PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Tube Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Test Tube Baby acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hari
vs
Tube Baby

195 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Melvin Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Test Tube Baby!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hari.
Hari looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Baby tries to clinch up but Hari circles away and keeps his distance.
Baby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hari.
Hari tries to bum rush Baby with a series of wild strikes but Baby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hari staying out of range there.
Hari throws out a leg kick but Baby moves out of range and Hari only half commits.
Baby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Baby misses.
Baby moves in looking to clinch but Hari pushes him off.
Baby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baby lands with a good body shot.
Baby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baby.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari slips a straight right by Baby.
Hari ducks under a wild hook from Baby.

Hari tries to keep at a distance but Baby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baby working aggressively here.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Hari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Hari controls the action.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hari prevents a body shot from Baby.
Baby tries a body shot but Hari blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Baby.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby tries a body shot but Hari blocks it.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Hari controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby lands with a short shot to the head.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Hari controls his hands.
Baby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Baby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby lands a nice uppercut.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baby lands a shot to the body.
Baby is trying to maintain a safe position but Hari gets an underhook and turns Baby into the cage.
Baby seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Hari.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Baby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haris head.
Hari blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hari's elbow.
Baby lands a shoulder strike.
Baby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Hari is trying to push Baby away but Baby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Baby.
Hari blocking some punches.
Baby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baby stalling in the clinch but Hari improves position.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hari prevents a body shot from Baby.
Hari jumps guard but Baby stands there with Hari around his waist. Hari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baby is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Baby pushes Hari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Baby.
Baby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hari or not.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby tries a body shot but Hari blocks it.
Baby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Hari takes a shot to the head.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Baby tries to work over Hari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baby lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Baby.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Test Tube Baby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baby throws the left hand but Hari avoids the punch easily.
Baby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hari moves away from the strike by Baby.
Hari slips under a jab.
Baby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby misses with a hook. Hari ducked under it nicely.
Baby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melvin Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baby fails to land with a series of punches.
Baby misses with a combination
and Hari counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Baby.
Hari keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baby misses with a wild combination.
Hari slips under a jab.
Baby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baby thows a body shot but no joy.
Baby tries to clinch but Hari is having none of it.
Baby throws a big shot that misses.
Hari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hari walks into a jab.
Hari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari moves out of range as Baby strikes.
Baby misses with an uppercut. Hari saw that one coming.
Baby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baby misses with a body shot
and Hari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Baby misses its intended target.
A big left from Baby misses.
Test Tube Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari slips a straight right by Baby.
Baby is looking to clinch but Hari is avoiding it.
Baby throws the left hand but Hari avoids the punch easily.
Test Tube Baby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baby looks to land a combination but Hari avoids it well.

Hari takes the fight into the clinch.
Test Tube Baby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands with a left to the head.
Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baby pushes Hari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Baby wants to stall.
Hari blocks an uppercut.
Baby looking to stall.

Hari gets control of Baby's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baby sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hari's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baby tries to stand but Hari is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baby in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baby wants to stand but Hari has his arm trapped.
Hari is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Baby has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Test Tube Baby 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!

Hari rushes Baby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Baby.
Hari jumps guard but Baby stands there with Hari around his waist. Hari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby pushes Hari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baby is working Hari over against the cage.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baby.
Baby lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baby lands a shoulder strike.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baby tries to work over Hari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Baby pushes Hari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baby tries a body shot but Hari blocks it.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hari backwards.
Baby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baby lands a shot to the body.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Baby blocking some punches.
Baby tries a body shot but Hari blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hari.
Baby trying to control the position but instead, Hari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baby into the cage.
Baby prevents the takedown attempt.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Baby.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Hari avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hari blocks an uppercut.
Baby working aggressively here.
Hari throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Baby is trying to maintain a safe position but Hari gets an underhook and turns Baby into the cage.
Baby is working Hari over against the cage.
Baby is looking to control Hari's arms but Hari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baby has his back to the cage.
Hari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Hari is trying to force a seperation but Baby has the dominant position.
Baby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hari's elbow.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Hari avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Hari controls his hands.
Baby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haris head.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hari is keeping busy.
Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Baby.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baby is leaning against Hari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Hari avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baby wants to stall.
Baby working aggressively here.
Test Tube Baby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Melvin Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Baby on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Test Tube Baby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Tube Baby!