PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fakta Homma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Harrison
vs
Homma

186 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fakta Homma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harrison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Homma lands with a left to the head.
Homma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harrison up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Homma tries to circle away but Harrison has him pinned against the cage.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Homma misses with the head strike.
Harrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Homma avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrison.
Homma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harrison is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homma swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Homma tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrison digs a right hand into Homma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Homma's gas tank.
Harrison trying to control the position but instead, Homma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrison into the cage.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Homma is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Homma is defending well for now.
Harrison wants to break free but Homma has control.
Homma throws a head punch that misses.
Homma taking a breather.

Harrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Harrison clinches with his opponent.
Homma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Homma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Homma.
Homma is working for takedown but Harrison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Homma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harrison up against the cage.
Harrison effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Homma blocks an elbow strike from Harrison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Homma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Homma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Harrison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrison working aggressively here.
A short right from Harrison.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Homma.
Homma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Homma.

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrison throws a push kick but Homma slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison tries to clinch but Homma moves out of range.
Harrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison cracks Homma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Homma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Homma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jim Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrison throws the left hand but Homma avoids the punch easily.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Homma pushes him off.
Homma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Homma throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Homma misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Homma pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Homma! But no joy.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Homma pushes him off.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Harrison throws a series of strikes that have Homma backpedaling.
Harrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Harrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harrison misses with a hook.
Harrison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Homma scores with a sloppy right hand. Harrison should have avoided that one.
Homma loads up on a big right hand but Harrison slips the punch.
Harrison wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Homma misses with a looping right.
Homma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Homma misses with a body shot.
Jim Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Homma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Homma can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homma checks the leg kick.
Homma scores with a decent looking hook.
Homma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrison is able to avoid easily.
Homma throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
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!
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Homma is out of range.
Homma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison misses with a straight right.

Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Homma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Homma avoids it.
Homma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Homma has Harrison pushed against the cage.
Harrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Homma backwards.
Homma is stalling here.
Homma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Homma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Homma.
Harrison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harrison misses with a knee strike.
Homma misses with a knee strike.

Harrison manages to break the clinch.
Jim Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Homma misses with the combination.
Harrison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Homma eats them both and turns towards Harrison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison lands a head shot.
Harrison cracks Homma with an open hand slap.

Homma moves into range and clinches up with Harrison.
Jim Harrison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Homma is pushing Harrison up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Homma.
Homma lands a nice uppercut.
Homma misses with an elbow over the top.
Homma stalling in the clinch but Harrison improves position.

Harrison breaks the clinch.
Homma throws a body kick that misses.
Homma scores with a shot to the body.
Harrison lands with a hook. Homma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Homma swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison.
Homma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Homma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrison to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Harrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homma throws the left hand but Harrison avoids the punch easily.
Homma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Homma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Homma manages to circle out of the way.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Homma pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Homma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrison slips a jab from Homma.
Harrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Homma throws out a counter right but Harrison avoids it with no problem.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Homma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Homma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Homma looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Homma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Homma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 Jim Harrison will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Homma in his tracks.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Homma saw that one coming.
Homma misses with a double jab.
Homma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Harrison tries to clinch but Homma moves out of range.
Homma punishes Harrison's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homma avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Homma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Homma misses with a looping right.
Homma tries to work over Harrison's front leg with a kick but Harrison checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homma tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Harrison.
Harrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Homma throws a leg kick that misses.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Homma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Harrison does it's job there.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Homma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harrison slips under a jab from Homma.
Harrison swinging wildly here.
Fakta Homma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Homma keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Homma.
Harrison is looking to chop away at Homma's legs.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
Harrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrison wants to clinch up but Homma keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Homma.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Homma circles away.
It seemed like Homma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harrison wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
Harrison tries to work over Homma's front leg with a kick but Homma checks it.

Harrison moves into range and clinches up with Homma.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harrison stops a takedown attempt from Homma.
Homma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harrison seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Homma can turn it around.
Harrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Harrison breaks the clinch.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Homma circles away.
Homma thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Homma avoids the head kick by Harrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Homma.
Harrison scores with a nice right hand.
Homma slips a jab and a cross from Harrison.
Jim Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Homma misses with a combination
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Homma motions for Harrison to come forward. Homma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Harrison instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Homma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Homma tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Homma back against the cage.
Homma slowing the pace effectively.
Harrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Homma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrison 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Harrison!