PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Harris
vs
Al Muri

185 cm
19
222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
219 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Al Muri!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Al Muri throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harris tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Al Muri is in Harris's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Al Muri throwing strikes but missing.
Al Muri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Al Muri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris controls Al Muri momentarily but Al Muri frees himself.
Al Muri wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Al Muri throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Al Muri's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Al Muri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Muri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Al Muri dives on top into guard.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Al Muri from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Muri throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Al Muri is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri wants to improve his position but instead Harris has moved into half guard.
Al Muri is not content to let Harris control the position.
Harris is stalling here. Al Muri is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harris seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Al Muri has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Al Muri lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Al Muri's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri cracks Harris with a big right hand but Harris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Harris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Al Muri's best efforts.
Harris trying to control but Al Muri postures up.
Al Muri is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Al Muri.
Harris wants to control but Al Muri is keeping busy.
Al Muri lands with a punch from half guard.
Al Muri lands strikes from half guard.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Al Muri has control of the leg.
Harris trying to hold on to Al Muri's head to control him but Al Muri postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Al Muri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Muri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Muri is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Al Muri trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Harris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al Muri scores with a couple of nice shots.
Al Muri trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris trying to control but Al Muri postures up.
Al Muri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salim Al Muri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Al Muri drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.

Al Muri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Muri lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.

It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.

Al Muri darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Al Muri wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Al Muri.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Al Muri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Muri postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harris looking to control.
Al Muri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al Muri is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Al Muri pushing down on Harris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harris is looking to improve his position.

Al Muri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harris sees it coming and defends easily.
Al Muri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to roll over but Al Muri keeps him under control.
Al Muri is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Al Muri drops an elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Al Muri throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris wants to control but Al Muri is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Muri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Al Muri lands with a punch from half guard.
Al Muri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Al Muri from controlling successfully.
Al Muri lands a couple of elbows.
Salim Al Muri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris being controlled here, momentarily.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Al Muri postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Muri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Al Muri is proving a slippery customer.
Al Muri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harris keeping full guard, as Al Muri tries to pass.
Harris is trying to keep Al Muri in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Muri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Al Muri makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Al Muri postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salim Al Muri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Al Muri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris throws a body punch but Al Muri moves out of range.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.

Al Muri gets the takedown into side control.
Harris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Al Muri landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Al Muri cracks Harris with a big right hand but Harris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Al Muri works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Al Muri connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harris some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Al Muri drags him back down.
Al Muri working the ground and pound.
Harris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Al Muri.
Al Muri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Al Muri escapes and gets back to his feet.
Al Muri just misses with a punch to the body.

Al Muri manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harris on his heels. He'll look to pass Harris's guard now, I'm sure.
Al Muri tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Al Muri connects with a couple of short punches.
Al Muri works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Al Muri is proving a slippery customer.
Al Muri is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Muri postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Al Muri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Muri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Al Muri wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Al Muri pushing down on Harris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Al Muri throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris trying to hold on to Al Muri's head to control him but Al Muri postures up.
Al Muri working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Muri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Al Muri prevents Harris from improving his position.
Harris has hold of Al Muri's hands but Al Muri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Al Muri lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Al Muri in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Al Muri lands a big elbow.

Harris is rocked!
Al Muri lands a big elbow - Harris is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Harris is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Salim Al Muri!