PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Harris (ranked 2435 p4p, 315 weight class) and Lugh Blackburn (ranked 4859 p4p, 537 weight class). Blackburn has chosen When the Man Comes Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Harris
vs
Blackburn

180 cm
38
196 lbs
32 - 23 - 0

187 cm
34
200 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoe Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lugh Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackburns head.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn fails to pull guard.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris just leaning against Blackburn, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Blackburn fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Blackburn.
Harris stalls.
Blackburn throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zoe Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Blackburn.
Blackburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Zoe Harris has been cut.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Blackburn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Blackburn gets control of Harris's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blackburn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blackburn is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Harris wants to get up but he can't break Blackburn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Blackburn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Harris stands up from Blackburn's guard - Harris perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Blackburn scores with a shot to the body.
Blackburn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackburn thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn scores with a hook.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blackburn to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blackburn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blackburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blackburn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blackburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Blackburn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blackburn scores with a jab to the body.
Harris jabs Blackburn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris connects with a jab.
Blackburn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackburn connects with a jab.
Blackburn throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackburn. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackburn tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris moves away from the strike by Blackburn.
Blackburn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris tests Blackburn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blackburn moves out of range as Harris strikes.
It seemed like Blackburn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blackburn looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Blackburn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blackburn lands with a right hand.
Blackburn lands a right hook to the body.
Blackburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Blackburn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blackburn stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Blackburn has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Blackburn.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackburn avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackburn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blackburn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Blackburn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harris wants to stand but Blackburn is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blackburn is on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lugh Blackburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoe Harris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blackburn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Blackburn's head but Blackburn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris lands with a cross.
Blackburn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Blackburn lands an overhand right.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackburn.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackburn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris throws a right hand that Blackburn ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackburn also avoids with ease.
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!
Blackburn connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris is looking to control Blackburn's arms but Blackburn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.

Blackburn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harris uses from the top position.

Harris stands up and waves to Blackburn to follow him.
Blackburn cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blackburn's corner calls for a 1-2. Blackburn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blackburn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Blackburn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blackburn to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackburn cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Blackburn digs a good hook to Harris's body.
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!
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blackburn lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Blackburn moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris pushes Blackburn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Harris blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris trying to stall but Blackburn improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Blackburn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Blackburn is breathing heavily.
Blackburn misses with a body punch.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.
Harris trying to stall but Blackburn improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a right hand.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Blackburn in his tracks for a moment.
Blackburn lands a knee to the head.
Harris leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris avoiding damage as Blackburn throws knees to the body.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Blackburn lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Harris would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Harris holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackburn drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blackburn up against the cage.
Harris pushes Blackburn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackburn avoids the damage to the body.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Blackburn lands an uppercut.
Blackburn takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Lugh Blackburn has been cut.
Blackburn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zoe Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Blackburn.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lugh Blackburn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blackburn drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Harris holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackburn drops back down to his feet.
Harris trying to stall but Blackburn improves his position.
Blackburn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harris working aggressively here.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zoe Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
Blackburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a right hand.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Blackburn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackburns head.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Harris looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Blackburn blocking some punches.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris lands a left hand.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Blackburn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blackburn lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn jumps guard but Harris stands there with Blackburn around his waist. Blackburn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackburn lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Blackburn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harris doesn't seem phased though.
Blackburn scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Blackburn.
Blackburn digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Blackburn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blackburn scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Blackburn.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris wants to slow Blackburn down by chopping away at his legs.
Blackburn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blackburn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blackburn with a hook.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Blackburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blackburn finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Blackburn lands a head shot.
Blackburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Zoe Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackburn throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blackburn throws a good cross that connects.

Blackburn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blackburn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

Harris is rocked!
Blackburn pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackburn pushes Harris against the cage. Blackburn is working some dirty boxing. Blackburn pushes off with a quick right hook! Harris goes down! Harris tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Blackburn moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lugh Blackburn!