PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ghost Shark (ranked 6129 p4p, 152 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 5344 p4p, 131 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shark
vs
Harris

190 cm
30
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
40
184 lbs
26 - 16 - 2

Great elbows
Very quick

World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghost Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark is looking to clinch.
Shark throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Shark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shark.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shark.
Good shot there by Shark.

Shark rushes Harris and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Shark misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Shark.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Shark backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
Shark misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shark misses with an elbow strike.
Shark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shark working aggressively here.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Shark trying to land knees to the body.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shark backwards.
Shark tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Shark back against the ropes.
Shark swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Shark.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shark scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharks head.
Harris digs a right hand into Shark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shark's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Shark counters with an inside leg kick.
Shark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shark.
Harris jabs at Shark's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shark.
Shark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shark can pounce on him.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark misses with an elbow strike.
Shark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris is working Shark over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shark backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Shark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Shark lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Harris pushes Shark back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shark misses with a body punch.
Shark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris is leaning against Shark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shark.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Shark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Shark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Shark can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Shark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shark lands with a light punch inside.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Shark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris cracks Shark with an open hand slap.
Harris slips a jab from Shark.

Harris drives through and clinches with Shark against the ropes.
Shark trying to land knees to the body.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Shark missing with knees to the body.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shark.
Ghost Shark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Shark.

It looks like Anselmo Harris has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Shark blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Shark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anselmo Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shark lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Shark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark missing with knees to the body.
Shark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Shark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shark throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shark misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ghost Shark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmo Harris!
During a confident post fight interview, Anselmo Harris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.