PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harrison
vs
Hunt

184 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harrison closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hunt's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hunt managing to control the position.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harrison advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt tries to roll over but Harrison keeps him under control.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Hunt gets back to full guard.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Harrison is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harrison!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harrison is looking to escape.

Hunt working for a guillotine from mount but Harrison is in no mood to give up.

Hunt is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harrison leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Hunt sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sean Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison fails with the takedown.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrison as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harrison's head.
Hunt looks gassed!
Harrison stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Harrison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hunt can't fight it off and eventually Harrison manages to take the fight to the floor. Hunt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harrison cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison working the head with strikes.
Harrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Harrison grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Harrison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunt some visible discomfort.
Harrison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harrison lands some shots froms side control.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Harrison drags him back down.
Harrison scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harrison grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Harrison in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean 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.

Harrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hunt is pushing Harrison's head away, looking to escape. Harrison manages to hold on to the position though.
Hunt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hunt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hunt punching from the bottom.
Harrison working Hunt over with strikes.
Harrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Harrison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harrison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Harrison working Hunt over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Harrison there.
Hunt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hunt.
Harrison landing some decent shots from guard.
Harrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrison passes Hunt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harrison working Hunt over with strikes.
Harrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sean Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harrison is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunt trying to control from the bottom.
Harrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harrison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harrison drops an elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Ground and pound from Harrison.
Harrison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Hunt actively working from the bottom here.
Hunt wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hunt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harrison kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Harrison has control of the leg.
Harrison winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harrison connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Harrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunt tries to roll over but Harrison keeps him under control.
Hunt has hold of Harrison's hands but Harrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hunt moves into full guard.
Harrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.

Hunt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harrison defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hunt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harrison postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Harrison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Harrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Harrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Harrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Harrison scores a takedown into full mount!
Harrison looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
Harrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt tries to buck Harrison off but he can't manage it.
Harrison unloading with bombs!
Harrison with a couple of short strikes.
Harrison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunt?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison with good strikes from the mount here!
Harrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harrison with shots to the head and body - Hunt looks very uncomfortable down there.

Hunt is rocked!
Hunt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harrison lands a heavy elbow.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Harrison finish him?
Harrison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison connects with a bit shot that sees Hunt covering up! More strikes from Harrison and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Harrison is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Harrison!