PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Harper had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Harper
vs
Teppo

181 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
199 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper cracks a nice hook into Teppo's ribs.
Teppo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harper's head.
Harper looks for the body kick but Teppo saw that one coming.
Teppo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Teppo is out of range and Harper settles back down.
Harper throws the left hand but Teppo avoids the punch easily.
Teppo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper throws a head kick but Teppo moves out of range.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Teppo moves out of range easily.
Harper throws a body kick that misses.
Harper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teppo checks it well.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Nick Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a head kick. Teppo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Teppo takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Harper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teppo's calf.
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
Harper thows a body shot but no joy.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Teppo.
Harper moves away from the strike by Teppo.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harper takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a low kick but Teppo moves out of range easily.
Teppo keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teppo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper connects with a crisp jab.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Teppo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Harper does no damage.
Teppo looks for a takedown but Harper sprawls well.
Harper throws a head kick but Teppo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo needs to keep his hands up - Harper had a free shot at his head there.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Teppo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Harper throws a hook but Teppo blocks it.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Teppo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper clinches but Teppo breaks the clinch
and Teppo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harper is looking to wear down Teppo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Teppo clinches up against the cage.
Harper is trying to break free.
Harper blocks a body shot from Teppo.
Harper is trying to force a seperation but Teppo has the dominant position.

Harper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teppo throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Teppo misses the target.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper clinches but Teppo breaks the clinch
and Teppo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teppo.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
Teppo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harper as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teppo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper throws a leg kick but Teppo moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harper looks to land a combination but Teppo avoids it well.
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Teppo moved out of range.
A left lands for Teppo.
Nick Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Teppo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Teppo moved out of range.
Harper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teppo. That did some damage!
Teppo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper moves out of range as Teppo strikes.
Harper throws a head kick but Teppo moves out of range.
Teppo slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo swinging wildly here.
Teppo lands a nice looking body shot.
Harper misses with a head kick.
Harper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harper scores with a nice strike.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick
and Teppo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper is looking to slow Teppo down with leg kicks.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teppo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Teppo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harper.
Harper cracks Teppo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a body punch
enabling Teppo to counter with a crisp jab.
Teppo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teppo manages to avoid it.
Nick Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teppo swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
A jab from Teppo finds it's way through Harper's defenses.
Nick Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Teppo is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harper.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teppo.
A swing and a miss from Harper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo misses the shot to the body.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Harper wants to clinch up but Teppo keeps it at a distance.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teppo.
Harper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teppo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Teppo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Teppo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Teppo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo wants to free his trapped foot but Harper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teppo is trying to control. Harper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Teppo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Teppo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Teppo with a jab.
Teppo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
Harper tried to score with a low kick but Teppo checks it.
Teppo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper tries to land a body kick
letting Teppo counter with a right hand.
Harper lands a glancing blow to the side of Teppo's head.
Teppo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Harper avoids the body shot from Teppo.
Harper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Teppo moves into range and clinches up with Harper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Teppo tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teppo misses with some punches.
Teppo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teppo misses with a body shot.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teppo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Teppo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teppo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teppo slips a jab from Harper.
The crowd cheers as Harper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teppo doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Teppo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Teppo shoots for a double leg takedown but Harper sprawls well. He's pushed Teppo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teppo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teppo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teppo checks a leg kick.
Harper digs a good hook to Teppo's body.
Harper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Teppo's head backwards.
Harper throws a sloppy body shot
and Teppo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harper thinking.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo tries to clinch
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Harper throws a series of punches but Teppo moves out of range.
A punch combination from Teppo misses.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper walks into a stiff left hand from Teppo.
Teppo avoids the head kick by Harper.
Teppo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Teppo's ribs.
Harper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teppo lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Harper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper defending well as Teppo loads up on a big left hand.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Teppo checks a low kick from Harper.
Teppo ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Teppo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Teppo lands a body shot.
Teppo scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Teppo down.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Harper!