PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Elwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City. The crowd seem to be enjoying Elwood's choice of entrance music: Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harrison
vs
Elwood

183 cm
27
184 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Elwood!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elwood rushes Harrison and presses him up against the cage.
Elwood is working Harrison over against the cage.
Elwood works on Harrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Elwood has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
Elwood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Elwood fails to land.
Harrison wants to stall.
Elwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elwood throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison wants to break free but Elwood has control.

Elwood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison thuds his right hand into Elwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elwood lands a head shot.
Elwood tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Elwood throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elwood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Elwood's head but Elwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Elwood misses.
Harrison throws a solid leg kick but Elwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrison.
Elwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Elwood moves away and avoids it.
Elwood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Elwood lands but Harrison takes it in his stride.

It looks like Simon Harrison has been cut.
Harrison staying out of range there.
Elwood throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Elwood moves away and avoids it.
Elwood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elwood misses the jab.
Harrison tried to counter with a leg kick but Elwood avoided it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Elwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elwood throws out a leg kick but Harrison moves out of range and Elwood only half commits.
Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Harrison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elwood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Elwood throws a hook but Harrison blocks it.
Elwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Elwood misses with an uppercut
and Harrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elwood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elwood misses with a low kick as Harrison jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Elwood misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Elwood.
Elwood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Elwood there as he acknowledges the shot.

Elwood has closed the distance and engaged Harrison in a clinch.

Elwood manages to break the clinch.
Elwood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Elwood throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison misses with a looping right.
Elwood throws a body kick that misses.
Elwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison slips a jab from Elwood.
Harrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Elwood just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elwood moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
Elwood throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Elwood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Elwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elwood tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Elwood.
Elwood misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Harrison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Elwood wants to clinch.

Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Elwood has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Elwood does no damage.
Harrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elwood.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elwood.
Harrison defending well as Elwood loads up on a big left hand.
Jake Elwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elwood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrison checks it well.

Elwood pushes Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Elwood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrison is stalling here.
Elwood is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Elwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elwood misses with a body punch.
Elwood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Elwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Elwood has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Elwood as the two fighters clinch.
Elwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Elwood breaks from the clinch.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Elwood.
Elwood throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Elwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison connects with a nice looking jab.

Elwood moves into the clinch.
Harrison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Elwood lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Elwood as Harrison tries to tie him up.
Elwood misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Elwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Elwood.
Elwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Elwood blocks a body shot from Harrison.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elwood works Harrison's body with a nice hook.

Oooooh!!! Elwood has knocked Harrison down with a huge combo! Elwood steps away and waves a wobbly Harrison back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Harrison is rocked!
Jake Elwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elwood measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Harrison! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jake Elwood!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Elwood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.