PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gower
vs
Harland

165 cm
20
156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
152 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Machiavelli Boutique
Instinct

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Harland!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gower tries to clinch but Harland is having none of it.
Harland slips under a jab.
Gower swings for the body but Harland moves out of range.
Gower lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gower tests Harland's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Gower rushes Harland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gower lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gower lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gower misses with some punches.
Gower misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harland has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gower scores with a shot to the side of Harland's head.
Gower lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland blocks a body shot from Gower.
Gower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harland's elbow.
Gower slowing the pace effectively.
Gower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gower avoids the elbow strike from Harland, against the cage.
Harland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harland tries a body shot but Gower blocks it.
Harland misses with an elbow strike.
Harland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gower taking a breather.
A short left from Gower.
A body shot lands from Gower.
Gower blocks an elbow strike.
Harland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gower takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gower tries to work over Harland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gower dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harland misses with an elbow over the top.
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Harland.
Gower struggles to land a body shot inside as Harland controls his hands.
Gower digs a right hand underneath Harland's ribcage. Harland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gower lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gower lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Gower.
Gower scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower is stalling here.
Gower struggles to land a body shot inside as Harland controls his hands.
Harland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gower avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Gower lands a left hand.
Gower dodges an elbow strike from Harland.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gower lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Gower on the inside.

Harland breaks from the clinch.
Gower stalks Harland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harland's face. Harland staggers backwards, shaken.
Gower moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harland jabs Gower to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harland swings widly with a right hand
and Gower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gower is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gower throws a shot from downtown. Harland moves away and avoids it.
Jeff Gower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harland slips under a jab.
Gower moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Gower misses.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harland moves away.
Harland changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gower feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harlands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gower lands a two punch combo.
Harland blocks a jab.
Harland misses with an uppercut
and Gower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gower connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gower scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Gower dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harland slips a jab from Gower.
Gower is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gower jabs at Harland's body.
Gower scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gower scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harland takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Gower as he connects with a hook.
Harland throws a jab when Gower was well out of range.
Nice cross by Gower.
Gower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harland works the jab nicely.
Harland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Gower. That snapped Harland's head back.
Harland scores with a nice head shot.
Harland cracks a nice hook into Gower's ribs.
Gower fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Gower.
Gower misses with an uppercut.
Jeff Gower is winning the standup battle so far.
Gower throws a shot to the body.
Harland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harland misses the jab.
Harland throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Gower counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Harland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gower lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harland.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower misses with the head strike.

Harland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harland swats away the attempt to clinch by Gower.
Harland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harland moves away.
Harland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harland lands with an uppercut that bounces Gower off the cage and back into range.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harland moves away.
Jeff Gower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gower throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gower works Harland's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower connects with a body shot.
Gower is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harland can do to turn this around?
Gower throws a good cross that connects.
Gower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gower scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harland ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
Gower tries to close the distance and clinch but Harland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Gower.
Gower wants to clinch up but Harland keeps it at a distance.
Harland misses with a straight left.
Gower ducks under a wild hook from Harland.
Gower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harland manages to avoid it.
Gower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harland manages to avoid it.
Gower wants to clinch up but Harland keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Harland releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gower lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gower misses with a wild body shot.
Harland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harland misses with a body shot.
Gower slips a straight right by Harland.
Harland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gower.
Gower takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gower's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harland under the eye.
Gower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harland throws a looping overhand right but Gower ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Gower dominated that second round.
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.

Harland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harland was well out of range. Poor timing from Gower.
Harland throws the left hand but Gower avoids the punch easily.
Harland misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gower. Harland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gower staying out of range there.
Gower is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Harland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower misses with a body shot.
Gower scores with a nice strike.
Gower misses with a hook. Harland ducked under it nicely.
Harland looks to throw the jab but Gower is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Gower misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gower does it's job there.
Harland throws a shot from downtown. Gower moves away and avoids it.
Harland walks into a straight right hand from Gower.
Harland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gower throws a hook but Harland blocks it.
Gower uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harland.
Gower is looking to counter the offense by Harland and move into the clinch.
Gower looks to land a right hand but Harland moved out of range.
Gower misses with a hook to the body
and Harland counters with a right hand to the body.
Harland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gower tests Harland's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Harland is rocked!
Gower cracks Harland with a hook to the temple - Harland is on wobbly legs here! Gower swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Harland falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gower wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeff Gower!
Jeff Gower retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Jeff Gower, 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.