PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Harith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie The Rain Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harith
vs
The Rain Man

189 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 New York, Jason Harith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie The Rain Man!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rain Man shoots for a takedown but Harith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harith slips under a jab from The Rain Man.
Harith cracks The Rain Man with a good jab.
Harith tries to bum rush The Rain Man with a series of wild strikes but The Rain Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for The Rain Man with that takedown attempt.
The Rain Man fails to land the takedown.
Jason Harith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie The Rain Man.
Harith cracks The Rain Man with a good jab.
Harith swinging wilding here.
Harith wants to land a leg kick but The Rain Man is out of range.
Harith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jason Harith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Rain Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Rain Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harith is fending him off so far but The Rain Man persists. Nope, Harith circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harith misses with a wild combination.
Jason Harith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Rain Man has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harith finds it's way round the side to connect with The Rain Man's head.
Harith tries to bum rush The Rain Man with a series of wild strikes but The Rain Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by The Rain Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Harith which made him look bad.
The Rain Man looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Harith.
The Rain Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harith throws a left that rocks The Rain Man and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Harith dives into side control, looking to finish! Can The Rain Man regain composure!

The Rain Man is rocked!
The Rain Man taking a bit of punishment here - Harith scoring with strikes.
The Rain Man is still in real trouble! Can Harith finish him?
The Rain Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Rain Man struggling a bit here.
The Rain Man seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harith working the head and body with strikes.
The Rain Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harith.
Harith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on The Rain Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harith tries to move to mount but The Rain Man blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on The Rain Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harith scores with punches from side control.

Harith stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Harith throws a combination. The Rain Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harith throws a big shot that misses.
Harith looks to land a right hand but The Rain Man moved out of range.

The Rain Man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Rain Man showed some decent athleticism there.
Harith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Rain Man is trying to control but can't.
Harith is tying to control. The Rain Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Rain Man moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harith trying to control but The Rain Man is working from the bottom.
The Rain Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harith is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harith is looking to work some ground and pound but The Rain Man has wrist control.

The Rain Man looking for a guillotine here but Harith defends easily.
Harith tries to stand but The Rain Man is controlling from the bottom.
Harith throws a strike but The Rain Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Rain Man preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harith trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Rain Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Rain Man 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.
Harith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Rain Man passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harith works his way to full guard. Good work.

Harith is looking for a triangle here but The Rain Man uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The Rain Man scoring with punches from side control.
Harith is looking to regain half guard here but The Rain Man keeps moving and retains side control.
Harith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Rain Man is breathing heavily.

Harith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harith manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harith in particular looking to stall.
Harith working the head and body with strikes.

Harith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Rain Man doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harith.
Harith winds up and cracks The Rain Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harith is looking for a kimura here.
Harith stops The Rain Man from getting back to his feet.
Harith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Rain Man trying to control here.
The Rain Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jason Harith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harith stands up out of The Rain Man's guard for a moment - The Rain Man manages to land a nice upkick.
The Rain Man throwing short punches from the bottom.

Harith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Rain Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harith's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harith looking for a guillotine here but The Rain Man defends easily.

Harith throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Rain Man uses it to pass to side control.
Harith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harith thows a huge punch but The Rain Man dodges it nicely.
The Rain Man is staying active underneath Harith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harith tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Rain Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Rain Man taking some punishment here, with Harith in his half guard.
Harith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Rain Man wants to control but Harith is keeping busy.

Harith seems to be working for a kimura but The Rain Man defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Rain Man wants to get back to his feet.
The Rain Man trying to control here.
Harith lands strikes from half guard.
The Rain Man trying to control here.
The Rain Man regains full guard. Nicely done.

Harith is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but The Rain Man has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Harith is looking to defend but The Rain Man has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Harith! The Rain Man pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Harith taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eddie The Rain Man!