PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harp kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harp
vs
Flash

174 cm
23
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
31
165 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leslie Harp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Flash!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harp connects with an inside leg kick.

Flash closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Flash lands in his opponent's guard.
Flash wants to pass the guard but Harp is keeping the position.
Flash trying to control but Harp is working from the bottom.
Harp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flash manages to get himself to full guard.
Flash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harp is working Flash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harp works over Flash with some ground and pound from guard.
Flash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harp.
Flash wants to sweep here but Harp controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp trying to control but Flash is working from the bottom.
Harp postures up in Flash's guard and throws a big left but Flash blocks it.
Harp postures up in Flash's guard and throws a big left but Flash blocks it.
Flash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harp lands a couple of elbows.
Flash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harp is working Flash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harp is looking to work some ground and pound but Flash has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harp wants to control from the top but Flash keeps moving.
Harp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flash keeping moving, preventing Harp from controlling successfully.
Harp passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Harp are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harp cracks Flash with a big right hand but Flash just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harp trying to control the action but Flash is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harp.
Flash is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harp trying to control from half guard but Flash is working away.
Flash is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harp's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harp's back!
Harp breaks Flash's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Harp being controlled here momentarily.
Flash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash is trying to keep Harp in close.
Flash is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harp wants to control from the top but Flash keeps moving.
Flash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harp.
Harp postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flash keeping moving, preventing Harp from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harp thumps Flash with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leslie Harp 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.

Flash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harp counters with a good low kick that Flash was not able to check.
Flash with a poor takedown
and Harp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leslie Harp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Flash.
Flash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harp counters with a low kick, right behind Flash 's knee.
Harp throws a sloppy head kick and Flash moves out of range easily.
Flash with a poor takedown
and Harp counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harp. That's going to slow Flash down.
Flash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harp moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flash fails with the takedown
and Harp counters with a good, hard body kick but Flash shrugs it off.
Flash is breathing heavily.
Harp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp trying to control the action but Flash is working from the bottom.
Harp throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Flash is not content to let Harp control the position.
Harp landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harp postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Flash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harp throws an elbow but Flash slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harp throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Flash is trying to get back to half guard.
Flash gets back to half guard.
Harp lands with a punch from half guard.
Harp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flash's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. Harp connects with a nice short shot to Flash's temple.
Harp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Flash is staying active underneath Harp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harp thows a huge punch but Flash dodges it nicely.
Harp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flash is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harp's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harp's back!

Flash is persistently looking for the submission but Harp is defending it well.
Flash is trying to stick to Harp's back but Harp is turning into Flash. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Flash's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Harp.
Flash keeping moving, preventing Harp from controlling successfully.
Harp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harp trying to control but Flash is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flash's head.
Harp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harp landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harp throwing strikes but missing.
Harp is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flash keeping moving, preventing Harp from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leslie Harp dominated that second round.
That's time! Harp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Flash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flash shoots in but Harp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harp connects with a solid leg kick.
Flash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flash shoots and misses
and Harp counters with an inside leg kick.
Leslie Harp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Flash.
Harp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harp swivels and escapes.
Harp stuffs the takedown attempt from Flash. Flash gets slowly back to his feet.
Harp stuffs the takedown.
Flash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harp can pounce on him.
Flash fails with the takedown
and Harp counters with a big head kick but Flash shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp thuds his shin into the meat of Flash's side.
Jeff Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flash shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harp as he avoids it easily.
Flash has a takedown stuffed.
Harp misses with a head kick.
Harp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Flash enables Harp to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Flash manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harp landing some decent shots from guard.
Leslie Harp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Flash keeping moving, preventing Harp from controlling successfully.
Harp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Flash is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Flash is still in real trouble! Can Harp finish him?
Harp is in close to Flash's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flash can do to turn this around?
Harp landing some decent shots from guard.
Harp gets to his feet and stands over Flash, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Flash felt that one! Harp unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Flash from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leslie Harp!
Leslie Harp seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.