PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Harlan (ranked 818 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 118 p4p, 168 weight class). Spicoli has chosen Money Buy Drugs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harlan
vs
Spicoli

190 cm
21
210
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
215
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Arcticus University: London
Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers -160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Harlan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlan misses with a body shot.
Harlan throws a looping overhand right but Spicoli ducks down to avoid it.
Harlan scores with a jab.
Harlan blocks a head kick by Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a series of wild punches.
Spicoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spicoli misses with a straight right.
Spicoli misses with a double jab
and Harlan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spicoli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spicoli throws an overhand right that lands on Harlan's shoulder, as Harlan tries to avoid the shot.
Harlan connects with a jab.
Spicoli throws an off balance right hand
and Harlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli works Harlan's body with a nice hook.
Harlan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spicoli moves away from the strike by Harlan.
Spicoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Harlan misses its target.
A big left from Spicoli misses.
Josiah Harlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spicoli misses with a left hand
and Harlan counters with a stiff right hand.
Harlan looks to throw the jab but Spicoli is out of range.
Harlan misses with a shot to the body
letting Spicoli counter with a right hand.
Spicoli swings widly with a right hand
and Harlan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spicoli throws out a loose jab but Harlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harlan looks to throw the jab but Spicoli is out of range.
A jab from Harlan misses.
Spicoli tries a quick counter leg kick but Harlan is wise to it.
Harlan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spicoli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harlan scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Josiah Harlan has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spicoli blocks a jab.
Harlan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spicoli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harlan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spicoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harlan lands with a shot to the body.
Harlan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harlan lands a slapping body shot.
Spicoli is looking to clinch but Harlan is avoiding it.
Spicoli ducks right into an uppercut from Harlan.
Spicoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harlan.
A jab from Spicoli misses.
Harlan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spicoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a shot to the body
and Harlan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harlan throws a shot from downtown. Spicoli moves away and avoids it.
Harlan throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Harlan tests Spicoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spicoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harlan.
Harlan throws a body shot but no joy.
Spicoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harlan moves away.
Harlan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli moves out of range as Harlan strikes.
Spicoli flicks out a counter leg kick but Harlan steps away.
Harlan throws a combination that misses
and Spicoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spicoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spicoli.
Harlan lands a nice hook to Spicoli's body. Spicoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Spicoli.
Harlan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Harlan digs a good body shot into Spicoli's ribs.
Harlan throws the left hand but Spicoli avoids the punch easily.
Harlan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harlan scores with a nice strike.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Spicoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spicoli looks to land a combination but Harlan avoids it well.
Harlan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harlan misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Harlan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josiah Harlan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Spicoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harlan.
Spicoli slips a jab and a cross from Harlan.
Spicoli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harlan misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Spicoli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harlan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spicoli.
Harlan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harlan checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli throws out a leg kick but Harlan moves out of range and Spicoli only half commits.
Harlan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spicoli counters with a three punch combo that has Harlan backing up. Harlan nods at Spicoli to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Spicoli misses.
Harlan slips a straight right by Spicoli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a body punch
and Harlan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harlan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spicoli can do to turn this around?
Spicoli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spicoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harlan.
Harlan misses the jab.
Josiah Harlan is winning the standup battle so far.
Spicoli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harlan tests Spicoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spicoli walks into a left hand.
Spicoli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harlan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harlan. Spicoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spicoli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harlan misses with a hook. Spicoli ducked under it nicely.
Spicoli throws out a counter right but Harlan avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spicoli.
Spicoli lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlan misses with a body shot.
Spicoli throws a looping overhand right but Harlan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Spicoli.
Harlan jabs Spicoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spicoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harlan cracks Spicoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spicoli takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli misses with a shot to the body
letting Harlan counter with a right hand.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spicoli.
Spicoli looks to land a left hand but Harlan moved out of range nicely.
Harlan slips under a jab from Spicoli.
Spicoli throws a looping overhand right but Harlan ducks down to avoid it.
Harlan takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Harlan.
Harlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harlan jabs at Spicoli's body.
Harlan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spicoli on the side of the head.
Harlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Spicoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spicoli throws a hook but Harlan blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Spicoli - just one landing.
Spicoli drops his hands momentarily and Harlan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Harlan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spicoli! But no joy.
Harlan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harlan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spicoli throws a right hand that misses
and Harlan counters with a right hand to the body.
Spicoli scores with a hook to the body. Harlan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spicoli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harlan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harlan is looking to counter punch.
Harlan misses with a body shot.
Spicoli throws a big shot that misses.
Harlan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Harlan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josiah Harlan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harlan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spicoli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harlan lands with a right hand.
A jab from Harlan does it's job there.

Spicoli moves into the clinch successfully.

