PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montel Agious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harper
vs
Agious

188 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Montel Agious!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Agious.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agious defends it nicely.
Harper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Agious avoids it really well and circles away.
Agious digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Harper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Agious to the mat! Agious manages to get full guard.
Harper prevents Agious from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agious avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Agious pushes Harper off and gets back to his feet.

Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Agious keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harper stands up and waves to Agious to follow him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Agious shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Harper with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Agious counters with a series of strikes. Harper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt - Agious sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Agious shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Agious looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
Harper closes the distance but Agious moves to the side
enabling Agious to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agious tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper lands with a slapping head kick.
Agious blocks a head kick by Harper.
Agious misses with a double jab.
Harper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Agious counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agious throws a one two combo.
Agious stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Agious misses with a two punch combination.
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 Mike Harper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harper swings for the body but Agious moves out of range.
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montel Agious seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agious throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper.
Harper misses with a wild combination.
Harper tries to clinch there but Agious circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Harper has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harper is defended easily by Agious.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Agious does no damage.
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Agious closes the distance and clinches.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agious's efforts to push away.

Agious wants the takedown. Harper is fighting it off but Agious persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harper's guard against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agious is looking to advance position but Harper has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Agious tries to buck Harper off but he can't manage it.
Agious is breathing heavily.
Harper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Agious is trying to stand.
Harper lands a big shot there that rocks Agious but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harper scoring with strikes but Agious is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agious wants to try and get back to his feet.
Harper lands a nice shot to the head.
Harper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Agious can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper scoring with strikes but Agious is staying in there.

Harper looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Harper looking to control but Agious is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harper stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Agious circles away.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Agious as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Harper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agious misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Agious circles away.
Agious throws a wild body kick that Harper sees coming a mile off.
Harper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Agious tries to avoid it but Harper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Agious to the ground. Agious escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper wants to clinch

and Agious counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harper!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is trying to control Agious's posture but Agious avoids it.
Harper is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Agious is controlling him well.
Harper regains half guard.

Harper has one foot on Agious's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agious misses with a few strikes there.
Harper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Agious to counter with a crisp jab.
Agious misses with a few strikes there.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Agious displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harper.
Agious checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries for a takedown but Agious sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Agious lands a nice hook to Harper's body. Harper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Agious closes the distance and pushes Harper back into the cage.
Agious fails to pull guard.
Agious is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Agious fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Agious's waist but Agious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harper off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agious scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mike Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Harper clinches.

Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agious throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agious shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harper as he jumps to the side.
Harper throws a series of punches but Agious moves out of range.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper shoots for a takedown but Agious saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper shoots in but Agious avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for Agious on that attempt.
Harper shoots in and drives through. Agious sprawls well.
Agious misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harper shoots for a takedown but Agious saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agious fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Montel Agious.
I think Harper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!