PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 1018 p4p, 154 weight class) and Braven Harris (ranked 1638 p4p, 227 weight class). Harris has chosen Karma Chameleon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mikhasevich
vs
Harris

180 cm
25
185 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

186 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris trying to stall but Mikhasevich improves his position.
Mikhasevich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mikhasevich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mikhasevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a jab-cross combination.
Mikhasevich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Mikhasevich looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Mikhasevich misses its target.
Mikhasevich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mikhasevich 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.
Mikhasevich with a hook.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Mikhasevich.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris tries to clinch but Mikhasevich moves away
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight right hand.
Harris tries to clinch but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
Harris tries to clinch there but Mikhasevich circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikhasevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
A big left from Mikhasevich misses.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Mikhasevich and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikhasevich walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Mikhasevich sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Harris darts in and clinches Mikhasevich up against the cage.
Mikhasevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikhasevich.
Harris is looking to clinch but Mikhasevich is avoiding it.
Mikhasevich slips a jab from Harris.
As Harris looks to move away, Mikhasevich throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.
Harris wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris clinches up with Mikhasevich and pushes him back against the cage.

Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhasevich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mikhasevich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Mikhasevich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mikhasevich slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Mikhasevich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Mikhasevich's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris has Mikhasevich up against the cage in a clinch.
Mikhasevich misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mikhasevich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Mikhasevich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris wants to clinch
and Mikhasevich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikhasevich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikhasevich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harris.
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Mikhasevich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Braven Harris will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Mikhasevich slips under a jab.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris lands a body shot.
Mikhasevich walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Mikhasevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mikhasevich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Mikhasevich there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Mikhasevich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mikhasevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braven Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris lands with a straight right. Mikhasevich didn't see that one coming.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Mikhasevich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikhasevich throws a big counter combination but Harris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses the jab.
Mikhasevich lands with a cross.
Mikhasevich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mikhasevich throws out the jab.
Mikhasevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Mikhasevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris misses with a hook.
Mikhasevich with a hook.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Mikhasevich's shoulder, as Mikhasevich tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mikhasevich looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Mikhasevich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.

Mikhasevich breaks from the clinch.
Mikhasevich slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Mikhasevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Mikhasevich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Harris looks to move away, Mikhasevich throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikhasevich throws a big shot that misses.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot

and Mikhasevich counters with a crisp one two that drops Harris! Mikhasevich thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harris to his feet! Harris is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries to clinch
and Mikhasevich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braven Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Harris looks to move away, Mikhasevich throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot

and Mikhasevich counters with a nice right hand that sends Harris toppling to the canvas! Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mikhasevich finish him?!

Harris is rocked!

Mikhasevich sends Harris crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mikhasevich is motioning to the referee to let Harris up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Mikhasevich finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Mikhasevich dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harris misses with a hook

and Mikhasevich counters with a nice right hand that sends Harris toppling to the canvas! Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mikhasevich finish him?!
Mikhasevich swinging wildly here.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a hook but Mikhasevich avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris wants to clinch up but Mikhasevich keeps it at a distance.
Mikhasevich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Harris crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gennady Mikhasevich!
A victorious Gennady Mikhasevich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Braven Harris was interviewed post fight and said 'Get that fucking microphone out of my face!'.