PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horus Egyptian (ranked 5034 p4p, 4574 weight class) and Biggy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 468 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Egyptian
vs
Harris

185 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
162
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horus Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Biggy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Egyptian drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Egyptian keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Egyptian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egyptian tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A nice right hand lands inside from Egyptian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Egyptian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Egyptian won't allow it.
Egyptian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
Egyptian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Egyptian taking a breather.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egyptian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Egyptian stalling in the clinch.
Egyptian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Egyptian just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egyptian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Egyptian breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to bum rush Egyptian with a series of wild strikes but Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Egyptian keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Egyptian misses the target.
A slow jab from Egyptian misses its intended target.
Harris lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egyptian.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.

Harris gets tackled into the cage by Egyptian. Egyptian maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Egyptian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Harris.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Egyptian misses with some punches.
Harris tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egyptian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Egyptian.
Harris tries to circle away but Egyptian has him pinned against the cage.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egyptian slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Egyptian gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Egyptian is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.

Egyptian manages to break the clinch.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris unleashes a big counter combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Egyptian misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Egyptian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Egyptian wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
As Egyptian backs off Harris throws a huge counter combo but Egyptian manages to avoid it all.
Harris works Egyptian's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Horus Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Egyptian misses.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Egyptian has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris tries to circle away but Egyptian has him pinned against the cage.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian stalling in the clinch.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris tries to stall but Egyptian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants to break free but Egyptian has control.
Egyptian working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Egyptian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harris wants to break free but Egyptian has control.
Harris misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris blocking some punches.
Egyptian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egyptian lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egyptian.
Egyptian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a shot to the body.
Harris tries to break free but Egyptian pushes him back against the cage.
Egyptian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Horus Egyptian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Egyptian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Egyptian can't break the clinch.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egyptian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris blocking some punches.
Egyptian is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Egyptian has the dominant position.
Egyptian is trying to break free.
Harris blocking some punches.
Egyptian pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Egyptian wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Egyptian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Egyptian can't break the clinch.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris prevents Egyptian from breaking the clinch.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Harris.
Egyptian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Egyptian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Egyptian tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egyptian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Egyptian scores with a shoulder strike.
Egyptian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egyptian.
Egyptian is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Harris has Egyptian pressed against the cage, preventing Egyptian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Egyptian's efforts to push away.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Horus Egyptian dominated that second round.
That's time! Egyptian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egyptian.
Harris wants to clinch up but Egyptian keeps it at a distance.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Egyptian.
Biggy Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
Egyptian throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Egyptian takes one to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egyptian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Biggy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egyptian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Egyptian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egyptian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Harris tries to get set, Egyptian tries to push him back and clinch up but Harris manages to avoid the attempt.
Harris moves out of range as Egyptian strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris defending well as Egyptian loads up on a big left hand.
Harris tries to clinch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Harris misses with the combination.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egyptian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egyptian tries a head kick but it misses.
Egyptian misses with a looping right.
Biggy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Egyptian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Egyptian misses with some punches.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Egyptian can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Egyptian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Egyptian gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Egyptian tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Egyptian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Egyptian struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Egyptian lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Egyptian lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Egyptian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egyptian pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Egyptian misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Egyptian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egyptian.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Harris looking to stall.
Egyptian is stalling here.
Harris letting Egyptian take a breather here.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Egyptian controls his hands.
Biggy Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Egyptian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horus Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Egyptian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris wants to break free but Egyptian has control.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horus Egyptian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egyptian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horus Egyptian!