PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Melton Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Harmsworthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melton Sr comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - All Of The Lights. Harmsworthy has chosen Big Balls as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Melton Sr
vs
Harmsworthy

186 cm
23
188 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

10th Degree Fightwear

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Melton Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rupert Harmsworthy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melton Sr moves away from the strike by Harmsworthy.
Melton Sr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Melton Sr moves out of range of the strikes.
Harmsworthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Melton Sr throws a looping overhand right but Harmsworthy ducks down to avoid it.
Harmsworthy checks a low kick from Melton Sr.
Melton Sr throws a lazy right hand but Harmsworthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Harmsworthy.
Harmsworthy lands with a good body shot.
Harmsworthy throws a nice looking combination but Melton Sr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melton Sr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melton Sr connects with a solid leg kick.
Harmsworthy misses with a shot to the body
and Melton Sr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harmsworthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melton Sr manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsworthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melton Sr.
Melton Sr fails to land with a series of punches.
Melton Sr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harmsworthy manages to avoid it.
Michael Melton Sr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmsworthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melton Sr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melton Sr lands a leg kick that knocks Harmsworthy off balance momentarily.
Melton Sr slips a straight right by Harmsworthy.
Harmsworthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harmsworthy tries to move into range but Melton Sr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harmsworthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harmsworthy throws a shot from downtown. Melton Sr moves away and avoids it.

Melton Sr closes the distance and pushes Harmsworthy back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmsworthy is working for takedown but Melton Sr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harmsworthy is trying to pull guard but Melton Sr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Melton Sr misses with a knee strike.
Harmsworthy jumps guard but Melton Sr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Michael Melton Sr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rupert Harmsworthy.
Harmsworthy wants a takedown but no success here.

Harmsworthy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Melton Sr uses from the top position.
Harmsworthy looking for a sweep. Not yet Harmsworthy, not yet.
Melton Sr advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harmsworthy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Melton Sr pulls his head out easily.

Melton Sr wants to work for an arm triangle but Harmsworthy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Melton Sr works his foot free and advances to mount.
Harmsworthy is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harmsworthy's face.

Melton Sr is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Harmsworthy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Harmsworthy!

Harmsworthy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Melton Sr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Melton Sr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Melton Sr!
Harmsworthy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Melton Sr wants to control but Harmsworthy is keeping him busy.
Melton Sr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Melton Sr tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harmsworthy manages to get back to half guard.
Harmsworthy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harmsworthy.
Melton Sr stays in close to Harmsworthy's body and controls the position.
Harmsworthy wants to sweep but no luck.

Harmsworthy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Melton Sr defends well.
Melton Sr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melton Sr wants to control from the top but Harmsworthy keeps moving.
Melton Sr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harmsworthy is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice inside leg kick there by Melton Sr. That's going to slow Harmsworthy down.
Harmsworthy walks into a straight right hand from Melton Sr.
Melton Sr misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Harmsworthy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melton Sr doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Michael Melton Sr has been cut.
Melton Sr looks to score with a jab to the body but Harmsworthy is just out of range.
Melton Sr misses with a wild body shot.
Harmsworthy misses with a straight right.
Melton Sr lands a slapping body shot.
Melton Sr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harmsworthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melton Sr manages to avoid it.
Harmsworthy drops his hands momentarily and Melton Sr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsworthy looks to land a right hand but Melton Sr moved out of range.
Melton Sr lands with a good body shot.
Harmsworthy stuns Melton Sr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Melton Sr thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melton Sr.
Harmsworthy throws a hook to the side of Melton Sr's head but Melton Sr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harmsworthy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melton Sr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harmsworthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melton Sr slips a jab from Harmsworthy.
Melton Sr connects with a leg kick. Harmsworthy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr digs a good hook to Harmsworthy's body.
Michael Melton Sr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harmsworthy works over Melton Sr's head and body with a nice combination.
Melton Sr is looking to wear down Harmsworthy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melton Sr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harmsworthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Melton Sr connects with a body shot that sends Harmsworthy's belly button to the back.
Melton Sr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harmsworthy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melton Sr can pounce on him.
Melton Sr throws a combination. Harmsworthy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Melton Sr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harmsworthy.
Melton Sr scores with a jab to the head.
Melton Sr takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmsworthy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Melton Sr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Melton Sr misses the target.
Melton Sr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harmsworthy doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by Melton Sr.
Melton Sr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harmsworthy misses with a right hand
enabling Melton Sr to counter with a crisp jab.

Harmsworthy is rocked!
Melton Sr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harmsworthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Melton Sr finish him?
Nice sprawl there from Melton Sr as Harmsworthy shoots in.
Harmsworthy seems to have recovered his senses.
Melton Sr lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmsworthy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Melton Sr duly obliges.
Melton Sr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harmsworthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Melton Sr.
Harmsworthy throws out a loose jab but Melton Sr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melton Sr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Melton Sr is looking to clinch.
Melton Sr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Melton Sr ducks under a wild hook from Harmsworthy.
Harmsworthy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melton Sr scores with a push kick.
Melton Sr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harmsworthy is breathing heavily.
Melton Sr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Melton Sr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Melton Sr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harmsworthy walks straight into a right hand from Melton Sr - that's dropped him! Melton Sr jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Harmsworthy from any more punishment! Harmsworthy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Melton Sr!
Michael Melton Sr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 10th Degree Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.