PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sayo Ra (ranked 5962 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Harrison (ranked 24854 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ra
vs
Harrison

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sayo Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra swings widly with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Ra misses with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a nice body shot.
Ra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.

Ra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Ra avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison fails to pull guard.
Ra throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Ra is controlling him.
Ra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Ra.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sayo Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Harrison.
Ra lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Ra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ra prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Ra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ra tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ra stalling in the clinch.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Ra won't allow it.
Ra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ra is keeping busy.
Ra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ra throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra pushes Harrison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ra.
Ra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Ra.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ra is keeping busy.
Ra scores with a shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Ra just leaning against Harrison, taking a breather.
Ra looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short left from Ra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra leaning against his opponent.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ra has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison is working for takedown but Ra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrison blocking some punches.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ra scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ra.
A hook to the body from Ra.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Ra.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ra misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ra.
Ra misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
Ra works on Harrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Harrison blocking some punches.
Harrison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Harrison wants a takedown but no success here.
Ra lands a right hand.
Ra misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
A short uppercut from Ra.
Ra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sayo Ra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Ra wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Ra clinches up against the cage.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrison has Ra pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Ra won't allow it.
Harrison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sayo Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Harrison.
Ra lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Ra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ra.
Ra throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ra.
Harrison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrison is trying to push Ra away but Ra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrison goes for a takedown attempt but Ra pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Ra moves into the clinch.
Ra is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Ra tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ra.
Harrison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ra after a bit of a struggle.
Ra lands with a right to the head.
Ra lands with a left to the head.
Ra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Ra as the two fighters clinch.
Harrison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ra pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ra rushes Harrison and presses him up against the cage.
Ra lands an uppercut.
Ra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ra prevents a body shot from Harrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ra - that landed with a thud.
Harrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Ra.
Ra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison tries to circle away but Ra has him pinned against the cage.
Ra lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Ra lands with a short shot to the head.
Sayo Ra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Ra is controlling the position.
Ra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ra misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrison jumps guard but Ra stands there with Harrison around his waist. Harrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ra is keeping busy.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison wants to stall.
Harrison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ra scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ra walks away with a smile on his face. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ra rushes Harrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Ra lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sayo Ra dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Ra misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ra slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Ra darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ra.
Ra lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ra fails to land.
Ra tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harrison.
Ra digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ra digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ra.
Ra lands with a short shot to the head.
Ra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but Ra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Ra.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ra to keep the fight standing.
Sayo Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Harrison.
Ra working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harrison throws an elbow but misses.
Ra tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
A short right from Ra.
Ra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ra lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison blocking some punches.
Ra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Ra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Ra tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra pushes Harrison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Ra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Ra lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ra.
Harrison fails to pull guard.
Ra tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrison tries to stall but Ra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ra avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ra.
Ra avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Ra scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Ra keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sayo Ra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ra lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ra smiles and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Ra. No joy for Harrison on that attempt.
Ra is looking to counter the offense by Harrison and move into the clinch.
Ra tries to work over Harrison's front leg with a kick but Harrison checks it.

Ra closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Ra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Ra.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sayo Ra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ra, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sayo Ra!
An out of breath Sayo Ra thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.