PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Sobiesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Harris
vs
Sobiesky

190 cm
24
198 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

184 cm
30
190 lbs
7 - 19 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Sobiesky!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Harris clinches up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sobiesky 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.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Sobiesky blocks it.
Sobiesky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobiesky backwards.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobiesky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris keeps Sobiesky at a distance using the push kick.
Logan Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Sobiesky.
A counter left hand to the body from Harris misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobiesky misses with an uppercut.
Sobiesky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Sobiesky is looking to land body kicks.

Harris gets a clinch.
Harris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobiesky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sobiesky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris lands a good knee to the midsection. Sobiesky won't want to take too many of those.
Sobiesky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris lands a knee to the body.
Sobiesky looks winded!
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.

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

Harris clinches up with Sobiesky and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sobiesky's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobiesky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Sobiesky's head.
Harris just leaning against Sobiesky, taking a breather.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Sobiesky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sobiesky tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Sobiesky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harris breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at DiscoClub that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sobiesky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Logan Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobiesky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sobiesky misses with a kick to the body.
Sobiesky misses with an attempted mid kick.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobiesky tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sobiesky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sobiesky's face.
Harris's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobiesky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobiesky tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sobiesky.

Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sobiesky, pushing him back against the cage.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobiesky.
Sobiesky throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Sobiesky backing up. Sobiesky nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobiesky wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Harris.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sobiesky eats them both and turns towards Harris to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sobiesky is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris stalling against the cage.
Sobiesky tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris working Sobiesky over with knees to the body.
Sobiesky is trying to break free.
Sobiesky is breathing heavily.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobiesky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris moves out of range as Sobiesky strikes.
Harris appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobiesky shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Sobiesky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris has Sobiesky pressed against the cage, preventing Sobiesky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sobiesky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris cracks Sobiesky with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobiesky can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Sobiesky's ribcage.
Harris gets through Sobiesky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sobiesky letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris presses Sobiesky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sobiesky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sobiesky's face.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobiesky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sobiesky will feel that in the morning.

Harris clinches up with Sobiesky and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris prevents Sobiesky from breaking the clinch.
Sobiesky is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Logan Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sobiesky is trying to break free.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobiesky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harris clinches.
Harris prevents Sobiesky from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Harris prevents Sobiesky from breaking the clinch.
Harris prevents Sobiesky from breaking the clinch.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobiesky.

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

Logan Harris 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harris has Sobiesky up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Sobiesky working hard to break the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobiesky circles away from the clinch attempt.

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobiesky has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Sobiesky tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harris obliges.

Harris breaks the clinch.

Harris clinches with his opponent.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobiesky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Sobiesky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Sobiesky fails to land the takedown.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobiesky is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Sobiesky tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Sobiesky's ribcage.

Harris breaks the clinch.

Harris rushes Sobiesky and presses him up against the cage.
Sobiesky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris has Sobiesky pressed against the cage, preventing Sobiesky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sobiesky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Harris.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Harris rushes Sobiesky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Sobiesky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobiesky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Harris.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Logan Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobiesky can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobiesky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sobiesky.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Sobiesky pushes him off.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Sobiesky throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Sobiesky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Louis Sobiesky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Harris clinches up with Sobiesky and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Harris!
In his post fight interview, Logan Harris started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.