PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harley Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harley Royale has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Royale
vs
Light

183 cm
36
186 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harley Royale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Speedy Light!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Light. Royale does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Royale with that takedown attempt.
Royale throws a lazy right hand but Light sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Royale throws a jab when Light was well out of range.
Royale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Light tries to avoid it but Royale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Light to the ground. Light escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Royale slips a jab from Light.
Royale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Light.
Royale throws a looping overhand right but Light ducks down to avoid it.
Light connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Royale momentarily.
Royale keeps the fight on the outside.
Royale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royale throws a jab when Light was well out of range.

Royale shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light blocking the ground and pound attempt from Royale.
Royale trying to control from half guard but Light is working away.
Royale drops an elbow to the side of Light's head.
Light really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Royale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Royale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Light defending well though.
Royale trying to control from half guard but Light is working away.
Royale working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Royale keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Royale there.
Royale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Light defending well though.
Royale wants to pass to mount but Light is defending the position.
Royale is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale is looking to pass Light's guard but actually Light recovers to full guard.
Royale chips away with some ground and pound.
Royale postures up in Light's guard and throws a big left but Light blocks it.
Royale controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale trying to control but Light is working from the bottom.
Royale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Light works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Light keeping moving, preventing Royale from controlling successfully.
Royale landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Royale 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.

A telegraphed right hand from Royale misses the target.
Royale needs to keep his hands up - Light had a free shot at his head there.
Light scores with a hook.
Light looks to score with a jab to the body but Royale is just out of range.
Light throws a lazy uppercut
and Royale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Royale misses the shot to the body.
Royale throws an overhand right that lands on Light's shoulder, as Light tries to avoid the shot.
Light 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.
Royale keeps the fight on the outside.
Light swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harley Royale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royale looks to land a right hand but Light moved out of range.
A combination from Light does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Royale.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Royale is defended easily by Light.
A jab from Royale does it's job there.
Royale misses with an uppercut. Light saw that one coming.
Speedy Light is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Light.
Royale misses with a hook
and Light counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Royale drops Light with a right and a left! Royale comes rushing in but Light regains his composure and manages to keep Royale in guard.

Light is rocked!

It looks like Speedy Light has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royale passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Royale wants to control but Light is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Royale.
Royale is looking to take a break and control but Light is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Royale cracks Light with a big right hand but Light just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Royale swings around for an armbar but Light sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Royale's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Royale escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Light gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Royale looking for a guillotine here but Light defends easily.

Royale looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light postures up.
Light preventing the sweep.
Harley Royale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Royale can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Light controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Light stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Royale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Royale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Speedy Light's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Light throws out a loose jab but Royale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Light slips under a jab from Royale.
A left lands for Royale.
Royale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Light stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Royale misses.
Light connects with a single shot there.
Royale slips under a jab.
Light takes a jab right on the kisser.
Royale misses with a shot to the body
and Light counters with a stiff right hand.
Light misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Royale shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Royale thows a huge punch but Light dodges it nicely.
Royale throwing shots but Light is blocking nicely.
Royale trying to control from half guard but Light is working away.
Light wants to control the action here but instead Royale manages to pass to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Royale lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Light is still in real trouble! Can Royale finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royale postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Light out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Royale goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harley Royale!