PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Aarons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bo Aarons enters the cage!

Harrison
vs
Aarons

186 cm
19
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Aarons!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aarons gets caught flat footed, as Harrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aarons looking to control.
Harrison wants to stand but Aarons is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Aarons keeps moving.
Harrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aarons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aarons wants to stand and escape but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison slips nicely into half guard.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Aarons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Harrison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aarons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harrison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harrison's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Harrison defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Aarons tries to get the hooks in deep but Harrison pushed the leg off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aarons is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Harrison is defending well though. Aarons let's go of the attempt for now.
Aarons tries to keep control of the position but Harrison is staying busy.

Aarons is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Harrison has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aarons looks gassed!
Harrison manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aarons's guard. Nice work there by Harrison.
Aarons working a defensive guard here.
Harrison slips nicely into half guard.
Aarons is trying to get back to full guard.
Harrison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harrison is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aarons!
Harrison breaks from Aarons's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Harrison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aarons to the mat! Aarons manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aarons is on top in guard.

Aarons decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harrison, up you get!
Aarons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aarons has his takedown stuffed

and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aarons won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Harrison wants to control but Aarons is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Aarons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Harrison tries for a kimura but Aarons is defending well.
Aarons regains half guard.
Harrison is looking to advance position but Aarons won't allow it.
Aarons is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrison decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Aarons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aarons showed some decent athleticism there.
Harrison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aarons wants to stand and escape but instead Harrison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Aarons has an active guard here but Harrison has managed to pass into half guard.
Harrison works his way into side control.

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

Aarons explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarons misses with a series of wild punches.

Aarons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harrison!
Aarons lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harrison tries to reverse the position but Aarons maintains control.
Harrison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Aarons has a good base and remains in mount.
Harrison wants to hold on but Aarons pushes him away.
Aarons can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harrison is looking to escape.
Aarons prevents Harrison from getting the reversal.
Harrison slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aarons looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aarons scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Harrison is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aarons pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Harrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harrison fails with the takedown

and Aarons counters with a takedown into side control.

Aarons has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Aarons tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily

and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aarons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jake Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrison stops Aarons from getting back to his feet.

Aarons actively working from the bottom here.
Aarons tries to kick Harrison off but Harrison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Harrison is trying to work for a kimura but Aarons is defending well.
Aarons wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aarons is looking to escape.
Aarons trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Aarons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harrison counters with a two punch combo.

Harrison gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harrison has Aarons pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harrison pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Aarons tumbling to the mat - Harrison dives into Aarons's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aarons working a defensive guard here.

Harrison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jake Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Harrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Harrison has gone for a leg lock! Aarons slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harrison's guard.
Aarons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harrison's guard.
Aarons postures up.

Aarons drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aarons jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Aarons gets to his feet. Harrison looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aarons throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A low kick from Harrison misses

and Aarons counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Harrison is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aarons in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Harrison tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Aarons!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bo Aarons!