PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harrison
vs
Sack

186 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Sack!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Sack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
Harrison with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sack seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sack manages to get himself to full guard.
Sack wants to stand but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Sack keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sack keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Sack wants to stand and escape but Harrison is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because William Harrison wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and Sack counters with a three punch combo that has Harrison backing up. Harrison nods at Sack to acknowledge the strikes.
Harrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sack circles away.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Sack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison fails with the takedown

and Sack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harrison won't be happy with that.
Sack tries to score with some ground and pound. Harrison controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harrison struggling a bit here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sack looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harrison is avoiding damage well.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Sack keeps moving and retains side control.
Harrison striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Harrison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Harrison postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sack to stand up.
Harrison misses with a takedown

and Sack counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harrison!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to improve his position but Sack isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harrison trying to control here.
Sack with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sack.
Harrison is trying to control but can't.
Sack is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack trying to control from half guard but Harrison is working away.
Harrison wants to control but Sack is keeping busy.
Sack throws a strike but Harrison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sack's guard.
Harrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harrison stops Sack from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison stands up over Sack, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Sack will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sack takes the fight into the clinch.
Sack letting Harrison take a breather here.

Sack is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harrison is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sack to the mat. Sack regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sack is looking to stand up but Harrison isn't so interested in that idea.
Bobby Sack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sack wants to get back to his feet but Harrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack keeping full guard, as Harrison tries to pass.
Harrison stops Sack from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sack as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Sack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
William Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sack defends it nicely.
Sack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harrison tries to avoid it but Sack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harrison to the ground. Harrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fails with the takedown
and Sack counters with a three punch combo that has Harrison backing up. Harrison nods at Sack to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
Sack slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sack counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sack is stalling here. Harrison is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sack seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harrison has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Harrison working the ground and pound but Sack is defending the strikes.
Harrison trying to control the position but Sack is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sack tries to escape but Harrison is in control.
Harrison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sack wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sack keeps working.

Harrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Sack is defending well.
A lull in the action here.

Harrison has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sack is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Harrison yanks on the arm and Sack is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Harrison.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Harrison!
William Harrison retains his light heavyweight title!