PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jushin Nakahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakahara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck By AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harrison
vs
Nakahara

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jushin Nakahara!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nakahara lands a head kick that stumbles Harrison and the fighters go to the mat.

Harrison is rocked!

It looks like Mike Harrison has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakahara tries to stand but Harrison is controlling from the bottom.
Oh Harrison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nakahara stands up and waves to Harrison to follow him.
Nakahara throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Nakahara tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakahara throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakahara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nakahara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nakahara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Mike Harrison's cut is getting worse.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakahara.
Harrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakahara.
Nakahara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrison misses with a head kick.

Harrison has closed the distance and engaged Nakahara in a clinch.
Nakahara is pressed up against the cage. Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nakahara down to the mat. Nakahara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jushin Nakahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakahara throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakahara moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Nakahara looks to land a left hand but Harrison moved out of range nicely.
Harrison on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Nakahara clinches with his opponent.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Nakahara is controlling the position.
Harrison looking for a takedown.
Nakahara wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrison won't allow it.
Harrison blocking some punches.

Harrison jumps guard and drags Nakahara to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harrison controls Nakahara momentarily but Nakahara frees himself.
Harrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrison, not yet.
Nakahara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harrison is proving hard to escape from.
Harrison looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harrison is on top in guard.
Nakahara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
Nakahara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrison wants to stand but Nakahara is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Nakahara keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakahara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.

Harrison gets to his feet. Nakahara looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nakahara clinches but Harrison breaks the clinch
and Harrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakahara misses the jab.
Harrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nakahara.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Nakahara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison shoots in for a double leg but Nakahara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakahara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrison at a distance.
Nakahara closes the distance but Harrison moves to the side
and Harrison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nakahara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakahara presses Harrison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nakahara stalling the fight.
Nakahara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Nakahara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harrison wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakahara scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakahara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrison has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakahara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
A short left from Nakahara.

Nakahara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakahara tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.

Nakahara clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Nakahara.
Nakahara lands a shoulder strike.
Nakahara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Nakahara throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Nakahara missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jushin Nakahara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Harrison's cut.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Nakahara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mike Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Nakahara sprawls well.
Nakahara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Nakahara.
Nakahara throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakahara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nakahara takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Harrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakahara circles away.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakahara tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Nakahara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakahara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nakahara lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrison off the cage and back into rage.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Nakahara moves out of range.

Nakahara closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakahara.
Nakahara is trying to break free.
Nakahara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nakahara wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrison won't allow it.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakahara smiles and moves away.
Nakahara throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakahara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakahara tries to clinch up.
Nakahara shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nakahara as Harrison shoots in.
Nakahara shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Harrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakahara which made him look bad.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nakahara!
Nakahara is looking to clinch.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Jushin Nakahara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakahara misses with a combination
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Nakahara backing up. Nakahara nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Nakahara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison lands a with a good body shot.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Nakahara, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Nakahara against the cage but Nakahara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nakahara scores with a nice head shot.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakahara tries for a takedown but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakahara throws the left hand but Harrison avoids the punch easily.
Harrison fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Nakahara.
Nakahara stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakahara tries to clinch but Harrison moves away
letting Harrison counter with a right hand.
Nakahara misses with a combination

and Harrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nakahara's guard.
Harrison landing some decent shots from guard.
Nakahara keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Nakahara wants to get back to his feet but Harrison passes into half guard.
Harrison trying to control the action but Nakahara is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakahara wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harrison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrison misses with a double jab

and Nakahara moves into the clinch.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Nakahara.
Nakahara taking a breather.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Nakahara holds him up against the cage and eventually Harrison drops back down to his feet.
Nakahara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jushin Nakahara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Harrison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison tries to work over Nakahara's front leg with a kick but Nakahara checks it.
Nakahara misses with a wild combination.
Nakahara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Nakahara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Nakahara. No joy for Harrison on that attempt.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrison counters with a left and a right that stings Nakahara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nakahara to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Nakahara scores with a jab.
Nakahara looks to land a combination. Harrison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakahara lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrison's head.
Harrison scores with a jab. Nakahara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nakahara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nakahara.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakahara.
Harrison punishes Nakahara's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Nakahara sprawls well.
Nakahara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakahara works the jab nicely.
Nakahara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Nakahara persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
Nakahara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harrison counters with a leg kick.
Harrison slips a straight right by Nakahara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakahara moves out of range of the body kick.
Nakahara tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Harrison shoots in for a double leg but Nakahara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakahara tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Nakahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Nakahara.
Nakahara misses with the combination.
Nakahara lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrison's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakahara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison cracks Nakahara with a good jab.
Nakahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Harrison.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakahara moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakahara tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakahara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Nakahara lunges at Harrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrison's hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Nakahara moves out of range.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakahara looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.

Nakahara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nakahara stands up out of the half guard.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakahara.
Nakahara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nakahara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Nakahara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Nakahara sprawls well.

Nakahara closes the distance and clinches.
Mike Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakahara prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Nakahara as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nakahara.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jushin Nakahara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nakahara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jushin Nakahara!