PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper's entrance music is Welcome To Jamrock. A fine choice. Mega has chosen Black and Yellow as his entrance music. Ben Harper had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Harper
vs
Mega

175 cm
27
158 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

168 cm
23
168 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Mega!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper avoids the body shot from Mega.
Mega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left and a right from Mega both land. Nice combination.
Mega scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harper tries to clinch but Mega moves out of range.
Mega looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Mega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper tries to clinch but Mega is having none of it.
Jab by Mega.
Harper is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper wants to clinch up but Mega keeps it at a distance.
Mega thows a body shot but no joy.
Mega misses with a looping left.
Mega throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.

Mega gets tackled into the cage by Harper. Harper maintains the clinch.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mega's face.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mega is pressed up against the cage. Harper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mega down to the mat. Mega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mega. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper tries to clinch there but Mega circles away.
Mega swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Mega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mega scores with a hook.

Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a knee to the head.

Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harper tries to clinch but Mega moves out of range.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mega counters with a nice body shot.
Harper tries to clinch but Mega is having none of it.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mega loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harper is looking to clinch but Mega is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper looks for a takedown but Mega sprawls well.
Harper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mega slaps away a takedown attempt from Harper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mega throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Mega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Mega avoids the damage to the body.
Harper is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ben Harper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Mega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harper.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mega throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mega. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mega throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Max Mega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mega!
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper tries to clinch but Mega moves away
and Mega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Mega misses its intended target.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mega looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Mega scores with a nice right hand.

Harper has managed to clinch.
Harper landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper has Mega pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mega manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mega.
Harper keeps control of Mega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mega takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Max Mega has been cut.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Harper clinches.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mega tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.

Harper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mega throws a shot to the body.
Mega lands a body shot.

Harper moves into the clinch successfully.
Harper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mega gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mega's efforts to push away.
Harper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper lands a knee to the head.

Harper breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mega swings widly with a right hand

and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
Mega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mega is defending well for now.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mega blocks it with crossed arms.

Harper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mega lands a lovely overhand right.
Max Mega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Mega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper is looking to clinch but Mega is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mega scores with a sloppy right hand. Harper should have avoided that one.
Harper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harper somewhat.
Harper tries to clinch up but Mega circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Mega's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mega throws a shot to the body.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Mega circles away.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mega swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Harper tries to clinch but Mega is having none of it.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper tries to clinch up.
No luck for Harper with that takedown attempt.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Mega pushes him off.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harper tries to clinch but Mega is having none of it.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Mega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mega tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper tries to clinch there but Mega circles away.
Mega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mega misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Mega misses.

Harper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harper has Mega pressed against the cage, preventing Mega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper lands a nice elbow.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mega's face.
Mega takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mega takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mega lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mega takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mega pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harper is trying to drag Mega to the mat but Mega just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Max Mega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mega misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mega is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Ben Harper!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Ben Harper!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Ben Harper!

Ben Harper wins by unanimous decision!