PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Al Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Saliva - Click Click Boom as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Al Hassan
vs
Harrison

195 cm
22
250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

194 cm
26
246 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Al Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Al Hassan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Hassan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Hassan won't allow it.
Al Hassan tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Al Hassan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Hassan.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Al Hassan has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Hassan won't allow it.
Al Hassan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Al Hassan has the dominant position.
Al Hassan controlling the action here for a moment.
Al Hassan prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Al Hassan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hassan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Al Hassan slowing the pace effectively.
Al Hassan misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Al Hassan.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Hassan has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison wants to break free but Al Hassan has control.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Al Hassan is controlling him.
Al Hassan misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Hassan scores with a hook to the body.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Al Hassan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Al Hassan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Harrison breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Al Hassan is out of range.

Al Hassan pushes Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Hassan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Hassan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Al Hassan.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Al Hassan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrison tries to circle away but Al Hassan has him pinned against the cage.
Al Hassan scores with a hook to the body.
Harrison tries to circle away but Al Hassan has him pinned against the cage.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Al Hassan keeps him there for the moment.
Al Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Hassan.
Al Hassan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrison tries a body shot but Al Hassan blocks it.
Al Hassan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Al Hassan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Hassan is working Harrison over against the cage.
Al Hassan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Al Hassan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Hassan misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Hassan digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Al Hassan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Hassan won't allow it.
Harrison wants to break free but Al Hassan has control.
Al Hassan is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Al Hassan lands a body shot.
Al Hassan digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Al Hassan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Al Hassan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Al Hassan with a jab.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Al Hassan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Al Hassan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Hassan prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Al Hassan keeps him there for the moment.
Al Hassan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Al Hassan scores with a hook to the body.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Hassan has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Al Hassan has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Al Hassan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Al Hassan can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Al Hassan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Al Hassan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hassan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Hassan digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harrison wants to break free but Al Hassan has control.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Al Hassan has the dominant position.
Al Hassan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Hassan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Hassan keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Al Hassan misses with a body punch.

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Al Hassan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrison is breathing heavily.

Al Hassan has managed to clinch.
Al Hassan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Al Hassan.
A short body shot lands from Al Hassan as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Al Hassan as the two fighters clinch.
Al Hassan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Hassan lands with a light punch inside.
Al Hassan taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Al Hassan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Al Hassan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Hassan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Al Hassan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Al Hassan has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
Harrison is trying to break free.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Hassan takes one on the button.
Al Hassan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nate Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison swings for the body but Al Hassan moves out of range.
Al Hassan lands with a right hand.
Al Hassan connects with a body shot.
Harrison connects with a right hand. Al Hassan shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan misses with a body shot
and Harrison counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Al Hassan. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hassan.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al Hassan stuns Harrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Al Hassan gets a clinch.
Al Hassan scores with a shoulder strike.
Harrison being controlled against the cage.
Harrison pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Al Hassan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Al Hassan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Al Hassan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Hassan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Al Hassan fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harrison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Al Hassan lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Hassan has Harrison pressed against the cage, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al Hassan scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Hassan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrison tries to break free but Al Hassan pushes him back against the cage.
Al Hassan prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Abdul Al Hassan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Al Hassan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Al Hassan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Al Hassan is controlling him.
Harrison looking to stall.
Al Hassan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Al Hassan digs a right hand into Harrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrison's gas tank.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Hassan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Hassan scores with a shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Al Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hassan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Al Hassan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Al Hassan is controlling him.
Al Hassan leaning against his opponent.
Al Hassan is working Harrison over against the cage.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harrison stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Al Hassan.

That's four 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.
Al Hassan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Abdul Al Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison tries to circle away but Al Hassan has him pinned against the cage.
Al Hassan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Hassan prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Al Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nate Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Al Hassan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Hassan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Al Hassan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Hassan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Al Hassan!