PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity's entrance music is Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces. A fine choice. Harrell has chosen Ellie Goulding - Burn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McGarrity
vs
Harrell

174 cm
32
170 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

180 cm
35
160 lbs
27 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cian McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity scores with a leg kick.
McGarrity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Harrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrell.
McGarrity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrell.
We've been hearing reports that McGarrity has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGarrity momentarily.
McGarrity throws a big shot that misses.
McGarrity lands a jab to Harrell's midsection.
McGarrity misses with the combination.
McGarrity closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harrell misses with a head kick.
McGarrity slips under a jab from Harrell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell connects with an inside leg kick.
McGarrity clobbers Harrell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell blocks a leg kick.
Harrell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Harrell.
McGarrity takes one on the button.
Harrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGarrity works the jab nicely.
McGarrity thows a leg kick but Harrell checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGarrity misses with a looping right.
McGarrity looks to land a combination but Harrell avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGarrity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrell connects with a body shot.
McGarrity tries to land a body kick
and Harrell counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harrell clobbers McGarrity with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGarrity takes a swing at Harrell's ribcage but misses.
Harrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGarrity lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGarrity under the eye.
Harrell works over McGarrity's head and body with a nice combination.
Harrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGarrity. That did some damage!
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Harrell moved away.
Harrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Harrell tenderised McGarrity's leg. McGarrity is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Harrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGarrity lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGarrity throws a jab when Harrell was well out of range.
McGarrity misses with a looping right.
Harrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGarrity.
McGarrity connects with a solid leg kick.
McGarrity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGarrity is able to avoid easily.
Harrell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McGarrity had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good work by Harrell as he checks the leg kick.
McGarrity scores with a nice strike.
Harrell lands with a nice combination. McGarrity backs away looking to recover.
McGarrity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGarrity scrambles back to his feet.
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrell digs a good body shot into McGarrity's ribs.
McGarrity misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Harrell as he connects with a hook.
McGarrity takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGarrity throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGarrity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harrell lands a high kick!
McGarrity lands a leg kick that knocks Harrell off balance momentarily.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Harrell moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrell. McGarrity does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
McGarrity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from McGarrity misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shelton Harrell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harrell misses with a hook. McGarrity ducked under it nicely.
McGarrity looks to throw the jab but Harrell is out of range.
Harrell throws a leg kick but McGarrity checks it.
McGarrity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrell.
McGarrity avoids the body shot from Harrell.
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGarrity scores with a jab to the head.
McGarrity fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrell on the side of the head.
Harrell scores with a punch to the head.
Harrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGarrity misses with a head kick.
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrell slips under a jab.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrell.
Harrell is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGarrity.
McGarrity blocks a leg kick.
Harrell feints and then cracks McGarrity's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGarrity down.
Harrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGarrity's calf.
Harrell lands with a good body shot.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
McGarrity tries to score with a low kick but Harrell moves his leg out of the way.
Harrell throws a leg kick which misses McGarrity's front leg but catches the back leg as McGarrity tries to avoid it.
Harrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGarrity scores with a leg kick.
McGarrity tries to land a leg kick but Harrell saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrell throws a sloppy head kick and McGarrity moves out of range easily.
Harrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrell slips a straight right by McGarrity.
Harrell tests McGarrity's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrell connects with a leg kick. McGarrity looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGarrity. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harrell avoids the head kick by McGarrity.
McGarrity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrell moves away.
Harrell throws a body punch but McGarrity moves out of range.
McGarrity lands a leg kick that knocks Harrell off balance momentarily.
McGarrity lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Harrell lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGarrity doesn't seem phased though.
Cian McGarrity is winning the standup battle so far.
McGarrity scores with a jab. Harrell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGarrity's head backwards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGarrity checks a leg kick.
McGarrity connects with a solid leg kick.
McGarrity scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrell in his tracks.
Harrell scores with a hook.
Harrell throws a hook to the side of McGarrity's head but McGarrity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGarrity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGarrity throws a leg kick
and McGarrity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGarrity throws a chopping leg kick but Harrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGarrity looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGarrity misses the jab.
McGarrity connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps McGarrity's head back.
McGarrity tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
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!
McGarrity thows a leg kick but Harrell checks it

and Harrell counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGarrity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrell scores with a hook to the body.
McGarrity lands a nice uppercut.
McGarrity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGarrity keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrell's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Harrell.

Harrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
McGarrity throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harrell throws a leg kick but McGarrity sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrell throws a front kick aimed at McGarrity's knee but McGarrity avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cian McGarrity will probably get the nod.
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. 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.

McGarrity throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGarrity ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGarrity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGarrity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGarrity walks into a jab.
Harrell lands with a hook. McGarrity tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Harrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGarrity throws out a leg kick but Harrell moves out of range and McGarrity only half commits.
Harrell throws a solid leg kick but McGarrity takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrell.
McGarrity avoids the body shot from Harrell.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGarrity has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGarrity and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGarrity throws a jab when Harrell was well out of range.
Harrell scores with a nice head shot.
Harrell moves out of range of the body kick from McGarrity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGarrity throws a shot from downtown. Harrell moves away and avoids it.
McGarrity moves out of range of the strikes.
McGarrity tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGarrity swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGarrity checks it well.
McGarrity tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrell is able to avoid easily.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
McGarrity fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrell lands the left hand.
McGarrity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrell.
McGarrity throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps McGarrity's head back.
Harrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity misses with a wild body shot.
McGarrity lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGarrity. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGarrity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrell.
A good leg kick by Harrell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrell checks the leg kick.
Harrell scores with a jab. McGarrity acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGarrity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrell throws a body punch but McGarrity moves out of range.
McGarrity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
Harrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGarrity slips a straight right by Harrell.
McGarrity tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell looks to land a right hand but McGarrity moved out of range.
McGarrity swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGarrity misses the body punch
and Harrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrell throws a leg kick that misses.
Harrell connects with a looping right hand.
McGarrity lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrell throws the left hand but McGarrity avoids the punch easily.
McGarrity throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGarrity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrell at a distance.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses.
Harrell lands a jab to the head.
McGarrity tried to score with a low kick but Harrell checks it.
Harrell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Harrell finds it's target.
McGarrity slips a jab from Harrell.
Good leg kick by McGarrity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Harrell blocks the leg kick.
Harrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGarrity tries to land a front kick but Harrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGarrity misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Harrell misses.
Harrell dips to his left and cracks McGarrity with an uppercut!
McGarrity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGarrity takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by McGarrity.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Harrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shelton Harrell.
Well Harrell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
During a confident post fight interview, Shelton Harrell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.