PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ted Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuito torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chuito torres looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Harrison
vs
torres

170 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, chuito torres!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from torres.
The fight stays on the outside here - torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrison.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from torres.

Harrison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in torres's half guard.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but torres keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harrison.
Harrison not doing much here.
Harrison is trying to control. torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
torres gets full guard.
torres wants to stand and escape but Harrison is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
torres looks gassed!
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
Harrison is stalling in the full guard.
Harrison stands up over torres, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
torres trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
torres is trying to keep Harrison in close.
Harrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
torres is trying to control the position but Harrison postures up.
Harrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harrison stopping the sweep attempt from torres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

torres shoots in and bounces Harrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrison looking to control.
torres preventing the sweep.
Harrison pulls torres in close to his closed guard and prevents torres from doing any damage or advancing position.
torres wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to keep a closed guard but torres is proving a slippery customer.
torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Harrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in torres's guard.
Ted Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuito torres.
Harrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Harrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

torres shoots and misses

and Harrison counters with a shoot takedown. torres fights it but they end up in guard.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison postures up and lands a big shot to torres's brow.
Harrison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed torres's guard.
Harrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but torres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
torres is breathing heavily.
torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrison trying to mount his opponent but torres defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
torres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrison is working away from the top position though.
torres is trying to stand back up but Harrison is controlling him
Harrison wants to pass to mount but torres is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
torres fails with the takedown

and Harrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harrison.
Harrison trying to control but torres is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on torres, up you get!
torres misses with a takedown attempt

and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ted Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuito torres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison content to control rather than advance.
torres taking some punishment here, with Harrison in his half guard.
torres is looking for a sweep. Harrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
torres is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Harrison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for torres!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
torres throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Harrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harrison avoids the attempt from torres to control.
torres is squirming around, avoiding Harrison's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
torres wants to hold on but Harrison pushes him away.
torres is looking to improve his position but Harrison isn't that keen on the idea.
torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Harrison dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Harrison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harrison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harrison landing strikes from the mount.
Harrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of torres's face.
Harrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as torres is looking to escape.
torres tries to improve his position but instead Harrison has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison connects with a big shot to the side of torres's head.
Harrison is hanging on to torres's back as he tries to escape.
Ted Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
torres controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Harrison trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harrison just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Harrison punches the canvas rather than the man.
Harrison struggling to keep hold of the position.
Harrison has the hooks in. torres is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at torres as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Harrison!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has the hooks in. torres is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Harrison controlling the position well here. torres rolled but Harrison kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ted Harrison just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
torres stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Ted Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
torres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
torres with a poor takedown

and Harrison counters with a takedown into side control.
torres is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harrison asserts his dominance and retains side control.

torres bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Horrible takedown by torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrison which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Harrison!