PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Harmsworthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coke Poep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harmsworthy comes to the ring accompanied by Big Balls. Coke Poep is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Harmsworthy
vs
Poep

188 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Crushed Designs

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Harmsworthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Coke Poep!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poep fails with the takedown.
Poep displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harmsworthy.

Harmsworthy shoots in and bounces Poep off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Poep is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Poep trying to control the position.
Harmsworthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Poep is retaining full guard.
Harmsworthy wants to control from the top but Poep keeps moving.
Harmsworthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Harmsworthy drops back looking for a leg! Poep is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Poep manages to kick Harmsworthy off! Harmsworthy jumps back into Poep's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poep is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harmsworthy is aware though and is defending well.
Harmsworthy trying to control but Poep is working from the bottom.
Harmsworthy wants to pass the guard but Poep is keeping the position.

Poep looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harmsworthy wants to pass the guard but Poep is keeping the position.

Harmsworthy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Poep looking for a guillotine here but Harmsworthy defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poep is trying to keep Harmsworthy in close.
Harmsworthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poep swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poep looking for a sweep. Not yet Poep, not yet.
Harmsworthyis looking to pass into half guard but Poep pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Poep is in guard.
Poep is looking to work some ground and pound but Harmsworthy has wrist control.
Poep won't allow Harmsworthy to sweep him here.
Poep must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Poep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harmsworthy controls Poep momentarily but Poep frees himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poep with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poep pushing down on Harmsworthy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Poep wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harmsworthy keeps working.
Harmsworthy tries to get to full guard but Poep has control of the leg.
Harmsworthy wants to control but Poep is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harmsworthy is defending against the submission attempts here by Poep.
Harmsworthy trying to control here.
Harmsworthy manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harmsworthy wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rupert Harmsworthy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harmsworthy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Poep shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Poep was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poep wants to control the action but instead Harmsworthy gets a body lock and reverses into Poep's guard! Nice work!
Harmsworthy is pushing down on Poep's leg trying to pass to half guard. Poep is fighting to maintain full guard but Harmsworthy has managed to sneak the leg through.

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

Harmsworthy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Poep is just riding it out for now. Harmsworthy eventually gives up the hold.
Poep is trying to control but can't.

Poep is defending against the submission attempts here by Harmsworthy.

Harmsworthy is working for a kimura but Poep is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harmsworthy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Poep is trying to maintain the position but Harmsworthy is very close to passing his half guard.
Poep makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Poep.
Poep keeping moving, preventing Harmsworthy from controlling successfully.
Harmsworthy works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Poep looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rupert Harmsworthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poep is staying active underneath Harmsworthy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poep misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

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

Poep is defending against the submission attempts here by Harmsworthy.
Poep has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harmsworthy is working away from the top position though.
Poep tries to roll over but Harmsworthy keeps him under control.
Poep is looking to control Harmsworthy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poep avoid being mounted?

Poep looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poep actively working from the bottom here.

Poep looking for submissions off his back.

Harmsworthy wants to work for an arm triangle but Poep is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Harmsworthy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harmsworthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poep keeps working.

Harmsworthy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Poep sees it coming and defends easily.
Poep is looking to control Harmsworthy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poep avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poep looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Harmsworthy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Poep tries to roll over but Harmsworthy keeps him under control.

Harmsworthy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Poep is just riding it out for now. Harmsworthy eventually gives up the hold.

Poep looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Poep looking for submissions off his back.
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 Rupert Harmsworthy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harmsworthy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Poep counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harmsworthy won't be happy with that.
Harmsworthy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Poep are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Poep trying to control the position but Harmsworthy is working away.
Poep throwing strikes but Harmsworthy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Harmsworthy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harmsworthy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harmsworthy wants to control but Poep is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harmsworthy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Poep knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Harmsworthy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Poep has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harmsworthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poep keeps working.

Harmsworthy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Poep knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Poep tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poep can't do much from the bottom here.
Poep manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harmsworthy's best efforts.
Poep wants to control but Harmsworthy is keeping busy.

Harmsworthy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Harmsworthy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Poep lands with a few short shots to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmsworthy trying to control the action but Poep is working from the bottom.

Harmsworthy is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Poep as he works his way to full guard.

Poep escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harmsworthy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harmsworthy wants to control from the top but Poep keeps moving.
Harmsworthy won't allow Poep to sweep him here.

Harmsworthy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Poep wants to sweep here but Harmsworthy controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harmsworthy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Poep is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Poep has escaped and now he's on top!
Poep looking to pass the guard.
Poep looking to sit in guard and control but Harmsworthy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Poep looking for a guillotine here but Harmsworthy defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coke Poep comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harmsworthy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Rupert Harmsworthy!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Coke Poep!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Coke Poep!

Coke Poep wins by split decision!