PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyr Garmr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garmr has chosen Godlike by Khaoz Engine as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harris
vs
Garmr

175 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Supreme Nutrition - Q154 Muscle!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyr Garmr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris avoids the head kick by Garmr.
Harris wants to land a leg kick but Garmr is out of range.
Tyr Garmr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garmr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Garmr misses with a leg kick

so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garmr wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garmr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Garmr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harris passes into half guard.

Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garmr trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Garmr tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris trying to control the action but Garmr is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garmr is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harris lands with a nice body kick.
Harris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garmr lands with a kick to the temple. Harris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harris is looking to chop away at Garmr's legs.
Garmr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garmr scores with a push kick.

Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garmr wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garmr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garmr looking for a sweep. Not yet Garmr, not yet.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris forces his way into half guard.
Harris trying to control the action but Garmr is working from the bottom.
Garmr is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is pressing down on Garmr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garmr is holding on for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Garmr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Garmr misses with a body kick.

That's four 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.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Garmr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Garmr is predictable there
and Harris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tyr Garmr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Garmr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garmr checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Harris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Garmr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick from Garmr.
Garmr throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Garmr was not able to check.
Harris throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garmr avoids the head kick by Harris.
Garmr throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Garmr shrugs it off.
Garmr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cliff Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Harris misses with a leg kick
and Garmr counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick by Harris misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Garmr scoring well with a low kick there.
Garmr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garmr.
Garmr lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garmr.
Garmr misses with a kick to the body.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyr Garmr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garmr throws a lazy head kick
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garmr throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris thows a leg kick but Garmr checks it
and Garmr counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Garmr throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Tyr Garmr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garmr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Garmr counters with an inside leg kick.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garmr checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garmr.
Garmr scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Garmr does no damage.
Garmr stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Garmr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Garmr there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves out of range as Garmr strikes.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris looks to throw a body kick
and Garmr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garmr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garmr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harris.
Garmr scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garmr.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Garmr throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Garmr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garmr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garmr if he has to take too many more of those.
Garmr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garmr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garmr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garmr throws a head kick that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garmr misses with a wild body shot.
Garmr misses with a few strikes there.
Garmr tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garmr blocks a head kick by Harris.
Garmr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris walks into a jab.
Garmr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garmr scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Garmr misses
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Garmr throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garmr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris thows a leg kick but Garmr checks it
and Garmr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garmr throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garmr thumps Harris with a low kick.
Garmr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garmr throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garmr's knee momentarily.
Garmr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Garmr counters with a big head kick but Harris shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garmr is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garmr.
A right-left combo lands from Garmr.

Harris is rocked!
A head kick by Harris misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyr Garmr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Garmr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garmr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garmr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garmr tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Garmr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garmr.
Garmr misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a body kick.
Garmr feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
A head kick by Garmr misses
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garmr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Garmr misses
and Harris counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garmr throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garmr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris misses with the body kick
and Garmr counters with a low kick, right behind Harris 's knee.
Garmr throws a lazy head kick
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Garmr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garmr throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Garmr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garmr tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garmr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garmr throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Garmr scores with a three punch combo!
Harris lands a head kick. Garmr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garmr can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garmr takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garmr thumps Harris with a low kick.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Garmr counters with a low kick, right behind Harris 's knee.
Garmr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garmr throws a head kick that half lands.
Garmr throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Garmr feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Garmr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris thows a leg kick but Garmr checks it
and Garmr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garmr tries a head kick but it misses.
Garmr misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garmr's knee momentarily.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garmr checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Harris lands but Garmr takes it in his stride.
Garmr is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Garmr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris avoids the body shot from Garmr.
Garmr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Garmr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garmr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Garmr throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Garmr counters with a thumping low kick.
Garmr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garmr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Garmr.
Garmr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris won't allow Garmr to sweep him here.

Garmr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Garmr looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
Garmr can't keep his opponent in guard - Harris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyr Garmr.
I think Garmr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyr Garmr!