PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Harms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Harms
vs
Thai Spar

165 cm
26
199 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
189 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Harms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muay Thai Spar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harms wants to clinch.
Harms wants to clinch up but Spar keeps it at a distance.
Spar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Harms moves into the clinch.
Harms lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Muay Thai Spar has been cut.
Spar tries to land knees in the clinch but Harms avoids the damage to the body.
Spar is working for takedown but Harms is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harms tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harms misses with a knee strike.
Harms throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spar blocks it with crossed arms.
Harms throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harms takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harms looking to throw knees to the head but Spar is blocking nicely.
Harms lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harms unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spar avoiding damage as Harms throws knees to the body.
Harms prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harms is struggling to control the position.
Harms takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harms takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Spar.

Spar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Spar.
A good leg kick by Spar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harms throws a push kick but Spar slaps the foot to one side.
Jimmy Harms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Harms misses its intended target.
Jimmy Harms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harms tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harms wants to clinch.
Spar throws a front kick that sends Harms stumbling back into the cage.
Spar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spar scoring well with a low kick there.
Spar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harms at a distance.
Harms throws a looping overhand right but Spar ducks down to avoid it.
Spar slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harms just misses with a punch to the body.
Spar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harms is breathing heavily.
Spar connects with an inside leg kick.
Harms tries to land a leg kick but Spar saw it coming and moves away.
Harms doesn't manage to clinch there - Spar circles away.

Spar dives in and scores a takedown into Harms's guard.
Harms trying to control the position here.
Spar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spar wants to pass the guard but Harms is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar is stalling in the full guard.
Spar advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Spar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harms, who protects the arm well.
Spar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harms some visible discomfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harms keeps working.

Spar is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Harms looks calm but he's in trouble here. Spar gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Harms is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Spar lets go of the hold and Harms can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muay Thai Spar!
Muay Thai Spar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.