PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fisk Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tannen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 1885 Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harrison
vs
Tannen

180 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fisk Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buford Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrison.
Tannen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tannen lands a nice hook to Harrison's body. Harrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Buford Tannen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Tannen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harrison doesn't seem phased though.

Tannen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harrison to the mat! Harrison manages to get full guard.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tannen.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tannen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Tannen from controlling successfully.
Harrison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tannen wants to hold on but Harrison pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tannen is desperately trying to improve his position but Harrison has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tannen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison content just to control the position here.
Harrison lands with some strikes.
Harrison avoids the attempt from Tannen to control.
Tannen is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tannen wants to hold on but Harrison pushes him away.
Tannen is trying desperately to improve position.
Harrison looking to control but Tannen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison is really struggling to control Tannen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tannen is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tannen is looking to get to half guard.
Tannen doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Harrison looking to control but Tannen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Harrison has hold of Tannen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tannen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tannen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tannen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tannen keeps working.
Tannen controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buford Tannen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tannen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tannen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Tannen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tannen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fisk Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tannen digs a good hook to Harrison's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tannen scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tannen.
Tannen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tannen lands a nice hook to Harrison's body. Harrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tannen misses the shot to the body.
Harrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tannen scores with a jab. Harrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tannen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tannen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harrison's guard.
Tannen landing with the ground and pound.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Tannen tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Tannen from controlling successfully.
Tannen chips away with some ground and pound.
Tannen forces his way into half guard.
Harrison has hold of Tannen's hands but Tannen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tannen trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Tannen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Tannen has control of the leg.
Tannen works his way into side control.
Tannen lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harrison to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tannen cracks Harrison with a big elbow.
Tannen wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
Tannen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harrison down.
Tannen working the ground and pound.
Tannen lands some shots froms side control.
Tannen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tannen working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tannen scoring with punches from side control.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Tannen keeps moving and retains side control.
Tannen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harrison down.
Tannen grinds an elbow into Harrison's temple.
Tannen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison taking a bit of punishment here - Tannen scoring with strikes.
Tannen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Tannen lands some shots froms side control.
Harrison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tannen lands an elbow.
Harrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tannen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tannen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tannen is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen working the ground and pound from side control.
Tannen is chipping away with strikes.
Tannen cracks Harrison with a big right hand but Harrison just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard.
Tannen wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
Tannen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harrison down.
Tannen is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tannen working the ground and pound.
Tannen working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buford Tannen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tannen.
Tannen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harrison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harrison taking a bit of punishment here - Tannen scoring with strikes.
Tannen working the head with strikes.
Tannen lands a few punches from side control.
Harrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Harrison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tannen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tannen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harrison is trying desperately to improve position.
Tannen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tannen landing strikes from the mount.
Tannen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tannen landing strikes from the mount.
Tannen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tannen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harrison hang on?
Harrison is trying to escape the mount.
Tannen breaks from Harrison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tannen with the ground and pound from mount.
Tannen is landing with some decent strikes but Harrison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harrison is in a horrible position here. Tannen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tannen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tannen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tannen with shots to the head and body - Harrison looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tannen working Harrison over with strikes here.
Tannen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tannen lands a heavy elbow.
Tannen lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tannen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tannen working Harrison over with strikes here.
Tannen lands with some strikes.
Tannen lands a big shot there that rocks Harrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tannen landing punches.
Tannen scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harrison is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Tannen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tannen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tannen landing strikes from the mount.
Tannen landing punches.
Tannen unloading with bombs!
Tannen looking to finish Harrison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harrison!
A nice elbow there by Tannen.
Tannen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harrison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tannen is landing with some decent strikes but Harrison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harrison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harrison?
Tannen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tannen unloading with bombs!
Tannen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fisk Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tannen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Harrison is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Tannen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buford Tannen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tannen content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tannen dominating with strikes here.
Tannen looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buford Tannen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tannen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buford Tannen!