PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Ganon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harwood has chosen Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ganon
vs
Harwood

178 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kelly Ganon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Harwood!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ganon sprawls well. Ganon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harwood gets slowly back to his feet.
Ganon throws a head kick but Harwood moves out of range.
Harwood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyler Harwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ganon but Ganon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly Ganon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
Harwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ganon is fending him off so far but Harwood persists. Nope, Ganon circles away and we're back to standing.
Harwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ganon is fending him off so far but Harwood persists. Nope, Ganon circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ganon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harwood takes a step back to recover.
Ganon fakes the leg kick and cracks Harwood in the body.
Harwood looks gassed!
Ganon thuds his shin into the meat of Harwood's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Tyler Harwood has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganon delivers a nice body kick.
Harwood is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ganon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harwood.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ganon.
Ganon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harwood will feel that in the morning.
Ganon misses with a head kick.
Harwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ganon tries to avoid it but Harwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ganon to the ground. Ganon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ganon doesn't manage to clinch there - Harwood circles away.
Harwood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ganon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ganon rushes Harwood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ganon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ganon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harwood's head.
A head kick misses from Ganon.
Horrible takedown by Harwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Ganon which made him look bad.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganon scores with a head kick.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown but Ganon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ganon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ganon.
Harwood shoots for a double leg takedown but Ganon sprawls well. He's pushed Harwood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ganon throws a head kick that half lands.
Ganon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ganon feints and then cracks Harwood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harwood down.
Harwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ganon avoids it really well and circles away.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood misses with a takedown attempt - Ganon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harwood avoids the head kick by Ganon.

Harwood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ganon's guard.
Harwood looking to sit in guard and control but Ganon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harwood has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ganon has passed into side control.
Ganon wants to stand but Harwood has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harwood is looking to reverse the position.
Harwood can't do much from the bottom here.
Harwood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
It looks like Ganon is going to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harwood is pressing down on Ganon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Ganon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Harwood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ganon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harwood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ganon throws a push kick but Harwood slaps the foot to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ganon - that will leave a mark!

Harwood 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.
Harwood wants to control from the top but Ganon keeps moving.
Ganon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ganon keeping moving, preventing Harwood from controlling successfully.
Ganon keeping full guard, as Harwood tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood wants to control from the top but Ganon keeps moving.
Harwood is pushing down on Ganon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ganon is fighting to maintain full guard but Harwood has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harwood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Harwood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ganon manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harwood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harwood wants to control for a moment but Ganon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Harwood trying to hold on to Ganon's head to control him but Ganon postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harwood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harwood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Ganon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harwood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ganon is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Ganon gets to his feet - Harwood follows without any prompting.
Kelly Ganon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ganon slaps away a takedown attempt from Harwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harwood shoots in for a double leg but Ganon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crunch! Ganon slams his shin into Harwood's torso.
Ganon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ganon throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ganon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kelly Ganon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Harwood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ganon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harwood avoids the head kick by Ganon.
Kelly Ganon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.
Harwood looks for a takedown but Ganon sprawls well.
Harwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ganon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harwood closes the distance and clinches up with Ganon, looking for a takedown. Harwood pushes Ganon against the cage but Ganon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly Ganon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
Ganon thows a body kick. Harwood tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ganon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ganon lands a high kick!
Ganon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harwood.
Harwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Ganon tries to sprawl out of it but Harwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ganon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ganon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ganon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harwood shoots for a takedown but Ganon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ganon.
Ganon keeps Harwood at a distance using the push kick.
Ganon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harwood can do to turn this around?
Ganon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harwood's head.
Harwood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ganon's waist but Ganon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harwood off to one side.
Ganon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Harwood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ganon.
Ganon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ganon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Harwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Ganon which made him look bad.
Harwood fails to land the takedown.
Ganon throws a head kick but Harwood moves out of range.
Ganon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harwood.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.
Ganon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harwood checks it well.
Harwood blocks a low kick nicely.
Ganon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyler Harwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Harwood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ganon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harwood wants to pass to mount but Ganon is defending the position.

Harwood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Harwood is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Ganon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ganon, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!

Kelly Ganon wins by unanimous decision!