PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Harper (ranked 24976 p4p, 642 weight class) and Porky Nobriega (ranked 24977 p4p, 614 weight class). Porky Nobriega has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Harper
vs
Nobriega

182 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

169 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Porky Nobriega!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nobriega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nobriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper checks the leg kick.
Harper lands a nice shot that snaps Nobriega's head back.
Nobriega has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Nobriega takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nobriega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Harper.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobriega tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriega struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nobriega breaks the clinch.
Nobriega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harper is looking to counter punch.

Harper darts in and clinches Nobriega up against the cage.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriega misses with a punch to the body.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Nobriega's head.
Nobriega blocking some punches.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper digs a right hand into Nobriega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobriega's gas tank.
Harper misses with some punches.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Nobriega trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
A short right from Harper on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Nobriega misses with a body punch.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.

Nobriega manages to break the clinch.
Nobriega ducks right into an uppercut from Harper.
Nobriega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nobriega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Nobriega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porky Nobriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper lands a lovely overhand right.
Nobriega misses with a series of wild punches.
Nobriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Harper tries to keep at a distance but Nobriega has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nobriegas head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nobriega.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nobriega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nobriega tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Nobriega tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Nobriega trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Nice body punch from Harper.
A short uppercut from Harper.
A short right from Harper.
Nobriega tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Nobriega is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper avoiding damage as Nobriega throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper lands a right hand.
Nobriega blocks a body shot from Harper.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobriega's elbow.
Nobriega blocks a body shot from Harper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.

Nobriega breaks from the clinch.
Harper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nobriega's hands.
Nobriega throws a body kick that misses.
Harper is looking to counter the offense by Nobriega and move into the clinch.
Nobriega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nobriega throws a leg kick that misses.

Harper clinches.
Nobriega is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Harper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nobriega throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Nobriega throws a leg kick but Harper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Harper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harper.
Harper digs a good body shot into Nobriega's ribs.
Nobriega takes one to the side of the head.
Harper lands a jab to the nose.

Harper drives through and clinches with Nobriega against the cage.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nobriega presses Harper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Nobriega blocks an uppercut.
Nobriega tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nobriega can do to turn this around?
Nobriega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Nobriega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Nobriega blocks an uppercut.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nobriega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nobriega attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Harper closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Nobriega is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Nobriega's head.

Nobriega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nobriega misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriega swinging wildly here.
Nobriega throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Harper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobriega throws a combination that misses

and Harper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nobriegas head.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Gordon Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper misses with some punches.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nobriega's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobriega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobriega is trying to break free.
Nobriega blocks an uppercut.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nobriega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nobriega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Nobriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper scores with a punch to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Nobriega can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobriega can't break the clinch.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Nobriega misses with a body punch.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Nobriega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.

Nobriega manages to break the clinch.
Harper clobbers Nobriega with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nobriega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harper gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Harper dominated that second round.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Harper cracks Nobriega with a right hand to the side of the head.

Harper gets a clinch.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriega is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nobriega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Nobriega avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Nobriega working hard to break the clinch.
Nobriega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nobriega misses with a body punch.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper prevents a body shot from Nobriega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nobriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper presses Nobriega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nobriega's efforts to push away.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Nobriega is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Nobriega's head.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Nobriega.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriega is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Nobriega's ribcage. Nobriega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper digs a right hand into Nobriega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobriega's gas tank.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Nobriega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nobriega working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nobriega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nobriega working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobriega takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nobriega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper misses with a body punch.
Nobriega tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nobriega can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Harper.
Nobriega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper gets through Nobriega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper controlling the action here for a moment.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Nobriega.

Nobriega breaks from the clinch.
Nobriega lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harper backs up against the cage.
Nobriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Harper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nobriega doesn't seem phased though.
Nobriega tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nobriega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Nobriega.
Harper punishes Nobriega's body with a nice straight punch.
Porky Nobriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nobriega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nobriega takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nobriega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Nobriega moves into the clinch successfully.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper presses Nobriega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Harper!