PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Miao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miao has chosen discolamon as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Harrison
vs
Miao

175 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keenan Miao!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miao throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.

Harrison darts in and clinches Miao up against the cage.
Miao managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Miao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miao managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison trying to stall but Miao improves his position.
Harrison looking to throw knees to the head but Miao is blocking nicely.
Miao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miao managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Miao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harrison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harrison taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Miao won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harrison throws an elbow but misses.
Miao avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the cage.
Miao tries to break free but Harrison pushes him back against the cage.
Miao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miao wants to break free but Harrison has control.
Miao is trying to force a seperation but Harrison has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harrison.
Miao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Miao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miao looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Miao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miao throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Miao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Harrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miao scores with a sloppy right hand. Harrison should have avoided that one.
Harrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Miao misses with a hook.
A combination from Miao does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Miao misses
and Harrison makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miao really felt that one!
Harrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miao.
Miao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrison counters with a good low kick that Miao was not able to check.
Harrison slips a straight right by Miao.
A combination from Miao does no damage.
Keenan Miao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miao looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miao lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
Harrison tries to clinch but Miao is having none of it.
Harrison fails in his attempt to clinch.

Miao tries to keep at a distance but Harrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrison scores with a knee to the head.
Miao is trying to force a seperation but Harrison has the dominant position.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Miao gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the cage.
Miao has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miao can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Miao avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the cage.

Miao breaks the clinch.
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 William Harrison will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Miao feints a jab promting Harrison to slip. Miao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harrison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harrison tries to clinch up but Miao circles away and keeps his distance.
Miao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miao looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Miao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Miao. Those never looked like landing.
Miao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Miao.
Keenan Miao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Miao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miao connects with a crisp jab.
Harrison slips under a jab.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Miao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miao misses the shot to the body.
Miao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Miao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Harrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miao.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miao.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Miao misses with an uppercut
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miao jabs at Harrison's body.
Miao scores with a decent looking hook.
Miao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miao misses with an uppercut

and Harrison moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miao tries to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miao's efforts to push away.
Harrison connects with a knee to the head.
Miao managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harrison tries to stall but Miao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harrison lands a nice knee to the body.

Miao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison tries to clinch there but Miao circles away.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison closes the distance but Miao moves to the side
and Miao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miao throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miao looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Miao throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Miao is avoiding it.
Miao tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Miao lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrison's head.
Miao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miao falls off balance throwing a combination

and Harrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
William Harrison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keenan Miao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Miao misses with a series of wild punches.
Miao just misses with a punch to the body.
Miao misses with a wild combination.
Miao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison tries to clinch there but Miao circles away.
Miao swings widly with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Miao misses with the combination.
Miao lands with a hook. Harrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miao swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison.
Miao throws an off balance right hand
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Miao does no damage.
Miao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miao throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Miao.
No joy there for Miao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miao misses with a combination
and Harrison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miao swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Miao's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Miao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Miao digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Miao fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Miao misses.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Miao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Miao circles away.
Harrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Miao.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Miao pushes him off.
Miao tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Miao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Miao circles away.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Miao.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Miao throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miao misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrison takes one on the button.
Miao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Harrison has managed to clinch.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miao tries to break free but Harrison pushes him back against the cage.
Harrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Miao gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the cage.
Harrison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Miao wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keenan Miao.
I think Miao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keenan Miao!
Post fight, an emotional Keenan Miao said 'are you not entertained????'.