PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jankovic comes into the arena with Guru Josh Project - Infinity blaring out of the sound system. Aleksandar Jankovic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jankovic
vs
Harper

180 cm
24
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandar Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Harper!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jankovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Jankovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jankovic tries to sprawl but Harper drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jankovic defending well though.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jankovic defending well though.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Jankovic's head.

Harper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jankovic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jankovic has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper prevents Jankovic from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jankovic wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Jankovic is refusing to be controlled, as Harper sits in half guard.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jankovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jankovic trying to control from the bottom.
Harper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jankovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
Jankovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jankovic is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper misses with a head shot. Jankovic uses the momentum to regain guard.
Harper postures up in Jankovic's guard and throws a big left but Jankovic blocks it.
Harper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jankovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper working some strikes from top position.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Jankovic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.

Harper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jankovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jankovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jankovic!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jankovic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Harper lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harper is working for a kimura but Jankovic is defending it quite comfortably.

Harper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jankovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jankovic is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Harper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jankovic gets caught napping as Harper dives in and scores a takedown. Jankovic manages to retain guard.
Jankovic tries to strike from the bottom.
Jankovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jankovic trying to control the position.
Jankovic wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Roy Harper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harper is working Jankovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper stands up over Jankovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jankovic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Jankovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jankovic wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Harper distracts Jankovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper chips away with some ground and pound.
Harper lands a couple of digs.

Harper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a couple of digs.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper stands up over Jankovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Jankovic is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a big right hand that misses.
Harper cracks Jankovic with a solid left hand.
Harper is in close to Jankovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jankovic's head.
Harper trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper working some strikes from top position.
Harper lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Jankovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Harper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jankovic's head.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jankovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Harper wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jankovic has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Harper stands up from Jankovic's guard - Harper perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jankovic defends it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jankovic tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aleksandar Jankovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Harper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jankovic's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roy Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jankovic pinned against the cage. Jankovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Harper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harper thows a huge punch but Jankovic dodges it nicely.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harper drops an elbow to the side of Jankovic's head.
Harper working the head and body with strikes.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Harper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harper moves nicely into side control.
Harper lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harper working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to control but Jankovic is keeping him busy.
Harper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jankovic throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Harper lands a few punches 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!
Harper throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harper has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Harper landing punches.

Harper working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jankovic is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Harper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jankovic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is landing with some decent strikes but Jankovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jankovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jankovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harper looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jankovic covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Harper!
Aleksandar Jankovic spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time,I will try to do better.'.