PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 5934 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Harly (ranked 6018 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Allen
vs
Harly

187 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Harly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Allen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harly on the side of the head.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Harly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
As Allen backs off Harly throws a huge counter combo but Allen manages to avoid it all.
Harly fails to land the takedown.
Allen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harly ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Harly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Harly doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Allen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Harly clinches up against the cage.
Harly is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harly gets control of Allen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harly will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allen throws an elbow that misses. Harly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Harly!

Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harly.
Harly is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harly throws a big elbow that misses.
Harly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Harly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Allen is trying to control the position but Harly postures up.
Harly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allen is trying to control the position but Harly postures up.
Harly stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harly postures up.
Harly throwing strikes but missing.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harly.
Allen trying to control the position.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harly.
Harly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Allen is trying to control the position but Harly postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen thuds a left hand into Harly's body.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Harly's head but Harly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen cracks Harly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Harly wants to counter with a clinch but Allen pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Allen.
Harly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with Harly's head.
Harly moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Harly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Harly moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Allen throws a right hand that Harly ducks under and follows up with a left that Harly also avoids with ease.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Harly moved out of range nicely.
Harly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Allen throws a series of punches but Harly avoids them all with ease.
Harly wants to counter with a clinch but Allen pushes him away.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen scores with a shot to the body.
Harly shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Harly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Allen.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!

Oooooh!!! Allen has knocked Harly down with a huge combo! Allen steps away and waves a wobbly Harly back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Harly is rocked!
Harly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Harly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allen circles away.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harly.
Allen throws a jab when Harly was well out of range.
Allen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harly slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harly manages to avoid it.
Harly tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Harly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Allen's guard.
Harly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harly throws a big elbow that misses.
Harly trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Allen wants to sweep here but Harly controlling him for the moment.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harly can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harly postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Harly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harly.
Harly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harly is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Harly throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harly is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Harly throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Allen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harly slips a jab from Allen.

Harly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harly struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Harly blocks an uppercut.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harly manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harly tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harly wants to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch position.

Harly clinches.

Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harly moves away from the strike by Allen.
Allen sets himself, and Harly steps forward looking for the clinch! Allen avoids it this time.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harly with the counter takedown but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen lands a jab to the head.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Harly tries to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Allen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Harly's shoulder, as Harly tries to avoid the shot.
Harly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Allen tries to avoid it but Harly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Allen to the ground. Allen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mike Harly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harly moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Harly tries to clinch but Allen moves away
and Harly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Harly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harly wants to clinch.
Harly fails with a takedown attempt.
Allen thuds a left hand into Harly's body.
Allen connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harly under the eye.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harly slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Harly backs away looking to recover.
Harly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Allen backs up against the cage.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Harly's shoulder, as Harly tries to avoid the shot.
Harly tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Harly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allen, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Harly misses.
Allen connects with a jab.
Harly is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harly seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Harly.
Harly wants to counter with a clinch but Allen pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Allen misses.
Harly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barry Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Allen scores with a decent looking hook.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Harly slips under a jab.
Allen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Harly rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harly throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Harly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Allen to keep the fight standing.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen misses with a body shot
and Harly counters with a two punch combo.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Allen gets tackled into the cage by Harly. Harly maintains the clinch.
Harly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Allen prevents it.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harly.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Mike Harly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Harly is looking to clinch.
Harly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harly shoots in but no luck this time.
Allen cracks Harly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Harly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Allen.
Harly slips a jab from Allen.
Harly is looking to clinch.
Harly tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
No joy there for Harly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!