PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 7065 p4p, 638 weight class) and Bann Harrow (ranked 3648 p4p, 454 weight class). Bann Harrow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dmitry Ovchinnikov's chin.

Ovchinnikov
vs
Harrow

188 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

191 cm
24
213 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bann Harrow!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrow scores with a nice head shot.
Harrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Ovchinnikov swings for the body but Harrow moves out of range.
Ovchinnikov throws a looping overhand right but Harrow ducks down to avoid it.
Ovchinnikov defending well as Harrow loads up on a big left hand.
Ovchinnikov throws a hook but Harrow avoids it easily.
Harrow looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Harrow coming out on top.
Harrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ovchinnikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ovchinnikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ovchinnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrow throws a front kick aimed at Ovchinnikov's knee but Ovchinnikov avoids it well.
Ovchinnikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ovchinnikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrow connects with the punch.
Ovchinnikov lands a really nice looking cross but Harrow seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ovchinnikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ovchinnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Ovchinnikov misses
and Harrow counters with a body kick that stops Ovchinnikov in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Harrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrow lands a leg kick that knocks Ovchinnikov off balance momentarily.
Harrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ovchinnikov tests Harrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrow jabs Ovchinnikov right on the nose. Ovchinnikov blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Ovchinnikov misses its intended target.
Ovchinnikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ovchinnikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrow.

Harrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ovchinnikov.
Harrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ovchinnikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrow misses with some punches.
Harrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Ovchinnikov.
I was talking to Ovchinnikov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harrow misses with the head strike.
Harrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ovchinnikov fails to land.
Harrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ovchinnikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ovchinnikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrow controls his hands.
Ovchinnikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Ovchinnikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov stalling in the clinch.
Ovchinnikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ovchinnikov lands with a light punch inside.
Harrow misses with the head strike.
Ovchinnikov stalling the fight.
Harrow gets through Ovchinnikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Ovchinnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Ovchinnikov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow misses with the head strike.
Ovchinnikov blocks an uppercut.
Ovchinnikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ovchinnikov effectively controlling the action here.
Ovchinnikov tries a body shot but Harrow blocks it.
Harrow misses with some punches.

Ovchinnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ovchinnikov throws a hook but Harrow avoids it easily.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovchinnikov.
Harrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ovchinnikov. Harrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ovchinnikov misses with a hook
and Harrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ovchinnikov throws out a loose jab but Harrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovchinnikov.
Harrow is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Ovchinnikov. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrow. Harrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ovchinnikov momentarily.
Ovchinnikov misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Harrow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ovchinnikov. Harrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ovchinnikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrow misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovchinnikov misses the target.
Harrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A right-left combo lands from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov misses with a left hand
and Ovchinnikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrow slips a jab from Ovchinnikov.
Harrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Ovchinnikov misses with a looping right.
Harrow lands with an overhand left.

Ovchinnikov is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovchinnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Ovchinnikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrow punishes Ovchinnikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Look low, kick high! Harrow uses the oldest trick in the book to send Ovchinnikov tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Harrow is absolutely delighted - when Ovchinnikov wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bann Harrow!
An out of breath Bann Harrow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.