PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell comes to the cage accompanied by Unbreakable. Harrikari has chosen Shakira - Rabiosa as his entrance music. Archie Bell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jari Harrikari's chin.

Bell
vs
Harrikari

185 cm
31
203 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

193 cm
32
199 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Archie Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Harrikari!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws out a powerful jab.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrikari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Bell misses
and Harrikari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrikari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrikari counters with a series of strikes. Bell will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell scores with a nice right hand.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Harrikari moves away and avoids it.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bell throws a right hand that misses
and Harrikari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrikari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrikari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrikari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Archie Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrikari.
A big right from Bell misses.
Bell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harrikari's head.

Harrikari is rocked!
Bell takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrikari is able to avoid easily.
Bell checks a low kick from Harrikari.
Bell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Bell misses.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Harrikari moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook
and Harrikari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrikari defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Bell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
Harrikari blocks a leg kick.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Harrikari is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Harrikari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bell takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Bell misses the jab.
Harrikari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Harrikari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Harrikari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a hook. Harrikari ducked under it nicely.
Bell scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand

and Harrikari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrikari.
Harrikari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bell is defending well for now.

Bell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Harrikari regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bell trying to control but Harrikari is working from the bottom.
Harrikari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrikari pulls Bell in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrikari counters with a body kick that stops Bell in his tracks momentarily.
Bell with a nice cross.
A big right from Bell misses.
Harrikari tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Harrikari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrikari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrikari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
and Harrikari counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bell misses with a hook
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrikari can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Harrikari moves away and avoids it.
Harrikari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell thuds his right hand into Harrikari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harrikari is looking to clinch.
A big right from Bell misses.
Bell misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bell with a hook.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Harrikari is out of range.
Harrikari moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Bell throws a leg kick
and Harrikari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Archie Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrikari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
Donk. Bell catches Harrikari right on the button with a cross.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrikari counters with a three punch combo that has Bell backing up. Bell nods at Harrikari to acknowledge the strikes.
Harrikari lands a really nice looking cross but Bell seems unphased.
Bell misses the body punch
and Harrikari counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell is looking to slow Harrikari down with leg kicks.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harrikari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with an uppercut
and Harrikari counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Whack! Bell lands a heavy head kick that drops Harrikari. The ref tackles Bell to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Harrikari was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Archie Bell!
Archie Bell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.