PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Gilbert will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Harrington
vs
Gilbert

154 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlo Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harrington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harrington lands in his opponent's guard.
Harrington tries to stand but Gilbert is controlling from the bottom.
Gilbert is looking to stand up but Harrington isn't so interested in that idea.
Harrington stays in close to Gilbert's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlo Harrington.

Harrington closes the distance and pushes Gilbert back into the cage.
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gilbert's efforts to push away.

Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gilbert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilbert misses with a two punch combination.
Gilbert misses with a two punch combination.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown but Gilbert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilbert tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Gilbert throws a head kick that Harrington semi-blocks.
Gilbert looks to land a combination but Harrington avoids it well.

Harrington fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gilbert to the ground. Harrington is now in Gilbert's guard.
Harrington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gilbert looks winded!
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlo Harrington.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gilbert enables Harrington to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gilbert manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harrington sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Carlo Harrington just wasn't active enough.
Gilbert misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Harrington.

Harrington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harrington works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harrington seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harrington could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Harrington decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gilbert on his heels. He'll look to pass Gilbert's guard now, I'm sure.
Harrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington prevents Gilbert from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Harrington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harrington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harrington trying to control but Gilbert is working from the bottom.
Harrington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harrington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gilbert for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Carlo Harrington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gilbert throws a right and a left that Harrington avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilbert is breathing heavily.
Gilbert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilbert wants it to stay on the feet.
Gilbert tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilbert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frank Gilbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Harrington looking to score a takedown here. Gilbert is defending well but Harrington drives through and ends up in Gilbert's guard.
Harrington passes Gilbert's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harrington tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gilbert controls his leg.
Harrington works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harrington scoring with strikes but Gilbert is staying in there.
Harrington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harrington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harrington working for a submission but Gilbert is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Harrington dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Harrington. Those never looked like landing.
Gilbert swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Carlo Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilbert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Harrington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harrington taking a breather here.
Harrington in side control, throwing shots but Gilbert defends.
Gilbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington takes a little break here. Gilbert wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Carlo Harrington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Harrington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harrington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gilbert prevents Harrington from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington working the ground and pound.
Harrington content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harrington advances nicely into full mount.
Harrington misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Harrington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Harrington looking to secure an arm triangle but Gilbert defends it well.
Harrington sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrington is working for a guillotine from mount but Gilbert frees his head quite easily.
Gilbert wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harrington.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington looking to finish Gilbert with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gilbert!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Harrington!