PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Al Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Click Click Boom. 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
Al Hassan

194 cm
25
246 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Al Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hassan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrison misses with a two punch combination.
Al Hassan slips a jab from Harrison.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hassan.
Harrison sizes up Al Hassan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A good leg kick by Al Hassan.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Hassan.
Al Hassan takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.

Al Hassan forces Harrison back against the cage and clinches.
Al Hassan stalls.
Harrison taking a breather.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Hassan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Al Hassan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a body shot
and Al Hassan counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Hassan.
Al Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Hassan feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Crunch! Al Hassan slams his shin into Harrison's torso.
Al Hassan staying out of range there.
Harrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
Al Hassan blocks a jab.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Al Hassan moves away and avoids it.
Al Hassan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Hassan misses the shot to the body.
Harrison lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
Al Hassan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nate Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Hassan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrison is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan connects with a high kick.

It looks like Nate Harrison has been cut.

Al Hassan has Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Hassan controlling the action here for a moment.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Al Hassan has Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Al Hassan - that landed with a thud.
Al Hassan slowing the pace effectively.
Al Hassan has Harrison pressed against the cage, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Al Hassan manages to break the clinch.
Harrison scores with a nice right hand.

Al Hassan pushes Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Hassan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Al Hassan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Hassan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan controlling the action here for a moment.
Al Hassan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Hassan stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Al Hassan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Al Hassan.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan lands a body shot.
Al Hassan taking a breather.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Hassan has him pressed against the cage.
Al Hassan controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdul Al Hassan.
Al Hassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Harrison throws a hook but Al Hassan avoids it easily.
Harrison walks into a stiff left hand from Al Hassan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Hassan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Hassan is just out of range.
Harrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Al Hassan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harrison rather than just go for the knockout.

Al Hassan darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Al Hassan.

Al Hassan breaks the clinch.
Harrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Hassan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
Al Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison throws a body punch but Al Hassan moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Al Hassan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Al Hassan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Harrison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Hassan misses with a head kick.
Al Hassan misses the body punch
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Hassan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al Hassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Al Hassan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harrison.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Hassan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Hassan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Hassan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Al Hassan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Hassan tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Harrison is rocked!
Harrison circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Al Hassan. Harrison falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Al Hassan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdul Al Hassan!