PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Crossed - So much pain as his entrance music. Carlton Leach has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Leach
vs
Harrison

185 cm
20
147 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

167 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aidan Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leach walks into a jab.
Harrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leach misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrison counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leach is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jab by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a left hand
and Leach counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Leach moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Leach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison throws a body punch but Leach moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Harrison. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Leach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harrison.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
As Harrison looks to move away, Leach throws a big counter combo bu Harrison just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison throws a body kick that misses
and Leach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Leach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Leach slips a jab from Harrison.
Leach throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison thuds a left hand into Leach's body.
Harrison throws a lazy right hand but Leach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leach to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leach counters with a straight right hand.
Leach misses with a looping left.
Leach swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison.
Leach misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Leach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrison thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison lands a head kick!
Leach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aidan Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Leach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leach blocks a leg kick.
Leach throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leach throws a jab when Harrison was well out of range.
Harrison follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Leach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Leach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leach is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harrison swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach misses with a left hand
and Leach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Leach ducks down to avoid it.
Leach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leach throws out a loose jab but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrison throws a leg kick
and Leach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrison sizes up Leach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrison thuds a left hand into Leach's body.
Leach scores with a jab.
Leach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Leach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leach.
Leach throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Leach throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison swings widly with a right hand
enabling Leach to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrison tries to score with a low kick but Leach moves his leg out of the way.
Leach throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Leach is just out of range.
Harrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leach.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrison! But no joy.
Leach sizes up Harrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leach just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison looks to throw a body kick
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aidan Harrison will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leach checks a low kick from Harrison.
Leach misses with a looping right.
Harrison moves out of range as Leach strikes.
Leach throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Leach.
Leach is looking to counter punch.
Harrison throws a front kick aimed at Leach's knee but Leach avoids it well.
Jab by Leach.
Harrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leach.
Harrison throws an off balance right hand
and Leach counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison throws a wild body kick that Leach sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Leach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison sizes up Leach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aidan Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leach blocks a low kick nicely.
Leach throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Leach throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Leach is looking to counter punch.
Leach has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Leach moved out of range.
Harrison throws a good cross that connects.
Leach checks a leg kick nicely.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leach throws a big counter combination but Harrison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Leach's front leg but catches the back leg as Leach tries to avoid it.
Harrison lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison slips under a jab from Leach.
Leach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrison counters with a nice body shot.
Leach misses with a hook
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Leach misses.
Harrison unleashes a big counter combination but Leach bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leach avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Leach moved out of range.
Leach avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrison moves away from the strike by Leach.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison looks to throw a body kick
and Leach counters with a two punch combo.
Harrison misses with a leg kick
and Leach counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach misses with a straight left.
Leach misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Harrison raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good shot there by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a shot to the body
and Leach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leach checks it well.
A low kick from Harrison misses
and Leach counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison lands a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
A little feinted left hand from Leach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leach lands with an overhand left.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leach looks to land a combination. Harrison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Aidan Harrison has been cut.

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!
Harrison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Leach takes one on the button.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Leach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Leach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Leach lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison avoids the body shot from Leach.
Leach misses with a hook.
Leach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aidan Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aidan Harrison's cut.
That's time! Leach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leach is looking to counter punch.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Leach counter with a right hand.
Leach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leach throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leach slips a jab from Harrison.
Leach checks the leg kick.
Leach blocks a head kick by Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leach throws out the jab.
Leach clobbers Harrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leach.
Harrison with the counter takedown but Leach avoids it easily.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leach counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Leach.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Leach misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Leach walks into a stiff left hand from Harrison.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Leach is just out of range.
Leach throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Leach throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Leach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison thows a leg kick but Leach checks it
letting Leach counter with a right hand.
Carlton Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison motions for Leach to come forward. Harrison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Leach misses the target.
Leach looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Leach throws a right hand that misses
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!
A big left from Leach misses.
Harrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harrison throws a low kick but Leach moves out of range easily.
It looked like Leach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrison.
Leach misses with a straight left.
Harrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
Leach takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Carlton Leach has been cut.
Harrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Leach off the cage and back into range.
Harrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Harrison is rocked!
Harrison drops his hands for a split second and Leach immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Harrison face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Leach follows up with a right hand that knocks Harrison into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlton Leach!
Carlton Leach managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece), into his post fight interview.
The defeated Aidan Harrison had this to say: 'No worries, if i get a chance im gonna hit him in back of the head with crowbar.. Im joking guys.. Maybe'.