PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Harter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staton has chosen Winning! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harter
vs
Staton

196 cm
25
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Harter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Staton misses.
Harter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staton was well out of range. Poor timing from Harter.
A shot to the body from Harter misses
and Staton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Staton missing with a left hand there. Harter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staton throws a leg kick
and Harter counters with a nice body shot.
Logan Harter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harter swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Staton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Harter just misses with a punch to the body.
Harter is looking to wear down Staton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staton. Harter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harter misses with a hook to the body
and Staton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staton thuds his right hand into Harter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harter misses with an uppercut
and Staton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Staton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton tries to clinch there but Harter circles away.
Staton throws a body punch but Harter moves out of range.
Staton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harter throws out a loose jab but Staton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Staton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harter manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Staton misses the target.
Harter throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Staton to counter with a crisp jab.
Harter throws out a loose jab but Staton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staton scores with a body shot.
Jeremy Staton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staton throws a poor cross that misses
and Harter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Staton fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staton wants to clinch.
Staton misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Harter misses
and Staton counters with a nice body kick.
Staton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staton.
Staton misses with a body shot
and Harter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Staton has time to react.
Staton looks to clinch
and Harter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Staton tries to score with a low kick but Harter moves his leg out of the way.
Harter throws a right hand that misses
and Staton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harter misses with a hook to the body
and Staton counters with a nice uppercut.
Harter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staton was well out of range. Poor timing from Harter.
Harter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Staton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Staton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Harter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harter.
Harter misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staton. Harter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Staton's guard now.
Harter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Staton's head.
Harter stands up over Staton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harter thows a big elbow that misses.
Staton controls Harter momentarily but Harter frees himself.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Staton being controlled here, momentarily.
Staton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harter manages to get himself to full guard.
Staton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Staton postures up in Harter's guard and throws a big left but Harter blocks it.
Staton postures up in Harter's guard and throws a big left but Harter blocks it.
Staton trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Harter is looking to work some ground and pound but Staton has wrist control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harter stopping the sweep attempt from Staton.
Staton wants to improve his position but instead Harter has moved into half guard.
Staton wants to get back to full guard but Harter has mounted him!
Staton is trying to escape the mount.
Staton regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeremy Staton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Harter lands a body shot.
Harter throws a lazy uppercut
and Staton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staton slips a straight right by Harter.
Staton avoids the body shot from Harter.
Staton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harter misses with a right hand
enabling Staton to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harter.

Harter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Staton to the ground. Harter is now in Staton's guard.
Harter tries to free his leg and advance position but Staton is retaining full guard.
Staton controls Harter momentarily but Harter frees himself.
Harter preventing the sweep.
Harter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Staton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Staton breaks from Harter's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Staton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Staton with the ground and pound from mount.
Staton unloads with some shots from mount but Harter bucks and avoids them well.
Harter 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.
Staton punching from mount but Harter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Staton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harter because Staton loaded up on that one.
Staton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Staton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harter suckers Staton into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Harter is now in Staton's guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harter won't allow Staton to sweep him here.

Staton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Staton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harter lands a couple of digs.
Harter lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harter wants to control from the top but Staton keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harter lands a couple of elbows.
Harter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Staton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harter.
Staton is trying to control the position but Harter postures up.
Staton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harter is looking to improve his position but Staton isn't that keen on the idea.
Staton thowing shots but they're missing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Staton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harter defending well though.
Staton working Harter over with strikes.
Harter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staton.
Harter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staton misses with a head shot. Harter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Staton throwing strikes but missing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Staton with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harter is controlling Staton's posture.
Staton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staton throws and elbow that misses. Harter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Staton's guard. Nice move by Harter!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harter lands a couple of digs.
Staton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staton trying to control the position.
Harter looking to pass the guard.
Harter distracts Staton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harter throws a big right hand that misses.
Harter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Staton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harter wants to control from the top but Staton keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Staton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harter trying to control but Staton is working from the bottom.
Harter stands up over Staton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Staton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harter manages to get himself to full guard.
Staton postures up in Harter's guard and throws a big left but Harter blocks it.
Staton wants to pass the guard but Harter is keeping the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Staton is breathing heavily.
Harter looking for a sweep. Not yet Harter, not yet.
Staton throws a strike but Harter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Staton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Harter showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Logan Harter!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Logan Harter!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Logan Harter!

Logan Harter wins by unanimous decision!