PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Harrington
vs
Walsh

195 cm
28
211 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

192 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Walsh.
Harrington tries to clinch but Walsh is having none of it.

Harrington tries to keep at a distance but Walsh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Walsh misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Walsh is blocking nicely.
Harrington landing knees to the body.
Walsh looks winded!
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrington blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ben Walsh has been cut.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington misses with some punches.
Harrington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington avoiding damage as Walsh throws knees to the body.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Walsh is blocking nicely.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walsh prevents a body shot from Harrington.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrington lands a knee to the head.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walsh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harrington working Walsh over with knees to the body.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walsh misses with a knee strike.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Walsh controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Harrington blocks it.
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Harrington.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Harrington blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but Harrington blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrington lands a knee to the body.

Walsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.

Walsh rushes Harrington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh throws a head punch that misses.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Walsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walsh.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Harrington trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walsh avoiding damage.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walsh landing knees to the head.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walsh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Walsh's ribcage.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Walsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Walsh circles away.
Walsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.

Walsh forces Harrington back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington working aggressively here.
Walsh avoiding damage.
Walsh misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington working Walsh over with knees to the body.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Walsh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walsh.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walsh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chris Harrington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walsh scores with a knee to the head.
Harrington lands a knee to the body.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Walsh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harrington is keeping busy.
Walsh seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walsh's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Harrington blocks it.
A knee to the head by Harrington.
Walsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walsh misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walsh is defending well for now.
Walsh avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Walsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Walsh avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Walsh landing knees to the head.
Walsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walsh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Walsh lands a knee to the head.
Walsh stalling in the clinch.
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrington blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Walsh misses with a knee to the head.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Harrington.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Walsh controls his hands.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but Harrington blocks with his arms.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Walsh is blocking nicely.
Harrington lands a good knee to the midsection. Walsh won't want to take too many of those.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Walsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrington's face.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.

Walsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Harrington rushes Walsh and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Harrington.
Harrington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
Walsh scores with a knee to the head.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrington blocks it with crossed arms.
Walsh avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walsh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walsh misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Walsh's ribcage.
Walsh lands a knee to the head.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Walsh misses with a knee strike.
Harrington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.

Walsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walsh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harrington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Harrington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Walsh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Walsh feints a jab promting Harrington to slip. Walsh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harrington slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harrington tries to clinch but Walsh moves out of range.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Walsh. Those never looked like landing.

Harrington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Harrington.
Walsh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrington blocks it with crossed arms.
Walsh misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walsh's face.
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!
Walsh throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Walsh.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Walsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.

Harrington darts in and clinches Walsh up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Walsh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Harrington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrington blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harrington up against the cage.
Walsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrington's face.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh avoiding damage as Harrington throws knees to the body.
Walsh misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walsh misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh tries to circle away but Harrington has him pinned against the cage.
Walsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington crunches a lovely knee into Walsh's ribcage.
Walsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harrington.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
Walsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walsh connects with a knee to the head.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walsh.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh avoiding damage.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ben Walsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Harrington blocks it.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington missing with knees to the body.
Walsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrington as Walsh tries to tie him up.
Harrington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walsh is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Harrington!
A very excited looking Chris Harrington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.