PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil' Jamal - Genetic For Terror kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Harper
vs
Congo

189 cm
29
200 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

179 cm
32
199 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Harper misses

and Congo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Congo seems to be working for a kimura but Harper defends the submission attempt.

Congo looking for a submission but Harper manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Harper pulls Congo in close to prevent any damage.
Congo preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
Harper has momentary wrist control but Congo slips an elbow through the middle.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Congo throws a big elbow that misses.
Congo wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Congo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Congo landing with the ground and pound.
Harper keeping full guard, as Congo tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Congo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Congo throwing strikes but missing.
Congo won't allow Harper to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Congo.
Congo lands a couple of digs.
Congo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Congo passes into half guard.
Congo is nestled in close to Harper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Congo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harper sees it coming and defends easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Congo connects with a nice short shot to Harper's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Congo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Congo goes for an armbar but Harper turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Harper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to stand and escape but instead Congo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Congo tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Congo throwing strikes but missing.
Congo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Congo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harper is trying to keep Congo in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo throws a strike but Harper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Congo has his foot on Harper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harper works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kublai Congo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Harper.
Harper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Congo lands an overhand right.
Congo looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harper motions for Congo to come forward. Harper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Congo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Congo swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Harper throws a leg kick that is checked

and Congo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
Congo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Congo.
Congo looks to land a strike but Harper avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Congo wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Harper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Congo.
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Congo is one step ahead there.
Harper seems keen to control Congo's posture.
Congo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charles Harper.
Harper tries to land a front kick but Congo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Congo throws a leg kick but Harper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Congo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Congo.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo checks a low kick from Harper.
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Congo is out of range.
A jab from Harper finds it's way through Congo's defenses.
Harper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Congo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Congo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harper defending well though.
Congo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harper keeps working.
Harper taking some punishment here, with Congo in his half guard.
Harper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
Congo tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kublai Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Congo down.
Harper tries to work over Congo's front leg with a kick but Congo checks it.
Harper thumps Congo with a low kick.
Harper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Congo checks it well.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Congo throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Congo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
Harper thows a leg kick but Congo checks it

and Congo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo looking to pass the guard.
Congo throws an elbow that misses. Harper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Congo's guard. Nice move by Harper!
Harper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Congo is proving hard to escape from.

Congo is looking for a triangle here but Harper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A control attempt from Congo but he's now mounted!

Harper gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Congo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harper was covering up waiting for the punch and Congo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Congo looking to pass the guard.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Congo stands up over Harper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo wants to pass the guard but Harper is keeping the position.
Charles Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harper wants to sweep but no luck.
Congo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Congo trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Congo looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Congo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Harper has passed into half guard!
Harper tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is thwarting Congo's attempts to control the position.
Kublai Congo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harper wants to stand up but Congo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Congo keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Harper stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper throws a lazy head kick

and Congo counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kublai Congo.
I've got Congo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kublai Congo!