PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gnata
vs
Harris

192 cm
30
209 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

180 cm
28
225 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Haloti Gnata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris defending well as Gnata loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Gnata's defenses.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gnata.
Harris throws a lazy head kick
and Gnata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris punishes Gnata's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy body kick from Harris
and Gnata counters with a head kick.
Gnata throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gnata tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Gnata makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 has managed to clinch.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Gnata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Gnata connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Gnata lands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harris checks a low kick from Gnata.
Jab from Gnata.
Gnata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Gnata blocks a head kick by Harris.
Gnata is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gnata was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Gnata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harris takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harris.
Gnata tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gnata is trying to improve his position.
Harris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gnata manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harris's best efforts.

Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harris is trying to control. Gnata wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gnata is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
Gnata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Gnata desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Harris is working for a kimura but Gnata is defending it quite comfortably.
Harris misses with a head shot. Gnata uses the momentum to regain guard.

Harris has gone for a leg lock! Gnata slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harris's guard.

Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gnata defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harris trying to strike off his back.

Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gnata sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Gnata from controlling successfully.
Gnata is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gnata 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.

That was a close round but I would say that Haloti Gnata will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris looks to land a left hand but Gnata moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gnata is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.

Gnata closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gnata fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Gnata had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnata tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
Gnata lands a jab to the head.
Gnata blocks a head kick by Harris.
Gnata lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gnata is looking to clinch.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Gnata connects with the punch.
Haloti Gnata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Gnata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gnata throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Gnata tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Gnata lands a head shot.
Gnata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Harris.
It looks like Gnata has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gnata avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Gnata.
Gnata connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Gnata has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gnata is defending well.
Haloti Gnata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gnata.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Gnata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gnata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice combination there by Gnata.
A left lands for Gnata.
Gnata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Gnata.
Gnata bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Gnata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a hook but Gnata avoids it easily.
Gnata fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gnata as he avoids it easily.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Gnata, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Gnata against the cage but Gnata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Gnata.
Gnata lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Gnata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gnata scores with a jab to the head.
Gnata blocks a head kick by Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gnata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gnata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Gnata misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings for the body but Gnata moves out of range.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gnata but Gnata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Gnata moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Gnata moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Gnata - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Gnata. That snapped Harris's head back.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gnata jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.

Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paul Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gnata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harris is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Gnata to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haloti Gnata dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gnata lands a big right hand that sends Harris crashing to the mat! Gnata stays standing though and waves Harris back to his feet!
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Gnata counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gnata stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Gnata counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gnata can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gnata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Gnata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gnata lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gnata scores with a nice head shot.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Harris is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Gnata. Beautiful body shot.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Gnata finish him?
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gnata cracks Harris with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harris falls to his knees and Gnata doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haloti Gnata!
Haloti Gnata decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.