PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po has chosen Chef - Simultaneous as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Harada
vs
Po

181 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenuichio Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Po!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Ernesto Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada blocks a head kick by Po.
Harada avoids the head kick by Po.
Po goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harada avoids the head kick by Po.
Po throws a head kick but Harada moves out of range.

Harada throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Po was covering up waiting for the punch and Harada finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harada cracks Po with a solid left hand.
Harada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

It looks like Ernesto Po has been cut.
Harada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harada is working Po over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada stands up over Po, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harada scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada connects with a couple of short punches.
Harada with a nice head shot there.
Harada chips away with some ground and pound.
Po is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harada lands a couple of digs.
Harada 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.
Harada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harada is working Po over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Po is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harada is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Po looks gassed!
Harada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Po is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harada is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harada distracts Po with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harada landing some decent shots from guard.
Harada landing with the ground and pound.
Po is looking to stand up but Harada isn't so interested in that idea.
Harada with a nice head shot there.
Harada is working Po over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada chips away with some ground and pound.
Harada works over Po with some ground and pound from guard.
Harada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harada pushes down on Po's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harada lands strikes from half guard.
Harada slips a nice elbow through Po's hands, connecting with Po's forehead.
Harada working Po over with strikes.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Harada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Po pushes Harada off looking to stand but Harada dives back in and keeps control.
Harada has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harada lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harada is landing with some decent strikes but Po is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harada with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Harada.
Harada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harada throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Po because Harada loaded up on that one.
Po is trying to stand up.
Harada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harada working Po over with strikes here.
Po is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Po that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Po is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Po really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harada with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Po that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenuichio Harada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Po's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Po pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po feints and then cracks Harada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harada down.
Po throws a head kick but Harada moves out of range.
Po misses with an attempted mid kick.

Po gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Po is looking to stand up but Harada isn't so interested in that idea.
Harada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Po's head.
Harada chips away with some ground and pound.
Harada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Po wants to stand up but Harada is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada won't allow Po to get back to his feet.
Harada landing some decent shots from guard.
Harada stops Po from standing up.
Harada postures up and lands a big shot to Po's brow.
Harada cracks Po with a solid left hand.
Harada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kenuichio Harada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Po is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harada won't allow Po to get back to his feet.
Harada postures up and lands a big shot to Po's brow.
Po wants to stand up but Harada is controlling him.
Harada postures up and lands a big shot to Po's brow.

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.
Harada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harada scoring with punches to the head and body.
Po has momentary wrist control but Harada slips an elbow through the middle.
Harada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harada landing with the ground and pound.
Harada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harada stops Po from standing up.
Harada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harada working some strikes from top position.
Harada cracks Po with a solid left hand.
Harada with a nice head shot there.
Harada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harada lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada lands a couple of digs.
Harada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harada won't allow Po to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Po explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Harada shoots in and bounces Po off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harada working some strikes from top position.
Po is looking to stand up but Harada isn't so interested in that idea.
Harada is working Po over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harada stands up over Po, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harada is in close to Po's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Po lands with a nice body kick.
Harada blocks a head kick by Po.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.

Po gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harada to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harada stops Po from standing up.
Harada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Po's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenuichio Harada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Po's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Po misses with a head kick.
Po misses with a jab, cross combination.

Harada shoots in and bounces Po off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harada cracks Po with a solid left hand.
Harada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harada forces his way into half guard.
Harada drops an elbow to the side of Po's head.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Harada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Po is trying to stand up here but Harada is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada slips a nice elbow through Po's hands, connecting with Po's forehead.
Ground and pound from Harada.
Po is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harada working over Po with some ground and pound. Po looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harada lands with a punch from half guard.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Harada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Po with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harada stops Po from getting back to his feet.
Harada slips a nice elbow through Po's hands, connecting with Po's forehead.
Harada landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Po with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harada working over Po with some ground and pound. Po looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harada lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harada scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Po looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harada connects with a nice short shot to Po's temple.
Po is looking to escape.
Harada working Po over with strikes.
Harada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harada prevents Po from standing back up.
Harada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Po can do to turn this around?
Harada landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Po is trying to stand.
Harada lands with a punch from half guard.
Po on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada working over Po with some ground and pound. Po looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Harada there.
Harada prevents Po from standing back up.
Po is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harada scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harada lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Harada there.
Ground and pound from Harada.
Ground and pound from Harada.
Harada 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.
Ernesto Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Po is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harada pulls his head out easily.
Harada winds up and cracks Po with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Po taking some punishment here, with Harada in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Harada is nestled in close to Po, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harada lands a nice short elbow.
Po tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Harada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harada working the head and body with strikes.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Harada working Po over with strikes.
Po is trying to stand.
Harada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Po taking some punishment here, with Harada in his half guard.
Harada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kenuichio Harada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ground and pound from Harada.
Harada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenuichio Harada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harada, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenuichio Harada!