PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Harron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antsas Uni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Harron
vs
Uni

180 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Harron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antsas Uni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harron tries to clinch up.
Harron takes one to the chin there.
Harron keeps the fight on the outside.
Harron defending well as Uni loads up on a big left hand.
Uni misses with a body shot.
Uni walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Uni.
Harron wants to clinch but Uni slips to the side

and Uni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harron won't be happy with that.
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!
You can see the frustration on Harron's face as Uni controls the position.
Uni grinds an elbow into Harron's temple.
Harron is trying to get back to half guard.
Harron is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harron struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uni connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harron some visible discomfort.
Uni working the head with strikes.
Harron sneaks back into half guard.
Harron is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uni is looking to take a break and control but Harron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uni lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harron manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harron manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Harron.
Harron punching from mount but Uni doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Uni stops Harron from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Harron pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harron jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Uni manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Harron wants to control but Uni is keeping him busy.
Uni tries to buck Harron off but Harron is having none of it.
Uni regains half guard, as Harron was trying to land strikes.
Harron not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Harron is working for a kimura but Uni is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harron misses with a head shot. Uni uses the momentum to regain guard.
Uni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harron.
Harron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uni is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uni keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harron misses with a straight left.
Harron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

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.
Horrible takedown by Harron or perhaps it was just good defense by Uni which made him look bad.
Harron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harron has his takedown stuffed
and Uni counters with a straight right hand.

Uni shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Uni was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uni unloading with bombs!
Uni unloading with bombs!
Uni blocks Harron's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harron keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uni postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harron looks a forlorn figure.
Uni lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uni breaks from Harron's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Uni avoids the attempt from Harron to control.
Harron is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antsas Uni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harron wants to clinch up but Uni keeps it at a distance.
Uni misses with a body shot.
Uni misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Uni misses.
Uni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harron throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uni's waist but Uni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harron off to one side.
Uni scores with a decent looking hook.
Uni lands a really nice looking cross but Harron seems unphased.
Uni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Harron pushes Uni up against the cage in a clinch.

Harron jumps guard.
Uni throws a strike but Harron rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harron pushes down on Uni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Uni is breathing heavily.
Harron is trying to control. Uni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harron is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harron thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Uni makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Harron misses with a takedown attempt - Uni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Uni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harron has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Harron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harron lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uni connects with a jab.

Harron closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Uni did well to prevent Harron getting side control.
Harron tries to pass to full mount but Uni defends it.

Harron seems to be working for a kimura but Uni defends the submission attempt.
Uni is looking for a sweep. Harron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harron is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harron trying to control from half guard but Uni is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harron is really struggling to control Uni but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Antsas Uni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uni wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harron throws the left hand but Uni avoids the punch easily.
Uni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Harron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uni, pushing him back against the cage.
Uni blocks an elbow strike from Harron.
Harron landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harron trying to land knees to the body.
Uni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harron tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Uni smiles and moves away.
Uni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uni wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harron drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Uni struggling a bit here.
Harron looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Uni is avoiding damage well.

Harron tries for a kimura but Uni is defending well.
Harron laying and praying for a moment but Uni takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harron works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Harron dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Uni misses its intended target.
A big right from Uni misses.
Harron shoots in for a takedown but Uni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uni throws a nice looking combination but Harron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harron misses with a takedown attempt
and Uni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harron slips under a jab from Uni.
Harron is looking to clinch but Uni is avoiding it.
Harron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uni.
Jab, jab by Uni - just one landing.
Harron with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uni counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Harron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harron throws a head kick but Uni moves out of range.
Uni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uni swats away the attempt to clinch by Harron.
Harron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uni avoids it really well and circles away.
Harron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uni as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harron sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Harron moves into the clinch.
Uni blocks an elbow strike from Harron.
Harron stalling.
Uni blocks an elbow strike from Harron.
Uni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uni working hard to break the clinch.
Uni is trying to break the clinch but Harron has him pressed against the cage.
Harron is trying to stall.
Harron wants a takedown.
Uni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harron jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Uni walks away with a smile on his face. Harron gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A cross from Uni lands.
Harron tries to clinch but Uni moves out of range.
Donk. Harron catches Uni right on the button with a cross.
Antsas Uni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harron slips under a jab from Uni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uni misses its intended target.
Harron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uni.
Harron shoots in looking for a takedown. Uni tries to sprawl out of it but Harron keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harron's head backwards.
A jab from Uni does it's job there.
Uni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank Harron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harron.
Harron tries to clinch up but Uni circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harron tries to clinch up but Uni circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Harron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Uni tries to keep at a distance but Harron has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uni has had enough of the clinch but Harron keeps him there for the moment.
Uni is working for takedown but Harron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Uni pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harron misses with a knee to the head.
Uni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harron tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uni wants to break free but Harron has control.
Harron jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Uni walks away with a smile on his face. Harron gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harron drops his hands momentarily and Uni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Harron with that takedown attempt.
Frank Harron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harron misses with a hook. Uni ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Uni does no damage.
No joy there for Uni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uni pinned against the cage. Uni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Uni throws a jab when Harron was well out of range.
Uni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Uni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harron.
Uni connects with a body shot.
Harron shoots in for a takedown but Uni shows good takedown defense.
Uni scores with a shot to the body.
Harron tries to clinch there but Uni circles away.
Harron tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harron somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antsas Uni really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Uni there.
Uni throws a looping overhand right but Harron ducks down to avoid it.
Harron wants to clinch up but Uni keeps it at a distance.
Harron fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Uni misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harron - that will leave a mark!
Harron shoots in for a double leg but Uni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harron doesn't manage to clinch there - Uni circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harron - that will leave a mark!
Harron shoots in for a takedown but Uni shows good takedown defense.
Harron tries to clinch

