PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irbek Alborov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Harrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alborov
vs
Harrison

183 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irbek Alborov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alborov. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alborov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alborov with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Alborov.
Despite the aggression on Harrison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alborov lands an overhand right.
Alborov swinging wildly here.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alborov staying out of range there.
Alborov blocks a jab.
Alborov throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alborov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrison - the referee stops the clock and Alborov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrison. Alborov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alborov.
Alborov throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Alborov.
Alborov swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Alborov tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alborov digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Alborov misses the body punch
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alborov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Alborov.
Harrison throws a body punch but Alborov moves out of range.
Jab from Alborov.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alborov misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison moves out of range as Alborov strikes.
Harrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alborov throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
Alborov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A cross from Alborov lands.
Alborov swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison throws the left hand but Alborov avoids the punch easily.
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alborov throws a hook but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alborov blocks it well.
Alborov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrison. That's going to slow Alborov down.
Alborov throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alborov. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Alborov checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Alborov misses its target.
Alborov takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Harrison throws the kick towards the body but Alborov avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Alborov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irbek Alborov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Alborov catches Harrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alborov lands with a right hand.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alborov lands the left hand.
Harrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alborov is out of range.
Alborov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harrison takes one to the chin there.
Alborov takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alborov moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harrison cracks Alborov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alborov scores with a body shot.
Alborov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alborov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrison. That's going to slow Alborov down.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alborov was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Nice uppercut there from Alborov.
Harrison walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alborov looks to throw the jab but Harrison is out of range.
Alborov throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
Harrison unleashes a big counter combination but Alborov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alborov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Alborov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alborov lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irbek Alborov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alborov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrison momentarily.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Alborov's head but Alborov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alborov lands with a straight right. Harrison didn't see that one coming.
Alborov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Alborov throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Alborov throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alborov avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alborov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Harrison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alborov has got the better of the exchanges.
Alborov avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Irbek Alborov is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison misses with a jab to the body
and Alborov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alborov takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Irbek Alborov has been cut.
Harrison scores with the left hand. Alborov knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alborov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alborov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harrison defends well and Alborov ends up having to push Harrison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison takes one to the side of the head.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison with a hook.
Harrison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alborov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alborov.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alborov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrison on the side of the head.
Harrison throws a leg kick

and Alborov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harrison!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
Alborov throws a strike aimed at the side of Harrison's head but Harrison avoids it well.
Alborov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alborov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Alborov keeps moving and retains side control.
Alborov working the ground and pound.
Alborov tries to score with some ground and pound. Harrison controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alborov scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison trying to remain calm as Alborov controls from the top position.
Harrison stops Alborov from passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alborov throws a strike aimed at the side of Harrison's head but Harrison avoids it well.
Alborov grinds an elbow into Harrison's temple.
Harrison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alborov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alborov slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alborov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alborov trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Alborov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrison's head.
Alborov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.
Alborov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alborov looks to land a strike but Harrison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alborov wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Alborov moved out of range nicely.
Harrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Alborov moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alborov checks a leg kick.
Donk. Alborov catches Harrison right on the button with a cross.
Alborov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison throws a fast counter high kick but Alborov manages to duck under it in time.
Alborov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alborov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irbek Alborov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Alborov misses with a hook
and Harrison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alborov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alborov throws out a loose jab but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrison throws a counter combo.
Alborov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alborov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alborov connects with a single shot there.
Alborov fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Alborov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alborov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alborov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrison momentarily.
Harrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alborov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alborov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Good leg kick by Harrison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Harrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison looks to land a body kick but Alborov moved away.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Alborov.
Alborov lands a nice hook to Harrison's body. Harrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Alborov scores with a four punch combination!
Harrison tries to work over Alborov's front leg with a kick but Alborov checks it.
Harrison looks for the body kick but Alborov saw that one coming.
Alborov jabs Harrison right on the nose. Harrison blinks but takes it well.
Harrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alborov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harrison throws an off balance right hand
and Alborov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alborov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alborov throws a combination that misses
and Harrison makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alborov really felt that one!
Alborov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alborov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrison as he jumps to the side.
Harrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alborov scores with a body shot.
Harrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alborov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Harrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alborov misses with an uppercut.
Alborov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Harrison is rocked!
Alborov misses with the combination.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Alborov finish him?
A low kick from Harrison is predictable there
and Alborov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Alborov moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Alborov misses.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alborov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrison under the eye.
Alborov swings widly with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alborov staying out of range there.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alborov.
Harrison swings widly with a right hand
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alborov counters with a nice body shot.
Alborov throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Alborov misses with a double jab
and Alborov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alborov tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 throws out a leg kick but Alborov moves out of range and Harrison only half commits.
Alborov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alborov.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alborov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.

Alborov gets the takedown into side control.
Irbek Alborov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alborov trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irbek Alborov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alborov 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irbek Alborov!
Irbek Alborov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.