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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harrington
vs
Gilbert

154 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 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 2 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilbert.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gilbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilbert fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Gilbert. Those never looked like landing.
Harrington dodges the punch combination from Gilbert.
Gilbert misses with a wild combination.
Gilbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Gilbert throws a one two combo.
Harrington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gilbert misses with a double jab.
Frank Gilbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrington throws a wild body kick that Gilbert sees coming a mile off.
Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilbert tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Gilbert.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Harrington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gilbert circles away.
Gilbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilbert lands a head kick. Harrington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gilbert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gilbert looks winded!

Harrington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington wants to free his trapped foot but Gilbert is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Harrington is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gilbert doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harrington.
Gilbert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Carlo Harrington just wasn't active enough.

Harrington pushes Gilbert up against the cage in a clinch.
Gilbert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.

Harrington drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harrington really is a fat lump.
Harrington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gilbert is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harrington is proving hard to escape from.
Harrington seems keen to control Gilbert's posture.
Gilbert wanted to stand there but Harrington had control of the position.
Harrington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Carlo Harrington has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gilbert blocks a head kick by Harrington.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Gilbert is trying to break the clinch but Harrington is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Harrington dominated that 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.

Harrington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilbert.
Harrington shoots in looking for a takedown. Gilbert tries to sprawl out of it but Harrington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gilbert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gilbert lands a high kick!
Gilbert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrington circles away quickly and effectively.
Gilbert checks a low kick from Harrington.
Gilbert misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Harrington. Those never looked like landing.
Gilbert throws a right and a left that Harrington avoids nicely.
Gilbert is breathing heavily.
Gilbert misses with the combination.

Harrington clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harrington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harrington.
Harrington just content to control the position.

Harrington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Gilbert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Harrington.
Harrington staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Harrington clinches up against the cage.
Gilbert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrington has Gilbert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gilbert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gilbert's efforts to push away.
Gilbert is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gilbert is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Gilbert's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilbert.
Gilbert throws a series of punches but Harrington avoids them all with ease.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Gilbert pushes him off.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Gilbert throws a series of punches but Harrington avoids them all with ease.
Gilbert misses with a two punch combination.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gilbert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Harrington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gilbert's guard.
Harrington trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gilbert's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gilbert's guard.
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!

Harrington drives through with a takedown into Gilbert's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harrington controlling from the top position.
Harrington wants to stand but Gilbert is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses. Gilbert uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harrington's guard. Nice move by Gilbert!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert is fighting to break Harrington's control of his arms but Harrington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harrington has a closed guard, preventing Gilbert from standing up.
Gilbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Harrington looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gilbert is defending well. Harrington quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gilbert has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Harrington celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlo Harrington!