PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into the arena with Lightning Man blaring out of the sound system. Harry Callahan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Harris
vs
Callahan

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Helsinki, Bon Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Callahan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Callahan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harris has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Harris decides to stand back up. Harris steps back and let's Callahan get back to his feet.
Callahan throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.

Harris instigates a clinch.
Callahan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Harris has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Callahan is trying to keep an underhook but Harris manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Callahan!
Harris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Harris.
Harris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Harris looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harris wants to control the pace but Callahan is squirming around nicely.

Harris is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Callahan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Harris content just to control the position here.
Harris tries to control but Callahan wriggling away.
Harris moves to the back position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Callahan is trying to get back to his feet but Harris has full control of the position and if anything, Callahan has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Harris working for the choke.
Callahan tries to roll but Harris sticks to his back.

Harris looking to break Callahan's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Callahan remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Harris will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Harris biding his time, looking for the opening.
Callahan is trying to break free.

Callahan showing good submission defense here.

Harris looking for the choke but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Callahan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Harris's arms.

Harris working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Harris doesn't have the hooks in and Callahan manages to turn into his guard.

Harris is working an open guard so Callahan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Callahan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harris backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Callahan slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Callahan throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.
Callahan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris.
Harris trying to control but Callahan is working from the bottom.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Callahan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Callahan wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Callahan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harris drops back looking for a leg! Callahan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Callahan manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Callahan's guard.

Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Callahan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Harris shoots in and bounces Callahan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris stays in close to Callahan's body and controls the position.
Harris trying to control but Callahan is working from the bottom.
Callahan is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Callahan keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Callahan is looking to stand back up but Harris counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Callahan.
Callahan is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Harris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Callahan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Callahan is not content to let Harris control the position.

Callahan pushes Harris off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.

Harris gets a clinch.
Callahan has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris works on Callahan's body with a couple of short punches.

Harris jumps into guard, dragging Callahan to the mat.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing Callahan from standing up.

Callahan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harris is trying to control the position but Callahan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harris wants to take a breather but Callahan is having none of it.
Callahan is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him

Harris is looking for a kimura but Callahan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris to get the leverage.
Callahan is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.

Harris is working for a kimura but Callahan is defending it quite comfortably.
Callahan wants to get back to full guard.
Callahan is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callahan is trying to control but Harris manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Callahan looks a forlorn figure.
Harris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Callahan is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris controlling from mount.

Harris is working for a guillotine from mount but Callahan frees his head quite easily.
Bon Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris tries to control but Callahan wriggling away.
Callahan is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Callahan misses with a double jab

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.

Harris has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Callahan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harris struggling to keep hold of the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Callahan is trapped and Harris is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Harris patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Harris misses with an elbow to the head.
Harris doesn't have the hooks in and Callahan manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Callahan stands up from Harris's guard - Callahan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Callahan throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Bon Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan lands a nice shot to the body.
Callahan throws a combination that misses

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Callahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Callahan won't allow it.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Harris stalling against the cage.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Callahan finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.

Harris gets a takedown into half guard.

Harris escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Harris darts in and clinches Callahan up against the cage.
Callahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris keeps control of Callahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Harris gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Callahan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Callahan wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.

Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Callahan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
Harris wants to control from the top but Callahan keeps moving.
Harris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harris prevents Callahan from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callahan throws out the jab.

Harris moves into range and clinches up with Callahan.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.

Callahan manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Callahan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Callahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callahan scores with a jab to the body.

Harris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Callahan sprawls well initially but Harris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harris prevents Callahan from standing back up.
Callahan is not content to let Harris control the position.
Harry Callahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Callahan is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Harris is tapping! Great win for Callahan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Harry Callahan!