PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Svensson
vs
Harrison

165 cm
18
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Basic striking
Granite chin

Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ford Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Svensson tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Harrison clinches.
Svensson really is a fat lump.

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Svensson.

Harrison has Svensson up against the ropes in a clinch.

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Svensson misses with a combination
and Svensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Eric Svensson has been cut.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Harrison misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson swinging wildly here.
Svensson misses with a series of wild punches.
Svensson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrison counters with a series of strikes. Svensson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Svensson scores with a jab to the head.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svensson defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Harrison.

Harrison has closed the distance and engaged Svensson in a clinch.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison wants to counter with a clinch but Svensson pushes him away.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harrison breaks the clinch.
Svensson digs a good body shot into Harrison's ribs.
Svensson swings widly with a right hand

and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrison.

Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Svensson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Harrison takes the fight into the clinch.

Harrison breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to score with a low kick but Harrison moves his leg out of the way.
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svensson avoids a kick to the body.
Svensson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Svensson is trying to force a seperation but Harrison has the dominant position.

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Harrison drives through and clinches with Svensson against the ropes.
Come on Harrison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harrison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Svensson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrison has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Harrison pushes Svensson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Svensson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svensson wants to break free but Harrison has control.
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svensson avoids it.

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Svensson does no damage.

Harrison rushes Svensson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ford Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Svensson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Svensson has Harrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harrison has Svensson pressed against the ropes, preventing Svensson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Harrison.

Harrison moves into range and clinches up with Svensson.
Svensson tries to break free but Harrison pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Svensson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Svensson.

Harrison clinches with his opponent.

Harrison manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
Svensson is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.

Harrison darts in and clinches Svensson up against the ropes.
Harrison is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Svensson wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrison won't allow it.
Harrison avoiding damage as Svensson throws knees to the body.
Harrison digs a right hand underneath Svensson's ribcage. Svensson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Harrison breaks the clinch.

Harrison moves into range and clinches up with Svensson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to throw knees to the head but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Svensson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrison has him pressed against the ropes.

Harrison breaks from the clinch.

Harrison takes the fight into the clinch.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Svensson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Svensson throws a leg kick but Harrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Svensson avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Svensson feints a jab promting Harrison to slip. Svensson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harrison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Svensson tries to keep at a distance but Harrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrison tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Harrison holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Harrison has Svensson pressed against the ropes.

Harrison manages to break the clinch.
Svensson misses with a double jab.
Harrison misses the jab.
Eric Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
Svensson fails to land with a series of punches.

Harrison moves into the clinch successfully.

Harrison breaks the clinch.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
Svensson tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Svensson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Svensson looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrison! But no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Svensson gets tackled into the ropes by Harrison. Harrison maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ford Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Svensson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Svensson misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Svensson misses

and Harrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svensson is defending well for now.
Harrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Svensson's efforts to push away.

Harrison breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Harrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svensson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison lands an uppercut.
Harrison leaning against his opponent.
Harrison just leaning against Svensson, taking a breather.

Harrison manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson wants to clinch but Harrison slips to the side
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Svensson backing up. Svensson nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Harrison gets a clinch.
Svensson tries to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Harrison to work.

Harrison breaks the clinch.

Harrison forces Svensson back against the ropes and clinches.

Harrison breaks the clinch.

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Svensson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svensson misses with a two punch combination.

Harrison drives through and clinches with Svensson against the ropes.
Harrison leaning against his opponent.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harrison is keeping busy.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Harrison moves into the clinch.
Harrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svensson is trying to push Harrison away but Harrison has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Harrison breaks the clinch.

Harrison instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harrison slowing the pace effectively.
Eric Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford Harrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison prevents a body shot from Svensson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ford Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harrison 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

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