PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Crizanto
vs
Harvath

200 cm
27
210 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

192 cm
32
216 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Crizanto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Harvath!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crizanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harvath throws a lazy head kick
and Crizanto counters with a nice leg kick.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harvath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crizanto.
Crizanto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harvath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harvath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Harvath lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crizanto doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvath circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath with a jab.
Crizanto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Harvath counters with a head kick that drops Crizanto - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harvath controlling the action here.

Crizanto pushes Harvath off and gets back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harvath.
Crizanto connects with a body shot.
Harvath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crizanto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harvath.
Crizanto misses with a body shot.
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crizanto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harvath finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Crizanto closes the distance and pushes Harvath back into the cage.
Harvath tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crizanto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvath.
Crizanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harvath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crizanto smiles and moves away.
Harvath looks for the body kick but Crizanto saw that one coming.
Crizanto moves out of range of the body kick from Harvath.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Crizanto checks it.
Crizanto keeps Harvath at a distance using the push kick.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvath misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Crizanto moved away.
Crizanto scores with a push kick.
Crizanto is looking to wear down Harvath with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harvath lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crizanto doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvath circles away.
Crizanto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crizanto ducks right into an uppercut from Harvath.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Crizanto checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvath takes a swing at Crizanto's ribcage but misses.
Harvath takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Harvath dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crizanto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crizanto motions for Harvath to come forward. Crizanto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath throws a sloppy head kick
and Crizanto counters with a two punch combo.
Harvath throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Crizanto misses.
Harvath throws out a leg kick but Crizanto moves out of range and Harvath only half commits.
Crizanto looks for the body kick but Harvath saw that one coming.
Crizanto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvath circles away quickly and effectively.
Crizanto misses the shot to the body.
Crizanto slips a straight right by Harvath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath with a hook.
Harvath throws a front kick aimed at Crizanto's knee but Crizanto avoids it well.
Crizanto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvath.
Crizanto moves out of range of the leg kick from Harvath.
Harvath avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvath checks the leg kick.
Harvath scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crizanto looks for the body kick but Harvath saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Crizanto.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Dirk Harvath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Harvath tries to keep at a distance but Crizanto has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Harvath blocks the elbow strike.
Harvath working Crizanto over with knees to the body.
Crizanto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harvath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crizanto misses with a body punch.
Harvath prevents a body shot from Crizanto.
Harvath throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harvath avoiding damage as Crizanto throws knees to the body.
Crizanto can't find room to land a body shot as Harvath controls the action.

Harvath pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crizanto trying to move into half guard but instead Harvath has managed to sweep!
Harvath trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harvath works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harvath trying to control the action but Crizanto is working from the bottom.
Harvath is pressing down on Crizanto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crizanto is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harvath is working for a submission of some sort.

Harvath is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crizanto is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Harvath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harvath throws the kick towards the body but Crizanto avoids it.
Crizanto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvath was well out of range. Poor timing from Crizanto.
Crizanto wants to clinch up but Harvath keeps it at a distance.
Crizanto avoids a kick to the body.
Harvath looks for the body kick but Crizanto saw that one coming.
Harvath slips a jab and a cross from Crizanto.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Harvath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvath misses with a body kick.
Harvath throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice jab there from Harvath.
Harvath does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crizanto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crizanto lands with a good body shot.
Crizanto throws a body punch but Harvath moves out of range.
Crizanto checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Harvath misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crizanto.
Crizanto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvath manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Crizanto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harvath connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath feints a jab promting Crizanto to slip. Harvath then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crizanto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harvath thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath lands with a good body shot.
Crizanto misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Crizanto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harvath loads up on a big right hand but Crizanto slips the punch.
Crizanto slips under a jab.
Crizanto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crizanto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crizanto lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath misses with a looping right.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Crizanto tries to clinch up.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses
and Crizanto counters with a thumping low kick.
Harvath lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crizanto will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Harvath as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Dirk Harvath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harvath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Harvath really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crizanto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvath connects with a high kick.
Crizanto 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.

It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Harvath throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvath. Crizanto does a little dance to reset his feet.

Harvath gets tackled into the cage by Crizanto. Crizanto maintains the clinch.
Harvath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harvath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crizanto lands a knee to the head.
Crizanto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harvath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto missing with knees to the body.
Crizanto misses with a punch to the body.
Crizanto trying to land knees to the body.
Harvath wants to break free but Crizanto has control.
Crizanto struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvath controls his hands.
Crizanto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harvath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crizanto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Harvath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crizanto throws a jab when Harvath was well out of range.
Harvath throws a low kick but Crizanto moves out of range easily.
Harvath throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crizanto.
A lazy left from Crizanto finds it's target.
Harvath throws a sloppy head kick
and Crizanto counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvath avoids a kick to the body.
Crizanto throws a leg kick but Harvath sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crizanto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crizanto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvath throws a solid leg kick but Crizanto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harvath.
Crizanto lands a nice hook to Harvath's body. Harvath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvath misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crizanto slips a straight right by Harvath.
Crizanto blocks a head kick by Harvath.
Crizanto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crizanto. Harvath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvath lands a jab to Crizanto's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvath is looking to land body kicks.
Crizanto takes a swing at Harvath's ribcage but misses.
Harvath thows a body kick. Crizanto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crizanto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harvath thumps Crizanto with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Harvath tenderised Crizanto's leg. Crizanto is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crizanto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harvath in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dominic Crizanto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harvath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harvath throws out a leg kick but Crizanto moves out of range and Harvath only half commits.
Crizanto throws a shot from downtown. Harvath moves away and avoids it.
Harvath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harvath tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crizanto is able to avoid easily.
Crizanto checks a leg kick.
Crizanto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Crizanto misses.
Crizanto is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Harvath.
Harvath throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crizanto lunges at Harvath with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harvath's hand.
Crizanto misses with a combination
and Harvath counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harvath scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crizanto misses the shot to the body.
Crizanto moves out of range of the leg kick from Harvath.
Dominic Crizanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harvath goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harvath throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crizanto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvath scores with a jab to the body.
Crizanto moves out of range as Harvath strikes.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
enabling Crizanto to counter with a crisp jab.
Harvath circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Harvath counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath keeps the fight on the outside.
Crizanto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harvath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crizanto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harvath lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Harvath.
Crizanto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harvath checks it well.
Harvath lands a body shot.
Harvath looks to throw a body kick
and Crizanto counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crizanto moves out of range of the leg kick from Harvath.
Crizanto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harvath in his tracks.
Harvath is looking to score with low kicks.
Crizanto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Crizanto clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crizanto scores with a hook to the body.
Crizanto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crizanto struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvath controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Harvath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harvath has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Harvath!
Dirk Harvath is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dirk Harvath decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.