PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steel Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Warrior Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chuck Harrison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steel Chair's chin.

Chair
vs
Harrison

163 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steel Chair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Chair shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrison defends it nicely.
Harrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Chair, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chair shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrison sprawls well. He's pushed Chair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harrison unleashes a big counter combination but Chair bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrison as he jumps to the side.
Harrison only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Chair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrison circles away.
Harrison unleashes a big counter combination but Chair bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Chair. Those never looked like landing.
Steel Chair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Chair persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Chair misses with a double jab

and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Chair tries to score a body lock takedown but Harrison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harrison leaning his opponent against the cage.

Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily

and Harrison moves into the clinch.

Harrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison stuffs the takedown.

Chair closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Chair prevents Harrison from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chair throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Chair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Harrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chair defends well.

Chair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chair has managed to get both his arms back between Harrison's legs - danger averted.
Chair wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Harrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Harrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chair defends well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrison sprawls well. Harrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chair gets slowly back to his feet.
Chair shoots in but Harrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair has his takedown stuffed

and Harrison moves into the clinch.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chair seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chair misses with a takedown

and Harrison moves into the clinch.
Chair jumps guard but Harrison turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chair drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harrison gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison manages to break the clinch.
Chair darts in looking for a takedown but Harrison gets double underhooks and turns Chair into the cage.
Chair tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily

and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrison.
The referee calls for Harrison to work.

Harrison is trying to trip Chair. He has hold of a leg but Chair is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harrison persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Harrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.
Chair trying to control the position here.
Harrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Chair has wrist control.

Chair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harrison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chair is on top in guard.

Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chair throws an elbow that misses. Harrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chair's guard. Nice move by Harrison!

Harrison is looking to advance position but Chair has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Chair wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrison is working to get back to half guard.
Chair trying to control but Harrison is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harrison pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Harrison.
Chair tries to score a body lock takedown but Harrison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chair shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrison counters with a head kick. That will keep Chair thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chair shoots in but Harrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harrison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chair shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense.
Harrison unleashes a big counter combination but Chair bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Steel Chair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chair shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chair's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harrison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No luck for Chair with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chair.
Chair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Harrison tries to counter it with a takedown but Chair pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chair throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrison's waist but Harrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chair off to one side.

Chair closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harrison quickly recovers to half guard.
Chair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Chair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Harrison makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Horrible takedown attempt by Chair or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrison, which made it look bad.
Harrison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chair throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harrison was covering up waiting for the punch and Chair finishes the takedown easily into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Harrison!
Our winner, Chuck Harrison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.