PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by We Built This City by Jefferson Starship on Grooveshark target=blank>We Built This City. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Einemo

225 cm
18
156 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einemo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harris takes a step back to recover.
Einemo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Einemo scores with a push kick.
Einemo connects with a solid leg kick.
Einemo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Einemo connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Einemo.
Einemo lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Einemo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Einemo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Einemo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris blocks a head kick by Einemo.
Einemo throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Einemo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Einemo.
Arild Einemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Einemo.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Einemo back to the cage. Harris follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Einemo scores with a nice strike.
Einemo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Einemo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Einemo.
Einemo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Einemo throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Einemo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo fakes the leg kick and cracks Harris in the body.
Einemo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries to clinch but Einemo is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Einemo.
Einemo lands a body shot.
Einemo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Einemo connects with a jab.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Einemo throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Einemo!
Einemo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Einemo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo lands with a good body shot.
Einemo lands with a kick to the temple. Harris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Einemo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Einemo connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Einemo works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Einemo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Einemo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Einemo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Einemo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Einemo lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Einemo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Einemo lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.

Harris is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Einemo lands a nice looking body shot.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Einemo lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into range.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Einemo. That's going to slow Harris down.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Einemo thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Einemo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Einemo throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Einemo throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arild Einemo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Einemo throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Einemo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Einemo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Einemo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Einemo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Einemo scores with a push kick.
Einemo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Einemo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Harris. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A solid leg kick lands there for Einemo.
Einemo connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris has closed the distance and engaged Einemo in a clinch.
Einemo stalls.
Einemo working aggressively here.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Einemo's efforts to push away.
Einemo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Einemo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Einemo.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Einemo lands with a good body shot.
Einemo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Einemo scores with a nice body kick.
Harris blocks a head kick by Einemo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo throws a nice head kick!
Einemo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christian Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Einemo tries to sprawl but Harris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Einemo is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
Einemo is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Einemo wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
Einemo trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents Einemo from getting back to his feet.
Einemo wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Einemo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harris looking for a guillotine here but Einemo defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arild Einemo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Einemo, right into the meat.
That kick from Einemo tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Einemo scoring well with a low kick there.
Einemo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Einemo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Einemo tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris dives in and grabs Einemo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Einemo pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Einemo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Einemo throws a head kick that misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Einemo enables Harris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Einemo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Einemo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Einemo pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Einemo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Einemo. Einemo obviously looking to wear him down.
Einemo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Einemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Einemo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Einemo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Harris has closed the distance and engaged Einemo in a clinch.
Einemo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Einemo is looking to control Harris's arms but Harris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Einemo has his back to the cage.
Einemo seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Einemo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Einemo wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Einemo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris is trying to push Einemo away but Einemo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris prevents Einemo from breaking the clinch.
Einemo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
Einemo misses with a body punch.
Harris jumps guard but Einemo stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Einemo breaks from the clinch.
Christian Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arild Einemo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Einemo scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arild Einemo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Einemo 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arild Einemo!