PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braven Harris (ranked 2198 p4p, 250 weight class) and Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 3021 p4p, 315 weight class). Harris's entrance music is Karma Chameleon . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Sledgehammer

186 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
192 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braven Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sledgehammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sledgehammer with a nice cross.
Sledgehammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris slips under a jab from Sledgehammer.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer misses with a straight left.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Sledgehammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris cracks Sledgehammer with an open hand slap.
Sledgehammer throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sledgehammer lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.

Sledgehammer has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sledgehammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sledgehammer lands a right hand.
Sledgehammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

Harris instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Sledgehammer lands a body shot.

Sledgehammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris blocks a head kick by Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Sledgehammer scores with a jab to the jaw.

Sledgehammer instigates a clinch.
Harris taking a breather.

Sledgehammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sledgehammer cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sledgehammer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sledgehammer throws a combination. Harris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sledgehammer has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Sledgehammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sledgehammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Sledgehammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sledgehammer lands a shot to the body.

Sledgehammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris sizes up Sledgehammer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sledgehammer throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Sledgehammer darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Sledgehammer lands a hook to the side of the head.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sledgehammer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harris avoids the body shot from Sledgehammer.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanny Sledgehammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris digs a good body shot into Sledgehammer's ribs.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Sledgehammer.
Braven Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sledgehammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Sledgehammer is rocked!

Harris moves into range and clinches up with Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harris working aggressively here.
Sledgehammer seems to have recovered his senses.

Sledgehammer breaks from the clinch.
Sledgehammer misses the jab.
Sledgehammer throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Sledgehammer throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.

Sledgehammer clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sledgehammer lands a nice uppercut.

Sledgehammer manages to break the clinch.
Sledgehammer throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.

Sledgehammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sledgehammer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Harris is unloading with more strikes now! Sledgehammer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braven Harris!
Braven Harris made sure to mention his sponsor, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) in his post fight interview.