PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between John Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mervyn Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mervyn Harris acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Best
vs
Harris

182 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
28
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Excellent MT
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mervyn Harris!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws a hook but Best blocks it.
Best throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris lands a body shot.
Best just misses with a punch to the body.
Best takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Best has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Best tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Best pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Best lands a body punch.
Best throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Best lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Best lands a shoulder strike.
Best digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Best misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries to break free but Best pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Best.
Harris can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Best.
Best misses with a punch to the body.
Best scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Best is controlling the position.
Best lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Best.
Still in the clinch, Best scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Best on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Best.
Best lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Best.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Best is controlling him.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Best keeps him there for the moment.
Best lands a shot to the body.
Best has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice right hand lands inside from Best.
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!
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris with a jab.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Best sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Best takes the fight into the clinch.
Best tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Best back against the cage.
Best misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Best on the inside.
Best is working Harris over against the cage.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Best lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Best is controlling the position.
Best scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Best tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Best tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris wants to break free but Best has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Best lands with a left to the head.

Harris is rocked!
Best working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Best finish him?
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Best.
Harris looks winded!
Best lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Best cracks Harris with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Harris goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Harris wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Best!
Our winner, John Best, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.