PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alvaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harbor
vs
Alvaro

184 cm
35
193 lbs
30 - 25 - 1

193 cm
28
199 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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KAISER

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 30 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Alvaro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor avoids the body shot from Alvaro.
Alvaro moves out of range as Harbor strikes.
Harbor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvaros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harbor throws out the jab.
Harbor fails to land with a series of punches.
Harbor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvaro.
Harbor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harbor throws a right hand that misses
and Alvaro counters with a straight right hand.
James Harbor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaro throws a hook to the side of Harbor's head but Harbor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harbor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Harbor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harbor throws a shot from downtown. Alvaro moves away and avoids it.
Alvaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harbor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvaro.
Alvaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor throws the left hand but Alvaro avoids the punch easily.
Alvaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harbor.
Alvaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harbor manages to avoid it.
Alvaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harbor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alvaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harbor misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Harbor. That snapped Alvaro's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvaro. That snapped Harbor's head back.
Harbor throws a jab when Alvaro was well out of range.
Alvaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Harbor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harbor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvaro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvaro throws an overhand right that lands on Harbor's shoulder, as Harbor tries to avoid the shot.
Harbor scores with a jab. Alvaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvaro lands a really nice looking cross but Harbor seems unphased.
Alvaro misses with a wild body shot.
Harbor scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Harbor misses.
Alvaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Harbor is just out of range.

Alvaro closes the distance and clinches.
Harbor tries a body shot but Alvaro blocks it.
Harbor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alvaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harbor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alvaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harbor's elbow.
Alvaro tries to work over Harbor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvaro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alvaro tries a body shot but Harbor blocks it.
Alvaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harbor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harbor is trying to break free.
Harbor leaning against his opponent.
Alvaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvaro working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvaro.
Alvaro can't find room to land a body shot as Harbor controls the action.
Harbor tries to break the clinch but Alvaro is controlling the position.

Alvaro breaks from the clinch.
Harbor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor misses with a left hand
and Alvaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvaro moves away from the strike by Harbor.
Jose Alvaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harbor throws a hook to the side of Alvaro's head but Alvaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harbor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harbor takes a swing at Alvaro's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Harbor finds it's target.
Harbor keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvaro tests Harbor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvaro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvaro catches Harbor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvaro.
Harbor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Alvaro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harbor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvaro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvaro trying his best to control but Harbor has mounted him.
We've been hearing that Harbor has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Alvaro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harbor wants to control the pace but Alvaro is squirming around nicely.
Alvaro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harbor misses with a head shot.
Alvaro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alvaro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harbor with the ground and pound from mount.
Harbor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alvaro?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvaro is bucking up trying to escape but Harbor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor unloads with some shots from mount but Alvaro bucks and avoids them well.
Alvaro wants to hold on but Harbor pushes him away.
Alvaro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harbor.
Harbor 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.
Harbor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Harbor looking to control but Alvaro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvaro blocking the ground and pound.
Harbor looking to ground and pound but Alvaro is blocking nicely.
Harbor unloads with some shots from mount but Alvaro bucks and avoids them well.
Harbor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harbor cracks Alvaro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harbor working Alvaro over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor looking to control but Alvaro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvaro tries to hold on but Harbor pushes him away.
Harbor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbor looking to control and managing it successfully.
James Harbor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harbor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alvaro wants to control but Harbor is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harbor tries to control but Alvaro wriggling away.
Alvaro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harbor working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbor misses with a head shot.
Harbor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor wants to control the pace but Alvaro is squirming around nicely.
Harbor looking to finish Alvaro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alvaro!
Harbor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harbor wants to control the pace but Alvaro is squirming around nicely.
Alvaro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harbor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harbor landing shots from mount.
Alvaro regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Harbor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harbor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvaro manages to avoid it.
Alvaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvaro throws a body punch but Harbor moves out of range.
Alvaro drops his hands momentarily and Harbor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvaro slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvaro.
Alvaro wants to clinch but Harbor slips to the side

and Harbor counters with a takedown into side control.
Alvaro is trying to control Harbor's posture but Harbor avoids it.
Harbor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harbor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Alvaro is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harbor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harbor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Harbor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvaro can do to turn this around?
Harbor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Harbor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Harbor tries to score with some ground and pound. Alvaro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harbor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harbor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor happy to just control the position for now.

Harbor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alvaro dodges the ground and pound from Harbor.
Alvaro is letting Harbor control him for a moment.
Alvaro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harbor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harbor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harbor looks to land a strike but Alvaro avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Harbor postures up in Alvaro's guard and throws a big left but Alvaro blocks it.
Alvaro keeping moving, preventing Harbor from controlling successfully.
Alvaro seems keen to control Harbor's posture.
Let's hope that Alvaro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harbor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harbor digs a good body shot into Alvaro's ribs.
Alvaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvaro misses with a body punch
enabling Harbor to counter with a crisp jab.
Harbor stalks Alvaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvaro's face. Alvaro staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Alvaro finds it's way through Harbor's defenses.
Harbor throws an overhand right that lands on Alvaro's shoulder, as Alvaro tries to avoid the shot.
Alvaro misses with a wild body shot.
Harbor connects with a right hand. Alvaro shakes it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harbor. Alvaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvaro misses with a shot to the body
and Harbor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Harbor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harbor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Harbor!
James Harbor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.