PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravish McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hari
vs
McTavish

197 cm
21
262 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 159 Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badr Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Hari.
An inside leg kick lands from Hari.
Hari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
Hari misses with a kick to the body.
McTavish swinging wildly here.
McTavish avoids the body shot from Hari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish keeps the fight on the outside.
McTavish misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hari scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari ducks under a wild hook from McTavish.
Hari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McTavish's calf.
Hari tries to clinch but McTavish is having none of it.
Hari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTavish.
Hari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McTavish misses with a double jab.
McTavish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hari's hands.

It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
Hari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hari.
McTavish misses with a wild combination.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTavish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up but McTavish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hari lands a nice leg kick that just misses McTavish's sensitive parts.
Hari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McTavish.
McTavish looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hari avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hari looks to land a body kick but McTavish moved away.
McTavish throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTavish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hari.
McTavish avoids the body shot from Hari.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTavish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hari.
McTavish has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTavish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McTavish throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Hari wants to clinch up but McTavish keeps it at a distance.
Hari moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hari - that will leave a mark!
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and McTavish moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hari. That's going to slow McTavish down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hari throws a shot to the body.
Hari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hari tries to clinch there but McTavish circles away.
Hari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hari feints and then cracks McTavish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McTavish down.
Hari is looking to clinch but McTavish is avoiding it.
McTavish is breathing heavily.
Hari lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari throws the left hand but McTavish avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from McTavish misses.
Hari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McTavish might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hari has got the better of the exchanges.
Hari tests McTavish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McTavish throws a lazy right hand but Hari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
A low kick from McTavish misses
and Hari counters with a low kick, right behind McTavish 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McTavish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hari.
Hari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McTavish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hari can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari wants to clinch.
McTavish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McTavish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hari. Hari obviously looking to wear him down.
Hari throws the kick towards the body but McTavish avoids it.
McTavish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McTavish lands a jab to the head.
Hari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McTavish. That did some damage!
Hari wants to clinch up but McTavish keeps it at a distance.
Hari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hari moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTavish effectively controlling the action here.
Hari throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Hari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Badr Hari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTavish moves away.
Hari doesn't manage to clinch there - McTavish circles away.
Hari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Hari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McTavish blocks the elbow strike.

McTavish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTavish can do to turn this around?
Hari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hari. That's going to slow McTavish down.
McTavish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hari doesn't manage to clinch there - McTavish circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hari.
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari scores with a jab to the body.
Hari throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from McTavish misses
and Hari counters with an outside leg kick.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hari throws a head kick but McTavish moves out of range.
Hari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari wants to clinch.

Hari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hari tries to land knees in the clinch but McTavish avoids the damage to the body.
Hari misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari just leaning against McTavish, taking a breather.
Hari scores with a knee to the head.
McTavish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hari is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Hari.
Hari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McTavish prevents a body shot from Hari.
Hari has McTavish pressed against the cage.
Hari seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McTavish avoids a wild elbow strike from Hari.
Badr Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hari tries a body shot but McTavish blocks it.
McTavish is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from McTavish - that landed with a thud.
McTavish tries to stall but Hari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hari lands a shot to the body.
Ravish McTavish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hari stalling in the clinch.
Hari cracks McTavish with a nice body shot.
Hari lands a hook that snaps the head of McTavish backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hari.

And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Hari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!