PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekko Persvako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Persvako comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Crawl through knives. Harris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Light. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Persvako
vs
Harris

170 cm
29
181 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

183 cm
26
180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekko Persvako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Harris!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to clinch but Persvako moves away
and Persvako counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Randall Harris has been cut.
Persvako fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris moves to clinch but Persvako breaks away

and Persvako counters by clinching up.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Persvako has Harris pushed against the cage.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Persvako fails with the takedown.
Persvako has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harris.
Persvako fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekko Persvako. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Persvako takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris lands a front kick.
Persvako is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Persvako swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Persvako looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris wants to clinch

and Persvako moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Persvako avoids it.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Persvako.
Harris taking a breather.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Persvako blocks it with crossed arms.
Persvako wants a takedown but no success here.
Persvako looking for a takedown.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Persvako blocks an uppercut.
Persvako takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Persvako struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Persvako tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Persvako blocks it.
Persvako swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persvako.

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.
Persvako on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Persvako tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Persvako blocks with his arms.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Persvako is defending well for now.
Persvako blocking some punches.
Persvako blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Persvako avoids it.
Harris is trying to stall.
Persvako misses with a hook from the clinch.
Persvako throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Persvako blocks it with crossed arms.
Persvako trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Persvako.
Persvako managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
A short uppercut from Persvako.
Persvako lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persvako lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Persvako blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Persvako working aggressively here.
Persvako scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Persvako lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Persvako.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Persvako's face.
Persvako just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Persvako for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Harris lands a knee to the body.
Persvako goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Persvako thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Randall Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randall Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch

and Persvako counters with a takedown into side control.

Harris throws Persvako to one side and escapes!
Persvako shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Persvako shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris tries to clinch but Persvako moves out of range.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Persvako circles away quickly and effectively.
Persvako just misses with a punch to the body.
Persvako swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Persvako circles away from the clinch attempt.
Persvako throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randall Harris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harris pushes Persvako up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Persvako lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Persvako lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Persvako misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Persvako tries for a takedown. No joy.
Persvako drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Persvako throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Persvako lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Persvako wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekko Persvako. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Persvako wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Persvako misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Persvako blocks it.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Persvako lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Persvako working aggressively here.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Persvako.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Persvako lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Persvako wants to stall.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Persvako letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Persvako lands a left hand.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.

Persvako has managed to clinch.
Persvako lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Persvako gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Persvako pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persvako is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Persvako avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Persvako as Harris tries to tie him up.
Persvako fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Persvako leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Persvako lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.

Harris is fighting off a takedown attempt but Persvako is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harris to the mat. Harris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Persvako is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persvako wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris unloads with some shots from mount but Persvako bucks and avoids them well.
Persvako tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Persvako is working hard here to advance position.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Persvako tries to hold on but Harris postures up.

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.
Harris prevents Persvako from getting the reversal.
Harris trying to control but Persvako is having none of it.
Harris avoids the attempt from Persvako to control.
Persvako is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randall Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randall Harris's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Harris gets tackled into the cage by Persvako. Persvako maintains the clinch.
Persvako misses with a punch on the inside.
Persvako tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Persvako tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Persvako goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Persvako creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Persvako takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harris tries to stall but Persvako uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Persvako works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Persvako drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekko Persvako. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Persvako has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Persvako tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Persvako back against the cage.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Persvako goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Persvako avoids the damage to the body.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Persvako in his tracks for a moment.
Persvako lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Persvako tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harris is working Persvako over against the cage.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persvako.
Harris is struggling to control the position.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Persvako fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Persvako.

Persvako forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Persvako scores with a shoulder strike.
Persvako changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persvako avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Persvako decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Persvako is looking for a kimura here.

Persvako is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Randall Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Persvako seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Persvako trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris being controlled here, momentarily.
Persvako with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pekko Persvako has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Persvako thows a big elbow that misses.
Persvako stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Persvako throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Persvako has gone for a leg lock! Harris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Persvako's guard.
Harris is fighting to break Persvako's control of his arms but Persvako is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pekko Persvako.
I think Harris 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Randall Harris!