PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rise of the fallen. On his way into the cage it seems that Desmond Harrington has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Desmond Harrington seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Harrington
vs
Ler

166 cm
20
152 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

172 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Ler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harrington rushes Ler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harrington misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
Ler struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut.
Harrington drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ler throws a head kick that misses.
Ler lands a jab.
Ler cracks Harrington with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ler sizes up Harrington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ler throws a combination. Harrington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Harrington fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ler to the ground. Harrington is now in Ler's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ler can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington won't allow Ler to get back to his feet.
Ler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Harrington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ler wants to get back to his feet but Harrington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harrington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harrington advances position into side control!
Ler tries to escape but Harrington is in control.

Harrington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ler is pushing Harrington's head away, looking to escape. Harrington manages to hold on to the position though.
Harrington scoring with punches from side control.
Ler taking a bit of punishment here - Harrington scoring with strikes.
Harrington tries to move to mount but Ler blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington working the ground and pound.
Harrington misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Harrington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a few punches from side control.

Harrington tries for a kimura but Ler is defending well.
Ler is trying to get back to his feet.

Harrington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harrington in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ler parries the strikes from Harrington easily there. Harrington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ler to escape.
Harrington connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ler some visible discomfort.

Harrington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ler is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrington is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harrington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harrington lands some shots froms side control.
Ler dodges the ground and pound from Harrington.
Ler wants to get back to his feet but Harrington drags him back down.

Harrington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Harrington tries for a kimura but Ler is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harrington 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harrington asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harrington working the ground and pound from side control.
Ler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harrington has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Harrington lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ler down.
Harrington tries to move to mount but Ler blocks the move with his legs.
Ler is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrington is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ler prevents Harrington from improving position.
Ler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harrington tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ler's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Harrington dominated that round.
That's time! Harrington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ler tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrington is defended easily by Ler.

Harrington gets tackled into the cage by Ler. Ler maintains the clinch.
Ler is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrington gets an underhook and turns Ler into the cage.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ler presses Harrington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Harrington on the inside.
Harrington takes a shot to the head.
Ler landing knees to the head.
Harrington has a couple of punches blocked by Ler.
Ler stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Ler lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler landing knees to the head.
Harrington jumps guard but Ler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ler gets through Harrington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ler.
Ler prevents a body shot from Harrington.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Ler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Ler controls the action.
Ler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ler.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Ler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Harrington's head.
Harrington is working for takedown but Ler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ler lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrington as Ler tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrington misses with some punches.
Ler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrington takes an elbow to the temple.
Ler scores with a knee to the head.
Ler scores with a knee to the head.
Ler lands a left hand.
Ler lands a right hand.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Ler controls his hands.
Ler is working Harrington over against the cage.
Ler is pressed up against the cage. Harrington has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ler down to the mat. Ler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ler tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Harrington with that takedown attempt.
Ler lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ler connects with a looping right hand.
Ler tries to clinch there but Harrington circles away.
Harrington avoids the head kick by Ler.
Ler throws a head kick that misses.
Ler connects with the punch.
Ler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ler looks to clinch
and Harrington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jacky Ler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ler throws a hook to the side of Harrington's head but Harrington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Harrington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ler wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harrington is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ler defends it well.

Harrington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington slips a nice elbow through Ler's hands, connecting with Ler's forehead.

Harrington seems to be working for a kimura but Ler defends the submission attempt.
Ler pushes Harrington off looking to stand but Harrington dives back in and keeps control.
Harrington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ler is looking to escape.

Ler manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ler lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ler lands a jab to the nose.

Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ler's elbow.
Ler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacky Ler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab lands there for Ler.
Ler cracks Harrington with an open hand slap.

Ler moves into the clinch.
Ler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ler lands with a right to the head.
Ler blocks an uppercut.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Ler controls his hands.
Harrington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ler lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington presses Ler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harrington is trying to pull guard but Ler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harrington tries to work over Ler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ler pushes Harrington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Ler as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ler lands an elbow inside that Harrington shrugs off.
Jacky Ler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harrington wants to take the fight to the mat but Ler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Ler controls his hands.
Harrington being controlled against the cage.
Harrington has a couple of punches blocked by Ler.
Ler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ler lands a shot to the body.
Ler is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ler has his back to the cage.
Ler lands a left hand.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ler stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ler lands with a short shot to the head.
Ler lands an elbow inside that Harrington shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrington tries to score a body lock takedown but Ler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Ler.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ler.
Ler lands with a left to the head.
Ler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Ler controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ler.

Harrington is rocked!
Ler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Harrington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ler lands with a left to the head.
Ler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Ler.
Ler lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harrington to his knees! Ler keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacky Ler!
Jacky Ler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.