PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Van Harrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Mcgarry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Van Harrie's chin.

Mcgarry
vs
Van Harrie

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mcgarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry Van Harrie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgarry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgarry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Harrie moves in looking to clinch but Mcgarry pushes him off.
Mcgarry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Harrie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Harrie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcgarry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgarry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Harrie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcgarry keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgarry misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Harrie tries to clinch up.
Van Harrie wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Harrie wants to clinch.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Harrie tries to clinch there but Mcgarry circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Harrie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcgarry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jack Mcgarry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgarry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Harrie circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcgarry swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Harrie.
A punch combination from Mcgarry misses.
Mcgarry throws a series of punches but Van Harrie avoids them all with ease.
Mcgarry is breathing heavily.
Van Harrie tries to clinch there but Mcgarry circles away.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcgarry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Harrie wants to clinch up but Mcgarry keeps it at a distance.
Mcgarry swinging wildly here.
Van Harrie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Harrie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Harrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgarry circles away.
Van Harrie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Harrie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Harrie wants to clinch up but Mcgarry keeps it at a distance.
Van Harrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgarry circles away.
Van Harrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgarry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Harrie.
Mcgarry looks to land a combination but Van Harrie avoids it well.
Van Harrie tries to clinch but Mcgarry is having none of it.
Mcgarry swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgarry circles away.
Van Harrie tries to clinch but Mcgarry is having none of it.
Van Harrie tries to clinch up.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch.
Van Harrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgarry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Harrie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mcgarry circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Mcgarry does no damage.
Mcgarry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Harrie tries to clinch but Mcgarry moves out of range.
Mcgarry keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgarry looks to land a combination but Van Harrie avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Harrie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Harrie wants to clinch.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch but Mcgarry is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Harrie tries to clinch but Mcgarry moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Harrie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Van Harrie has managed to clinch.
Van Harrie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgarry's face.
Van Harrie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Harrie landing knees to the body.
Van Harrie scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mcgarry fails to land.
Mcgarry lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Harrie backwards.
Van Harrie with a knee to the head.
Van Harrie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Harrie crunches a lovely knee into Mcgarry's ribcage.
Van Harrie scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Harrie crunches a lovely knee into Mcgarry's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Van Harrie.

Van Harrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Harrie tries to clinch there but Mcgarry circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcgarry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgarry swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Harrie.
Mcgarry tries to bum rush Van Harrie with a series of wild strikes but Van Harrie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgarry swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Harrie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcgarry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgarry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Harrie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Van Harrie has closed the distance and engaged Mcgarry in a clinch.
Van Harrie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Harrie scores with a knee to the head.
Van Harrie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcgarry swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Harrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Harrie scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Van Harrie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Harrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgarry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Harrie moves in looking to clinch but Mcgarry pushes him off.
Jack Mcgarry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgarry throws a series of punches but Van Harrie avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Mcgarry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgarry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Harrie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgarry.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch but Mcgarry is avoiding it.
Van Harrie tries to clinch up but Mcgarry circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch.
Van Harrie tries to clinch up but Mcgarry circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch.
Barry Van Harrie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Harrie wants to clinch up but Mcgarry keeps it at a distance.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch.
Van Harrie tries to clinch but Mcgarry is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgarry. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch but Mcgarry is avoiding it.

Van Harrie closes the distance and pushes Mcgarry back into the cage.
Van Harrie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Harrie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Harrie.
Van Harrie scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Mcgarry has been cut.
Van Harrie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcgarry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Harrie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Harrie with a knee to the head.

Mcgarry is rocked!
Van Harrie working Mcgarry over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Harrie.
Barry Van Harrie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcgarry gets an underhook and turns Van Harrie into the cage.
Mcgarry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgarry swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Harrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mcgarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Harrie with a knee to the head.
Mcgarry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Harrie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgarry takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Harrie.
A knee to the head by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie wants to stall.
Van Harrie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgarry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Harrie is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcgarry gets an underhook and turns Van Harrie into the cage.
Mcgarry throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie landing knees to the head.
Van Harrie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Harrie looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the body.
Van Harrie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgarry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head.
Van Harrie lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgarry won't want to take too many of those.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Mcgarry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mcgarry seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Harrie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Harrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Harrie scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Harrie obliges.
Mcgarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcgarry has a couple of punches blocked by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the body.
Van Harrie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgarry's face.
Van Harrie connects with a knee to the head.
Mcgarry working aggressively here.
Van Harrie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mcgarry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgarry.
Mcgarry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcgarry working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head.
Van Harrie with a knee to the head.
Van Harrie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcgarry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcgarry swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Harrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head.
Mcgarry swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Harrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Harrie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgarry's face.
Van Harrie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgarry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgarry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Harrie connects with a knee to the head.
Mcgarry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head.
Van Harrie landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Van Harrie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Mcgarry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mcgarry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgarry throws a series of punches but Van Harrie moves out of range.
Mcgarry tries to bum rush Van Harrie with a series of wild strikes but Van Harrie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Harrie tries to clinch there but Mcgarry circles away.
Van Harrie wants to clinch.
Mcgarry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Harrie tries to clinch there but Mcgarry circles away.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgarry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgarry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Mcgarry does no damage.
Van Harrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgarry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch.
Van Harrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgarry circles away.
Van Harrie tries to clinch there but Mcgarry circles away.
Mcgarry swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Harrie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Harrie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Harrie wants to clinch up but Mcgarry keeps it at a distance.
Van Harrie is looking to clinch.
Van Harrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgarry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgarry misses with a double jab.
Van Harrie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Harrie tries to clinch there but Mcgarry circles away.
Van Harrie wants to clinch up but Mcgarry keeps it at a distance.

Van Harrie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcgarry, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgarry throws a head punch that misses.
Mcgarry has a couple of punches blocked by Van Harrie.
Van Harrie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Harrie landing knees to the head.
Van Harrie landing knees to the head.
Van Harrie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Harrie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgarry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Harrie with a knee to the head.
Jack Mcgarry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgarry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Harrie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgarry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Harrie lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Harrie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcgarry is keeping busy.
Van Harrie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Harrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Harrie obliges.
Knees to the body from Van Harrie.
Van Harrie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Harrie taking a breather.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcgarry misses with some punches.
Van Harrie working Mcgarry over with knees to the body.
Van Harrie blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry misses with some punches.
Van Harrie scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcgarry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Harrie connects with a knee to the head.
Van Harrie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgarry's face.
Mcgarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Harrie misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mcgarry.
Van Harrie landing knees to the head.
Mcgarry lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mcgarry fails to land.
Van Harrie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Harrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Harrie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgarry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcgarry swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Harrie uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Harrie with a knee to the head.
Van Harrie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Harrie blocks an uppercut.
Van Harrie lands a knee to the head.
Van Harrie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgarry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcgarry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgarry misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Harrie.
Van Harrie scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Harrie looking to throw knees to the head but Mcgarry is blocking nicely.
Mcgarry lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Harrie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Harrie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcgarry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Mcgarry.
Van Harrie scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Van Harrie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Harrie 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Van Harrie!