PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daws Berrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrera has chosen High School Gym as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Harrison
vs
Berrera

185 cm
26
202 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daws Berrera!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berrera scores with a spinning back kick!
Berrera misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Berrera misses.
Berrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Berrera. Those never looked like landing.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
A head kick misses from Berrera.
Berrera throws a head kick that half lands.

Harrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Harrison turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harrison manages to end up in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harrison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berrera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Harrison stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Berrera sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daws Berrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Harrison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Berrera napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Berrera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Harrison decides to stand up, so the ref orders Berrera to his feet.
Berrera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Berrera sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Berrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berrera moves away.
Berrera lands a head kick. Harrison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison punishes Berrera's body with a nice straight punch.

Harrison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Berrera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harrison is in Berrera's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Berrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Berrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.
Harrison has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Berrera is proving hard to escape from.
Berrera is controlling Harrison's posture.
Harrison tries to stand but Berrera is controlling from the bottom.
Berrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison postures up.
Berrera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harrison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Berrera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harrison showed some decent athleticism there.
Berrera is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Harrison trying to control the pace.
Harrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harrison passes into side control, despite Berrera's attempt to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Berrera is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harrison taking a breather here.
Berrera is trying to control Harrison's posture but Harrison avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berrera parries the strikes from Harrison easily there. Harrison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Berrera to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berrera is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Berrera manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Harrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Berrera throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Berrera.

Berrera gets caught napping as Harrison dives in and scores a takedown. Berrera manages to retain guard.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Berrera is keeping the position.
Berrera trying to keep a closed guard but Harrison is proving a slippery customer.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berrera is keeping the position for now.
Harrison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Berrera's guard.
Brady Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrison trying to mount his opponent but Berrera defends it.
Berrera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrison is working away from the top position though.
Harrison tries to pass to full mount but Berrera defends it.

Harrison decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berrera. That one must have hurt.
Berrera throws a leg kick but Harrison checks it.

Harrison has closed the distance and engaged Berrera in a clinch.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Berrera to keep the fight standing.
Berrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berrera misses with a knee strike.
Harrison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berrera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrison as Berrera tries to tie him up.
Berrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berrera is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrison gets an underhook and turns Berrera into the ropes.
Berrera misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrera trying to control the position but instead, Harrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Berrera into the ropes.
Harrison can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berrera misses with a knee to the head.

Harrison breaks the clinch.
Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berrera throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berrera. That one must have hurt.
Brady Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Berrera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Berrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berrera misses with a jab, cross combination.

Harrison drives through and clinches with Berrera against the ropes.
Berrera is trying to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling him.
Harrison stalling in the clinch.
Berrera looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Berrera leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Harrison holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berrera throws an elbow but misses.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Berrera pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrison.
Berrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berrera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berrera misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Berrera misses.
A head kick misses from Berrera.
Berrera throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison lands a leg kick that knocks Berrera off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berrera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harrison blocks the body kick.

Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harrison showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berrera wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brady Harrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Berrera throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Berrera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrison is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Berrera.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berrera.
Berrera misses with a double jab.
Berrera throws a push kick but Harrison slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berrera looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Daws Berrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berrera throws a head kick that misses

and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harrison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Berrera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control the pace.
Berrera is trying to control but can't.
Harrison not doing much here.
Berrera trying to control but Harrison postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berrera scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berrera doesn't seem bothered though.

Harrison scores with a takedown into Berrera's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrera being controlled here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Berrera, up you get!
Berrera scores with a shot to the body.

Harrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harrison wants to control but Berrera is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Berrera's face as Harrison controls the position.
Harrison wants to control but Berrera is keeping him busy.
Harrison landing strikes.

Harrison stands up and beckons Berrera to his feet.
Daws Berrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
Brady Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike from Berrera.
Berrera with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Harrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Harrison is working for a submission of some sort.
Harrison prevents Berrera from improving his position.
Harrison is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harrison controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Berrera for as long as he can get away with.
Berrera is trying to escape the mount.
Berrera tries to hold on but Harrison pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Berrera is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrison, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Harrison!