PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrell Suggs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Harrington
vs
Suggs

166 cm
18
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs misses with the combination.

Harrington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Suggs is trying to stand.
Suggs is staying active underneath Harrington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrington prevents Suggs from standing back up.

Suggs kicks off Harrington and gets to his feet.
Suggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrington.
Suggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Harrington darts in and clinches Suggs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Suggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harrington prevents it.
Harrington has Suggs pressed against the cage.
Suggs tries to score a body lock takedown but Harrington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Suggs fails to pull guard.
Desmond Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Suggs.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Suggs tries for a takedown but Harrington manages to get underhooks.
Suggs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrington fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harrington moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington shoots in for a double leg but Suggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harrington dodges the punch combination from Suggs.
Suggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Harrington avoids it well.
Suggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harrington just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Suggs enables Harrington to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Suggs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suggs keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Harrington stops Suggs from standing up.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harrington works over Suggs with some ground and pound from guard.
Suggs wants to stand up but Harrington is controlling him.
Harrington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suggs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws an elbow that misses. Suggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harrington's guard. Nice move by Suggs!
Suggs tries to stand but Harrington is controlling from the bottom.
Suggs is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Terrell Suggs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harrington throws a hook to the side of Suggs's head but Suggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Harrington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Suggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing.
Harrington avoiding damage.
Suggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
Suggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harrington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Suggs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Desmond Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Suggs.
Suggs wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrington keeps control of Suggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harrington prevents Suggs from breaking the clinch.
Suggs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.
Harrington throws a right and a left that Suggs avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Suggs misses.
Suggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Harrington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suggs tries to break free but Harrington pushes him back against the cage.
Suggs tries to pull guard but Harrington won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harrington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Suggs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harrington is defending well.
Suggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suggs.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Harrington seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Suggs tries to pull guard but Harrington holds him up against the cage and eventually Suggs drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Suggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suggs tries to circle away but Harrington has him pinned against the cage.

Harrington wants the takedown. Suggs is fighting it off but Harrington persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Suggs's guard against the cage.
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Suggs blocks nicely.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Suggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suggs wants to stand but Harrington is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Harrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suggs on the ground.
Harrington postures up in Suggs's guard and throws a big left but Suggs blocks it.
Harrington landing with the ground and pound.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Suggs blocks nicely.
Suggs is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Harrington dives into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suggs takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Harrington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harrington misses with an uppercut
and Suggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Suggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suggs circles away.
Suggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Suggs. Those never looked like landing.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Harrington avoids it well.
Suggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington.
Harrington throws out a loose jab but Suggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suggs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch but Suggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suggs manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throws a poor cross that misses
letting Suggs counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Suggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harrington doesn't seem phased though.
Suggs blocks a low kick nicely.
Suggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harrington wants to land a leg kick but Suggs is out of range.

Harrington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrington won't allow it.
Harrington stalling in the clinch.
Suggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Harrington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harrington is looking to take a break and control but Suggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suggs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Harrington crashes against the mat.
Suggs wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington lands a nice forearm strike.
Harrington lands a nice forearm strike.
Harrington trying to control the action but Suggs is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs seems a little lost for a moment, as Harrington dominates the positioning.
Suggs pushes Harrington away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harrington gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harrington trying to control the position but Suggs is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suggs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington controlling the position.
Harrington has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Harrington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harrington won't let Suggs get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Desmond Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington landing punches.
Harrington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harrington looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Harrington!
Desmond Harrington seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.