PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sitrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Sitrin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harvey
vs
Sitrin

185 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Sitrin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitrin throws a series of punches but Harvey moves out of range.

Sitrin moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitrin lands with a light punch inside.
Sitrin trying to land knees to the body.
Harvey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harvey is stalling here.
Harvey fails to pull guard.
Harvey lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jeff Sitrin has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sitrin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harvey prevents it.
Sitrin tries to land knees in the clinch but Harvey avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sitrin effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitrin wants to stall.
Harvey tries to break free but Sitrin pushes him back against the cage.
Sitrin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harvey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jesus Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Sitrin.

Harvey jumps guard.
Harvey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Harvey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harvey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sitrin!
Harvey controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to control the pace but Sitrin is squirming around nicely.
Harvey content just to control the position here.
Harvey trying to control but Sitrin is having none of it.

Harvey has hold of Sitrin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sitrin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Harvey looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harvey moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sitrin has worked his arm free - good work by Sitrin!
Sitrin is looking to reverse the position.
Harvey controlling the position from side mount.
Sitrin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harvey controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harvey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sitrin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harvey is chipping away with strikes.
Sitrin holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Harvey slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitrin is not content to let Harvey control the position.
Harvey scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey wants to control but Sitrin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Harvey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Sitrin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sitrin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sitrin shoots and misses
and Harvey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitrin thinking.
Sitrin closes the distance and clinches up with Harvey, looking for a takedown. Sitrin pushes Harvey against the cage but Harvey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jesus Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Sitrin.

Sitrin tries to keep at a distance but Harvey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitrin backwards.
Harvey has had enough of the clinch but Sitrin keeps him there for the moment.
Sitrin is trying to force a seperation but Harvey has the dominant position.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Sitrin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sitrin is breathing heavily.

Harvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeff Sitrin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Harvey clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitrin has him pressed against the cage.
Sitrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitrin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harvey is defending well.

Sitrin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
Sitrin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeff Sitrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Harvey moves into range and clinches up with Sitrin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harvey.
Harvey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitrin.
Sitrin tries to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harvey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harvey lands with a right hand.
Harvey lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Sitrin. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey lands with a kick to the ribs.

Harvey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey controlling the action here.
Sitrin is looking to control Harvey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sitrin avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Harvey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Harvey seems content to control.

Harvey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sitrin sees it coming and defends easily.
Harvey wants to control but Sitrin is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harvey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sitrin defends it well.
Harvey controlling the action here.
Sitrin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harvey is working away from the top position though.
Harvey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey wants to pass to mount but Sitrin is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Harvey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Sitrin's cut.
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!

Sitrin fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Sitrin shoots for a double leg takedown but Harvey sprawls well. He's pushed Sitrin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Harvey misses.
Sitrin throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Sitrin closes the distance and clinches up with Harvey, looking for a takedown. Sitrin pushes Harvey against the cage but Harvey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jesus Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Sitrin.
Harvey tries to clinch up.
Sitrin avoids the head kick by Harvey.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harvey.
Sitrin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitrin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitrin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harvey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sitrin!
Harvey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sitrin some visible discomfort.
Harvey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Harvey wants to control but Sitrin is keeping him busy.
Sitrin is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sitrin's face as Harvey controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Jesus Harvey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitrin at a distance.
Sitrin looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.
Harvey lands a two punch combo.

Harvey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey wants to control but Sitrin is keeping him busy.
Harvey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harvey happy to just control the position for now.
Harvey trying to control the position but Sitrin is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitrin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harvey lands an elbow.
Harvey working away.
Sitrin seems a little lost for a moment, as Harvey dominates the positioning.

Harvey is trying to get an arm triangle but Sitrin is defending well.
Harvey in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sitrin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harvey is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scoring with punches from side control.
Harvey prevents Sitrin from escaping the position.
Harvey slows the pace down.
Jeff Sitrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitrin is not content to let Harvey control the position.
Jesus Harvey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Harvey tries for a kimura but Sitrin is defending well.
Jesus Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitrin is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harvey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Harvey!