PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between baby fufu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shwayze - High Together. Jon Harrison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with baby fufu's chin.

fufu
vs
Harrison

178 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

BLKOUT Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, baby fufu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
fufu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison feints and then cracks fufu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow fufu down.
Harrison blocks a head kick by fufu.
fufu shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrison sprawls well. He's pushed fufu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harrison thuds his shin into the meat of fufu's side.

Harrison scores with a takedown into fufu's guard.
Harrison is looking to work some ground and pound but fufu has wrist control.
Harrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrison postures up in fufu's guard and throws a big left but fufu blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison throwing strikes from guard but fufu blocks nicely.
Harrison wants to control from the top but fufu keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
fufu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
fufu wants to clinch
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has fufu backing up. fufu nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
fufu misses with a double jab
and Harrison counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. fufu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harrison tries to clinch there but fufu circles away.
Harrison wants to clinch up but fufu keeps it at a distance.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.

Harrison feints and as fufu raises his hands in defense, Harrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
fufu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to control from the top but fufu keeps moving.
fufu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if fufu tries to get out of the position.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrison won't allow fufu to get back to his feet.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but fufu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison thows a big elbow that misses.
fufu has his hands on Harrison's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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

and Harrison counters with a single leg into guard. fufu didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fufu is keeping the position for now.
Harrison wants to control from the top but fufu keeps moving.
Harrison stops fufu from standing up.
Harrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
fufu has momentary wrist control but Harrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

fufu looking for a guillotine here but Harrison defends easily.
fufu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fufu wants to clinch

and Harrison counters by clinching up.
fufu tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
fufu tries to pull guard but Harrison won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for baby fufu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison avoids the elbow strike from fufu, against the ropes.
fufu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harrison blocks a body shot from fufu.
fufu misses with a punch on the inside.

fufu is trying to trip Harrison. He has hold of a leg but Harrison is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. fufu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing fufu from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
fufu can't break the clinch.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but fufu is controlling him.
fufu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
fufu has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
fufu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harrison tries to circle away but fufu has him pinned against the ropes.
fufu is trying to stall.

Harrison pulls fufu into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
fufu trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison punishing his opponent with strikes.
Harrison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harrison looking to finish with strikes here!
fufu tries to lock up and control but Harrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
fufu blocking the ground and pound.
Harrison working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but fufu slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
fufu trying to control but Harrison postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. fufu defending well though.
Harrison wants to stand but his hand is trapped. fufu uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Harrison feints and as fufu raises his hands in defense, Harrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harrison is looking to work some ground and pound but fufu has wrist control.
fufu keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but fufu is working from the bottom.
fufu wants to get back to his feet but Harrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
fufu tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily
and Harrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

fufu gets a clinch.
Harrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
fufu trying to control the position but instead, Harrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed fufu into the ropes.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

fufu moves into the clinch.
fufu has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
fufu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from fufu.
fufu tries to pull guard but Harrison holds him up against the ropes and eventually fufu drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for baby fufu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
fufu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
fufu throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
fufu clinches but Harrison breaks the clinch

and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Harrison gets a takedown into half guard.
Jon Harrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison wants to advance to full mount but fufu doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Harrison stops fufu from standing up.
fufu keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
fufu keeping full guard, as Harrison tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to control from the top but fufu keeps moving.
fufu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
fufu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrison makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. fufu really felt that one!
fufu keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrison tries to clinch there but fufu circles away.
fufu misses with a takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fufu wants to clinch but Harrison slips to the side
and Harrison counters with a slapping leg kick.

fufu instigates a clinch.
Harrison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harrison working fufu over with knees to the body.
fufu is looking to control Harrison's arms but Harrison gets an underhook and turns him. Now fufu has his back to the ropes.
fufu managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
fufu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
fufu looking to stall.
Harrison tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harrison wants to stall.
Harrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrison is looking to control fufu's arms but fufu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrison has his back to the ropes.
fufu tries to pull guard but Harrison holds him up against the ropes and eventually fufu drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for baby fufu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
fufu has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
fufu wants to break free but Harrison has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fufu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrison smiles and moves away.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from fufu.

fufu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
fufu working aggressively here.
Harrison's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
fufu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harrison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
fufu tries to circle away but Harrison has him pinned against the ropes.

fufu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harrison is just too persistent for him and manages to trip fufu to the mat. fufu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
fufu is trying to control the position but Harrison postures up.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws and elbow that misses. fufu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harrison's guard. Nice move by fufu!
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

fufu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and fufu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
fufu wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
baby fufu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
fufu thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harrison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harrison.
fufu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
fufu throws a lazy head kick
and Harrison counters with a nice body kick.
Jon Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
baby fufu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrison counters with a head kick. That will keep fufu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrison 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Harrison!