PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Just idag är jag stark. Harrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shwayze - High Together. John Andersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andersson
vs
Harrison

193 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Harrison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.

Harrison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andersson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andersson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harrison controlling the action here.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Andersson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Harrison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andersson is trying to stand.
Harrison lands strikes from half guard.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harrison drops an elbow to the side of Andersson's head.
Harrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andersson defending well though.
Harrison is trying to control. Andersson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throwing shots but Andersson is blocking nicely.
Harrison thows a huge punch but Andersson dodges it nicely.

Harrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Harrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harrison looks gassed!
Harrison thows a huge punch but Andersson dodges it nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Andersson lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Harrison.
Andersson shoots and misses

and Harrison counters by clinching up.

Harrison turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harrison manages to end up in side control.
Andersson taking a bit of punishment here - Harrison scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson pushes Harrison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harrison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harrison taking a breather here.

Harrison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Andersson, who protects the arm well.
Harrison throws a strike aimed at the side of Andersson's head but Andersson avoids it well.
Harrison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Andersson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harrison in side control, throwing shots but Andersson defends.
Harrison is trying to ground and pound but Andersson uses the momentary lack of control by Harrison to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andersson is looking to escape.
Harrison trying to mount his opponent but Andersson defends it.
Harrison passes to full mount!
Andersson taking shots to the head.
Harrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Andersson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harrison landing strikes from the mount.
Harrison lands a nice shot to the head.
Harrison lands a heavy elbow.
Andersson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Harrison tries to control but Andersson wriggling away.
Harrison dominating with strikes here.
Harrison with a couple of short strikes.

Harrison working for a guillotine from mount but Andersson is in no mood to give up.
Harrison working Andersson over with strikes here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harrison landing punches.
Harrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andersson tries to buck Harrison off but he can't manage it.
Harrison lands a big shot there that rocks Andersson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andersson looks a forlorn figure.
Harrison raining down shots from the mount!
Harrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to control but Andersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andersson looks a forlorn figure.
Harrison looking to control but Andersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harrison lands with some strikes.

Harrison is going olschool here, as he tries to force Andersson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Andersson shrugs it off.
The referee warns Andersson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to stand.
Harrison lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Harrison.
Harrison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harrison lands a big elbow.
Harrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Andersson really wants to buck Harrison off and get back to his feet.
Harrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is in a horrible position here. Harrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Harrison lands a big elbow.
Harrison working Andersson over with strikes here.
Harrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Andersson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andersson is looking to escape.
Andersson is trying to stand.
Harrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
John Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harrison 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jon Harrison!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jon Harrison!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jon Harrison!

Jon Harrison wins by unanimous decision!