PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell comes to the cage accompanied by Ellie Goulding - Burn. Gustafsson has chosen The Prodigy - Omen as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Harrell
vs
Gustafsson

180 cm
39
160 lbs
35 - 20 - 3

181 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 35 - 20 - 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 9 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell cracks Gustafsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gustafsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrell.
Harrell throws out a powerful jab.
Gustafsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gustafsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gustafsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustafsson throws a front kick aimed at Harrell's knee but Harrell avoids it well.
Harrell scores with a jab. Gustafsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrell throws a series of punches but Gustafsson avoids them all with ease.
Gustafsson misses with a looping right.
Gustafsson is looking to chop away at Harrell's legs.
Harrell moves away from the strike by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrell checks it well.
Harrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrell. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrell throws an overhand right that lands on Gustafsson's shoulder, as Gustafsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Harrell moved away.
Gustafsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson avoids the head kick by Harrell.
Gustafsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gustafsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harrell if he has to take too many more of those.
Gustafsson lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Gustafsson finds it's target.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
Harrell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gustafsson to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Shelton Harrell has been cut.
Gustafsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrell throws out the jab.
Harrell scores with a jab to the body.
Harrell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustafsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrell.
Good exchange - Harrell coming out on top.
Harrell with a jab.
Harrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gustafsson misses with a kick to the body.
Harrell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses
and Harrell counters with a two punch combo.
Harrell lands a jab to the nose.
Harrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrell.
Gustafsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrell. Harrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustafsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.
Harrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustafsson throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Harrell.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harrell.
Gustafsson misses with a looping right.
Erik Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Harrell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
Harrell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harrell throws a series of punches but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Gustafsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Harrell steps away.
Gustafsson lands a head shot.
Gustafsson connects with a jab.
Harrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harrell will feel that in the morning.
Gustafsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Harrell. Beautiful body shot.

Harrell instigates a clinch.
Gustafsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrell digs a right hand underneath Gustafsson's ribcage. Gustafsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Harrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrell lands with a straight right. Gustafsson didn't see that one coming.
Gustafsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Harrell strikes.
Gustafsson scores with a jab.
Harrell scores with the left hand. Gustafsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Gustafsson walks into a straight right hand from Harrell.

Harrell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gustafsson, pushing him back against the cage.

Harrell breaks from the clinch.
Harrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrell tests Gustafsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustafsson misses with a body punch
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrell wants to clinch up but Gustafsson keeps it at a distance.
Harrell throws a series of strikes that have Gustafsson backpedaling.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelton Harrell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shelton Harrell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harrell, right into the meat.
Harrell cracks Gustafsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gustafsson throws a head kick but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Harrell misses the target.
Harrell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gustafsson.
A combination from Gustafsson does no damage.
Harrell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gustafsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harrell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That kick from Harrell tenderised Gustafsson's leg. Gustafsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson punishes Harrell's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harrell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrell misses with a body shot.
Harrell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head.
Gustafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson scores with a nice strike.
Harrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shelton Harrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrell blocks a leg kick.
Harrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gustafsson connects with a right hand. Harrell shakes it off.
Harrell ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Harrell wants to slow Gustafsson down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gustafsson! But no joy.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses.
Gustafsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrell counters with a good low kick that Gustafsson was not able to check.
Harrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrell misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a body kick.
Gustafsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut.
Harrell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harrell cracks Gustafsson with an open hand slap.
Harrell ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Harrell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gustafsson's head.
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
Gustafsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harrell throws a shot from downtown. Gustafsson moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Harrell blocks the low kick.
Gustafsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Harrell finds it's way through Gustafsson's defenses.
Gustafsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gustafsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gustafsson misses
and Harrell counters with a big head kick but Gustafsson shrugs it off.
Harrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harrell cracks the inside of Gustafsson's front leg.
Gustafsson misses with a head kick.
Harrell throws a quick counter head kick but Gustafsson was just out of range.
Gustafsson takes a swing at Harrell's ribcage but misses.
Harrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gustafsson's head backwards.
Gustafsson lands a head kick. Harrell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gustafsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Gustafsson is rocked!
Harrell connects with the punch.
Gustafsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrell finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrell is stalking Gustafsson. Gustafsson circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Harrell, and it's lights out! Gustafsson really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.