PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janathan Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho comes into the arena with War Music blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ho
vs
Harrington

185 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

195 cm
29
211 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Janathan Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ho looking to slow down the pace here.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Janathan Ho has been cut.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ho is trying to drag Harrington to the mat but Harrington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Ho blocks with his arms.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrington obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harrington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ho is breathing heavily.
Ho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harrington after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janathan Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Harrington.
Ho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Ho's ribcage.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Harrington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington working Ho over with knees to the body.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington misses with a body punch.
Harrington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ho's face.
Harrington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ho's face.
Knees to the body from Harrington.
Ho takes a shot to the head.
Ho is working for takedown but Harrington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Harrington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ho looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ho.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harrington lands a knee to the body.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Ho's ribcage.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrington working Ho over with knees to the body.
Ho looking to stall.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ho is trying to pull guard but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Harrington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ho.
Ho jumps guard but Harrington stands there with Ho around his waist. Ho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ho tries to pull guard but Harrington forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ho's face.
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ho's efforts to push away.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Ho is blocking nicely.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Ho blocks with his arms.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Ho blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harrington prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow.
Ho tries to break free but Harrington pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janathan Ho's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.

Harrington darts in and clinches Ho up against the cage.
Ho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harrington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ho stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Chris Harrington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Ho stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington lands a knee to the body.
Harrington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrington obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Harrington.
Ho takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Ho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Ho's ribcage.
Ho stalls.
Ho is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ho has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harrington.
Ho stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho controlling the action here for a moment.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Ho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janathan Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho avoids it.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ho working hard to break the clinch.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Ho avoids the damage to the body.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Ho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ho jumps guard and drags Harrington to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ho manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrington pulls his leg out and moves away.

Ho has managed to clinch.
Ho is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Ho's takedown attempt.
Ho takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Harrington.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Ho blocks with his arms.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ho.
Ho wants to take the fight to the mat but Harrington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ho drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington won't allow Ho to sweep him here.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Ho blocks nicely.
Ho has a closed guard, preventing Harrington from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ho holds on and takes a little breather.
Ho wants to sweep here but Harrington controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janathan Ho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick

and Ho counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harrington!
Harrington is looking for a sweep.

Ho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ho scoring with punches and elbows.
Harrington wants to control but Ho postures up.
Harrington is not content to let Ho control the position.
Ho passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Harrington!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ho looking for a guillotine from mount but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harrington is looking to escape.

Ho looking to secure an arm triangle but Harrington defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho looking to control but Harrington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harrington can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Ho landing shots from mount.

Ho working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Harrington looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ho! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Janathan Ho!
In his post fight interview, Janathan Ho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.