PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Harrington will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bubba
vs
Harrington

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Bad 2 The Bone MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bubba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrington as he jumps to the side.
Harrington throws a one two combo.
Bubba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bubba cracks Harrington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Harrington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harrington lands a nice forearm strike.

Harrington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bubba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bubba is looking to reverse the position.
Harrington grinds an elbow into Bubba's temple.
Harrington lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harrington cracks Bubba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harrington scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Harrington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bubba is letting Harrington control him for a moment.
Bubba is trying to improve his position.
Harrington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington grinds an elbow into Bubba's temple.
Bubba is trying to get back to half guard.
Harrington tries to advance to mount but Bubba denies him.
A lull in the action here as Harrington stalls from top position.
Bubba taking a bit of punishment here - Harrington scoring with strikes.
Bubba tries to buck Harrington off but Harrington is having none of it.
Bubba manages to get back to half guard.
Harrington looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Harrington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bubba wants to improve his position but Harrington is controlling well.

Harrington is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bubba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harrington.
Harrington looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bubba wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba is refusing to be controlled, as Harrington sits in half guard.
Harrington might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bubba kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Harrington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bubba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harrington won't allow Bubba to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Harrington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bubba, pushing him back against the cage.
Bubba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bubba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bubba's brow.
Bubba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bubba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harrington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bubba is stalling here.
Bubba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bubba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bubba.
Bubba managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.
Harrington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bubba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington is looking to break free of the clinch but Bubba has double underhooks.
Harrington is pressed up against the cage. Bubba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harrington down to the mat. Harrington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harrington. That one must have hurt.
Harrington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bubba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrington can pounce on him.
Harrington tries to clinch but Bubba is having none of it.
Bubba fails with the takedown

and Harrington moves into the clinch.
Harrington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harrington lands with a right to the head.

Bubba gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harrington gets back to full guard.
Bubba trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bubba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bubba is working hard here to advance position.
Bubba trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
Bubba connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bubba's guard.
Harrington works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bubba wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrington is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bubba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harrington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bubba is keeping the position for now.
Bubba is trying to control the position but Harrington postures up.
Bubba throwing short punches from the bottom.
Bubba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bubba trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
Bubba looking for a sweep. Not yet Bubba, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bubba fails with the takedown
and Harrington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bubba shoots and misses
and Harrington counters with a leg kick.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bubba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington lands a two punch combo.
Harrington lands with a hook. Bubba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harrington tries to clinch up but Bubba circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrington throws a shot to the body.

Bubba gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bubba scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Harrington dominated that round.
That's time! Bubba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harrington misses with a hook.
Bubba moves away from the strike by Harrington.
Bubba shoots in but Harrington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bubba tries for a takedown but Harrington circles away easily

and Harrington counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bubba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington lands an elbow inside.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Bubba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bubba blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harrington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bubba's face.
Bubba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harrington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bubba jumps guard but Harrington stands there with Bubba around his waist. Bubba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bubba blocks the elbow strike.
Bubba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrington gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington is breathing heavily.

Bubba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harrington's guard.
Bubba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harrington's head.

Harrington is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harrington is still in real trouble! Can Bubba finish him?

It looks like Tyler Harrington has been cut.
Bubba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bubba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bubba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bubba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bubba is looking to work some ground and pound but Harrington has wrist control.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bubba tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrington is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bubba shoots and misses
and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bubba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.
Bubba misses with an uppercut.
Bubba tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown but Harrington shows good takedown defense.
Bubba shoots in but no luck this time.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown but Harrington shows good takedown defense.
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bubba misses with a few strikes there.
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bubba tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bubba is looking to clinch.
Bubba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrington's waist but Harrington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bubba off to one side.
Bubba has a takedown stuffed.
Bubba is looking to clinch.
Bubba looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bubba shoots in for a double leg but Harrington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bubba tries for a takedown but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bubba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Harrington. No joy for Bubba on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Harrington. No joy for Bubba on that attempt.
Bubba doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrington as he jumps to the side.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bubba tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.
Bubba shoots in and drives through. Harrington sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba looks for a takedown but Harrington sprawls well.
Bubba fails with the takedown.
Bubba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrington pinned against the cage. Harrington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bubba tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.
Bubba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrington pinned against the cage. Harrington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Big Bubba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bubba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bubba swings for the body but Harrington moves out of range.
Bubba tries for a takedown but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Big Bubba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Bubba shoots in.
Bubba shoots in but Harrington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bubba swings for the body but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington stuffs the takedown.
Harrington seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bubba doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrington is fending him off so far but Bubba persists. Nope, Harrington circles away and we're back to standing.
Bubba has a takedown stuffed.
Bubba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bubba clinches but Harrington breaks the clinch

and Harrington counters with a takedown into side control.
Bubba is looking to reverse the position.
Bubba is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Harrington is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bubba taking shots to the head.
Harrington lands a big elbow - Bubba is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bubba is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tyler Harrington!