PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari has chosen Tool - Forty Six & 2 as his entrance music. Striker Grappling is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Grappling
vs
Harrikari

180 cm
24
184 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

193 cm
22
186 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrikari motions for Grappling to come forward. Harrikari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrikari cracks Grappling with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Grappling.
Grappling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrikari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrikari checks a low kick from Grappling.
Grappling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grappling cracks Harrikari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grappling just misses with a punch to the body.
Grappling looks to clinch
and Harrikari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrikari throws a leg kick
and Grappling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harrikari's knee momentarily.
Grappling scores with a jab to the body.
Grappling throws a low kick but Harrikari avoids it.
Grappling dodges the punch combination from Harrikari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grappling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrikari throws out a loose jab but Grappling uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrikari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrikari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grappling misses with a low kick.
Harrikari thows a leg kick but Grappling checks it
and Grappling counters with a stiff right hand.
Grappling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grappling throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrikari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrikari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grappling counters with a body kick that stops Harrikari in his tracks momentarily.
Striker Grappling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grappling doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrikari circles away.
Grappling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grappling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grappling tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grappling, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrikari, as that shot connected.

Harrikari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grappling.
Harrikari takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari wants to get back to striking at distance but Grappling won't allow it.
Harrikari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrikari tries a body shot but Grappling blocks it.
Grappling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrikari lands a body punch.
Harrikari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grappling has him pressed against the cage.
Harrikari has a couple of punches blocked by Grappling.
A hook to the body from Grappling.
Harrikari looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Grappling.
Grappling blocks a body shot from Harrikari.
Grappling lands with a short shot to the head.
Grappling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grappling gets through Harrikari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Harrikari is rocked!
Grappling lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrikari or not.
Harrikari is still on wobbly legs! Can Grappling finish him?
Grappling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grappling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grappling swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grappling lands a shoulder strike.
Grappling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrikari backwards.
Grappling throws a head punch that misses.
Grappling lands with a right to the head.
Harrikari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grappling lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harrikari to his knees! Grappling keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Striker Grappling!