PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colon
vs
Harbor

184 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
191 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon avoids the body shot from Harbor.

Colon has Harbor up against the cage in a clinch.
Harbor tries to circle away but Colon has him pinned against the cage.

Colon breaks the clinch.
Harbor shoots in looking for a takedown but Colon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harbor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James Harbor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Colon in his tracks.

Harbor drives through with a takedown into Colon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harbor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colon looking to control.
Harbor works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Harbor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon is trying to control but can't.
Harbor works his way into full mount!
Harbor avoids the attempt from Colon to control.
Harbor tries to control but Colon wriggling away.
Colon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harbor on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harbor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Colon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Colon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Colon tries to hold on but Harbor postures up.
Colon is trying desperately to improve position.
Harbor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Colon is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harbor can't control as he wanted to and Colon manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

Harbor is working for a submission of some sort.
Colon wants to get back to full guard but Harbor has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harbor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Colon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Colon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harbor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harbor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harbor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Colon moves into range and clinches up with Harbor.
Harbor trying to control the position but instead, Colon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harbor into the cage.

Harbor breaks from the clinch.

Harbor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Colon keeping moving, preventing Harbor from controlling successfully.
Harbor controlling from the top position.
Colon looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon keeping moving, preventing Harbor from controlling successfully.
Colon pulls Harbor in close to prevent any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Harbor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Colon misses the shot to the body.
Colon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harbor misses the shot to the body.
Colon throws the left hand but Harbor avoids the punch easily.
Colon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harbor.
Santiago Colon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harbor.
Colon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harbor moves out of range of the leg kick from Colon.
Harbor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colon.
Colon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harbor.
Harbor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colon moves away.
Colon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harbor.

Harbor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Colon was covering up waiting for the punch and Harbor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colon holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor stopping the sweep attempt from Colon.

Harbor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harbor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Colon controls Harbor momentarily but Harbor frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harbor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon wants to improve his position but instead Harbor has moved into half guard.
James Harbor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harbor drops an elbow to the side of Colon's head.
Harbor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Colon is trying to maintain the position but Harbor is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon tries to roll over but Harbor keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Harbor 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.

Colon scores with a body shot.
Colon staying out of range there.
Colon avoids the body shot from Harbor.
Colon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harbor.
Harbor misses with a wild combination.

Harbor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Colon wants to control but Harbor is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Colon is defending against the submission attempts here by Harbor.
Colon is concentrating on defense, preventing Harbor from advancing position.
Harbor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colon keeps working.
Harbor stalling away here and it's allowed Colon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harbor trying to control but Colon is working from the bottom.
Harbor passes Colon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harbor trying to mount his opponent but Colon defends it.
Colon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Colon tries to roll over but Harbor keeps him under control.
Colon wants to control but Harbor is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor throwing shots but Colon is blocking nicely.
Colon wants to control but Harbor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harbor controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Santiago Colon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harbor fails with a takedown attempt.
Harbor throws a lazy right hand but Colon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Harbor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harbor walks into a straight right hand from Colon.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Colon!
The crowd cheers as Colon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harbor doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Colon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Harbor. Beautiful body shot.
Harbor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Colon defends it nicely.
Santiago Colon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harbor.
Harbor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harbor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Colon on his heels. He'll look to pass Colon's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but James Harbor just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harbor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colon is fending him off so far but Harbor persists. Nope, Colon circles away and we're back to standing.
Harbor moves out of range of the body kick from Colon.
Colon scoring well with a low kick there.
Colon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harbor.
Colon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harbor. That did some damage!
Santiago Colon is winning the standup battle so far.
Harbor misses with a body shot.
Colon misses with a wild body shot.
Harbor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harbor throws a hook but Colon blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Colon. No joy for Harbor on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harbor is defended easily by Colon.
Santiago Colon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harbor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon just misses with a punch to the body.
Colon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harbors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harbor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colon is fending him off so far but Harbor persists. Nope, Colon circles away and we're back to standing.
Harbor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harbor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Colon pinned against the cage. Colon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harbor shoots in looking for a takedown. Colon tries to sprawl out of it but Harbor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Colon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harbor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Harbor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon stuns Harbor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harbor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harbor looks to land a left hand but Colon moved out of range nicely.
Colon cracks Harbor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harbor misses with a body punch
and Colon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harbor thinking.
Harbor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Colon sprawls well. Colon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harbor gets slowly back to his feet.
Harbor takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon throws the kick towards the body but Harbor avoids it.
Harbor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colon's head.
Colon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colon blocks a jab.
Colon is looking to wear down Harbor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harbor misses with a looping left.
Colon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Colon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harbor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Colon cracks the inside of Harbor's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harbor drops his hands momentarily and Colon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left lands for Colon.

Harbor is rocked!
Colon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harbor is still on wobbly legs! Can Colon finish him?
Colon closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Harbor! Colon dives in looking to finish! Harbor is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Colon!
Santiago Colon retains his middleweight title!
Santiago Colon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.