PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hallman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallman comes to the cage accompanied by The Bill [remix] . Dan Harrington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hallman
vs
Harrington

188 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hallman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington throws a head kick but Hallman moves out of range.

Hallman moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hallman's face.
Hallman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses.
Hallman blocks an elbow strike.
Harrington controlling the action here for a moment.
Hallman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallman is defending well for now.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallman is defending well for now.
Hallman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrington taking a breather.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hallman is breathing heavily.
Hallman letting Harrington take a breather here.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallman takes an elbow to the temple.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallman won't want to take too many of those.
Harrington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hallman's defenses.
Harrington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington leaning against his opponent.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Hallman's ribcage.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrington lands an elbow inside that Hallman shrugs off.
Hallman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington stalling.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Hallman blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Harrington.
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Harrington.
Hallman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harrington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Hallman blocks with his arms.
Come on Harrington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Hallman's ribcage.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Hallman blocks it.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Hallman's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hallman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington misses with an elbow over the top.
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Hallman blocks with his arms.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington throws an elbow but it misses.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallman.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallman.
Harrington stalls.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington lands a damaging elbow.
Harrington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Hallman avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Harrington pushes off an throws an elbow but Hallman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallman.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hallman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harrington prevents it.
Hallman dodges an elbow strike from Harrington.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallman blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harrington receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallman.
Hallman looking for a takedown.
Harrington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallman tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Hallman's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Harrington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hallman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Hallman moves out of range easily.
Hallman throws a front kick aimed at Harrington's knee but Harrington avoids it well.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hallman moves out of range.
Harrington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hallman is having none of it.
Harrington closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hallman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hallman avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hallman fails to pull guard.
Hallman wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallman won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hallman takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrington pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hallman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hallman moves away
and Harrington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hallman closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hallman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hallman.
Knees to the body from Harrington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Hallman avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallman blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallman blocks it with crossed arms.
Hallman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Hallman blocks with his arms.
Dan Harrington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallman avoids it.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hallman.
Hallman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrington fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Harrington misses

and Hallman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harrington's guard now.
Harrington keeping full guard, as Hallman tries to pass.
Hallmanis looking to pass into half guard but Harrington pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harrington is in guard.
Hallman 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.
Harrington is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallman has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington wants to stand but Hallman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harrington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrington thows a big elbow that misses.
Hallman trying to keep a closed guard but Harrington is proving a slippery customer.
Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Hallman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dan Harrington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallman avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington moves out of range as Hallman throws a body kick.
Hallman misses with a double jab.
Dan Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hallman shoots in and drives through. Harrington sprawls well.

Hallman moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallman blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hallman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrington leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallman is working for takedown but Harrington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hallman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hallman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallman won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Hallman won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Hallman's ribcage.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harrington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hallman avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Hallman avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Hallman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hallman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallman jumps guard but Harrington stands there with Hallman around his waist. Hallman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington lands an elbow just above Hallman 's eye.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harrington stops a takedown attempt from Hallman.
Hallman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallman avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Hallman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harrington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Hallman blocks it.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Harrington lands an elbow that stopped Hallman in his tracks for a moment.
Harrington wants to stall.
Hallman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrington pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington stalls.
Harrington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrington slows down the pace here.
Hallman managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallman avoids the damage to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Hallman blocks it.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrington stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harrington misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hallman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Harrington.

Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington is stalling here.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hallman up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Hallman managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Jason Hallman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hallman wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harrington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Harrington!