PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Paisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paisti's entrance music is AC/DC - T.N.T . A fine choice. Armas Paisti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paisti
vs
Harrison

191 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
192 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Frank`s TASTE - Stamina offer!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armas Paisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Harrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paisti!

It looks like Mike Harrison has been cut.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Paisti tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paisti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paisti, as that shot connected.
Paisti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Armas Paisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paisti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Paisti.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Paisti sprawls well.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Paisti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Armas Paisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Paisti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paisti lands with a right hand.
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paisti tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paisti to the ground. Paisti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paisti thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paisti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Harrison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paisti is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrison is controlling him well.
Paisti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control the position but Paisti is working away.

Harrison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paisti has escaped the position, nice work there.
Paisti is trying to get back to his feet.
Paisti tries to bench press Harrison off him but Harrison keeps the position.

Harrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paisti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Harrison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Paisti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paisti sneaks back into half guard.
Paisti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrison on the ground.
Paisti wants to get back to full guard.

Harrison is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paisti is looking to escape.
Paisti trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Paisti kicks Harrison off and gets back to his feet.
Armas Paisti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paisti misses with an uppercut.

Harrison clinches up with Paisti and pushes him back against the cage.

Harrison manages to pull guard.

Harrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paisti defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti tries to stand but Harrison is controlling from the bottom.
Harrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harrison has a closed guard, preventing Paisti from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paisti defends well.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paisti wants to get up but he can't break Harrison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paisti throwing strikes but missing.
Paisti throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Paisti won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.
Paisti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paisti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paisti throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Paisti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrison throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Harrison working for a triangle but Paisti defends it easily.
Harrison throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison pulls Paisti in close to prevent any damage.
Harrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Paisti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Harrison'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.

Paisti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Paisti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good shot there by Paisti.
Paisti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Paisti digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Harrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paisti thows a body shot but no joy.
Paisti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paisti!

Paisti clinches up against the cage.
Paisti tries to circle away but Harrison has him pinned against the cage.
Harrison can't get the takedown.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Paisti manages to get underhooks.
Armas Paisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Paisti is trying to break free.
Paisti misses with the head strike.
Harrison wants a takedown.
Harrison is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paisti has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Paisti manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Paisti to work.
Paisti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Harrison.
Paisti has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
Paisti wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrison won't allow it.
Harrison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paisti gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Paisti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paisti lands a jab-cross combination.
Armas Paisti is winning the standup battle so far.

Paisti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Paisti lands a left hand.

Paisti breaks from the clinch.
Paisti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paisti.

That has opened up Mike Harrison's cut even more.
Paisti scores with a nice strike.
Paisti lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti misses with a straight left.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armas Paisti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paisti lands a nice shot that snaps Harrison's head back.
Paisti punishes Harrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Paisti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paisti tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Nice shot lands for Paisti.
Paisti wants to clinch but Harrison slips to the side

and Harrison counters with a single leg into guard. Paisti didn't expect that.
Paisti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Paisti scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice shot by Paisti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti tries to clinch

and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paisti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrison postures up in Paisti's guard and throws a big left but Paisti blocks it.
Harrison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harrison trying to control but Paisti is working from the bottom.
Paisti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
Paisti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Paisti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paisti lands a really nice looking cross but Harrison seems unphased.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paisti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paisti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to clinch there but Paisti circles away.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Paisti misses.
Paisti misses the jab.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paisti.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Paisti has closed the distance and engaged Harrison in a clinch.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paisti.
Paisti is trying to force a seperation but Harrison has the dominant position.
Paisti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harrison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paisti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison wants a takedown.
Paisti is trying to break free.
Paisti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paisti misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Harrison looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Paisti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Harrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Paisti.
Paisti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paisti throws a combination. Harrison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

The cut above Mike Harrison's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Paisti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harrison walks into a straight right hand from Paisti.
Harrison shoots in for a double leg but Paisti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paisti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paisti misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Paisti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paisti connects with the punch.
Paisti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paisti misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Harrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Paisti finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Paisti.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Paisti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Armas Paisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Paisti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paisti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Paisti tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paisti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paisti cracks Harrison with a good jab.

Mike Harrison's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Harrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paisti scores with a nice strike.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Harrison's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armas Paisti!