PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Potato Head Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potato Head Bob has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Head Bob
vs
Harrison

176 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

173 cm
25
151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Potato Head Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Bob jabs Harrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrison slips under a jab from Bob.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison.

Harrison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bob manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bob, up you get!
Harrison throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Harrison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Potato Head Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob lands with a shot to the body.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Harrison thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Bob lands with a straight right. Harrison didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.
Bob lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrison tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Harrison wants to land a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Harrison throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Harrison throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Harrison looks gassed!
Danga de danga de dang - Bob scores with a four punch combination!
Bob lands a nice looking body shot.
Bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Potato Head Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Harrison.
Harrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrison tries to land a leg kick but Bob saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Bob lands with a cross.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bob lands with a nice body punch.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Bob coming out on top.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob with a jab.
Good shot there by Bob.
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bob punishes Harrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bob lands a really nice looking cross but Harrison seems unphased.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Potato Head Bob dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob connects with a nice looking jab.
Harrison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Bob connects with a body shot that sends Harrison's belly button to the back.
Good work by Bob as he checks the leg kick.
Bob blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Bob checks a low kick from Harrison.
Bob cracks Harrison with a good jab.
Bob will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob scores with a nice right hand.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bob is looking to wear down Harrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bob throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrison on the side of the head.
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bob tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bob to the ground. Bob escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Bob.
Harrison throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison wants to clinch but Bob slips to the side
and Bob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison tries to work over Bob's front leg with a kick but Bob checks it.
Bob lands a nice hook to Harrison's body. Harrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bob with a nice cross.
Harrison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bob thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harrison walks into a jab.
Bob scores with a jab to the head.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
Bob catches Harrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Bob scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
Bob scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bob cracks Harrison with an open hand slap.
Jab from Bob.
Harrison throws a low kick, looking for Bob's leg but Bob calmly moves out of range.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bob defends it nicely.
Potato Head Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Harrison.
Bob scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison tries to move into range but Bob moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bob ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bob lands with a hook. Harrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Potato Head Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bob connects with a single shot there.
Harrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob works Harrison's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
Harrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bob throws a low kick, looking for Harrison's leg but Harrison calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Potato Head Bob dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bob thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrison takes one to the chin there.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Bob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrison walks into a jab.
Bob feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harrisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bob connects with a jab.

Harrison scores a takedown into full mount!
Bob is looking to improve his position but Harrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Harrison jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bob is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bob and Harrison has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob regains half guard.
Bob wants to get back to full guard.
Harrison tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bob works his way to full guard. Good work.
Potato Head Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Harrison was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harrison tries to clinch up
and Bob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
Harrison throws a low kick, looking for Bob's leg but Bob calmly moves out of range.

Harrison has Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob works on Harrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Harrison wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob pushes Harrison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harrison tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Scott Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.

And that's the end of the fight!
Potato Head Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bob, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Potato Head Bob!