PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into the arena with Not again - You all ready dropped? blaring out of the sound system. Ho has chosen Dear penis song as his entrance music. Phat Ho has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Harris
vs
Ho

173 cm
19
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ho scores with a body shot.
Ho throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Ho misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Team Migraine that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Ho misses
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho with a jab.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris takes a swing at Ho's ribcage but misses.
Ho misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Ho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Ho's belly button to the back.
Ho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho. That's going to slow Harris down.
Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Harris backing away here, and Ho unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A low kick from Ho is predictable there
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris looks for a takedown but Ho sprawls well.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris punishes Ho's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris connects with the punch.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Ho moves out of range easily.
Ho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
Phat Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut

and Harris counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Ho down! Harris is looking to finish but Ho is intelligently defending himself.

Ho is rocked!
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ho is still in real trouble! Can Harris finish him?
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho is keeping the position for now.
Ho seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Ho is retaining full guard.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Ho seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Ho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ho tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Ho is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris misses with a hook. Ho ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Ho is looking to clinch.
Ho throws a one two combo.
Ho tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris throws the left hand but Ho avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Harris.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.

Ho clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harris defending well as Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris misses with a right hand
letting Ho counter with a right hand.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Harris stalks Ho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ho's face. Ho staggers backwards, shaken.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Ho shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ho misses with a leg kick
and Ho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Ho slips the punch.
Ho motions for Harris to come forward. Ho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Harris lands.
Ho scores with a body shot.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Ho moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris defending well as Ho loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Ho tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Ho finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Ho.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Ho.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
A counter left hand to the body from Harris misses its target.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Ho's shoulder, as Ho tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ho gets a clinch.
Harris tries to stall but Ho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Ho won't allow it.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris taking a breather.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Ho.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ho prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Ho.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho cracks Harris with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands with a right to the head.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Ho.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Ho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Ho misses with a low kick.
Ho avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris backing away here, and Ho unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Ho avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho momentarily.
Ho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Ho slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harris's head.
Ho avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Ho lands with an overhand left.
Ho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris stuns Ho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ho tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho.
Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Ho throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Ho throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Ho misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Ho.
Ho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho staying out of range there.
Phat Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris cracks Ho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho throws a leg kick
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris digs a good body shot into Ho's ribs.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Ho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Ho throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a hook. Ho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ho lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho misses with a low kick.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Ho misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho throws a head kick that misses.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris misses with the combination.
Ho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris lands the left hand.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derek Harris!
Our winner, Derek Harris, 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.