PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spinaali Vamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To Jamrock. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Harper
vs
Vamma

175 cm
30
158 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

170 cm
24
166 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spinaali Vamma!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamma shoots for a takedown but Harper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vamma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harper pinned against the cage. Harper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ben Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vamma shoots in but no luck this time.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spinaali Vamma.
Harper tries to clinch up but Vamma circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Vamma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Vamma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vamma shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense.

Vamma bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vamma tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vamma working the ground and pound but Harper is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamma lands a few punches from side control.
Harper is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Vamma crashes against the mat.
Harper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vamma.
Harper pushes Vamma away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vamma gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vamma lands a nice forearm strike.
Vamma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Check out the look on Vamma's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vamma working the strikes but Harper uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Harper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vamma.
Harper is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Vamma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vamma connects with a nice short shot to Harper's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vamma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vamma.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Vamma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vamma with the ground and pound but Harper uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Harper wants to stand but Vamma is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vamma postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vamma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vamma tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Harper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vamma with a nice head shot there.
Harper wants to sweep here but Vamma controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vamma postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vamma throwing strikes but missing.
Vamma with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vamma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vamma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vamma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vamma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vamma postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vamma postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vamma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vamma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vamma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown but Vamma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.

Harper has Vamma up against the cage in a clinch.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Vamma is blocking nicely.
Harper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vamma wants a takedown.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spinaali Vamma.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vamma tries to pull guard but Harper holds him up against the cage and eventually Vamma drops back down to his feet.
Vamma wants to take the fight to the mat but Harper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Vamma is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Vamma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper is pressed up against the cage. Vamma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harper down to the mat. Harper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown but Vamma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vamma shoots for a double leg takedown but Harper sprawls well. He's pushed Vamma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harper thuds his right hand into Vamma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vamma blocks a head kick by Harper.
Vamma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.

Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper lands 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper gets through Vamma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Vamma is blocking nicely.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper lands an elbow just above Vamma 's eye.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vamma changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Vamma gets tackled into the cage by Harper. Harper maintains the clinch.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Vamma gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vamma.
Vamma is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamma throws an elbow that misses. Harper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vamma's guard. Nice move by Harper!

Vamma looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harper passes into half guard.
Harper not doing much here.
Vamma is not content to let Harper control the position.

Vamma looking for submissions off his back.

Harper stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vamma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vamma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown but Vamma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vamma takes a kick to the side of the head.

Harper has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vamma backwards.
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 softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vamma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Harper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A looping hook to the body misses from Vamma. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper wants to clinch.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vamma.

Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Vamma is trying to pull guard but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Vamma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper lands an elbow inside.
Harper lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harper.
Vamma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper is pressed up against the cage. Vamma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harper down to the mat. Harper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spinaali Vamma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vamma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vamma's waist but Vamma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harper off to one side.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Vamma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Vamma pushes him off.
Ben Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper tries to clinch but Vamma is having none of it.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vamma swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Vamma can't get the takedown.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vamma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Vamma drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vamma goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harper prevents it.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Vamma won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Vamma.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vamma's face.
Vamma jumps guard but Harper stands there with Vamma around his waist. Vamma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harper is leaning against Vamma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vamma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Vamma tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Harper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vamma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harper landing knees to the head.
Vamma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Vamma is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harper to keep the fight standing.
Vamma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Vamma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vamma goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harper prevents it.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harper 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Harper!
A very excited looking Ben Harper rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.