PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Harper (ranked 5764 p4p, 4921 weight class) and William Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Harper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Harper
vs
Sutter

191 cm
25
260
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
18
261
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Sutter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sutter tries to keep at a distance but Harper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harper can't break the clinch.
Harper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sutter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sutter looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harper.
Harper tries to break the clinch but Sutter is controlling the position.

Harper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sutter clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harper lands punches and elbows.

It looks like William Sutter has been cut.
Harper is riding his opponent, not letting Sutter buck him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harper is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sutter knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sutter for a finish.

Sutter defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harper's arms.
Sutter just trying to survive but Harper is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harper biding his time, looking for the opening.
Harper is trying to stick to Sutter's back but Sutter is turning into Harper. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harper's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sutter.
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sutter is one step ahead there.
Sutter wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Sutter wants to pass the guard but Harper is keeping the position.
Sutter wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Harper working for a triangle but Sutter defends it easily.
Harper has a closed guard, preventing Sutter from standing up.

Harper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Sutter from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sutter tries to clinch there but Harper circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sutter enables Harper to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sutter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sutter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sutter on the ground.
Harper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sutter controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sutter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Sutter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sutter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harper circles away.

Harper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sutter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harper taking a breather here.
Sutter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sutter is looking to regain half guard here but Harper keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sutter is trying to get back to his feet.
Harper controlling the position.
Sutter wants to control but Harper postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Harper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Harper decides to stand back up. Harper steps back and let's Sutter get back to his feet.

Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Sutter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sutter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Harper is trying to trip Sutter. He has hold of a leg but Sutter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harper persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Sutter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harper defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.
Sutter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Harper stands and steps away. Sutter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sutter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick by Sutter misses

and Harper counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sutter!
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sutter can do to turn this around?
Sutter is letting Harper control him for a moment.
Harper cracks Sutter with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Harper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harper tries to move to mount but Sutter blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sutter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sutter misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Sutter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harper Throws a clean left jab. Harper Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Sutter's chin! Sutter crumbles to the ground and Harper follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Harper!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Harper!