PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (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.

Snake
vs
Harrison

172 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solid Snake!
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, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Snake looks to throw a body kick
and Harrison counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Snake circles away.
Harrison tries to clinch but Snake is having none of it.
A lazy body kick from Snake
letting Harrison counter with a right hand.
Snake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snake throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Snake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Snake.
Snake keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrison wants to clinch up but Snake keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Snake does no damage.
Harrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Snake circles away.
Harrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snake tries to land a body kick
and Harrison counters with an inside leg kick.
Snake lands a jab.

Harrison takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Snake.

Snake breaks the clinch.
Snake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Snake
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solid Snake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Snake.
Snake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Snake gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Snake leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Snake throws a head kick that misses
and Harrison counters with a leg kick.
Harrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Snake counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake clobbers Harrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solid Snake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison darts in trying to clinch
and Snake counters with a head kick. That will keep Harrison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Snake is looking to wear down Harrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snake looks to throw a body kick
and Harrison counters with a thumping low kick.
Snake tries to score with a low kick but Harrison moves his leg out of the way.
Snake throws a hook but Harrison blocks it.
Snake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snake's face.
Harrison scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Snake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Snake.
Snake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snake takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snake managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snake as Harrison tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snake.
Snake managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Snake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Harrison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Snake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snake just misses with a punch to the body.
Snake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snake finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Snake looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Snake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snake lands a jab.
Harrison fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick by Snake misses
and Harrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snake's knee momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Snake
and Harrison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Solid Snake is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snake digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Snake throws a lazy body kick
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake misses with a kick to the body
and Harrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snake throws a body kick that misses
and Harrison counters with a good low kick that Snake was not able to check.
Harrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snake counters with a straight right hand.
Snake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrison wants to clinch
and Snake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snake throws a lazy body kick
and Harrison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Snake.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Snake.
Snake gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Snake
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick from Snake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Snake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Snake thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Harrison pushes Snake up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrison scores with a knee to the head.
Harrison lands an elbow just above Snake 's eye.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snake taking a breather.
Snake misses with the head strike.
Snake is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snake blocks it with crossed arms.
Snake working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snake is keeping busy.
Snake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrison obliges.
Harrison lands a knee to the body.
Harrison with a knee to the head.
William Harrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harrison.
Harrison has Snake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snake misses with the head strike.
Harrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snake's defenses.
Harrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Snake pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Snake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snake stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Snake looks to land a body kick but Harrison moved away.
Snake misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake throws a leg kick
and Harrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snake lands a body shot.
Snake misses with the body kick

and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrison.
Snake throws an elbow that misses.
Snake lands a body punch.
Snake avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Harrison looking to stall.
Harrison is struggling to control the position.
Snake digs a right hand into Harrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrison's gas tank.
Snake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
A shot in the inside from Snake.
Harrison lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Harrison.
Harrison scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harrison scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snake as Harrison tries to tie him up.
Harrison scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snake.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harrison tries to score a body lock takedown but Snake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snake.
Harrison keeps control of Snake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrison lands an elbow inside that Snake shrugs off.
Snake tries to stall but Harrison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harrison trying to land knees to the body.
Snake wants to break free but Harrison has control.
Snake misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
William Harrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harrison.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snake gets underhooks to prevent Harrison's takedown attempt.
Solid Snake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harrison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Harrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snake just leaning against Harrison, taking a breather.
Snake throws an elbow but it misses.

Harrison decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison is trying to control the position but Snake postures up.

Snake is sitting in close to Harrison's body. Harrison has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Snake is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Snake is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harrison.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). William Harrison!