PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Where Yo Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bawitdaba. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harland
vs
Yo Girl

165 cm
25
152 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Where Yo Girl!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Harland's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yo Girl trying to land knees to the body.
Yo Girl misses with a knee to the head.
Yo Girl prevents a takedown attempt there.

Harland wants the takedown. Yo Girl is fighting it off but Harland persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yo Girl's guard against the cage.
Yo Girl wants to get back to his feet but Harland passes into half guard.
Yo Girl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Yo Girl is not content to let Harland control the position.
Harland trying to control the pace.
Harland drops an elbow to the side of Yo Girl's head.
Harland wants to control but Yo Girl is keeping him busy.
Harland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yo Girl defending well though.
Harland slows the pace down in half guard.
Harland prevents Yo Girl from improving his position.
Harland is keen to just control but Yo Girl is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yo Girl manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yo Girl keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland controls from within his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yo Girl can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harland is in close to Yo Girl's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harland postures up in Yo Girl's guard and throws a big left but Yo Girl blocks it.
Harland stops Yo Girl from standing up.
Harland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Yo Girl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yo Girl wants to sweep here but Harland controlling him for the moment.
Harland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harland postures up and lands a big shot to Yo Girl's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harland is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harland is in close to Yo Girl's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harland landing with the ground and pound.
Yo Girl managing to control the position.
Harland throwing strikes from guard but Yo Girl blocks nicely.
Harland is working Yo Girl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yo Girl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yo Girl wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harland has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yo Girl has momentary wrist control but Harland slips an elbow through the middle.
Yo Girl trying to control the position.
Harland with a nice head shot there.
Yo Girl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harland.
Harland wants to control from the top but Yo Girl keeps moving.
Harland with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck for Harland with that takedown attempt.
Yo Girl scores with a three punch combo!

Harland shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yo Girl is trying to defend but Harland finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harland wants to control but Yo Girl is keeping him busy.
Harland prevents Yo Girl from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Girl is trying to stand back up but Harland is controlling him
Harland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yo Girl is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yo Girl wants to get back to full guard.
Harland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yo Girl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harland.
Yo Girl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harland.
Harland is nestled in close to Yo Girl, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yo Girl can do to turn this around?
Harland throwing shots but Yo Girl is blocking nicely.
Harland is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Yo Girl reverses the position - he's now on top in Harland's guard.
Harland pulls Yo Girl in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yo Girl is one step ahead there.

Yo Girl stands up from Harland's guard - Yo Girl perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yo Girl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland fails with a takedown attempt.
Yo Girl lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Where Yo Girl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harland takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A left lands for Yo Girl.
Harland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yo Girl to score with a decent uppercut.
Where Yo Girl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yo Girl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Yo Girl backs away, Harland returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yo Girl lands with a nice combination. Harland backs away looking to recover.

Harland clinches with his opponent.
Harland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yo Girl.
Harland goes for a takedown attempt but Yo Girl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo Girl misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl connects with a single shot there.
Harland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harland fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yo Girl avoids it really well and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Yo Girl's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harland tries to clinch up.
A jab from Yo Girl does it's job there.
Harland shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yo Girl sprawls well. Yo Girl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harland gets slowly back to his feet.
Harland fails with the takedown.
Harland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Where Yo Girl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yo Girl, as that shot connected.
Harland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yo Girl counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Harland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harland is working for takedown but Yo Girl is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harland wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harland misses with a body punch.

Yo Girl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harland shoots in but Yo Girl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harland blocks a head kick by Yo Girl.

Harland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yo Girl, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo Girl is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harland prevents a body shot from Yo Girl.
Harland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yo Girl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yo Girl working hard to break the clinch.
Harland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yo Girl is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Girl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Harland turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harland manages to end up in side control.
Yo Girl is looking to reverse the position.
Harland working away.
Harland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yo Girl keeps working.
Yo Girl dodges the ground and pound from Harland.
Yo Girl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yo Girl manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harland's best efforts.
Yo Girl keeping control of the position.
Harland throwing shots but Yo Girl is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yo Girl's head.
Yo Girl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harland.
Yo Girl tries to roll over but Harland keeps him under control.
Yo Girl is looking to escape.
Harland with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harland drops an elbow to the side of Yo Girl's head.
Ground and pound from Harland.
Nice strikes from Harland there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yo Girl defending well though.
Harland drops an elbow to the side of Yo Girl's head.
Harland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yo Girl tries to roll over but Harland keeps him under control.
Yo Girl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harland controlling the action here.
Harland working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harland is trying to control. Yo Girl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harland slips a nice elbow through Yo Girl's hands, connecting with Yo Girl's forehead.
Harland trying to control the pace.
Harland is trying to control the action in half guard but Yo Girl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yo Girl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zander Harland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harland lands a nice short elbow.
Harland lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Harland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Zander Harland!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Zander Harland!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Zander Harland!

Zander Harland wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Zander Harland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Where Yo Girl stepped up to the mic, saying 'Three loses in a row!? This can't be real. All of you are on steroids! Yeah I said it, EVERYONE IS ON STEROIDS!!!'.