PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Nueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome To Jamrock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nueve
vs
Harper

173 cm
26
162 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Numero Nueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Nueve to counter with a crisp jab.
Harper closes the distance but Nueve moves to the side
and Nueve counters with a nice uppercut.
Nueve looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harper tries to clinch

and Nueve counters with a shoot takedown. Harper fights it but they end up in guard.
Nueve working some strikes from top position.
Nueve throwing strikes but missing.
Nueve throwing strikes but missing.
Nueve throws and elbow that misses. Harper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nueve's guard. Nice move by Harper!
Nueve manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harper manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harper can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nueve manages to get himself to full guard.
Nueve manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nueve looking to finish with strikes here!
Nueve throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harper because Nueve loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nueve putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nueve with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nueve throws some wild stikes that Harper manages to avoid easily.
Nueve raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nueve thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Nueve goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Harper is on top in guard.
Nueve keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.

Harper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nueve has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harper has managed to get both his arms back between Nueve's legs - danger averted.

Harper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nueve, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper tries to clinch

and Nueve counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harper keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nueve missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harper is trying to maintain the position but Nueve is very close to passing his half guard.
Harper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nueve.
Harper is looking to improve his position.
Harper trying to control but Nueve postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nueve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harper is looking to improve his position.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Nueve throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nueve thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harper to regain full guard.
Harper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Numero Nueve dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harper misses with a takedown attempt

and Nueve counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harper's guard now.
Nueve connects with a couple of short punches.
Nueve postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nueve is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
Nueve trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nueve trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nueve is in close to Harper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nueve thows a big elbow that misses.
Nueve missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nueve throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.

Nueve gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nueve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nueve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Nueve's corner calls for a 1-2. Nueve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harper tries to clinch but Nueve moves away

and Nueve counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harper's guard now.
Nueve postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to keep a closed guard but Nueve is proving a slippery customer.
Nueve is working Harper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nueve is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
Nueve is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
Harper controls Nueve momentarily but Nueve frees himself.
Nueve missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nueve working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harper's head.
Nueve throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nueve content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nueve throws a big right hand that misses.
Nueve trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Nueve postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Nueve drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nueve jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nueve is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Nueve gets to his feet. Harper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ben Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nueve counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nueve.
Numero Nueve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Harper.
Nueve throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nueve with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nueve.
Nueve throwing strikes but missing.
Nueve working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harper's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harper is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Numero Nueve dominated that second round.
That's time! Nueve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nueve looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Nueve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Nueve counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nueve.
Nueve has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nueve's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Nueve from controlling successfully.
Nueve throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nueve connects with a couple of short punches.
Nueve prevents Harper from getting back to his feet.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nueve scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nueve postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Numero Nueve overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nueve lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Harper is rocked!
Nueve is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harper is still in real trouble! Can Nueve finish him?
Nueve distracts Harper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nueve gets to his feet and stands over Harper, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Harper felt that one! Nueve unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Harper from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Numero Nueve!