PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artem Bessmertin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell has chosen Ellie Goulding - Burn as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bessmertin
vs
Harrell

189 cm
29
183 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

180 cm
40
160 lbs
36 - 20 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Bessmertin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bessmertin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrell moves in looking to clinch but Bessmertin pushes him off.
Bessmertin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Bessmertin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bessmertin letting Harrell take a breather here.
Bessmertin lands with a left to the head.
Harrell gets through Bessmertin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bessmertin lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell taking a breather.
Bessmertin digs a right hand underneath Harrell's ribcage. Harrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bessmertin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bessmertin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Harrell.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harrell lands a right hand.
Harrell lands a body punch.
Bessmertin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessmertin blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bessmertin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bessmertin has Harrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bessmertin backwards.
Harrell tries to stall but Bessmertin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bessmertin.
Harrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bessmertin's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin has a couple of punches blocked by Harrell.
Harrell takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Harrell.
Nice body punch from Harrell - that landed with a thud.
Bessmertin misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bessmertin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrell taking a breather.
Bessmertin throws a head punch that misses.
Bessmertin swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrell looking to stall.
Bessmertin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrell or not.
Harrell working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bessmertin - that landed with a thud.
Bessmertin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bessmertin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrell prevents a body shot from Bessmertin.
Harrell is struggling to control the position.
Bessmertin has a couple of punches blocked by Harrell.
Harrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bessmertin backwards.
Bessmertin swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bessmertin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrell controls his hands.
Bessmertin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bessmertin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bessmertin swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrell throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bessmertin is trying to drag Harrell to the mat but Harrell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrell.
Harrell is pressed up against the cage. Bessmertin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harrell down to the mat. Harrell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Bessmertin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bessmertin just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bessmertin is out of range and Harrell settles back down.
Bessmertin attempts a counter takedown but Harrell avoids it well and moves away.
Bessmertin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bessmertin feinted with a counter takedown.
Shelton Harrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bessmertin shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrell sprawls well. He's pushed Bessmertin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shelton Harrell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bessmertin.
Harrell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bessmertin misses with a low kick.
Harrell ducks under a wild hook from Bessmertin.
Artem Bessmertin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell checks a low kick from Bessmertin.
Harrell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bessmertin misses with a body shot.
Bessmertin connects with a body shot that sends Harrell's belly button to the back.
Harrell moves forwards but Bessmertin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bessmertin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessmertin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Bessmertin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bessmertin. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bessmertin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin throws a leg kick but Harrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bessmertin sets himself, and Harrell steps forward looking for the clinch! Bessmertin avoids it this time.
Bessmertin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Harrell.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrell! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrell misses the target.
Harrell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bessmertin shoots in for a takedown but Harrell shows good takedown defense.
Bessmertin misses the body punch
and Harrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrell throws a hook but Bessmertin avoids it easily.
Harrell throws a right and a left that Bessmertin avoids nicely.
Bessmertin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrell tries to counter with a clinch but Bessmertin shakes him off and moves away.
Harrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bessmertin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrell throws a nice head kick!
Bessmertin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Bessmertin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bessmertin.

Bessmertin rushes Harrell and presses him up against the cage.
Bessmertin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrell lands with a left to the head.
Harrell misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrell backwards.
Bessmertin lands a left hand.
Harrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bessmertin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bessmertin up against the cage.
Bessmertin misses with a body punch.
Harrell looking to slow down the pace here.
Harrell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bessmertin gets through Harrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harrell leaning against his opponent.
Harrell is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shelton Harrell.
Bessmertin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bessmertin misses with a looping left.
Bessmertin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bessmertin.
Harrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bessmertin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrell can do to turn this around?
Bessmertin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrell.
Bessmertin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bessmertin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bessmertin throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrell.
Harrell slips under a jab from Bessmertin.
Artem Bessmertin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bessmertin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrell counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Bessmertin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bessmertin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harrell needs to keep his hands up - Bessmertin had a free shot at his head there.
Bessmertin misses the shot to the body.
Bessmertin cracks Harrell with a good jab.
Bessmertin looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell wants to counter the offense by Bessmertin and move into the clinch position.
Bessmertin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrell circles away.
Harrell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bessmertin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessmertin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrell's sensitive parts.
Harrell moves out of range as Bessmertin strikes.
Harrell is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bessmertin throws a leg kick

and Harrell counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrell looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrell.
Harrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bessmertin has a couple of punches blocked by Harrell.
Bessmertin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrell controls his hands.
Harrell wants to stall.
Bessmertin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessmertin tries a body shot but Harrell blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrell.
Harrell prevents a body shot from Bessmertin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin misses with the head strike.
Harrell trying to stall but Bessmertin improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrell.
Bessmertin being controlled against the cage.
Harrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrell tries a body shot but Bessmertin blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessmertin throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Bessmertin.
Harrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bessmertin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artem Bessmertin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrell throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrell controls his hands.
Bessmertin misses with some punches.
Harrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bessmertin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bessmertin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bessmertin.
Harrell blocking some punches.
Harrell pushes Bessmertin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bessmertin is keeping busy.
Bessmertin has Harrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harrell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harrell misses with a body punch.
Bessmertin tries to throw a body punch but Harrell avoids it by throwing Bessmertin back against the cage.
Harrell has a couple of punches blocked by Bessmertin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin has a couple of punches blocked by Harrell.
Bessmertin scores with a shoulder strike.
Bessmertin working aggressively here.
Harrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bessmertin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrell.
Bessmertin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bessmertin tries to throw a body punch but Harrell avoids it by throwing Bessmertin back against the cage.
Bessmertin misses with a body punch.
Bessmertin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrell backwards.
Bessmertin misses with some punches.
Harrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Bessmertin.
A shot in the inside from Bessmertin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Bessmertin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bessmertin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

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