PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Harter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harter comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Ray Vaughan "Rude Mood" . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harter
vs
Li

196 cm
36
275 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

198 cm
30
264 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Harter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Harter shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Harter stops Li from standing up.
Harter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Li is looking to stand up but Harter isn't so interested in that idea.
Harter stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Harter looking to pass the guard.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li is controlling Harter's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harter checks a leg kick.
Harter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Harter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Li on his heels. He'll look to pass Li's guard now, I'm sure.
Li being controlled here, momentarily.
Li is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harter stays in close to Li's body and controls the position.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harter lands a nice looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Li. Harter shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harter moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
Harter ducks under a wild hook from Li.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Li throws a right hand that Harter ducks under and follows up with a left that Harter also avoids with ease.
Li throws a front kick aimed at Harter's knee but Harter avoids it well.
Harter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Harter throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harter scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Li.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Li.
Li gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Li throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Li as Harter shoots in.
Nice jab there from Li.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li misses the body punch
and Harter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li cracks Harter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruce Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harter misses with a hook.
Harter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harter.

It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Li throws out a leg kick but Harter moves out of range and Li only half commits.
Li lands a nice shot that snaps Harter's head back.
Harter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Harter ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Harter feints a jab promting Li to slip. Harter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Li slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Harter.

Li has managed to clinch.
Harter tries to score a body lock takedown but Li shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Harter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Harter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Li has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Li and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Li looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harter misses with an uppercut.
Li tries to clinch up but Harter circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick from Li.
Li pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harter is out of range and Li settles back down.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Harter slips the punch.
Li lands with a nice combination. Harter backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harter checks a leg kick.
Li misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li tries to bum rush Harter with a series of wild strikes but Harter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Li looks to land a body kick but Harter moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harter misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Harter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Li looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Li will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harter. That did some damage!
Li lands a body shot.

Li forces Harter back against the cage and clinches.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li scores with a nice hook to the head.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li working the clinch nicely. Harter is working for position but Li cracks him with a big knee to the head! Harter crumples up against the cage and Li lands two more shots before the ref can save Harter! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bruce Li!
A very excited looking Bruce Li made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.