PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Goretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goretti comes into the arena with I'm Too Sexy blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Goretti
vs
Harris

163 cm
18
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Goretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Harris!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goretti instigates a clinch.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris taking a breather.
Goretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris stalling.
A hook to the body from Goretti.
Goretti lands with a right to the head.
Goretti lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Harris.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Goretti has double underhooks.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Goretti gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to work over Goretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goretti avoids it.
Goretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goretti is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goretti lands a body punch.
Goretti misses with a punch to the body.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Goretti scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Goretti.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Goretti gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Goretti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goretti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Goretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Goretti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Goretti controls his hands.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
Goretti prevents a body shot from Harris.
A right hand to the body from Goretti.
Goretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A hook to the body from Goretti.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Goretti has double underhooks.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Goretti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Goretti.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris stalling against the cage.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Goretti has double underhooks.
Goretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Goretti has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Goretti on the inside.
Harris blocks a body shot from Goretti.
Harris tries to break free but Goretti pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goretti leaning against his opponent.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Goretti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goretti.
Harris blocks a body shot from Goretti.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Goretti gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Goretti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
I was talking to Goretti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Goretti.
Harris trying to stall but Goretti improves his position.
Goretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Goretti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goretti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Goretti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Goretti forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Goretti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goretti lands with a left to the head.
Goretti lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goretti.
Harris blocks a body shot from Goretti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goretti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goretti's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goretti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goretti prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Goretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris tries to circle away but Goretti has him pinned against the cage.
Goretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Goretti lands a shot to the body.
Goretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Goretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goretti as Harris tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Goretti.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Goretti blocks an elbow strike from Harris.
Goretti misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goretti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Goretti.
Goretti tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goretti dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Goretti has him pressed against the cage.
Goretti scores with a hook to the body.
Goretti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Goretti.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Goretti avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Goretti lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris wants to stall.
Goretti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Goretti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Goretti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris wants to break free but Goretti has control.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Goretti is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Goretti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goretti presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Goretti lands a shot to the body.
Goretti lands a nice shot to the body.
Goretti slows down the pace here.
Goretti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Goretti misses with a body punch.
Goretti avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Goretti dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris is trying to stall.
Goretti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Goretti has the dominant position.
Goretti tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goretti misses with a punch to the body.
Goretti lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goretti.
Goretti leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goretti stalling against the cage.
Goretti seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Harris wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goretti pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Goretti lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goretti.
Goretti has Harris pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goretti.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goretti scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Goretti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goretti is working Harris over against the cage.
Goretti blocking some punches.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goretti scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goretti is keeping busy.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Goretti has the dominant position.
Goretti lands with a left to the head.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Goretti avoids the damage to the body.
Goretti scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goretti stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from Goretti.
Harris tries to circle away but Goretti has him pinned against the cage.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Goretti has double underhooks.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Goretti improves position.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Goretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Goretti as the two fighters clinch.
Goretti lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Goretti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Goretti.
Goretti lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Goretti lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goretti can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Goretti lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Goretti.
Goretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goretti has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goretti prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Manny Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Goretti blocks with his arms.
Goretti lands with a short shot to the head.
George Goretti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Goretti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goretti 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Goretti!
A very excited looking George Goretti 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.