PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary White (ranked 644 p4p, 82 weight class) and Akira Harada (ranked 1023 p4p, 123 weight class). Zachary White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Harada

173 cm
52
153 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

169 cm
28
166 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Harada!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harada stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harada misses with a looping right.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
Harada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Zachary White has been cut.
Harada misses with a looping left.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harada sprawls and moves away.
White blocks a jab.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harada moves into the clinch.

Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada misses with a straight right.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab lands there for Harada.

White is rocked!
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harada lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Harada lands a big right hand that sends White crashing to the mat! Harada stays standing though and waves White back to his feet!
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harada throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harada sprawls and moves away.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Harada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Harada drops White with a beautiful combination! White stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!

Zachary White's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada pounces like a tiger and cracks White with a vicious hook! White is down but not out! Harada follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.