PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roko Tiili (ranked 1734 p4p, 93 weight class) and Phil Harrass (ranked 2230 p4p, 113 weight class). Tiili's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli. Harrass comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tomorrow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roko Tiili had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tiili
vs
Harrass

168 cm
37
137 lbs
23 - 13 - 2

171 cm
31
148 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

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 23 - 13 - 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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harrass!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiili is looking to clinch but Harrass is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrass! But no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Tiili. No joy for Harrass on that attempt.
Harrass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrass tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiili sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrass somewhat.
Harrass fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tiili avoids it really well and circles away.
Roko Tiili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Harrass.
Tiili slips a jab from Harrass.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiili misses the target.
Harrass attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiili swings for the body but Harrass moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrass! But no joy.
Harrass tries to clinch up.
Harrass checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Tiili backs off Harrass throws a huge counter combo but Tiili manages to avoid it all.
Tiili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrass.
Tiili blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrass.
Nice straight punches there by Harrass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrass.
Tiili chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrass can pounce on him.
Tiili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrass's sensitive parts.

Tiili drives through with a takedown into Harrass's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tiili is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tiili landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiili has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiili manages to get himself to full guard.

Harrass trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiili is pulling down on Harrass's head to control his posture.
Harrass trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrass connects with a couple of short punches.
Harrass is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiili has wrist control.
Harrass looking to pass the guard.
Harrass throwing strikes from guard but Tiili blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrass with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrass trying to control but Tiili is working from the bottom.
Harrass controlling from the top position.
Harrass trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrass not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Tiili closes the distance and clinches.
Tiili pushes Harrass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrass has Tiili pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiili manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiili blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Tiili.
Harrass misses with a punch to the body.
Harrass trying to stall but Tiili improves his position.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harrass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Tiili coming out on top.
Tiili cracks Harrass with a good jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrass lands an overhand right.
Tiili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Tiili rushes Harrass and presses him up against the cage.
Tiili lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roko Tiili dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrass.
Tiili shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrass but Harrass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrass tried to score with a low kick but Tiili checks it.
Tiili looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiili throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiili scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiili throws a shot from downtown. Harrass moves away and avoids it.
Tiili misses with a straight right.
Tiili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Harrass misses.
Donk. Tiili catches Harrass right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harrass tries to clinch up
and Tiili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiili throws a push kick but Harrass slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrass misses with a hook. Tiili ducked under it nicely.
Tiili takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrass.
Tiili cracks Harrass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roko Tiili is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiili misses with a low kick.
Tiili moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harrass throws a hook to the side of Tiili's head but Tiili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiili moves away from the strike by Harrass.

Tiili moves into the clinch.

Harrass breaks the clinch.
Harrass tries to clinch but Tiili is having none of it.
Harrass throws a wild body kick that Tiili sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Tiili was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrass.
Harrass on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrass loads up on a big right hand but Tiili slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiili feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrass's calf.
Tiili thuds his right hand into Harrass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tiili has managed to clinch.
Harrass misses with a body punch.
Harrass blocks a body shot from Tiili.
Harrass takes a shot to the head.
Harrass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiili is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tiili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrass misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrass.
Tiili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiili lands with a right to the head.
Harrass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrass is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiili has double underhooks.
Tiili tries a body shot but Harrass blocks it.
Tiili misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrass can do to turn this around?
Harrass throws out a leg kick but Tiili moves out of range and Harrass only half commits.
Harrass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiili.

Harrass drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harrass's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harrass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrass is one step ahead there.
Tiili pulls Harrass in to control the position.
Harrass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrass trying to control but Tiili is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tiili is on top in guard.

Tiili tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrass is retaining full guard.
Tiili postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harrass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tiili is in close to Harrass's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tiili throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiili scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiili preventing the sweep.
Tiili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiili postures up in Harrass's guard and throws a big left but Harrass blocks it.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roko Tiili 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!

Harrass fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 wants to clinch up but Harrass keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Harrass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrass checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiili checks a leg kick.
Tiili throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harrass dives in for a single leg takedown but Tiili sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Tiili changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrass looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass tries to buck Tiili off but Tiili is having none of it.
Harrass wants to control but Tiili postures up.
Harrass is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tiili's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harrass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrass is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiili.
Roko Tiili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiili is trying to control. Harrass wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tiili looks to land a strike but Harrass avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Harrass working a defensive guard here.
Tiili content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tiili trying to control but Harrass is working from the bottom.
Tiili with a nice head shot there.
Tiili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiili's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Phil Harrass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Harrass is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Harrass covers up, he's hurt! Tiili keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tiili and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tiili can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roko Tiili!
Roko Tiili bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.