PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bob sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bob sapp has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyler Harrington's chin.

Harrington
vs
sapp

195 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Transformer Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bob sapp!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harrington darts in and clinches sapp up against the cage.
Harrington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrington won't allow it.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by sapp.
sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Harrington lands a takedown into guard.
sapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
sapp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrington is one step ahead there.
sapp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Harrington drops back looking for a leg! sapp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and sapp manages to kick Harrington off! Harrington jumps back into sapp's guard.
Harrington wants to control from the top but sapp keeps moving.
sapp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sapp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harrington is controlling sapp's trapped leg to prevent sapp from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sapp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrington defending well though.
sapp lands with a punch from half guard.
Harrington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from sapp.
sapp is looking to take a break and control but Harrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sapp lands strikes from half guard.
Harrington manages to get to full guard.

Harrington is looking for a triangle but sapp pushes his legs off easily.
sapp postures up.
Harrington lands some strikes from the bottom.
sapp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sapp wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Harrington wants to sweep here but sapp controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sapp won't allow Harrington to sweep him here.

Harrington had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. sapp is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Harrington Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take sapp's back instead.
Harrington throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Harrington is working the ground and pound. Can sapp escape?
sapp tries to roll but Harrington sticks to his back.

Harrington has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Harrington is breathing heavily.
Harrington doesn't have the hooks in and sapp manages to turn into his guard.
sapp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
sapp sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harrington's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington gets back to full guard.
Harrington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Harrington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. sapp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

sapp stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harrington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harrington is looking to clinch but sapp is avoiding it.
Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
sapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Harrington rushes sapp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
sapp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harrington lands a nice elbow.
Harrington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sapp blocks it with crossed arms.
sapp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrington or not.
sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
sapp wants a takedown.
sapp stalling against the cage.

sapp decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

sapp looking for a guillotine here but Harrington defends easily.
Harrington forces his way into half guard.
sapp is trying to stand up here but Harrington is controlling him well.

sapp pushes Harrington off and gets back to his feet.
sapp misses with a wild combination.
Harrington stuffs the takedown attempt from sapp. sapp gets slowly back to his feet.
sapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
sapp throws a wild body kick that Harrington sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Harrington.

sapp closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. sapp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
sapp avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

sapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Harrington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

sapp tries for a takedown but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harrington tries to clinch up but sapp circles away and keeps his distance.
sapp tries to clinch up

and Harrington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
sapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but sapp blocks it.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sapp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sapp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington.

Harrington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
sapp manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harrington tries to pass to full mount but sapp defends it.
sapp is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
sapp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harrington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Harrington is squirming around, avoiding sapp's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sapp unloading with bombs!
Harrington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Harrington is rocked!
A big strike lands for sapp! That's really hurt Harrington and he's turned his back - sapp keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! sapp Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). bob sapp!