PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Rinne (ranked 1711 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Harris (ranked 1406 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Antti Rinne has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rinne
vs
Harris

185 cm
25
193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Rinne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Axel Harris!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Rinne lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris works Rinne's body with a nice hook.
Rinne loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Rinne tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rinne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Rinne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rinne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Rinne throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rinne connects with a solid leg kick.
Antti Rinne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries to clinch there but Rinne circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rinne misses the target.
Harris slips a straight right by Rinne.
Harris wants to counter with a clinch but Rinne pushes him away.
Rinne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Rinne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Rinne thumps Harris with a low kick.
Rinne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinne misses with a leg kick

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rinne breaks the clinch.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Rinne ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Rinne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rinne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rinne is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rinne scores with a nice right hand.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Rinne slips the punch.
Rinne throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Harris lands a nice hook to Rinne's body. Rinne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harris moves out of range as Rinne strikes.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris defending well as Rinne loads up on a big left hand.
Rinne misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinne misses with a straight right.
Rinne misses with a right hand
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rinne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rinne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rinne doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rinne slips a jab from Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris tries to clinch but Rinne moves away
and Rinne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Rinne shakes him off and moves away.
Rinne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Rinne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Rinne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris takes a swing at Rinne's ribcage but misses.
Rinne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rinne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris feints a jab promting Rinne to slip. Harris then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rinne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rinne cracks Harris with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harris falls to his knees and Rinne doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Rinne!
A very excited looking Antti Rinne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.