PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tidwell (ranked 4623 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralphie Harrell (ranked 3459 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tidwell
vs
Harrell

175 cm
25
157 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

168 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Tidwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralphie Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tidwell instigates a clinch.
Tidwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Tidwell pulls guard.
Tidwell looking to control.
Harrell trying to control but Tidwell is working from the bottom.
Harrell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tidwell keeping moving, preventing Harrell from controlling successfully.
Harrell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrell chips away with some ground and pound.
Tidwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tidwell wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Harrell manages to pass to side control.
Nice strikes from Harrell there.
Tidwell keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Harrell thows a huge punch but Tidwell dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tidwell wants to improve his position but Harrell is controlling well.

Tidwell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harrell pulls his head out easily.
Harrell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tidwell!
A nice elbow there by Harrell.
Harrell tries to control but Tidwell wriggling away.
Harrell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harrell is landing with some decent strikes but Tidwell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harrell scoring with strikes but Tidwell is staying in there.
Harrell controlling from mount.
Tidwell wants to hold on but Harrell pushes him away.
Tidwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tidwell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tidwell tries to get out of the position.
Harrell unloading with bombs!
Harrell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harrell landing shots from mount.
Harrell scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrell controlling from the full mount.
Harrell dominating with strikes here.
Tidwell tries to hold on but Harrell postures up.
Harrell looking to finish Tidwell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tidwell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrell wants to control the pace but Tidwell is squirming around nicely.
Harrell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harrell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tidwell tries to hold on but Harrell pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralphie Harrell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harrell gets caught flat footed, as Tidwell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harrell trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrell pulls Tidwell in close to prevent any damage.
Harrell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Harrell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Harrell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tidwell wants to get back to full guard.
Harrell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tidwell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harrell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tidwell is concentrating on defense, preventing Harrell from advancing position.
Harrell is looking to take a break and control but Tidwell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrell throwing shots but Tidwell is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tidwell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Harrell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harrell lands a nice short elbow.
Tidwell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrell is working away from the top position though.

Tidwell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ralphie Harrell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrell prevents Tidwell from improving his position.
Harrell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tidwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrell on the ground.
Tidwell wants to control but Harrell is keeping busy.
Tidwell has hold of Harrell's hands but Harrell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell trying to control from half guard but Tidwell is working away.
Tidwell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Tidwell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrell working over Tidwell with some ground and pound. Tidwell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tidwell tries to roll over but Harrell keeps him under control.
Tidwell tries to kick Harrell off but Harrell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harrell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harrell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tidwell is looking for a sweep. Harrell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harrell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tidwell is trying to stand back up but Harrell is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harrell lands a nice short elbow.
Harrell stalling.
Harrell lands with a punch from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tidwell is trying to control but Harrell manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralphie Harrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harrell.
Harrell trying to control the action but Tidwell is working from the bottom.
Tidwell wants to get back to his feet.
Harrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tidwell keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tidwell struggling a bit here.
Harrell cracks Tidwell with a big right hand but Tidwell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tidwell to see if he's OK.
Harrell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harrell advances to full mount.
Harrell with a couple of short strikes.
Harrell lands a big shot there that rocks Tidwell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harrell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrell landing punches.
Tidwell tries to hold on but Harrell pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harrell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harrell with the ground and pound from mount.
Tidwell tries to lock up and control but Harrell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harrell scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Tidwell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Tidwell is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrell controlling from the full mount.
Oh Tidwell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrell with a couple of short strikes.
Tidwell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tidwell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Harrell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harrell lands a big shot there that rocks Tidwell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A big strike lands for Harrell! That's really hurt Tidwell and he's turned his back - Harrell keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Harrell jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralphie Harrell!