PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Gwacie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gwacie
vs
Harper

175 cm
26
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hickson Gwacie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper tried to score with a low kick but Gwacie checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper throws a body punch but Gwacie moves out of range.
Harper leaves Gwacie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gwacie is out of range and Harper settles back down.
Daniel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gwacie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gwacie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gwacie throws a leg kick

and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Harper.
Gwacie looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Gwacie.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Gwacie trying to control the position but instead, Harper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gwacie into the cage.
Gwacie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harper up against the cage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Gwacie's ribcage. Gwacie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gwacie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harper tries a body shot but Gwacie blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper is working Gwacie over against the cage.
Harper digs a right hand into Gwacie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gwacie's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Gwacie is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper pushes Gwacie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper pushes Gwacie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper pushes Gwacie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Gwacie's ribcage. Gwacie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Gwacie's ribcage. Gwacie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gwacie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gwacie.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper works on Gwacie's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Harper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper lands a body punch.
A short left from Harper.
Harper works on Gwacie's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper presses Gwacie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Gwacie's ribcage. Gwacie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gwacie backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
Gwacie throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Harper is looking to clinch but Gwacie is avoiding it.
Harper digs a good body shot into Gwacie's ribs.
Gwacie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gwacie shoots and misses
and Harper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gwacie thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Harper.
A clash of legs there as Gwacie blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie throws a sloppy body shot
and Harper counters with an outside leg kick.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Gwacie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harper, right into the meat.
Harper connects with a right hand. Gwacie shakes it off.

It looks like Hickson Gwacie has been cut.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Gwacie.

Harper drops Gwacie with a beautiful combination! Gwacie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harper is looking for the KO!

Gwacie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper throws a quick head kick that knocks Gwacie silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Harper is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Harper!