PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 6897 p4p, 589 weight class) and Padraig Harrington (ranked 3301 p4p, 371 weight class). Del Oeste comes into the arena with Coming Home blaring out of the sound system. Harrington has chosen The Game feat. Skrilex - El Chapo as his entrance music. Ryan Del Oeste could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Padraig Harrington's chin.

Del Oeste
vs
Harrington

187 cm
29
191 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

186 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Del Oeste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Oeste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrington has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Del Oeste is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Del Oeste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
Del Oeste has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CLOSING in the buildup to the fight.
Harrington misses with a straight left.

Harrington darts in and clinches Del Oeste up against the cage.
Harrington lands a shoulder strike.
Del Oeste is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Del Oeste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Harrington.
Harrington presses Del Oeste against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Del Oeste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrington lands with a right to the head.
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Harrington won't allow it.
Del Oeste jumps guard but Harrington stands there with Del Oeste around his waist. Del Oeste gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Oeste jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrington walks away with a smile on his face. Del Oeste gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Del Oeste lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Del Oeste keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut.
Del Oeste throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Del Oeste.
Harrington was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harrington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Oeste's sensitive parts.
Del Oeste with a hook.
Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Oeste misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Oeste connects with a looping right hand.
Harrington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands the left hand.
Del Oeste tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Del Oeste looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrington is fending him off so far but Del Oeste persists. Nope, Harrington circles away and we're back to standing.
Del Oeste closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrington circles away.

Del Oeste gets the takedown into side control.

Harrington bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrington.
Del Oeste on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Del Oeste slips a jab from Harrington.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Del Oeste is defended easily by Harrington.
Del Oeste connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Harrington.
Harrington lands a slapping body shot.
Del Oeste takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Harrington closes the distance and pushes Del Oeste back into the cage.
Del Oeste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Del Oeste tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.
Harrington slips a jab from Del Oeste.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. Del Oeste looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrington misses with a straight right.
Harrington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Oeste.
Harrington with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harrington misses.
Harrington lands a jab to Del Oeste's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Del Oeste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Oeste dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Del Oeste on the side of the head.
Harrington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Del Oeste has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A left lands for Harrington.
Harrington slips under a jab from Del Oeste.

Harrington connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Del Oeste to the floor! Harrington dives in looking for the finish!

Del Oeste is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Oeste is looking to control Harrington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Del Oeste avoid being mounted?
Oh Del Oeste is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrington is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padraig Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Del Oeste misses with a straight right.
Harrington tries a quick counter leg kick but Del Oeste is wise to it.
Del Oeste seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrington throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Oeste.
It looked like Del Oeste was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrington.
Harrington misses the shot to the body.
Harrington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Oeste.
Harrington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Del Oeste connects with a right hand. Harrington shakes it off.
Harrington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Del Oeste fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Del Oeste dives in and grabs Harrington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harrington pushes down on Del Oeste's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrington lands with a hook. Del Oeste tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Del Oeste throws a hook but Harrington avoids it easily.
Del Oeste tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrington is able to avoid easily.
Del Oeste misses with a left hand
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste tries to land a leg kick but Harrington saw it coming and moves away.
Del Oeste with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrington to score with a decent uppercut.
Del Oeste thows a left - swing and a miss!

Harrington drops his shoulder and cracks Del Oeste with a huge uppercut! Del Oeste goes down! Can Harrington finish him?

Del Oeste is rocked!
Harrington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harrington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Del Oeste is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Del Oeste has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Del Oeste seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Harrington has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington is continuing to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Oeste fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrington is looking to slow Del Oeste down with leg kicks.
Del Oeste throws a poor cross that misses
and Del Oeste takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Del Oeste has managed to clinch.

Harrington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington sizes up Del Oeste with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrington tries to clinch but Del Oeste is having none of it.
Del Oeste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrington. That's going to slow Del Oeste down.
Harrington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Del Oeste.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Harrington catches Del Oeste napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Del Oeste to the canvas!

Del Oeste is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrington stays in close to Del Oeste's body and controls the position.
The adventures of Harrington the control monster continue. Boring.

Del Oeste had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harrington defends it easily.
Harrington is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padraig Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harrington lands a head kick. Del Oeste smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harrington fakes the leg kick and cracks Del Oeste in the body.
Harrington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrington throws a hook but Del Oeste blocks it.

Del Oeste shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harrington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Del Oeste postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington keeping moving, preventing Del Oeste from controlling successfully.
Harrington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Del Oeste's guard.

Harrington controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Harrington.

Del Oeste has his foot on Harrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrington works his way back into a safe position though.
Harrington is stalling in the full guard.

Del Oeste has his foot on Harrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrington works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Del Oeste is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrington stays in close to Del Oeste's body and controls the position.
Del Oeste is trying to keep Harrington in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Del Oeste slips a jab from Harrington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Harrington.
Del Oeste throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrington's waist but Harrington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Del Oeste off to one side.
Harrington throws out a counter right but Del Oeste avoids it with no problem.
Del Oeste takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Del Oeste gets tackled into the cage by Harrington. Harrington maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Del Oeste tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Padraig Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Oeste has a takedown stuffed.
Del Oeste fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste's corner calls for a 1-2. Del Oeste obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harrington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Oeste. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Harrington.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harrington.
Del Oeste throws a body shot but no joy.
Del Oeste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
And Harrington responds with a good body kick, but Del Oeste manages to step out the way in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Del Oeste gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Oeste closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrington circles away.

Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harrington is positioning himself well to prevent Del Oeste advancing to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrington 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Harrington!
A relieved looking Padraig Harrington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ryan Del Oeste was interviewed post fight and said 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.