PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goli Haran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ratatat - Lex. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haran
vs
Slade

189 cm
24
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
216 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goli Haran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Slade!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haran misses with a hook. Slade ducked under it nicely.
Slade throws a right hand that Haran ducks under and follows up with a left that Haran also avoids with ease.
Haran misses with a straight right.
Slade tries to bum rush Haran with a series of wild strikes but Haran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slade counters with a series of strikes. Haran will be more careful next time no doubt.
Slade misses with the combination.
Slade swings for the body but Haran moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slade. Haran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slade connects with a jab.
Slade throws a hook but Haran avoids it easily.
Slade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haran. Haran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haran moves out of range as Slade strikes.
Haran throws a series of punches but Slade avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Haran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Haran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slade lands an overhand right.
Goli Haran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade digs a good body shot into Haran's ribs.
Slade stuns Haran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haran catches Slade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haran.
Haran swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Haran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slade.
Nice shot lands for Slade.
Goli Haran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slade scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Haran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slade slips a jab and a cross from Haran.
Slade misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Slade.
Haran slips a jab and a cross from Slade.
Slade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jason Slade has been cut.
Haran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haran throws a series of punches but Slade avoids them all with ease.
Slade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Haran misses.
Haran throws out a leg kick but Slade moves out of range and Haran only half commits.
Slade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slade scores with a three punch combo!
Slade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haran throws an overhand right that lands on Slade's shoulder, as Slade tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haran throws a combination that misses
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slade defending well as Haran loads up on a big left hand.
Slade throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slade lands a jab to Haran's midsection.
Slade throws a series of punches but Haran avoids them all with ease.
Slade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haran throws a combination that misses
and Slade counters with a three punch combo that has Haran backing up. Haran nods at Slade to acknowledge the strikes.
Slade misses with a hook to the body
and Haran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slade digs a good hook to Haran's body.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Slade throws a right and a left that Haran avoids nicely.
Slade with a hook.
Haran looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Haran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haran misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Haran misses its intended target.
Haran looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Slade misses with a straight left.
Haran throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.
Haran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
Slade connects with a jab.
Haran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slade throws a nice looking combination but Haran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade connects with the punch.
Haran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haran just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Slade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Slade's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Slade connects with the punch.
Haran misses with a straight left.
Haran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slade was well out of range. Poor timing from Haran.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Haran.
Haran misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Slade scores with a four punch combination!
Haran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haran.
Slade connects with a looping right hand.
Haran throws a sloppy head kick and Slade moves out of range easily.
Slade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haran's calf.
Haran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slade misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slade counters with a stiff right hand.
Haran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Haran misses its intended target.
Slade lands with a nice combination. Haran backs away looking to recover.
Haran leaves Slade with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slade scores with a sloppy right hand. Haran should have avoided that one.
Slade throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slade takes a swing at Haran's ribcage but misses.
Haran throws a big shot that misses.
Slade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haran on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Slade.
Haran swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slade. Haran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Slade lands a jab to Haran's midsection.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haran moves away.
Slade slips under a jab.
Slade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haran lands a lovely overhand right.
Slade connects with a right hand. Haran shakes it off.
Slade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slade lands with a straight right. Haran didn't see that one coming.
Haran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slade lands the left hand.
Haran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slade.
Slade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haran.
A jab from Slade finds it's way through Haran's defenses.
Haran misses with a looping left.
Haran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slade.
Haran misses with a body punch
and Slade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Haran catches Slade right on the button with a cross.
Slade misses with a low kick as Haran jumps back.
Slade just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Haran misses.
Jason Slade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haran swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haran looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Haran misses.
Haran throws a jab when Slade was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade avoids the head kick by Haran.
Haran misses with a few strikes there.
Slade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Slade.
Slade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haran throws out the jab.
Slade dodges the punch combination from Haran.
Slade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haran throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade lands a nice shot to the body.
Slade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slade misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Slade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Slade's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Haran moves out of range as Slade strikes.
Slade lands a body shot.
Haran lands with a straight right. Slade didn't see that one coming.
Slade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Slade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haran missing with a left hand there. Slade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haran throws an overhand right that lands on Slade's shoulder, as Slade tries to avoid the shot.
Slade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slade throws a body punch but Haran moves out of range.
Haran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slade looks to land a left hand but Haran moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target.
A combination from Slade does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haran lands a nice shot to the body.
Haran misses with an uppercut.
Slade avoids the body shot from Haran.
Slade scores with a jab to the head.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Slade gets the takedown into side control.
Haran struggling a bit here.
Slade is looking to take a break and control but Haran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haran is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haran dodges the ground and pound from Slade.
Slade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slade wants to take a breather but Haran manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Slade.
Slade throwing strikes from guard but Haran blocks nicely.
Haran is trying to control the position but Slade postures up.
Slade is looking to work some ground and pound but Haran has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slade throws a series of punches but Haran avoids them all with ease.
Slade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haran at a distance.
Goli Haran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Haran.
Haran falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slade counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haran defends it nicely.
Slade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haran doesn't seem bothered though.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Haran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haran misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haran throws a series of punches but Slade avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Haran.
Haran misses with a shot to the body
and Slade counters with a straight right hand.
Slade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slade digs a good body shot into Haran's ribs.
A shot to the body from Haran misses

and Slade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!

Slade is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slade content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Slade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slade 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Slade!