PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harp comes to the cage accompanied by Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free . The crowd seem to be enjoying Mehoff's choice of entrance music: Choke Sermon by Lamb of God. Jack Mehoff will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Harp
vs
Mehoff

174 cm
23
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
33
167 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leslie Harp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Mehoff!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harp circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harp. That's going to slow Mehoff down.
Harp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mehoff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mehoff blocks the body kick.
Mehoff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Harp moves into the clinch successfully.

Mehoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mehoff.
Harp blocks a head kick by Mehoff.
Mehoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harp circles away quickly and effectively.
Mehoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harp misses with a low kick.
Harp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mehoff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp connects with a solid leg kick.
Mehoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Mehoff misses.
Harp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mehoff checks it well.
Harp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Mehoff shoots in and bounces Harp off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mehoff wants to control from the top but Harp keeps moving.
Mehoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harp wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Harp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mehoff throws a big elbow that misses.
Mehoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mehoff is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harp is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harp has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mehoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harp defends it easily.

Mehoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harp is working Mehoff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mehoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harp is aware though and is defending well.
Harp not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harp advances position into side control!
Harp scores with punches from side control.
Mehoff tries to bench press Harp off him but Harp keeps the position.
Harp working the ground and pound.
Mehoff is looking for a sweep.
Harp working the head and body with strikes.

Mehoff is rocked!
Harp lands an elbow.
Mehoff is still in real trouble! Can Harp finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harp cracks Mehoff with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Harp immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mehoff is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Harp!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leslie Harp!
Our winner, Leslie Harp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.