and Uni counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Uni.
Uni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Harron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harron has his foot on Uni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uni works his way back into a safe position though.
Harron has momentary wrist control but Uni slips an elbow through the middle.
Harron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uni.
Harron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uni.
Harron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uni is trying to get back to full guard.
Harron is pressing down on Uni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Uni is holding on for now.
Uni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harron.
Uni on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harron works his way into full mount!
Harron scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Uni?
Harron lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uni hang on?
Harron raining down shots from the mount!

Uni defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Harron.
Harron cracks Uni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harron avoids the attempt from Uni to control.

Harron is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Uni is surviving well by controlling Harron's body position as best he can.
Harron postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Uni looks a forlorn figure.
Harron lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harron unloads with some shots from mount but Uni bucks and avoids them well.
Harron looking to control but Uni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four 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.
Harron seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Uni is holding on tight.
Uni is working to get back to half guard.
Uni is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Harron has taken his back.

Harron is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Uni has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harron slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Harron had his way with Antsas Uni in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harron with a lazy takedown attempt

and Uni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Harron.
Harron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uni working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uni.
Harron wants a takedown.
Uni is trying to break the clinch but Harron is controlling him.
Harron tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Uni smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Harron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harron walks into a stiff left hand from Uni.
Harron shoots in for a takedown but Uni shows good takedown defense.
Uni lands a jab to Harron's midsection.
Uni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Uni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harron.
Harron doesn't manage to clinch there - Uni circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uni lands a jab to the head.
Harron moves forwards but Uni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harron looks to land a right hand but Uni moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harron.
Harron tries to clinch there but Uni circles away.
Nice defenses there by Uni.
Uni misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uni throws a lazy right hand but Harron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uni is looking to clinch.

Harron gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harron tries to pull guard but Uni holds him up against the cage and eventually Harron drops back down to his feet.
Harron keeps control of Uni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harron keeps control of Uni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harron jumps guard but Uni stands there with Harron around his waist. Harron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harron goes for a takedown attempt but Uni pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Uni swinging wildly here.
Harron tries to clinch up but Uni circles away and keeps his distance.

Harron moves into range and clinches up with Uni.
Uni wants to get back to striking at distance but Harron won't allow it.
Harron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harron holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Uni prevents the takedown attempt.
Harron tries to land a knee to the head but Uni blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Harron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harron has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Uni tries to break free but Harron pushes him back against the cage.

Uni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harron doesn't manage to clinch there - Uni circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Uni.
Harron shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Uni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harron napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harron tries to bench press Uni off him but Uni keeps the position.
Uni in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Uni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harron keeps working.
Harron regains half guard.
Harron regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uni scoring with some ground and pound.

Harron looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uni is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harron throwing short punches from the bottom.
Harron is trying to control the position but Uni postures up.
Uni working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uni postures up in Harron's guard and throws a big left but Harron blocks it.
Harron keeping moving, preventing Uni from controlling successfully.
Harron is trying to control the position but Uni postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Harron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Harron pulls guard.
Harron trying to keep a closed guard but Uni is proving a slippery customer.
Uni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Harron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antsas Uni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uni 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antsas Uni!
Antsas Uni is the new middleweight champion!