PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roko Tiili (ranked 1430 p4p, 71 weight class) and Phil Harrass (ranked 982 p4p, 52 weight class). Tiili's entrance music is Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli. A fine choice. Harrass has chosen Tomorrow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tiili
vs
Harrass

168 cm
37
137 lbs
22 - 12 - 2

171 cm
30
148 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
RAGS of a RONIN

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 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Roko Tiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harrass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harrass connects with a body shot that sends Tiili's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Tiili.

Harrass shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harrass was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harrass misses with the ground and pound.
Tiili avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harrass.
Harrass tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tiili regains half guard, as Harrass was trying to land strikes.
Tiili wants to improve his position but Harrass is controlling well.
Harrass thows a huge punch but Tiili dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrass throwing shots but Tiili is blocking nicely.
Tiili wants to control but Harrass is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tiili is not content to let Harrass control the position.
Harrass prevents Tiili from improving his position.
Harrass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrass is trying to control. Tiili wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrass slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harrass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Tiili tries to clinch but Harrass moves out of range.
Tiili lunges at Harrass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrass's hand.
Harrass drops his hands momentarily and Tiili takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Tiili closes the distance and pushes Harrass back into the cage.
Harrass stalls.
Tiili throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrass.

Harrass breaks from the clinch.

Tiili fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrass, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiili slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Tiili fails to land.
A short left from Tiili.
Harrass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiili is leaning against Harrass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Tiili.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrass blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrass can't find room to land a body shot as Tiili controls the action.
Tiili working aggressively here.
Harrass working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrass.
Harrass is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiili gets an underhook and turns Harrass into the cage.
Tiili can't find room to land a body shot as Harrass controls the action.
Good body shot from Harrass.
Tiili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiili changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrass fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harrass scores with a nice right hand.
Harrass thuds a left hand into Tiili's body.
Harrass misses with an uppercut.
Tiili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tiili.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Harrass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiili throws a quick inside leg kick.

Tiili moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiili is looking for a takedown.
Harrass blocks a body shot from Tiili.
Harrass misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrass stalling in the clinch but Tiili improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiili.
Tiili tries to work over Harrass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Tiili.
Harrass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiili prevents it.
Tiili misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrass.
Tiili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiili pushes Harrass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiili lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phil Harrass will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tiili throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrass.
Tiili throws a hook to the side of Harrass's head but Harrass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrass tries to move into range but Tiili moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harrass cracks Tiili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiili swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roko Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phil Harrass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiili is out of range.

Harrass looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tiili controlling Harrass's posture.
Harrass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrass loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrass wants to control from the top but Tiili keeps moving.
Harrass working some strikes from top position.
Tiili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrass is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrass slips under a jab from Tiili.
Harrass throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harrass.
Tiili takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrass.
Tiili misses with a body shot
and Harrass counters with a big head kick but Tiili shrugs it off.
Tiili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrass misses with a leg kick
and Tiili counters with a solid body kick.
Harrass misses the shot to the body.
Tiili misses with a body kick.
Harrass shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiili pinned against the cage. Tiili gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiili blocks the body kick.
Tiili throwing a counter right hand but Harrass manages to avoid it.
Harrass misses with a hook
and Tiili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiili thuds his right hand into Harrass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tiili's waist but Tiili gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrass off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiili. Harrass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrass looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrass scores with a body shot.
Tiili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrass to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiili scores with a leg kick.
Tiili wants to clinch up but Harrass keeps it at a distance.
Harrass has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harrass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiili throws out the jab.
Tiili throws a front kick aimed at Harrass's knee but Harrass avoids it well.
Harrass wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiili misses the target.
Tiili feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harrasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili swinging wildly here.
Harrass appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harrass blocks the body kick.
Tiili dips to his left and cracks Harrass with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiili with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Harrass there.
Harrass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrass looks to throw the jab but Tiili is out of range.
Tiili shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrass but Harrass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tiili thows a body kick. Harrass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tiili lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrass off the cage and back into range.
Harrass displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiili.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roko Tiili will probably get the nod.
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!

Tiili goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harrass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tiili.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tiili enables Harrass to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tiili manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harrass postures up in Tiili's guard and throws a big left but Tiili blocks it.
Tiili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrass.
Harrass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harrass trying to control but Tiili is working from the bottom.
Phil Harrass has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tiili keeping moving, preventing Harrass from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrass with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harrass loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Harrass.
Tiili fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrass checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Harrass on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiili fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrass checks it well.
Harrass feints a counter leg kick.
Harrass keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tiili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrass.
The fighters circling - Harrass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiili scores with a punch to the head.
Harrass cracks Tiili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harrass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tiili somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili looks to land a combination but Harrass avoids it well.
Harrass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiili.
Tiili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiili misses with a low kick as Harrass jumps back.
Harrass is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiili.
Tiili throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiili misses with a body kick.
Tiili wants to clinch up but Harrass keeps it at a distance.
Harrass throws a leg kick but Tiili checks it.
It looked like Tiili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harrass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiili.
Tiili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Tiili tenderised Harrass's leg. Harrass is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Tiili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiili.
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!
Harrass dives in and grabs Tiili's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiili pushes down on Harrass's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrass.
Tiili connects with a nice looking jab.
Harrass shoots in but no luck this time.
Harrass moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiili can pounce on him.
Tiili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrass.
A little feinted left hand from Tiili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrass needs to keep his hands up - Tiili had a free shot at his head there.
Tiili's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrass under the eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harrass crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiili - the referee stops the clock and Harrass gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiili. Harrass manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiili slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roko Tiili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Harrass.
Harrass tests Tiili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiili looks for the body kick but Harrass saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili throws a body kick that misses.
Tiili throws a shot from downtown. Harrass moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Tiili there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tiili.

Tiili has taken the fight to the clinch.

Harrass tightens his grip and picks Tiili up, before dumping him to the ground. Tiili manages to land in guard.
Harrass wants to control from the top but Tiili keeps moving.
Harrass might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tiili haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roko Tiili showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiili has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roko Tiili!
Roko Tiili spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.