PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Boone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Boone
vs
Harlamov

188 cm
29
284 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

206 cm
40
275 lbs
40 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Boone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov shoots and misses
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlamov closes the distance and clinches up with Boone, looking for a takedown. Harlamov pushes Boone against the cage but Boone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Harlamov shoots in and gets a takedown into Boone's guard.

Boone uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Boone misses with an uppercut. Harlamov saw that one coming.
Harlamov has a takedown stuffed.
Robert Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
Some wild striking there from Boone.
Boone stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Harlamov.
Harlamov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boone defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Harlamov with that takedown attempt.
Boone just misses with a punch to the body.
Harlamov with the counter takedown but Boone avoids it easily.
Harlamov throws a jab when Boone was well out of range.
Boone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boone misses the jab.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harlamov shoots in and drives through. Boone sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Boone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garik Harlamov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harlamov goes for a double leg but Boone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boone continues to drive forward.
Boone throwing a counter right hand but Harlamov manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Boone. No joy for Harlamov on that attempt.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boone as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boone circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harlamov.
Harlamov looks winded!
Harlamov tries to move into range but Boone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Boone counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
Boone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harlamov walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boone cracks Harlamov with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Boone. No joy for Harlamov on that attempt.
Boone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boone connects with the punch.
Boone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boone misses with an uppercut. Harlamov saw that one coming.

Harlamov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Boone manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Harlamov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Boone breaks from the clinch.
Boone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harlamov staying out of range there.
Harlamov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boone defends it well.
Harlamov dives in and grabs Boone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boone pushes down on Harlamov's head and hops out.
Boone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harlamov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boone throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Harlamov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boone's guard.

Boone is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Harlamov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Boone stalling the fight.
Boone is pushing Harlamov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boone lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Boone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harlamov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boone defends it nicely.
Harlamov slips a straight right by Boone.
And Harlamov tries to counter it with a takedown but Boone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boone throws a combination that misses

and Harlamov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Boone kicks off Harlamov and gets to his feet.
Boone throws a looping overhand right but Harlamov ducks down to avoid it.
Boone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boone stuffs the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Boone misses its target.
Harlamov looks for a takedown but Boone sprawls well.
Boone is looking for a counter combo.
Robert Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harlamov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boone.
Harlamov slips under a jab.
Boone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harlamov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Boone misses its target.
Some wild striking there from Boone.
Boone misses with a hook

and Harlamov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harlamov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov being controlled here momentarily.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Boone has wrist control.
Boone is adopting a defensive guard.
Harlamov postures up and lands a big shot to Boone's brow.
Harlamov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov cracks Boone with a solid left hand.
Harlamov throws an elbow that misses. Boone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harlamov's guard. Nice move by Boone!

Robert Boone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harlamov wants to hit a switch here but Boone passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harlamov there!
Harlamov tries to lock up and control but Boone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harlamov working to try and regain half guard.
Boone controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harlamov tries to reverse the position but Boone maintains control.
Boone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harlamov can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone dominating with strikes here.
Harlamov is looking to improve his position but Boone isn't that keen on the idea.
Boone avoids the attempt from Harlamov to control.
Harlamov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Boone trying to control from half guard but Harlamov is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harlamov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boone wants to control but Harlamov is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Boone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov'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.

Harlamov shoots and misses
and Boone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boone misses with a body shot.
Boone looks to land a left hand but Harlamov moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Boone's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harlamov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harlamov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boone.
Robert Boone is winning the standup battle so far.
Harlamov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robert Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Boone does it's job there.
Harlamov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harlamov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harlamov.
Harlamov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boone swivels and escapes.
Harlamov shoots and misses
and Boone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Harlamov slips the punch.
Boone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boone defending well as Harlamov loads up on a big left hand.
Boone is looking to counter punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harlamov or perhaps it was just good defense by Boone, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
Boone just misses with a punch to the body.
Harlamov staying out of range there.
Harlamov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Boone to counter with a crisp jab.
Boone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boone fails to land with a series of punches.
Harlamov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harlamov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boone circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boone throws a lazy right hand but Harlamov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boone throws out a loose jab but Harlamov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boone throws a lazy right hand but Harlamov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harlamov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harlamov.
Harlamov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harlamov feints the counter takedown.
Harlamov shoots in and drives through. Boone sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boone defends it nicely.
Harlamov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boone 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harlamov tries for a takedown but Boone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boone misses with an uppercut. Harlamov saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Boone clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harlamov dodges the punch combination from Boone.
Harlamov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harlamov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boone throws out the jab.
Boone missing with a left hand there. Harlamov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Harlamov tries to counter it with a takedown but Boone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harlamov closes the distance and clinches up with Boone, looking for a takedown. Harlamov pushes Boone against the cage but Boone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boone slaps away a takedown attempt from Harlamov, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Boone. No joy for Harlamov on that attempt.
Robert Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
Harlamov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boone pinned against the cage. Boone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harlamov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice shot by Boone.
Boone misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov moves out of range as Boone strikes.
Harlamov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harlamov fails with the takedown.
Robert Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harlamov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boone throws out the jab.
Harlamov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Boone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boone lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone misses the jab.
Boone misses with a wild combination.
Boone throws a good cross that connects.
Boone misses with a wild body shot.
Harlamov darts in looking for a takedown but Boone gets double underhooks and turns Harlamov into the cage.
Boone appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boone misses with a looping left.
Boone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harlamovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov staying out of range there.
Boone lands a nice shot to the body.
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Boone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone stuffs the takedown.
Boone misses with a looping right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harlamov with a poor takedown
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Boone had his way with Garik Harlamov in that round.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boone misses with a lunging right hand

and Harlamov counters with a takedown into side control.
Harlamov working away.
Boone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harlamov throws a strike aimed at the side of Boone's head but Boone avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Harlamov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boone manages to get back to half guard.
Harlamov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harlamov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harlamov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boone tries to get to full guard but Harlamov has control of the leg.
Boone trying to hold on to Harlamov's head to control him but Harlamov postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone is concentrating on defense, preventing Harlamov from advancing position.
Harlamov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boone wants to control but Harlamov is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Harlamov wants to work for an arm triangle but Boone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harlamov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harlamov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boone gets back to full guard.
Boone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boone working a defensive guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harlamov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harlamov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harlamov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harlamov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harlamov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harlamov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harlamov throws a big right hand that misses.
Boone keeping moving, preventing Harlamov from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but Boone shows good takedown defense.
Boone throws a big counter combination but Harlamov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harlamov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harlamov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Harlamov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boone pinned against the cage. Boone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boone.
Garik Harlamov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harlamov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boone defends it nicely.
Boone throws a big counter combination but Harlamov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Robert Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone looks to throw the jab but Harlamov is out of range.
Harlamov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boone defends it well.
Harlamov ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Harlamov with the counter takedown but Boone avoids it easily.
Harlamov shoots in for a double leg but Boone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Boone misses the target.
Boone leaves Harlamov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boone lands with a nice body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harlamov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boone's waist but Boone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harlamov off to one side.
Harlamov throws a lazy uppercut
and Harlamov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garik Harlamov.
I think Boone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:44
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:43
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Boone!
Robert Boone retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Robert Boone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.