PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitonti has chosen Brave New World as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Harper
vs
Bitonti

189 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
193 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bitonti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitonti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harper pinned against the cage. Harper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Bitonti moves out of range of the leg kick from Harper.
Bitonti throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitonti. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper connects with a jab.
Bitonti blocks a low kick nicely.
Bitonti misses with a straight left.
Harper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.

Harper gets a clinch.
Bitonti lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Bitonti is stalling here.
Harper gets through Bitonti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Anthony Bitonti has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bitonti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bitonti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A clash of legs there as Bitonti blocks the low kick.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bitonti misses with the combination.
Harper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bitonti.
Charles Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitonti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bitonti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Bitonti misses with the body kick
and Harper counters with an inside leg kick.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bitonti.
Bitonti blocks a low kick nicely.
Harper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bitonti lands a nice looking body kick.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Bitonti's front leg but catches the back leg as Bitonti tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bitonti misses with a body shot
and Harper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bitonti's knee momentarily.
Harper throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bitonti counters with a shoot takedown. Harper fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bitonti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Harper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bitonti wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Harper looking to control.
Bitonti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but Bitonti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bitonti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Bitonti from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Harper misses
and Bitonti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bitonti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harper duly obliges.
Harper cracks Bitonti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bitonti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Bitonti loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bitonti dives in and scores a takedown into Harper's guard.
Harper is controlling Bitonti's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitonti is stalling in the full guard.
Bitonti wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charles Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Harper.
Harper moves out of range as Bitonti strikes.
Harper fakes the leg kick and cracks Bitonti in the body.
A clash of legs there as Bitonti blocks the low kick.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.
Bitonti blocks a low kick nicely.
Bitonti scores with a jab. Harper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Bitonti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Harper misses.
Harper thows a leg kick but Bitonti checks it
and Bitonti counters with a straight right hand.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Bitonti counters with an inside leg kick.
Bitonti shoots in but no luck this time.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper tries to clinch there but Bitonti circles away.
Bitonti fails with a takedown attempt.
Harper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Harper stuffs the takedown attempt from Bitonti. Bitonti gets slowly back to his feet.
Charles Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bitonti checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Harper is predictable there

and Bitonti decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harper's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Bitonti trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitonti looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitonti 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.
Harper wants to get up but he can't break Bitonti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bitonti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bitonti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitonti moves away.

Harper gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harper gets underhooks to prevent Bitonti's takedown attempt.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Bitonti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper working Bitonti over with knees to the body.
Bitonti blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.

Bitonti has picked Harper up - he's going for a ride! Bitonti dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Harper tries to roll over but Bitonti keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitonti is looking to take a break and control but Harper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bitonti prevents Harper from improving his position.
Bitonti prevents Harper from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.
Bitonti is taking a breather. Harper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti'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!

Harper moves out of range of the body kick from Bitonti.
Harper throws a poor cross that misses
and Bitonti counters with a body kick.

Harper clinches.
A short uppercut from Bitonti.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Bitonti avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Bitonti blocks an elbow strike.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bitonti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper is pressed up against the cage. Bitonti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harper down to the mat. Harper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitonti.
Bitonti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bitonti throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harper closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Bitonti.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bitonti gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bitonti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Charles Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bitonti avoiding damage.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Bitonti is looking for a takedown.
Bitonti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bitonti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Charles Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
Bitonti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bitonti takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper prevents a body shot from Bitonti.
Harper gets underhooks to prevent Bitonti's takedown attempt.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Bitonti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bitonti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bitonti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper lands an elbow inside.
Bitonti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bitonti throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitonti backwards.
Bitonti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bitonti.
Harper pushes Bitonti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bitonti blocking some punches.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Bitonti.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Bitonti.
Bitonti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Anthony Bitonti's cut even more.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bitonti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bitonti looking for a takedown.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Anthony Bitonti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.

Anthony Bitonti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bitonti or not.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Bitonti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Harper!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charles Harper waved his t-shirt featuring 160! - Sale!'s logo in front of the cameras.