PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Harris
vs
Tucker

185 cm
32
222 lbs
19 - 17 - 1

188 cm
29
260 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tucker swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Tucker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Harris throws a jab when Tucker was well out of range.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Harris throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris misses with a hook.
Tucker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harris avoids the body shot from Tucker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a low kick as Tucker jumps back.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
Harris tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tucker defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tucker looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Tucker. That snapped Harris's head back.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris pushes Tucker away with a front kick.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tucker tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tucker to the ground. Tucker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tucker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Harris lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.
Harris jabs Tucker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tucker tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris scores with a spinning back kick!
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tucker.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tucker.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris slips a jab from Tucker.
Harris cracks Tucker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tucker takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
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 Paul Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tucker on the side of the head.
Harris lands a head kick!
Tucker misses with a looping right.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A big left from Tucker misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Dan Tucker has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Tucker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harris is thwarting Tucker's attempts to control the position.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tucker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
Harris trying to pass the guard but Tucker defending well.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying is best to control the position here.
Tucker is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Harris is looking for a kimura here.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Tucker is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harris stops Tucker from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Harris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tucker sprawls well initially but Harris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tucker is positioning himself well to prevent Harris advancing to mount.
Harris is thwarting Tucker's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing shots but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Harris is taking a breather. Tucker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tucker can do anything to dispel that myth.

Harris is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tucker still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tucker has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harris dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tucker dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tucker backs up against the cage.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Tucker had a free shot at his head there.
Harris lands a nice hook to Tucker's body. Tucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paul Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Tucker misses.

Harris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tucker did well to prevent Harris getting side control.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tucker is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tucker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Tucker 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.
Tucker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harris wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.

Harris drives through with a takedown into Tucker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tucker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Tucker seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Harris won't allow Tucker to get back to his feet.
Tucker controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to stand and escape but Harris is having none of it.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris lands a head kick. Tucker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
Dan Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Harris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tucker was covering up waiting for the punch and Harris finishes the takedown easily into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Tucker.
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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harris!
Paul Harris thanked the fans post fight for their support.