PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Tetsuo (ranked 1389 p4p, 173 weight class) and Padraig Harrington (ranked 2285 p4p, 267 weight class). Harrington has chosen The Game feat. Skrilex - El Chapo as his entrance music. Jurgen Tetsuo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Padraig Harrington's chin.

Tetsuo
vs
Harrington

178 cm
29
190 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

186 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jurgen Tetsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Harrington enables Tetsuo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harrington manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harrington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tetsuo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tetsuo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harrington stalling away here and it's allowed Tetsuo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Harrington throws a big elbow that misses.
Tetsuo keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetsuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrington trying to control but Tetsuo is working from the bottom.
Tetsuo wants to sweep here but Harrington controlling him for the moment.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Tetsuo keeps moving.
Tetsuo pulls Harrington in to control the position.
Tetsuo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tetsuo being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harrington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Tetsuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tetsuo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harrington manages to get himself to full guard.

Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tetsuo manages to get himself to full guard.

Harrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrington trying to control but Tetsuo is working from the bottom.
Tetsuo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harrington manages to get himself to full guard.

Tetsuo passes into half guard.
Harrington has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Harrington is looking for a sweep. Tetsuo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harrington trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harrington manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harrington tries to get to full guard but Tetsuo has control of the leg.
Tetsuo trying to mount his opponent but Harrington defends it.
Harrington moves into full guard.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tetsuo won't allow Harrington to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tetsuo postures up.
Tetsuo cracks Harrington with a solid left hand.
Harrington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington controlling Tetsuo's posture.
Harrington wants to sweep here but Tetsuo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington keeping full guard, as Tetsuo tries to pass.
Tetsuo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tetsuo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harrington wants to sweep here but Tetsuo controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Tetsuo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harrington throws the left hand but Tetsuo avoids the punch easily.
Tetsuo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harrington counter with a right hand.
Tetsuo throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Harrington gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tetsuo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tetsuo wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Tetsuo stopping the sweep attempt from Harrington.
Harrington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetsuo throwing strikes but missing.
Harrington controls Tetsuo momentarily but Tetsuo frees himself.
Tetsuo stopping the sweep attempt from Harrington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tetsuo is fighting to break Harrington's control of his arms but Harrington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tetsuo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tetsuo is fighting to break Harrington's control of his arms but Harrington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tetsuo trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harrington ducks under a wild hook from Tetsuo.
Tetsuo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harrington counter with a right hand.
Tetsuo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harrington misses with a looping left.
Tetsuo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo misses with a wild combination.

Harrington has managed to clinch.
Tetsuo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Harrington prevents a body shot from Tetsuo.
Nice body punch from Harrington - that landed with a thud.
Tetsuo tries to score a body lock takedown but Harrington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harrington digs a right hand into Tetsuo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tetsuo's gas tank.
Harrington scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Harrington.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetsuo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrington blocking some punches.

Harrington breaks the clinch.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Tetsuo moves out of range easily.
Harrington scores with a leg kick.
Harrington scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrington looks to land a combination. Tetsuo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Padraig Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrington misses with a low kick.
Harrington throws a big shot that misses.

Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Tetsuo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tetsuo has Harrington pressed against the cage, preventing Harrington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington lands a leg kick that knocks Tetsuo off balance momentarily.
Harrington slips under a jab.
Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Tetsuo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurgen Tetsuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington throws a low kick but Tetsuo avoids it.
Harrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tetsuo moves forwards but Harrington connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo misses the jab.
Tetsuo blocks a jab.
Tetsuo misses with a hook.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tetsuo.
Harrington prevents Tetsuo from moving into mount.
Harrington is trying to control Tetsuo's posture but Tetsuo avoids it.
Harrington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harrington is still trying to improve position.
Harrington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harrington is trying to control Tetsuo's posture but Tetsuo avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padraig Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Harrington throws a front kick aimed at Tetsuo's knee but Tetsuo avoids it well.
Harrington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tetsuo ducks right into an uppercut from Harrington.
Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Tetsuo shoots in.
Tetsuo checks a leg kick.
Harrington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tetsuo takes one on the button.
Harrington moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot.
Harrington scores with a jab. Tetsuo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Tetsuo misses.
Tetsuo checks a leg kick nicely.
Harrington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetsuo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throws a jab when Tetsuo was well out of range.
Tetsuo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harrington connects with a single shot there.
Tetsuo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tetsuo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harrington throws a leg kick but Tetsuo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Tetsuo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrington moves away from the strike by Tetsuo.
Harrington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tetsuo lands with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrington.
Harrington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tetsuo.
Harrington throws a leg kick

and Tetsuo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tetsuo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrington working a defensive guard here.
Tetsuo scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harrington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tetsuo distracts Harrington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Harrington is rocked!
Tetsuo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrington is still in real trouble! Can Tetsuo finish him?
Tetsuo lands a couple of elbows.
Tetsuo stops Harrington from standing up.
Tetsuo passes Harrington's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tetsuo lands a big elbow - Harrington is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tetsuo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurgen Tetsuo!
Jurgen Tetsuo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.