Harlan breaks from the clinch.
Spicoli misses with a hook
enabling Harlan to counter with a crisp jab.
Harlan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harlan throws a big shot that misses.
Spicoli walks into a straight right hand from Harlan.
Spicoli misses with a jab to the body
and Harlan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spicoli throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spicoli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab from Harlan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlan looks to score with a jab to the body but Spicoli is just out of range.
Harlan scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Harlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlan misses the jab.
Harlan with a nice cross.
Harlan throws a lazy right hand but Spicoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spicoli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harlan with a body shot.
Spicoli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spicoli jabs Harlan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harlan cracks a nice hook into Spicoli's ribs.
Harlan digs a good hook to Spicoli's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a body shot.
Harlan throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Spicoli misses.
Harlan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlan misses with a body shot
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Harlan slips a jab from Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a head kick.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Harlan.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
Spicoli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spicoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harlan.
Spicoli throws a sloppy head kick
and Harlan counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlan throws a right hand that misses
and Spicoli counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Harlan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Harlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlan throws a lazy right hand but Spicoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harlan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harlan sizes up Spicoli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spicoli misses with a hook
and Harlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Harlan.
Spicoli staying out of range there.
Harlan misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut. Harlan saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Harlan misses the target.
Spicoli loads up on a big right hand but Harlan slips the punch.
Harlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spicoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Harlan.
Spicoli throws a head kick that misses.
Harlan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Harlan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Harlan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlan misses with a two punch combination.
Harlan ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
Harlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Spicoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harlan misses with an uppercut.
Harlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spicoli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Harlan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Josiah Harlan's cut.
That's time! Harlan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harlan missing with a left hand there. Spicoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spicoli throws a head kick but Harlan moves out of range.
Harlan throws a hook to the side of Spicoli's head but Spicoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Spicoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harlan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spicoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Spicoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spicoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Harlan just misses with a punch to the body.
Harlan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut.
Spicoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harlan.
Spicoli misses with a hook
and Harlan counters with a nice uppercut.
Harlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli throws an overhand right that lands on Harlan's shoulder, as Harlan tries to avoid the shot.
Harlan scores with a jab to the head.
Harlan throws a good cross that connects.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Harlan.
Spicoli flicks out a counter leg kick but Harlan steps away.
Spicoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harlan counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harlan.
A big right from Harlan misses.
Spicoli slips a straight right by Harlan.
Spicoli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spicoli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Spicoli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spicoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harlan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harlan digs a good hook to Spicoli's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spicoli moves to clinch but Harlan breaks away
and Harlan counters with a three punch combo that has Spicoli backing up. Spicoli nods at Harlan to acknowledge the strikes.
Harlan throws a hook to the side of Spicoli's head but Spicoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spicoli dodges the punch combination from Harlan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlan misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Spicoli.
Spicoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harlan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spicoli misses the body punch
and Harlan counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Spicoli misses the target.
Spicoli throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harlan slips a straight right by Spicoli.
Spicoli throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Harlan does it's job there.
Spicoli throws a sloppy head kick
and Harlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spicoli moves away from the strike by Harlan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harlan misses with a hook.
Harlan digs a good body shot into Spicoli's ribs.
Spicoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harlan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spicoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Harlan is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Spicoli. Those never looked like landing.
Spicoli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spicoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Harlan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlan blocks a jab.
Spicoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harlan looks to land a right hand but Spicoli moved out of range.
Harlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Harlan had his way with Jeff Spicoli in that round.
The cut man is working on Josiah Harlan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harlan tests Spicoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spicoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spicoli tries to clinch up but Harlan circles away and keeps his distance.
Spicoli throws a sloppy head kick and Harlan moves out of range easily.
Spicoli takes one on the button.
Harlan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spicoli throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli misses with a jab to the body
and Harlan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harlan lands with a straight right. Spicoli didn't see that one coming.
Spicoli throws a hook but Harlan blocks it.
Harlan tries to move into range but Spicoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harlan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harlan blocks a head kick by Spicoli.
Harlan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harlan lands a head shot.
Spicoli swings for the body but Harlan moves out of range.
Harlan throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Spicoli slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Spicoli.
Spicoli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab, jab by Harlan - just one landing.
Harlan tries to bum rush Spicoli with a series of wild strikes but Spicoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlan misses with a right hand
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Spicoli connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlan throws a right hand that misses
and Spicoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spicoli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spicoli with a jab.
Harlan looks to throw the jab but Spicoli is out of range.
Josiah Harlan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spicoli throws the left hand but Harlan avoids the punch easily.
Spicoli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harlan's head backwards.
Spicoli throws a hook but Harlan avoids it easily.
Harlan misses with a body shot.
Spicoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spicoli works Harlan's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut
and Harlan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spicoli throws a sloppy head kick and Harlan moves out of range easily.
Harlan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spicoli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
Jeff Spicoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harlan slips a straight right by Spicoli.
Harlan lands a body shot.
Spicoli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Harlan misses its intended target.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
Harlan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spicoli's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harlan lands with a shot to the body.
Spicoli ducks under a wild hook from Harlan.
Spicoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spicoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Harlan.
Harlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spicoli tries to counter with a clinch but Harlan shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Harlan misses.
Harlan thuds a left hand into Spicoli's body.
Harlan misses with a hook.
Harlan connects with a looping right hand.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Harlan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josiah Harlan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harlan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josiah Harlan!
Josiah Harlan retains his light heavyweight title!
Josiah Harlan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Jeff Spicoli spoke after the fight, saying 'Wait a minute, there’s no birthday party for me here!'.