PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riccardo Raicevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raicevic is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. This should be a great matchup!

Raicevic
vs
Harrison

193 cm
25
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Raicevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Harrison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Raicevic tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Raicevic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raicevic is breathing heavily.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison looks for the body kick but Raicevic saw that one coming.

Raicevic rushes Harrison and presses him up against the ropes.
Raicevic can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.
Harrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Raicevic has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Harrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raicevic just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Raicevic misses with some punches.
Raicevic cracks Harrison with a nice body shot.
Raicevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raicevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raicevic smiles and moves away.
Riccardo Raicevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Harrison.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Raicevic moved away.
Harrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raicevic.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raicevic swivels and escapes.
Harrison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harrison cracks the inside of Raicevic's front leg.
Harrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raicevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raicevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison lands a high kick!
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison throws a head kick that Raicevic semi-blocks.
Harrison wants to slow Raicevic down by chopping away at his legs.
Harrison keeps Raicevic at a distance using the push kick.
Harrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raicevic.
A good leg kick by Harrison.
Good leg kick by Harrison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raicevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison tries a low kick but Raicevic avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Raicevic shows good takedown defense.
Raicevic checks a leg kick.
Harrison throws a head kick but Raicevic moves out of range.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raicevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raicevic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Raicevic moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrison.
Harrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raicevic.
Raicevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrison.
Raicevic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Raicevic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Harrison.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harrison. Raicevic shrugs it off though.
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raicevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrison. Harrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrison tries to land a leg kick but Raicevic saw it coming and moves away.
Raicevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Raicevic saw that one coming.
Raicevic avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raicevic's waist but Raicevic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
Harrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raicevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Raicevic as he checks the leg kick.
Harrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harrison throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Raicevic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Raicevic blocks the low kick.
Raicevic blocks a head kick by Harrison.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raicevic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harrison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raicevic avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison is looking to slow Raicevic down with leg kicks.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Raicevic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Raicevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a nice looking body kick.
Riccardo Raicevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Raicevic moves out of range easily.
Harrison scoring well with a low kick there.
Raicevic avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison wants to land a leg kick but Raicevic is out of range.
Harrison throws a front kick aimed at Raicevic's knee but Raicevic avoids it well.
Raicevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raicevic checks a low kick from Harrison.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raicevic checks the leg kick.
Harrison lands a leg kick that knocks Raicevic off balance momentarily.
Harrison throws a head kick but Raicevic moves out of range.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Raicevic sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harrison cracks the inside of Raicevic's front leg.
Harrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raicevic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harrison looks for the body kick but Raicevic saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Raicevic blocks the leg kick.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Raicevic sprawls well.
Raicevic avoids a kick to the body.
Raicevic blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raicevic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raicevic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raicevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raicevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison throws a head kick but Raicevic moves out of range.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raicevic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Raicevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harrison throws a head kick but Raicevic moves out of range.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raicevic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrison - the referee stops the clock and Raicevic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrison. Raicevic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harrison throws the kick towards the body but Raicevic avoids it.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Harrison throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Raicevic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a nice looking body kick.
Raicevic avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Raicevic sprawls well.
Harrison thumps Raicevic with a low kick.
Raicevic is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Harrison throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raicevic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raicevic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harrison. Raicevic shrugs it off though.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harrison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrison.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harrison connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrison wants to slow Raicevic down by chopping away at his legs.
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Raicevic sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raicevic swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raicevic moves out of range of the body kick.
Raicevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raicevic is looking to wear down Harrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raicevic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raicevic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Harrison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Raicevic checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raicevic. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raicevic avoids it really well and circles away.
Raicevic takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Harrison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raicevic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raicevic misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raicevic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raicevic avoids it really well and circles away.
Harrison connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrison misses with a leg kick.
Harrison throws a low kick but Raicevic avoids it.
Jack Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison throws a low kick but Raicevic moves out of range easily.
Harrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raicevic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid body kick from Harrison.
Harrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raicevic's sensitive parts.
Raicevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Raicevic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raicevic checks it well.
Nice body kick there by Harrison.
Raicevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Harrison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raicevic takes a step back to recover.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Raicevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Raicevic tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harrison 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 Raicevic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raicevic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrison.
Harrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Raicevic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riccardo Raicevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Harrison.
Harrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harrison connects with a solid leg kick.
Raicevic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison throws the kick towards the body but Raicevic avoids it.
Harrison tries a low kick but Raicevic avoids it.
Harrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison cracks the inside of Raicevic's front leg.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raicevic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harrison looks for the body kick but Raicevic saw that one coming.
Raicevic blocks a leg kick.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
Raicevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Raicevic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison feints and then cracks Raicevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raicevic down.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raicevic avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Raicevic moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws a head kick but Raicevic moves out of range.
That kick from Harrison tenderised Raicevic's leg. Raicevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Harrison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harrison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raicevic will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Harrison.
Harrison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raicevic if he has to take too many more of those.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raicevic blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raicevic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harrison!
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Raicevic, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Raicevic against the ropes but Raicevic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raicevic takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrison wants to break free but Raicevic has control.
Harrison misses with a knee to the head.
Harrison fails to pull guard.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison wants to break free but Raicevic has control.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raicevic.
Harrison avoiding damage as Raicevic throws knees to the body.
Raicevic lands with a short shot to the head.
Raicevic lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raicevic smiles and moves away.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Raicevic swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison tries to land a front kick but Raicevic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Raicevic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raicevic.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Raicevic missing with a left hand there. Harrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harrison - that will leave a mark!
Harrison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raicevic's sensitive parts.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison feints and then cracks Raicevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raicevic down.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harrison throws out a leg kick but Raicevic moves out of range and Harrison only half commits.
Harrison dives in and grabs Raicevic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raicevic pushes down on Harrison's head and hops out.
Raicevic throws a shot from downtown. Harrison moves away and avoids it.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Raicevic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison delivers a nice body kick.
Raicevic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Raicevic closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison tries to break free but Raicevic pushes him back against the ropes.
Raicevic lands an elbow inside.
Harrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raicevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Raicevic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
Raicevic pushes Harrison back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Raicevic.
Raicevic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Raicevic.
Raicevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Raicevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison avoiding damage as Raicevic throws knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raicevic just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Raicevic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raicevic throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison is trying to push Raicevic away but Raicevic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Raicevic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Raicevic.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Raicevic avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the cage.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raicevic lands a nice uppercut.
Harrison wants to break free but Raicevic has control.
Raicevic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harrison avoiding damage as Raicevic throws knees to the body.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Raicevic.
Raicevic lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Raicevic has him pressed against the ropes.
Raicevic pushes Harrison back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raicevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raicevic smiles and moves away.
Raicevic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raicevic with a hook.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raicevic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raicevic's calf.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raicevic's head.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raicevic.
Raicevic throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
Raicevic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrison can pounce on him.
Raicevic throws out a powerful jab.
Raicevic checks a low kick from Harrison.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a kick to the body.
Harrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Riccardo Raicevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raicevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Raicevic.
Harrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raicevic's sensitive parts.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrison. That's going to slow Raicevic down.
Harrison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harrison throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raicevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Raicevic counters by clinching up.
Harrison jumps guard but Raicevic stands there with Harrison around his waist. Harrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harrison 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jack Harrison!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jack Harrison!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jack Harrison!

Jack Harrison wins by unanimous decision!