PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Sabin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sabin
vs
Harrison

169 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

173 cm
26
151 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Sabin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Sabin 's front leg but catches the back leg as Sabin tries to avoid it.
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Sabin moves to clinch but Harrison breaks away
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
Sabin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Sabin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sabin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Harrison clinches up against the cage.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Scott Harrison has been cut.
Sabin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabin tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Sabin rushes Harrison and presses him up against the cage.
Sabin misses with an elbow over the top.
Sabin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabin pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabin tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.

Sabin 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Harrison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sabin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harrison is in Sabin 's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Sabin tries to clinch up

and Harrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sabin tries for a takedown but Harrison manages to get underhooks.
Sabin throws an elbow that misses.

Harrison breaks the clinch.
Harrison throws a chopping leg kick but Sabin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harrison.
Sabin tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrison counters with a thumping low kick.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sabin . That did some damage!

Harrison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sabin 's half guard.
Harrison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like Harrison might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Scott Harrison wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Sabin wants to clinch but Harrison slips to the side
and Harrison counters with a good low kick that Sabin was not able to check.
Sabin tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Sabin tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Sabin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
Harrison scores with a push kick.
Sabin tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
Sabin moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Sabin wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Sabin blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrison scores with a spinning back kick!
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sabin .
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Sabin shows good takedown defense.
Harrison throws a push kick but Sabin slaps the foot to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sabin wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Sabin checks a low kick from Harrison.
Sabin lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sabin has closed the distance and engaged Harrison in a clinch.
Sabin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sabin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sabin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrison walks away with a smile on his face. Sabin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sabin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabin .
Sabin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Sabin darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
Sabin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Harrison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Harrison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Sabin is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Harrison drives through and clinches with Sabin against the cage.
Sabin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sabin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sabin lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Sabin just leaning against Harrison, taking a breather.
Sabin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Sabin misses with an elbow over the top.
Sabin missing with knees to the body.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabin tries to clinch up.

Harrison looking to score a takedown here. Sabin is defending well but Harrison drives through and ends up in Sabin 's guard.
Sabin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Harrison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sabin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Harrison counters with a single leg into guard. Sabin didn't expect that.
Harrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Scott Harrison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sabin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison throws a right hand that Sabin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabin also avoids with ease.
Sabin misses with a takedown attempt - Harrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sabin tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison thumps Sabin with a low kick.
Harrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Sabin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrison misses with a low kick as Sabin jumps back.
Sabin tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabin checks a low kick from Harrison.
Sabin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sabin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrison. Harrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabin is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Sabin throws a right hand that misses
and Harrison counters with a body kick.

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
Sabin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Sabin has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike.
Harrison avoiding damage as Sabin throws knees to the body.
Sabin tries to pull guard but Harrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sabin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabin lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Sabin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sabin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sabin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sabin fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabin pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Sabin jumps guard but Harrison turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sabin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.

Sabin manages to break the clinch.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Harrison closes the distance and pushes Sabin back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Sabin wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sabin as he avoids it easily.
Sabin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Sabin blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Scott Harrison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sabin tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Sabin is looking to clinch.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabin .
Sabin checks a low kick from Harrison.
Harrison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Sabin clinches with his opponent.
Sabin throws an elbow but it misses.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabin tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Sabin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabin .
Sabin avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Sabin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Harrison has managed to clinch.
Sabin missing with knees to the body.
Sabin pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sabin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabin .

Sabin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Harrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sabin .
Harrison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sabin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sabin checks the leg kick.
Harrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabin tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Sabin moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Sabin wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Harrison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sabin is out of range and Harrison settles back down.
Sabin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabin is looking to clinch.

Harrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Sabin .

Sabin drags the fight down to the ground.
Harrison won't allow Sabin to get back to his feet.
Harrison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Scott Harrison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sabin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Harrison has managed to clinch.
Sabin slowing the pace effectively.
Sabin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sabin trying to land knees to the body.
Sabin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabin taking a breather.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sabin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sabin throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike from Sabin .
Sabin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Sabin lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Sabin is trying to force a seperation but Harrison has the dominant position.
Sabin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sabin leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harrison pushes Sabin away with a front kick.
Michael Sabin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison tries a low kick but Sabin avoids it.
Harrison scores with a leg kick.
Scott Harrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Harrison clinches up with Sabin and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Harrison.
I've got Harrison 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Harrison!