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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anderson Silva Alves has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Alves connects with a body shot that sends Harrison's belly button to the back.
Silva Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harrison's head backwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Anderson Silva Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Alves lands a jab.
Silva Alves tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva Alves lands a nice shot that snaps Harrison's head back.
A jab from Silva Alves does it's job there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrison checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Silva Alves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Alves misses with a takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harrison seems to be working for a kimura but Silva Alves defends the submission attempt.
Silva Alves is trying to stand back up but Harrison is controlling him
Silva Alves gets back to full guard.
Harrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Harrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Alves seems keen to control Harrison's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harrison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stan Harrison.
Silva Alves misses with a takedown
and Harrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harrison.
Silva Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva Alves looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva Alves looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva Alves!
Harrison being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison regains half guard, as Silva Alves was trying to land strikes.
Silva Alves is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva Alves is stalling here. Harrison is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva Alves seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harrison has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Harrison working the body and head with strikes.
Harrison controlling from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Harrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva Alves.
Harrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva Alves is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva Alves is defending well.
Silva Alves struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison laying and praying for a moment but Silva Alves takes advantage and regains half guard.
Harrison is taking a breather. Silva Alves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stan Harrison was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Silva Alves circles away easily
and Silva Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Silva Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Silva Alves counter with a right hand.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Silva Alves with a poor takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harrison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva Alves is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Alves throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Harrison stands and throws Silva Alves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva Alves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harrison wants to control but Silva Alves is keeping him busy.
Silva Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrison on the ground.
Harrison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harrison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrison prevents Silva Alves from improving his position.
Silva Alves trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stan Harrison was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Silva Alves circles away easily
and Silva Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson Silva Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Harrison.
Silva Alves wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and Silva Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva Alves prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Silva Alves.
Silva Alves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva Alves misses with a takedown
and Harrison counters with a single leg into guard. Silva Alves didn't expect that.
Harrison trying to control but Silva Alves is working from the bottom.
Silva Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.
Harrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva Alves wants to stand but Harrison is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Alves keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Harrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stan Harrison has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva Alves tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Silva Alves scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two 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.
Silva Alves lands a body shot.
Silva Alves lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrison's head.
Harrison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva Alves tries to kick Harrison off but Harrison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva Alves is keeping the position for now.
Silva Alves pulls Harrison in to control the position.
Stan Harrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison looking to sit in guard and control but Silva Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva Alves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva Alves has managed to get both his arms back between Harrison's legs - danger averted.
Anderson Silva Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Silva Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrison is keeping the position for now.
Harrison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva Alves wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva Alves defends it easily.
Silva Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Harrison!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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