PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Harryson (ranked 4277 p4p, 548 weight class) and Puncher McBoxingMan (ranked 3066 p4p, 433 weight class). Harryson comes into the arena with Entrance blaring out of the sound system. George Harryson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Harryson
vs
McBoxingMan

188 cm
19
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Harryson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Puncher McBoxingMan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harryson throws a right and a left that McBoxingMan avoids nicely.
Harryson misses the jab.
McBoxingMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBoxingMan throws out a loose jab but Harryson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harryson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harryson throws a combination. McBoxingMan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch up but Harryson circles away and keeps his distance.
Harryson cracks McBoxingMan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McBoxingMan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harryson throws the left hand but McBoxingMan avoids the punch easily.
Harryson throws a jab but it's blocked by McBoxingMan.
McBoxingMan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harryson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harryson swings widly with a right hand

and McBoxingMan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harryson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McBoxingMan trying to control the position from guard on top but Harryson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harryson controls McBoxingMan momentarily but McBoxingMan frees himself.
Harryson keeping moving, preventing McBoxingMan from controlling successfully.
McBoxingMan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McBoxingMan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

McBoxingMan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harryson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McBoxingMan has Harryson in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McBoxingMan wants to sweep here but Harryson controlling him for the moment.
McBoxingMan has his hands on Harryson's head, controlling the position.
Harryson trying to control but McBoxingMan is working from the bottom.
Harryson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBoxingMan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harryson feints a jab promting McBoxingMan to slip. Harryson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McBoxingMan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harryson lands with an uppercut that bounces McBoxingMan off the cage and back into range.
Harryson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBoxingMan.
And McBoxingMan tries to counter it with a takedown but Harryson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McBoxingMan wants to clinch.
McBoxingMan is looking to clinch.
Harryson throws a looping overhand right but McBoxingMan ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Harryson misses.
Harryson throws a nice looking combination but McBoxingMan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

McBoxingMan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harryson leaning against his opponent.

McBoxingMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Harryson there.
Harryson jabs McBoxingMan right on the nose. McBoxingMan blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harryson throws a shot from downtown. McBoxingMan moves away and avoids it.
Harryson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBoxingMan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harryson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harryson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBoxingMan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McBoxingMan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harryson misses with a hook.
McBoxingMan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harryson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Harryson dominated that round.
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.

McBoxingMan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harryson to the ground. McBoxingMan is now in Harryson's guard.
McBoxingMan wants to control from the top but Harryson keeps moving.
Harryson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McBoxingMan is controlling him.
McBoxingMan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harryson managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBoxingMan trying to control but Harryson is working from the bottom.

McBoxingMan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harryson dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBoxingMan trying to control the position.
McBoxingMan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McBoxingMan trying to keep a closed guard but Harryson is proving a slippery customer.
McBoxingMan has Harryson pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harryson misses with a looping right.
McBoxingMan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
George Harryson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBoxingMan slips a jab and a cross from Harryson.

McBoxingMan clinches up with Harryson and pushes him back against the cage.
Harryson throws an elbow but it misses.
McBoxingMan working hard to break the clinch.
McBoxingMan stalling the fight.
Harryson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harryson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBoxingMan's elbow.
Harryson tries to work over McBoxingMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harryson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

McBoxingMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harryson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harryson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And McBoxingMan tries to counter it with a takedown but Harryson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good shot there by Harryson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harryson scores with a jab to the body.
Harryson throws out a loose jab but McBoxingMan uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBoxingMan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harryson.
George Harryson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBoxingMan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

McBoxingMan rushes Harryson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harryson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harryson swings wildly with an uppercut but McBoxingMan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harryson misses with some punches.
Harryson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBoxingMan's defenses.
McBoxingMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harryson.
McBoxingMan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBoxingMan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McBoxingMan blocking some punches.
McBoxingMan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harryson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harryson.
Harryson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McBoxingMan wants to stall.
McBoxingMan takes a shot to the head.
Harryson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBoxingMan blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harryson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McBoxingMan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harryson tries to work over McBoxingMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McBoxingMan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McBoxingMan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harryson counters with a nice uppercut.
McBoxingMan darts in trying to clinch
and Harryson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McBoxingMan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harryson cracks McBoxingMan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McBoxingMan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harryson just misses with a punch to the body.
Harryson throws a jab but it's blocked by McBoxingMan.
McBoxingMan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harryson defends it well.
Harryson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

McBoxingMan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBoxingMan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harryson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McBoxingMan on the side of the head.
McBoxingMan misses with a left hand
and Harryson counters with a stiff right hand.
McBoxingMan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBoxingMan closes the distance but Harryson moves to the side
and Harryson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harryson lands a jab to the nose.
Harryson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Harryson lands.
McBoxingMan slips a jab from Harryson.
McBoxingMan slips under a jab from Harryson.
Harryson sets himself, and McBoxingMan steps forward looking for the clinch! Harryson avoids it this time.
Harryson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harryson catches McBoxingMan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harryson misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harryson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McBoxingMan.
Harryson throws a looping overhand right but McBoxingMan ducks down to avoid it.
Harryson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBoxingMan with the counter takedown but Harryson avoids it easily.
McBoxingMan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harryson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McBoxingMan takes one on the button.
Harryson throws a shot from downtown. McBoxingMan moves away and avoids it.
Harryson throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McBoxingMan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harryson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBoxingMan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harryson defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBoxingMan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harryson.
McBoxingMan throws a big shot that misses.
Harryson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
George Harryson is winning the standup battle so far.
Harryson stuffs the takedown attempt from McBoxingMan. McBoxingMan gets slowly back to his feet.
McBoxingMan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harryson thuds his right hand into McBoxingMan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harryson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McBoxingMan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McBoxingMan wants to clinch up but Harryson keeps it at a distance.
McBoxingMan walks into a stiff left hand from Harryson.
Harryson looks to land a right hand but McBoxingMan moved out of range.
McBoxingMan feints the counter takedown.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch up
and Harryson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harryson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBoxingMan darts in trying to clinch
and Harryson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
George Harryson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harryson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by McBoxingMan.
Harryson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harryson connects with a body shot that sends McBoxingMan's belly button to the back.
Harryson lands with a cross.
McBoxingMan moves out of range of the strikes.
McBoxingMan with the counter takedown but Harryson avoids it easily.
Puncher McBoxingMan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McBoxingMan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harryson moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Harryson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harryson, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Harryson!
Our winner, George Harryson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.