PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes to the cage accompanied by Superman. Harrell has chosen J. Cole - Blow Up as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mathers
vs
Harrell

180 cm
30
165 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

180 cm
26
160 lbs
14 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Firebird Designs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers looks to land a combination. Harrell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mathers takes one on the button.
Harrell motions for Mathers to come forward. Harrell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrell ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
Mathers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harrell eats them both and turns towards Mathers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mathers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrell.
Mathers misses with an uppercut. Harrell saw that one coming.
Mathers tests Harrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mathers misses with a hook.
Harrell on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mathers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harrell misses with a straight right.
Mathers throws a jab when Harrell was well out of range.
Harrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Nice defenses there by Harrell.
Harrell misses with a wild body shot.
Harrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mathers slips under a jab from Harrell.
Harrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathers.
Mathers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harrell is out of range.
Harrell throws a hook but Mathers blocks it.
Harrell checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrell. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mathers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mathers looks to throw the jab but Harrell is out of range.
Mathers tests Harrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mathers throws a leg kick
letting Harrell counter with a right hand.
Harrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mathers throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathers.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mathers misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrell.
Harrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathers.
Harrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Harrell misses
and Mathers counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrell works the jab nicely.
Harrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrell throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Mathers wants to slow Harrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mathers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Mathers misses.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Harrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mathers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrell slips a jab from Mathers.
Harrell scores with a punch to the head.
Mathers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mathers thows a leg kick but Harrell checks it
and Harrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mathers counters with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Mathers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mathers.
Harrell wants to slow Mathers down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shelton Harrell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harrell checks a low kick from Mathers.
Mathers looks to land a right hand but Harrell moved out of range.
Harrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mathers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shelton Harrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mathers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harrell is out of range and Mathers settles back down.
Harrell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
Harrell connects with the punch.
Harrell is looking to chop away at Mathers's legs.
Mathers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harrell throws a leg kick
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrell lands a jab to the nose.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mathers.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Harrell.
Harrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Mathers lands a really nice looking cross but Harrell seems unphased.
Harrell throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily.
Mathers slips under a jab from Harrell.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Mathers looks to land a combination but Harrell avoids it well.
Harrell throws a leg kick but Mathers checks it.
Mathers scores with a nice body kick.
Mathers throws a right hand that misses
and Harrell counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Harrell tenderised Mathers's leg. Mathers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrell throws out a leg kick but Mathers moves out of range and Harrell only half commits.
Harrell misses with a hook
and Harrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrell ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Sloppy strikes from Mathers. Those never looked like landing.
Harrell connects with a leg kick. Mathers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Harrell.
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrell.
Harrell loads up on a big right hand but Mathers slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Harrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrell.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrell works Mathers's body with a nice hook.
Mathers motions for Harrell to come forward. Mathers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Harrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Harrell as he checks the leg kick.
Mathers wants to land a leg kick but Harrell is out of range.
Mathers throws out a leg kick but Harrell moves out of range and Mathers only half commits.
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrell throws a shot from downtown. Mathers moves away and avoids it.
Harrell throws a shot from downtown. Mathers moves away and avoids it.
Harrell misses with a two punch combination.
Harrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mathers.
Mathers throws a low kick but Harrell moves out of range easily.
Mathers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrell checks a leg kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mathers. Mathers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harrell slips a jab from Mathers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mathers throws an off balance right hand
and Harrell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mathers's knee momentarily.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
Mathers throws a body punch but Harrell moves out of range.
Mathers just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrell misses the shot to the body.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Harrell throws a low kick, looking for Mathers's leg but Mathers calmly moves out of range.
Harrell connects with a body shot.
Harrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mathers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrell cracks Mathers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mathers checks a low kick from Harrell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Harrell misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrell.
Harrell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harrell lands with a straight right. Mathers didn't see that one coming.
Mathers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mathers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Harrell.
Harrell thumps Mathers with a low kick.
Harrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mathers if he has to take too many more of those.
Harrell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mathers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Harrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mathers is able to avoid easily.
Harrell connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrell.
Harrell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathers tries to work over Harrell's front leg with a kick but Harrell checks it.
Nice shot lands for Harrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses the jab.
Mathers throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers takes a swing at Harrell's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrell.
Harrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mathers counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrell is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrell with a hook.
Mathers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Harrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Mathers misses.
Harrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathers.
Nice defenses there by Harrell.
Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrell.
Mathers works Harrell's body with a nice hook.
Harrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Mathers lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrell misses with a combination
and Mathers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Harrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Harrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
Shelton Harrell took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Firebird Designs for their support in the buildup to the fight.