PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Ganon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harwood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Walk Alone. Kelly Ganon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyler Harwood's chin.

Ganon
vs
Harwood

178 cm
25
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

176 cm
23
164 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kelly Ganon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Harwood!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harwood.
Tyler Harwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ganon avoids it really well and circles away.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Harwood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harwood is pressing down on Ganon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ganon is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganon wants to get back to his feet.
Harwood passes to full mount!
Harwood content just to control the position here.
Ganon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harwood on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Harwood working for a guillotine from mount but Ganon is in no mood to give up.

Harwood working for a submission but Ganon is keeping him at bay.
Harwood with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Harwood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Harwood goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ganon turns into him and now he's in Harwood's guard.

Harwood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ganon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harwood looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harwood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harwood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ganon is looking to escape.

Harwood wants to finish this one by submission but Ganon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Ganon.
Harwood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ganon. That one must have hurt.
Harwood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick lands from Ganon.
Ganon misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Harwood with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganon stuffs the takedown.
Kelly Ganon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
Harwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harwood checks a low kick from Ganon.

Harwood scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ganon is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwood is trying to take his opponent's back.
Harwood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ganon trying desperately to get to his feet.

Harwood wants to finish this one by submission but Ganon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harwood.
Harwood fails to advance to Ganon's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood wants to control the pace but Ganon is squirming around nicely.

Harwood goes for an armbar but Ganon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ganon.
Harwood controls Ganon momentarily but Ganon frees himself.

Ganon stands up from Harwood's guard - Ganon perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harwood lands with a nice body punch.
A clash of legs there as Harwood blocks the low kick.
Harwood misses the shot to the body.
Harwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ganon avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Ganon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Harwood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ganon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Harwood wants to control from the top but Ganon keeps moving.
Harwood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ganon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harwood wants to control from the top but Ganon keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood looking to pass the guard.
Harwood advances position into side control!

Harwood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harwood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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.
Harwood trying to control the action but Ganon is working from the bottom.

Harwood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ganon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harwood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ganon!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood tries to control but Ganon wriggling away.
Harwood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ganon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Harwood looking to secure an arm triangle but Ganon defends it well.
Harwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Harwood with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Ganon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Harwood.

Harwood looking for a guillotine from mount but Ganon is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ganon wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Harwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harwood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Harwood!