PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harrison
vs
Beach

180 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Beach!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beach plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Mike Harrison has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beach, as that shot connected.

Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Beach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Harrison blocks with his arms.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Harrison holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Harrison jumps into guard, dragging Beach to the mat.
Harrison throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Beach won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.

Harrison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harrison striking from his own guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beach avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrison thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Beach wants to stand and escape but instead Harrison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Beach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beach should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Harrison drops back, looking for a kneebar! Beach looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Beach looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Beach!
Harrison gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Beach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beach tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harrison controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrison regains full guard. Nicely done.

Harrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beach can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison has a closed guard, preventing Beach from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beach postures up.
Beach is in close to Harrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Beach stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Beach throws a hook to the side of Harrison's head but Harrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Beach sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beach is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Beach scores with a head kick.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Beach, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Beach against the cage but Beach circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harrison shoots for a takedown but Beach saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Quinton Beach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Harrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harrison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beach tries a head kick but it misses.
Beach thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harrison if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Beach.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beach pinned against the cage. Beach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beach scores with a jab.
Beach tries a head kick but it misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harrison.
Beach is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beach keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beach sneaks out the side door and pushes Harrison away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Harrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beach bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beach is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Beach.
Harrison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beach lands a high kick!

Beach takes the fight into the clinch.

Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Quinton Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Beach clinches.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beach smiles and moves away.

Beach gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Harrison postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Beach is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harrison, into his guard.

Harrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to control the position but Beach postures up.

Harrison had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Beach is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Harrison Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Beach's back instead.
Beach has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Beach defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beach has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Harrison trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Harrison looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Beach taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Harrison!