PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 614 p4p, 74 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 891 p4p, 102 weight class). Kenuichio Harada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lyle Alzado's chin.

Alzado
vs
Harada

213 cm
30
285 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

199 cm
34
250 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Alzado pushes Harada up against the cage in a clinch.
Alzado misses with the head strike.
Harada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alzado lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Harada fails to land.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada has Alzado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alzado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alzado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Alzado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzado.
Alzado struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
Alzado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzado misses with the head strike.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Alzado.
Alzado lands a shot to the body.
Harada looks winded!
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Alzado.
Alzado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alzado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alzado.
A short uppercut from Alzado.
Alzado lands with a left to the head.
Alzado scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Alzado lands a nice uppercut.
Harada's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harada's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alzado.
Harada takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Alzado.
A short left from Alzado.
I was talking to Alzado's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alzado scores with a nice hook to the head.

Harada is rocked!
Alzado lands with a right to the head.
Harada is still on wobbly legs! Can Alzado finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alzado.
Alzado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzado unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Harada! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Alzado is unloading with more strikes now! Harada drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Alzado!
Lyle Alzado took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their support in the buildup to the fight.