PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hamder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cut You Down. Hamder has chosen Madonna - Erotica as his entrance music. Jimmy Harrison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Harrison
vs
Hamder

181 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
216 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hamder!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamder as he avoids it easily.
Hamder walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrison.

Harrison feints and as Hamder raises his hands in defense, Harrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hamder wants to sweep here but Harrison controlling him for the moment.
Harrison is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamder wants to stand but Harrison is controlling the position.
Hamder is trying to keep Harrison in close.

Hamder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hamder wants to get back to his feet but Harrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison tries to clinch but Hamder moves out of range.
Hamder throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison slips a straight right by Hamder.
Hamder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack Hamder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hamder swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hamder throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Harrison shoots in but Hamder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Hamder sprawls well.
Decent striking displayed by Hamder there.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harrison shoots in for a double leg but Hamder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Harrison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hamder wants to stand and escape but Harrison is having none of it.
Hamder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrison is one step ahead there.
Hamder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hamder uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Harrison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Hamder sprawls well.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Hamder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Hamder misses the target.
Hamder waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Harrison.

Harrison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hamder is trying to stand up here but Harrison is controlling him well.
Hamder pushes Harrison off but Harrison dives into side control.
Harrison is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hamder's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hamder stops Harrison from passing to mount.
Harrison controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamder tries to escape but Harrison is in control.
Hamder trying to remain calm as Harrison controls from the top position.
Hamder manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Harrison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrison has a takedown stuffed.
Harrison fails in his attempt to clinch.

Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harrison showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Harrison seems content to control.
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamder on the ground.
Hamder looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Harrison seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hamder is breathing heavily.
Harrison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hamder wants to get back to his feet.
Harrison controlling the action here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Harrison just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hamder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrison's head.

Harrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harrison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hamder is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harrison is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hamder will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hamder wants to control but Harrison postures up.
Harrison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hamder is looking to reverse the position.
Hamder tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Harrison biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamder is trying to break free.
Harrison just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Harrison just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamder's waist but Hamder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hamder.
Hamder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison fails with the takedown.
Hamder stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamder takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamder is just out of range.

Harrison scores with a takedown into Hamder's guard.
Harrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Hamder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrison stays in close to Hamder's body and controls the position.

Hamder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Harrison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hamder scores with a one two! Harrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamder circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Hamder. No joy for Harrison on that attempt.
Hamder works Harrison's body with a nice hook.
Harrison shoots in but Hamder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hamder looks for the body kick but Harrison saw that one coming.
Jack Hamder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
Harrison wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hamder - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hamder.
Hamder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrison has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Hamder shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Hamder as Harrison shoots in.
Hamder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hamder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Hamder, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Hamder against the cage but Hamder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a double jab
and Hamder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Hamder circles away easily
and Hamder counters with a good low kick that Harrison was not able to check.
Harrison drops his hands momentarily and Hamder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
Harrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamder counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison misses with a takedown
and Hamder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and Hamder counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots and misses
and Hamder counters with a leg kick.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and Hamder counters with a straight right hand.
Harrison shoots and misses
and Hamder counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison throws a combination that misses
and Hamder counters with a low kick, right behind Harrison 's knee.
Harrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harrison fails with the takedown
and Hamder counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamder catches Harrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamder circles away.
Jimmy Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jimmy Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamder pinned against the cage. Hamder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamder slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Hamder.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamder as he avoids it easily.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Hamder moves out of range easily.
Harrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrison takes one on the button.
Harrison tries to clinch there but Hamder circles away.
Jack Hamder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harrison misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hamder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harrison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!