PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harris
vs
Koko

183 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Koko!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko just misses with a punch to the body.
Koko walks into a straight right hand from Harris.
Koko throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koko on the side of the head.

Harris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Harris trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris postures up and lands a big shot to Koko's brow.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris is pushing down on Koko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koko is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Koko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.

Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koko pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koko's head.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harris.
Harris forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harris lands a nice short elbow.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris wants to free his trapped foot but Koko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've been informed that Koko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harris lands a nice short elbow.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koko's head.
Harris moves into full mount! Koko won't be happy about that!
Poor strikes thrown by Harris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Koko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Harris breaks from Koko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koko is bucking up trying to escape but Harris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koko blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris avoids the body shot from Koko.

Koko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Koko has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alonzo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koko is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Koko is retaining full guard.
Koko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris advances position into side control!
Harris fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko dodges the ground and pound from Harris.
The strikes coming from Harris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Harris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harris throwing strikes but Koko manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Koko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koko working away.
Koko tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Koko working away.
Koko tries to stand but Harris is controlling his head.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Koko keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koko off and has taken his back!
Harris struggling to land strikes to the head as Koko covers up.
Harris trying to control.
Koko avoids the strikes from Harris.
Harris punches the canvas rather than the man.
Harris scores with punches from the back.
Koko covering up well and avoiding damage.
Harris struggling to land strikes to the head as Koko covers up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris connects with a big shot to the side of Koko's head.
Harris keeps control of the position easily here as Koko tries to buck him off.
Harris missing with strikes from the back.
Harris is controlling the position but Koko somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris thows a huge punch but Koko dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris clobbers Koko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koko flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Harris wants to clinch up but Koko keeps it at a distance.
Harris thuds a left hand into Koko's body.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Kenji Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koko throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris avoids the body shot from Koko.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koko on the side of the head.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenji Koko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koko throws a hook but Harris blocks it.

Harris has managed to clinch.

Koko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harris gets a clinch.
A short right from Koko.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koko gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harris works his way into full mount!
Harris looking to finish with strikes here!
Koko wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Harris landing shots from mount.

Koko is rocked!
Harris lands a big elbow - Koko is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Koko is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
After winning the bout, Alonzo Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.