PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Lii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Harry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harry
vs
Lii

191 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Harry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hong Lii!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Lii misses.
Lii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lii misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Lii.
Harry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lii misses the shot to the body.
Lii cracks Harry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Chuck Harry has been cut.

Lii moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Harry goes down! Can Lii finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lii stands and steps away. Harry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lii throws out the jab.
Lii throws a shot from downtown. Harry moves away and avoids it.
Lii loads up on a big right hand but Harry slips the punch.
A big left from Lii misses.
Harry defending well as Lii loads up on a big left hand.
Lii throws a looping overhand right but Harry ducks down to avoid it.
Hong Lii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Lii.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harry stops Lii from standing up.
Harry wants to control from the top but Lii keeps moving.
Lii wants to stand and escape but Harry is having none of it.
Lii looks gassed!
Harry wants to control from the top but Lii keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chuck Harry.
Harry staying out of range there.
Hong Lii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lii takes a swing at Harry's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Lii misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lii misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Lii misses its intended target.

Harry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lii manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Harry wants to control from the top but Lii keeps moving.
Harry is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lii is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harry is really struggling to control Lii but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lii is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harry is controlling him.

We're going to have a standup here because Chuck Harry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harry manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry shoots in for a double leg but Lii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harry ducks under a wild hook from Lii.

Lii tries to sprawl but Harry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lii is looking to escape.

Harry seems to be working for a kimura but Lii defends the submission attempt.
Harry is looking to advance position but Lii won't allow it.

Harry is looking for a kimura but Lii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harry to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry wants to take a breather but Lii is having none of it.
Lii is trying to stand up here but Harry is controlling him well.
Harry wants to take a breather but Lii is having none of it.
Harry could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Lii makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lii wants it to stay on the feet.
Lii misses with a hook.
Harry slips under a jab.
Lii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lii throws out a loose jab but Harry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lii looks to land a right hand but Harry moved out of range.
A big left from Lii misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Lii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Harry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harry.
Lii misses the jab.
Lii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lii wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Lii misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Lii.
Harry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lii. Harry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lii.
Harry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lii as he avoids it easily.
Harry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Lii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harry slips a jab from Lii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Harry.
Lii misses with a body shot.
Harry slips under a jab.
Lii looks to score with a jab to the body but Harry is just out of range.
Harry moves out of range as Lii strikes.
Harry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lii thows a body shot but no joy.
Harry slips under a jab from Lii.
Lii lands a body shot.
Lii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two 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.
Lii throws a looping overhand right but Harry ducks down to avoid it.
Lii swings for the body but Harry moves out of range.
Harry ducks under a wild hook from Lii.
Harry moves out of range of the strikes.
Lii throws an overhand right that lands on Harry's shoulder, as Harry tries to avoid the shot.
Harry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lii but Lii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Harry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Lii misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lii. Harry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lii throws a big shot that misses.
Lii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lii misses with an uppercut. Harry saw that one coming.
Lii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harry manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lii misses the target.
Lii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lii misses with a hook.
Lii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chuck Harry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lii throws an overhand right that lands on Harry's shoulder, as Harry tries to avoid the shot.
Harry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lii lands a jab to Harry's midsection.
A big left from Lii misses.

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.
Lii misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Lii.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harry.
Harry slips a jab from Lii.

Harry gets the takedown into side control.
Lii pushes Harry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harry wants to control but Lii is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lii wants to get back to his feet but Harry drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hong Lii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chuck Harry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harry at a distance.
Lii throws a body punch but Harry moves out of range.
A jab from Lii misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lii misses the target.
Lii throws a hook to the side of Harry's head but Harry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lii misses with a hook.

Harry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lii keeps working.
Lii pushes Harry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Harry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lii pushes Harry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lii bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lii looks to land a right hand but Harry moved out of range.
Lii misses with a hook. Harry ducked under it nicely.
Harry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lii.
A jab from Lii finds it's way through Harry's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Lii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lii. Harry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lii misses with a looping right.
Lii just misses with a punch to the body.
Harry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harry closes the distance and clinches up with Lii, looking for a takedown. Harry pushes Lii against the cage but Lii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harry's hands.
Lii throws a hook but Harry blocks it.
Harry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lii misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lii, as that shot connected.
Harry slips under a jab from Lii.
Lii missing with a left hand there. Harry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harry staying out of range there.
Harry slips under a jab.
Harry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lii.
Lii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lii throws a big shot that misses.
Lii just misses with a punch to the body.
Harry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Lii.
The fighters circling - Lii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lii throws a big shot that misses.

Harry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lii tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harry is in Lii's guard.
Harry won't allow Lii to get back to his feet.
Harry trying to control but Lii is working from the bottom.

Lii kicks Harry off and gets to his feet.
Lii throws a big shot that misses.
Lii throws a body punch but Harry moves out of range.
Harry shoots for a double leg takedown but Lii sprawls well. He's pushed Harry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harry moves away.
Lii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Harry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lii 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Lii!