PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Harrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Harrow looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Harrow
vs
Jamison

200 cm
30
204 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Harrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jamison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Jamison.

It looks like Richard Harrow has been cut.

Jamison clinches.
Harrow lands a nice uppercut.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Harrow.
Jamison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrow avoids it.
Harrow unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Harrow manages to break the clinch.
Jamison avoids the head kick by Harrow.
Harrow misses with a low kick.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrow is fending him off so far but Jamison persists. Nope, Harrow circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrow throws a solid leg kick but Jamison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow tries to bum rush Jamison with a series of wild strikes but Jamison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jamison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harrow misses with a low kick.
Jamison fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Harrow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Jamison clinches up against the cage.
Jamison tries to stall but Harrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Harrow jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harrow has Jamison pulled in close to control his posture.

Jamison stands up from Harrow's guard - Jamison perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jamison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harrow tries to avoid it but Jamison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harrow to the ground. Harrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harrow throws a leg kick which misses Jamison's front leg but catches the back leg as Jamison tries to avoid it.
Jamison tries for a takedown but Harrow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richard Harrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Jamison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harrow throws a leg kick but Jamison checks it.
An inside leg kick from Harrow misses.

Harrow closes the distance and pushes Jamison back into the cage.
Jamison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrow misses with a punch on the inside.

Harrow breaks the clinch.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jamison checks a leg kick.

Harrow forces Jamison back against the cage and clinches.

Jamison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamison.

Jamison instigates a clinch.

Jamison manages to break the clinch.
Harrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jamison's sensitive parts.
Harrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jamison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harrow defends well and Jamison ends up having to push Harrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jamison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A leg kick checked by Jamison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrow is looking to clinch.
Jamison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Jamison blocks the low kick.
Jamison dodges the punch combination from Harrow.
Harrow misses with a body shot
and Jamison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrow is breathing heavily.
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!
Harrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jamison checks it well.
Jamison darts in looking for a takedown but Harrow gets double underhooks and turns Jamison into the cage.
Harrow lands a right hook to the body.
Jamison moves out of range of the leg kick from Harrow.
A low kick from Harrow is predictable there
and Jamison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Harrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Harrow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Richard Harrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jamison is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harrow throws out a leg kick but Jamison moves out of range and Harrow only half commits.
Jamison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrow throws a leg kick but Jamison checks it.
Harrow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richard Harrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamison can do to turn this around?
Jamison misses with a takedown

and Harrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrow.
Harrow lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jamison breaks from the clinch.

Jamison gets tackled into the cage by Harrow. Harrow maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrow walks away with a smile on his face. Jamison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrow wants to slow Jamison down by chopping away at his legs.

Jamison darts in and clinches Harrow up against the cage.
Jamison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Richard Harrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Jamison.
Harrow lands a knee to the body.
Jamison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jamison tries to work over Harrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamison is looking to control Harrow's arms but Harrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jamison has his back to the cage.
Jamison jumps guard but Harrow stands there with Jamison around his waist. Jamison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jamison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Jamison.
Harrow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Harrow clinches.
Richard Harrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harrow looking to throw knees to the head but Jamison is blocking nicely.

Harrow breaks the clinch.
Jamison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jamison misses with a takedown attempt
and Harrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harrow throws out a leg kick but Jamison moves out of range and Harrow only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrow wants to slow Jamison down by chopping away at his legs.
Jamison tries to clinch but Harrow is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison misses with a takedown attempt - Harrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Harrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Harrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamison looks to land a combination but Harrow avoids it well.
Harrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jamison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jamison is looking to clinch but Harrow is avoiding it.
Richard Harrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Harrow.

Jamison instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is trying to pull guard but Harrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Harrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrow.
Harrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jamison.
Harrow wants to land a leg kick but Jamison is out of range.
Harrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison dives in for a single leg takedown but Harrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jamison is breathing heavily.
Jamison tries to clinch but Harrow moves out of range.
Harrow tried to counter with a leg kick but Jamison avoided it.
Harrow throws a leg kick but Jamison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jamison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamison shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jamison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Harrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Harrow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Jamison scores with a push kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jamison checks a leg kick.

Harrow has Jamison up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jamison tries a knee to the head but Harrow blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harrow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Jamison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Jamison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jamison just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harrow - that will leave a mark!
Harrow is looking to chop away at Jamison's legs.
Jamison wants to clinch.
Harrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jamison just manages to avoid it.
Jamison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harrow tries to avoid it but Jamison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harrow to the ground. Harrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harrow feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Harrow tries to sprawl but Jamison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jamison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrow keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harrow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrow has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jamison has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Jamison is trying to pull guard but Harrow has him pressed against the cage.
Richard Harrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Jamison.
Harrow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jamison wants a takedown.
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!
Harrow lands a right hand.

Jamison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrow misses with a low kick.
Harrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jamison checks it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jamison or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrow, which made it look bad.
Harrow tried to counter with a leg kick but Jamison avoided it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jamison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jamison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jamison's waist but Jamison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrow off to one side.
Jamison misses with a takedown attempt - Harrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harrow misses with a low kick.
Harrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamison throws a head kick that Harrow semi-blocks.
Jamison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Jamison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jamison throws a push kick but Harrow slaps the foot to one side.
Harrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jamison thuds a left hand into Harrow's body.
Jamison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jamison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Harrow throws Jamison to one side and escapes!
Harrow throws a body punch but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison blocks a head kick by Harrow.
Cole Jamison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Harrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jamison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Harrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrow 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Harrow!