PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as William Harrison enters the cage!

Jones
vs
Harrison

180 cm
28
189 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

185 cm
29
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $55 - 159's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Harrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrison, as that shot connected.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Harrison moved out of range nicely.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones wants to slow Harrison down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones motions for Harrison to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a leg kick but Harrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eddie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Harrison lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Harrison seems unphased.
Jones motions for Harrison to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Harrison.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Harrison is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Harrison blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harrison lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harrison's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrison swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Eddie Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrison slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones misses with a low kick as Harrison jumps back.
Harrison checks a low kick from Jones.
Harrison checks a low kick from Jones.

Harrison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Harrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Harrison from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Harrison stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Harrison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrison on the ground.

Harrison tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Harrison trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Harrison misses with a looping right.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrison in his tracks.
Harrison fails with the takedown.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Jones is looking to chop away at Harrison's legs.
Harrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Eddie Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrison dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Eddie Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Jones.
Harrison missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Harrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones lunges at Harrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrison's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with an overhand left.
Harrison scores with a shot to the body.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Jones looks for the body kick but Harrison saw that one coming.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Harrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Harrison moves his leg out of the way.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones thows a leg kick but Harrison checks it

and Harrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harrison.

Harrison drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harrison manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Harrison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Harrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Harrison 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. Jones tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Harrison!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Harrison!