PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ellie Goulding - Burn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harrell
vs
Babitu

180 cm
39
160 lbs
34 - 19 - 3

188 cm
31
180 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell throws a head kick that misses.
Babitu feints and then cracks Harrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrell down.
Babitu scores with a punch to the head.

Babitu closes the distance and clinches.

Babitu breaks the clinch.
Babitu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Babitu's head.
Harrell thumps Babitu with a low kick.
Babitu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babitu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrell on the side of the head.
Harrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Babitu.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Harrell misses.
Harrell drops his hands momentarily and Babitu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babitu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
We've been informed that Babitu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babitu. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babitu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Babitu clinches up with Harrell and pushes him back against the cage.
Harrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Babitu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrell slips under a jab.
Babitu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Babitu misses with a two punch combination.
Babitu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babitu looks to land a right hand but Harrell moved out of range.
Babitu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Babitu blocks a jab.
Harrell tries to move into range but Babitu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Babitu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babitu throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrell swings widly with a right hand
and Babitu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harrell throws a right hand that Babitu ducks under and follows up with a left that Babitu also avoids with ease.
Babitu blocks a head kick by Harrell.
Babitu throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babitu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrell looks to land a left hand but Babitu moved out of range nicely.
Harrell misses with a left hand
and Babitu counters with a nice body kick.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Babitu lands with a slapping head kick.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrell looks to throw the jab but Babitu is out of range.
Harrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Babitu throws a push kick but Harrell slaps the foot to one side.
Babitu connects with a body shot that sends Harrell's belly button to the back.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babitu.
Harrell dodges the punch combination from Babitu.
Babitu takes a swing at Harrell's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Harrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu moves away from the strike by Harrell.
Babitu lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrell off the cage and back into range.
Harrell throws a sloppy head kick and Babitu moves out of range easily.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babitu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babitu scrambles back to his feet.
Babitu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harrell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harrell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babitu.
Babitu tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babitu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Babitu throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Babitu.
Harrell thows a body kick. Babitu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harrell avoids the body shot from Babitu.
Harrell tests Babitu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babitu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Babitu moves in looking to clinch but Harrell pushes him off.
Harrell misses with a looping left.
Babitu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrell.
Nice defenses there by Babitu.
Babitu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babitu tries to clinch there but Harrell circles away.
Babitu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrell throws out the jab.
Babitu misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Babitu.
Harrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babitu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babitu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
Babitu lands a slapping body shot.
Babitu throws a leg kick but Harrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babitu tries to work over Harrell's front leg with a kick but Harrell checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joeli Babitu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harrell throws a solid leg kick but Babitu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrell.
Babitu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrell.
Babitu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrell.
Harrell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps Babitu's head back.
Harrell throws a right and a left that Babitu avoids nicely.
Babitu misses with a leg kick.
Harrell misses with an uppercut. Babitu saw that one coming.
Babitu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Harrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Harrell moves into range and clinches up with Babitu.
Harrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Babitu gets through Harrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu has a couple of punches blocked by Harrell.
Babitu has a couple of punches blocked by Harrell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrell.
Babitu takes a shot to the head.
Harrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Harrell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Babitu up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Babitu.
Harrell lands with a right to the head.
Harrell blocks an uppercut.
Harrell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Harrell.
Harrell prevents Babitu from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Babitu.
Babitu lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babitu.
Babitu misses with a body punch.
Babitu lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Babitu blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babitu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Babitu.
Babitu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrell blocks a body shot from Babitu.
Harrell blocking some punches.
Harrell is trying to stall.
Harrell seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Babitu is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Babitu throws an elbow but misses.
Babitu throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrell.
Babitu lands a body shot.
Babitu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babitu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babitu swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Harrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell blocks an uppercut.
Harrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babitu.

Babitu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrell misses the target.
Good work by Harrell as he checks the leg kick.
Babitu scores with a jab. Harrell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Babitu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babitu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Babitu blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babitu misses with a head kick.
Babitu fails to land with a series of punches.
Babitu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Babitu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrell.
Harrell throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harrell - that will leave a mark!
Babitu is looking to chop away at Harrell's legs.
Harrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babitu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babitu swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
Babitu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrell feints and then cracks Babitu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babitu down.
Nice straight punches there by Babitu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Babitu.
Harrell avoids a kick to the body.

Babitu drives through and clinches with Harrell against the cage.
Babitu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babitu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrell presses Babitu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harrell scores with a hook to the body.
Babitu throws a head punch that misses.
Harrell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shelton Harrell will probably get the nod.
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!

Harrell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Harrell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joeli Babitu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babitu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Babitu.
Harrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Babitu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrell manages to avoid it.
Harrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Babitu checks a low kick from Harrell.
Babitu tries to land a leg kick but Harrell saw it coming and moves away.
Harrell is looking to chop away at Babitu's legs.
Harrell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Babitu tries a low kick but Harrell avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babitu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrell.
Nice defenses there by Babitu.
Good leg kick by Harrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harrell throws out a loose jab but Babitu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babitu moves out of range of the leg kick from Harrell.
Babitu moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrell missing with a left hand there. Babitu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babitu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrell can pounce on him.
Babitu throws a hook but Harrell avoids it easily.
Babitu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
Sloppy strikes from Harrell. Those never looked like landing.
Harrell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Babitu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrell scores with a leg kick.
Babitu feints and then cracks Harrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrell down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babitu misses with an uppercut.
Harrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Babitu off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrell throws out the jab.
Harrell slips a straight right by Babitu.
A leg kick checked by Harrell.
Harrell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babitu moves out of range of the strikes.
Babitu throws a jab when Harrell was well out of range.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Harrell.
Babitu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babitu misses with an uppercut.
Harrell thumps Babitu with a low kick.
Harrell slips a jab from Babitu.

Babitu tries to keep at a distance but Harrell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babitu gets through Harrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu has a couple of punches blocked by Harrell.
Babitu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babitu lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Harrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babitu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Babitu misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrell is working Babitu over against the cage.
Harrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Babitu.
Harrell avoiding damage.
Harrell gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Harrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Babitu blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Harrell.
A short uppercut from Harrell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu cracks Harrell with a nice body shot.
Babitu tries a body shot but Harrell blocks it.
Babitu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babitu misses with a knee strike.
Babitu misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrell.
Harrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrell wants to stall.
Babitu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Harrell.
A head punch on the inside from Babitu fails to land.
Harrell blocking some punches.
Harrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Harrell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
A relieved looking Shelton Harrell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.