PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erico Plaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrikari's choice of entrance music: Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Plaza
vs
Harrikari

170 cm
27
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

193 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erico Plaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrikari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrikari walks into a left hand.
Harrikari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Harrikari has closed the distance and engaged Plaza in a clinch.
Plaza throws a head punch that misses.
Harrikari landing knees to the head.

It looks like Erico Plaza has been cut.
Harrikari prevents Plaza from breaking the clinch.
Plaza has had enough of the clinch but Harrikari keeps him there for the moment.

Harrikari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plaza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Plaza throws a leg kick that misses.
Plaza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plaza throws a head kick that misses.
Plaza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrikari manages to avoid it.
Harrikari misses with a left hand
and Plaza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plaza thuds a left hand into Harrikari's body.
Harrikari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plaza scores with a nice head shot.
Harrikari lands with a hook. Plaza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plaza misses with a wild body shot.
Harrikari moves out of range as Plaza throws a body kick.
Harrikari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Plaza jabs at Harrikari's body.
Plaza throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harrikari counter with a right hand.
Plaza throws a shot from downtown. Harrikari moves away and avoids it.
Plaza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrikari.
Harrikari looks to land a combination. Plaza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrikari wants to clinch up but Plaza keeps it at a distance.
Plaza tries to score with a low kick but Harrikari moves his leg out of the way.
Harrikari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plaza throws out a loose jab but Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari stuns Plaza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plaza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrikari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrikari misses with a head kick.
Harrikari cracks Plaza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Harrikari there.
Plaza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Plaza ducks under a wild hook from Harrikari.
Harrikari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrikari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plaza.
Plaza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Plaza misses its intended target.
Harrikari delivers a nice body kick.
Erico Plaza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrikari checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrikari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Plaza is breathing heavily.
Plaza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrikari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrikari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plaza.
Plaza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harrikari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Plaza thows a body shot but no joy.
Plaza just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrikari avoids the body shot from Plaza.
Jab, jab by Harrikari - just one landing.
Harrikari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plaza.
Plaza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrikari can pounce on him.
Harrikari scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plaza takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Harrikari.
A low kick from Plaza misses
and Harrikari counters with a head kick. That will keep Plaza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Plaza is rocked!
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!
Plaza drops his hands momentarily and Harrikari needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Plaza just on the top of the head. Plaza drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Plaza - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jari Harrikari!
After winning the bout, Jari Harrikari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.