PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Nokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastian Nokia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Harrison
vs
Nokia

186 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
39
197 lbs
7 - 52 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 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 7 - 52 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bastian Nokia!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws the left hand but Nokia avoids the punch easily.
Harrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Harrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nokia doesn't seem phased though.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrison misses the target.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nokia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nokia throws a big counter head kick but Harrison avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Harrison.
Nokia swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Nokia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrison moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNokia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nokia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harrison defends it well.
Nokia avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nokia throws a big counter head kick but Harrison avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Harrison throws a head kick but Nokia moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
As Harrison backs off Nokia throws a huge counter combo but Harrison manages to avoid it all.
Harrison throws a push kick but Nokia slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison misses with a two punch combination.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Nokia drops his hands momentarily and Harrison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harrison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nokia circles away quickly and effectively.
Nokia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nokia is out of range and Harrison settles back down.
Harrison throws out a loose jab but Nokia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nokia slips a straight right by Harrison.
Harrison throws out a loose jab but Nokia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison tries to work over Nokia's front leg with a kick but Nokia checks it.
Harrison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nokia moves out of range of the leg kick from Harrison.
Nokia with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.

Nokia breaks the clinch.
Harrison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harrison misses with a double jab.
As Harrison backs off Nokia throws a huge counter combo but Harrison manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrison throws a jab when Nokia was well out of range.
Harrison throws a hook but Nokia blocks it.
Nokia throws a big counter head kick but Harrison avoids it with no problem.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nokia tries to keep at a distance but Harrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nokia manages to break the clinch.
Harrison throws a body punch but Nokia moves out of range.
Harrison throws a right and a left that Nokia avoids nicely.
Harrison misses with a hook. Nokia ducked under it nicely.
Nokia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrison looks to land a combination but Nokia avoids it well.
Nokia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison scores with a jab. Nokia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Nokia ducks down to avoid it.
Harrison misses with a hook.
Nokia with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison tries to clinch up but Nokia circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison throws the left hand but Nokia avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Nokia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Nokia circles away.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Nokia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Nokia tries to counter it with a takedown but Harrison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nokia defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
Harrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nokias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harrison lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Harrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harrison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nokia's head backwards.
Nokia swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison.
As Harrison backs off Nokia throws a huge counter combo but Harrison manages to avoid it all.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nokia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nokia unleashes a big counter combination but Harrison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nokia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Nokia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jim Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nokia throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison throws a jab when Nokia was well out of range.
Nokia feints the counter takedown.
Nokia avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Nokia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
Harrison digs a good hook to Nokia's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nokia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Nokia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Nokia tries to counter it with a takedown but Harrison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nokia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harrison defends it well.
Nokia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Nokia is looking for the big counter here.
Nokia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nokia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Harrison misses.
Despite the aggression on Nokia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harrison throws a hook but Nokia avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Nokia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nokia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harrison throws a series of strikes that have Nokia backpedaling.
Harrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nokia can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Nokia.
Nokia with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nokia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jim Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Harrison gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Nokia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harrison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nokia's brow.
Harrison effectively controlling the action here.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison wants to break free but Nokia has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nokia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harrison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nokia slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a jab to the head.
Harrison misses with a wild combination.
Nokia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harrison misses the jab.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Nokia with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nokia shapes to counter with a head kick.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nokia moves away.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
Nokia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nokia slips a jab from Harrison.
Nokia throws a fast counter high kick but Harrison manages to duck under it in time.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Nokia is just out of range.
Nokia with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.
Nokia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nokia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Nokia is looking for the big counter here.
Nice defenses there by Nokia.
Harrison throws a right hand that Nokia ducks under and follows up with a left that Nokia also avoids with ease.
Nokia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harrison lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison throws a hook but Nokia blocks it.
Nokia avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nokia looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Harrison jabs Nokia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harrison tries to clinch but Nokia is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Harrison dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harrison misses with a body shot.
Nokia is looking for the big counter here.
Nokia slips under a jab.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Harrison lands with a right hand.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nokia was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Nokia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Nokia's head but Nokia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nokia unleashes a big counter combination but Harrison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nokia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Nokia moves out of range.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nokia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nokia with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Nokia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
Nokia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harrison defends it well.
Jim Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison tries to clinch there but Nokia circles away.
Harrison moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNokia.
A leg kick checked by Nokia.
Nokia throws a fast counter high kick but Harrison manages to duck under it in time.
No joy there for Harrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nokia circles away quickly and effectively.
Nokia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harrison defends it well.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nokia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison misses with a wild combination.
Harrison misses with a wild combination.
Nokia feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison connects with the punch.
Nokia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Harrison is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nokia.
Harrison clobbers Nokia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nokia blocks a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Harrison.
Harrison throws a push kick but Nokia slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Nokia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harrison defends it well.
Harrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Harrison misses.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Nokia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Nokia pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Nokia moves out of range easily.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nokia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrison throws a right hand that Nokia ducks under and follows up with a left that Nokia also avoids with ease.
Nokia is looking for the big counter here.
Harrison lands with an overhand left.
Harrison scores with a one two! Nokia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Harrison wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Nokia is looking for the big counter here.
Jim Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nokia avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison throws a solid leg kick but Nokia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrison.
Harrison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nokia is able to avoid easily.
Nokia with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.
Nokia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Nokia tries to counter it with a takedown but Harrison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nokia counters with a three punch combo that has Harrison backing up. Harrison nods at Nokia to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nokia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nokia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastian Nokia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
Nokia unleashes a big counter combination but Harrison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

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