii bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harwath misses with a shot to the body
and Tepes Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Harwath counters with a stiff right hand.
Tepes Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harwath.
A little feinted left hand from Harwath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tepes Iii connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii misses with a straight right.
Harwath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Harwath.
Tepes Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Harwath is looking to counter punch.
Tepes Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Harwath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harwath avoids the body shot from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harwath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harwath swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes Iii.

The cut above Vlad Tepes Iii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tepes Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harwath throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Tepes Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tepes Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
Tepes Iii misses the shot to the body.
Harwath with a hook.
Harwath moves out of range of the leg kick from Tepes Iii.
It looked like Harwath was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that Harwath semi-blocks.
Tepes Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harwath walks into a stiff left hand from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii misses with a straight left.
Tepes Iii misses with an uppercut.
Tepes Iii connects with a leg kick.
Harwath misses with a lunging right hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harwath's knee momentarily.
Harwath scores with a jab to the head.
Tepes Iii throws a nice head kick!
Tepes Iii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Tepes Iii is predictable there
and Tepes Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Harwath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes Iii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harwath tries to clinch up but Tepes Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Tepes Iii lands a head kick. Harwath smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tepes Iii tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harwath defends well and Tepes Iii ends up having to push Harwath into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tepes Iii throws an off balance right hand
letting Harwath counter with a right hand.
Tepes Iii connects with a body shot.
Tepes Iii throws a body punch but Harwath moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Tepes Iii really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Harwath darts in and clinches Tepes Iii up against the cage.
Harwath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tepes Iii takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tepes Iii.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.

Harwath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes Iii lands a nice looking body kick.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Tepes Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harwath throws a lazy uppercut
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harwath misses with a hook. Tepes Iii ducked under it nicely.
Tepes Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harwath checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harwath misses with a shot to the body
and Tepes Iii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tepes Iii connects with a jab.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Harwath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harwath jabs Tepes Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Harwath misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tepes Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harwath counters with a stiff right hand.
Tepes Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tepes Iii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes Iii throws a lazy head kick
and Harwath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepes Iii cracks Harwath with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Harwath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harwath. Tepes Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Harwath moves out of range.
Tepes Iii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harwath counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tepes Iii thinking.
Tepes Iii throws a jab when Harwath was well out of range.
It looked like Harwath was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harwath throws a right hand that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii scores with a push kick.
Tepes Iii scores with a spinning back kick!
Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harwath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii throws a nice looking combination but Harwath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Harwath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harwath blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Harwath misses with a lunging right hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a low kick, right behind Harwath 's knee.
Tepes Iii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tepes Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harwath slips a straight right by Tepes Iii.
Jab, jab by Harwath - just one landing.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vlad Tepes Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scot Harwath!
Scot Harwath retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Scot Harwath thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.