PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Harrell (ranked 1971 p4p, 226 weight class) and Patrick Henry (ranked 1843 p4p, 217 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Harrell
vs
Henry

168 cm
27
162 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralphie Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Henry!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrell has been working on his balance at Nonstop Works, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Henry.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry jabs Harrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Harrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Harrell has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell throws a low kick, looking for Henry's leg but Henry calmly moves out of range.
Harrell shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralphie Harrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell misses with a body kick.
Harrell tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ralphie Harrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Harrell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Henry!
Harrell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harrell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Harrell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henry is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Henry is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Harrell.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Harrell keeps moving and retains side control.
Harrell in side control, throwing shots but Henry defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrell is chipping away with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrell working the ground and pound but Henry is defending the strikes.
Harrell wants to take a breather but Henry manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Harrell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harrell landing with the ground and pound.
Henry has momentary wrist control but Harrell slips an elbow through the middle.
Harrell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harrell 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Harrell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harrell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harrell throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harrell postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harrell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harrell stands and throws Henry's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Harrell scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell trying to control the position but Henry is working away.
Harrell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Henry is avoiding damage well.
Harrell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henry sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Henry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Harrell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henry's legs.
Henry takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henry is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harrell cracks Henry with a big elbow.
Henry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harrell trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Harrell landing strikes.
Henry parries the strikes from Harrell easily there. Harrell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henry to escape.
Harrell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henry defending against the ground and pound.
Harrell working the ground and pound.
Harrell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harrell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Harrell.
Harrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harrell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harrell is chipping away with strikes.
Harrell is chipping away with strikes.
Harrell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harrell working the ground and pound but Henry is defending the strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Henry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrell working the head and body with strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harrell working the head and body with strikes.

Henry is rocked!
Harrell lands a nice forearm strike.
Henry is still in real trouble! Can Harrell finish him?
Harrell scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Henry is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Harrell can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralphie Harrell!
Ralphie Harrell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.