PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Piper

195 cm
30
183 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
187 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt.

Harris rushes Piper and presses him up against the cage.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris has Piper pressed against the cage.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Piper or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Piper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Harris misses with a looping left.

Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Piper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper looking for a sweep. Not yet Piper, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piper manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Piper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pipers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris swings widly with a right hand

and Piper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harris won't be happy with that.
Piper is trying to ground and pound but Harris uses the momentary lack of control by Piper to regain half guard.
Piper 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.
Harris has hold of Piper's hands but Piper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piper trying to advance position but Harris counters by regaining guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piper throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Piper's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Piper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harris throws a strike but Piper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Piper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Piper looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Piper working a defensive guard here.
Harris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper trying to control the position.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris trying to control but Piper is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Piper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Piper persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Alonzo Harris will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Piper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris tries to bum rush Piper with a series of wild strikes but Piper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piper.
Piper slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Piper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piper shoots in looking for a takedown but Harris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Piper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Piper tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Harris sizes up Piper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harris wants to slow Piper down by chopping away at his legs.
Piper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Piper takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris leaves Piper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Piper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piper takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Piper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Piper is out of range.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piper.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Piper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt.
Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.

Harris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Piper's half guard.
Harris wants to advance to full mount but Piper doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harris is pushing down on Piper's leg trying to pass to half guard. Piper is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris lands with a punch from half guard.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris is keen to just control but Piper is a slippery customer.
Harris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Piper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harris is keen to just control but Piper is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Piper taking some punishment here, with Harris in his half guard.
Piper tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Piper has his hands clasped together around Harris's back. He's all about the action.
Harris misses with a head shot. Piper uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alonzo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Piper is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Harris throws an elbow that misses. Piper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Piper!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harris throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Harris tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Piper.
Piper has a takedown stuffed.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pipers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harris misses with an uppercut. Piper saw that one coming.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Piper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris works Piper's body with a nice hook.
Piper shoots and misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Piper misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Piper tries to sprawl but Harris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throwing shots but Piper is blocking nicely.
Harris wants to take a breather but Piper is having none of it.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piper is trying to stand.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harris misses with a head shot. Piper uses the momentum to regain guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harris wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
Piper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Piper blocks nicely.
Harris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Piper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Piper throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roddy Piper 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.
Harris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Piper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Piper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Harris!
After the fight, Alonzo Harris was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.