PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bann Harrow (ranked 3247 p4p, 365 weight class) and Hotaru Doji (ranked 2715 p4p, 325 weight class). Doji has chosen Crane ft. Beauregard & The Down Right - Meet Me In The Garden as his entrance music. Bann Harrow has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Harrow
vs
Doji

191 cm
25
213 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

198 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bann Harrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hotaru Doji!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doji.
Harrow takes a swing at Doji's ribcage but misses.
Harrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Doji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doji lands a nice shot to the body.
Doji lunges at Harrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrow's hand.
Harrow tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Doji.
Harrow throws a quick counter head kick but Doji was just out of range.
Doji getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doji takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Hotaru Doji has been cut.
A head kick from Harrow lands but Doji takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrow lands a leg kick that knocks Doji off balance momentarily.
Bann Harrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doji misses with a straight right.
Doji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doji slips a jab and a cross from Harrow.
Harrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Doji misses the target.
Doji takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harrow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Doji misses.
Harrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doji dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrow.
Harrow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doji 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.
Doji avoids the head kick by Harrow.
Harrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrow throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Doji to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doji scores with a jab.

It looks like Bann Harrow has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow connects with a single shot there.
Harrow throws a lazy head kick
and Doji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doji just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHarrow.
Doji might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Harrow.
Harrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Doji takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doji takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrow throws a looping overhand right but Doji ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji lunges at Harrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrow's hand.
Harrow throws a sloppy head kick and Doji moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Doji misses the target.
Doji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doji now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrow.
Doji looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harrow throws a hook but Doji avoids it easily.
Harrow throws an overhand right that lands on Doji's shoulder, as Doji tries to avoid the shot.
Doji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doji is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harrow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doji counters with a right hand to the body.
Harrow wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Harrow misses
and Doji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doji! But no joy.
That kick from Harrow tenderised Doji's leg. Doji is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Harrow.
Harrow moves out of range as Doji throws a body kick.
Doji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrow ducks under a wild hook from Doji.
Harrow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doji swings widly with a right hand
and Harrow counters with a three punch combo that has Doji backing up. Doji nods at Harrow to acknowledge the strikes.
Harrow slips under a jab from Doji.
Doji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrow looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Harrow throws a hook but Doji blocks it.
Harrow scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Doji throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bann Harrow will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doji avoids the head kick by Harrow.
Harrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doji.
Doji looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrow.
Doji scores with a jab. Harrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrow slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Harrow.
Doji connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harrow moves out of range as Doji strikes.
Doji checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrow throws a right hand that misses
enabling Doji to counter with a crisp jab.
Doji slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harrow looks to land a right hand but Doji moved out of range.
Harrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doji throws a big shot that misses.
Harrow staying out of range there.
Harrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doji.
Harrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doji.
Doji throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Doji checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doji's hands.
Doji blocks a head kick by Harrow.
Doji misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrow throws an off balance right hand
and Doji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doji on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow cracks Doji with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doji missing with a left hand there. Harrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Doji.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrow walks into a left hand.
Doji throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doji has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doji there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doji looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrow is just out of range.
Harrow wants to clinch up but Doji keeps it at a distance.
Harrow throws a sloppy head kick
and Doji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrow throws a head kick but Doji moves out of range.
Harrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Doji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Doji misses.
Doji blocks a head kick by Harrow.
Doji throws a lazy right hand but Harrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doji takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harrow throws a front kick that sends Doji stumbling back into the cage.
Harrow throws a shot from downtown. Doji moves away and avoids it.
Doji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Doji.
Harrow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doji misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrow tries to clinch but Doji moves out of range.
Harrow looks to land a left hand but Doji moved out of range nicely.
Harrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doji is out of range and Harrow settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji walks into a stiff left hand from Harrow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doji, as that shot connected.
Doji takes a swing at Harrow's ribcage but misses.
Doji throws the left hand but Harrow avoids the punch easily.
Doji blocks a head kick by Harrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Doji.
Harrow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Doji is rocked!
Doji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doji is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrow finish him?
Doji lands with a hook. Harrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doji seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrow misses with a head kick.
Harrow connects with a high kick.

That has opened up Hotaru Doji's cut even more.
Harrow slips a jab from Doji.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hotaru Doji will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Doji throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Doji.
Harrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doji throws out a counter right but Harrow avoids it with no problem.
Doji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harrow misses with a body shot
and Harrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doji throws a shot from downtown. Harrow moves away and avoids it.
Doji misses with a low kick.
Doji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrow.
Doji misses with a hook. Harrow ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doji throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrow on the side of the head.
Hotaru Doji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doji moves away.
Harrow cracks Doji with an open hand slap.
Harrow tries to clinch
and Doji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow tries to clinch up.
Doji throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doji.
Doji misses with a kick to the body.
Harrow throws a counter high kick but Doji was just alert enough to avoid it.
Harrow throws a sloppy head kick and Doji moves out of range easily.
Harrow tries to clinch up but Doji circles away and keeps his distance.
Doji throws out a counter right but Harrow avoids it with no problem.
Doji tries to work over Harrow's front leg with a kick but Harrow checks it.
Harrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doji! But no joy.
Harrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harrow tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Harrow there.
Harrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doji circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Doji was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow misses with a lunging right hand
letting Doji counter with a right hand.
Doji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrow throws a right hand that Doji ducks under and follows up with a left that Doji also avoids with ease.
Harrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doji misses with a straight left.
Doji throws a hook but Harrow avoids it easily.
Doji misses with a wild body shot.
Harrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Doji.
It seemed like Doji was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harrow moves away from the strike by Doji.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrow throws out the jab.
Doji missing with a left hand there. Harrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrow throws a sloppy head kick and Doji moves out of range easily.
Doji lunges at Harrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrow's hand.
Harrow misses the jab.
Harrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doji tests Harrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrow lands a jab.
Doji fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrow on the side of the head.
Harrow misses with a right hand
and Doji counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrow lands a head kick!
Harrow misses with a head kick.
Harrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Doji doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrow.
Doji works Harrow's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Harrow misses.
Doji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doji.

Harrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Doji manages to break the clinch.
Harrow is looking to land body kicks.
Doji tries a quick counter leg kick but Harrow is wise to it.
Doji misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hotaru Doji.
I think Doji has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a draw!