PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harper (ranked 24531 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Sang Yoo (ranked 25868 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Harper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Harper
vs
Sang Yoo

193 cm
21
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Sang Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yoo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.
Harper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yoo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harper sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harper tries to roll over but Yoo keeps him under control.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
Yoo trying to control from half guard but Harper is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper gets back to full guard.
Yoo won't allow Harper to sweep him here.
Harper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper wants to stand but Yoo is controlling the position.
Harper wants to sweep but no luck.
Harper tries to strike from the bottom.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Yoo from controlling successfully.
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yoo wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harper shoots for a takedown but Yoo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Harper gets caught flat footed, as Yoo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yoo wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoo is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harper wants to stand up but Yoo is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper keeping full guard, as Yoo tries to pass.
Yoo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Yoo stands up from Harper's guard - Yoo perhaps looking for a knockout.

Yoo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yoo in particular looking to stall.
Harper gets full guard.
Harper throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Harper wants to sweep here but Yoo controlling him for the moment.
Yoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yoo preventing the sweep.
Yoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.

Harper preventing the sweep.
Yoo looking to control.
Harper landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chang Sang Yoo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yoo clinches up with Harper and pushes him back against the cage.

Harper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Harper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harper 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.
Yoo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throwing strikes but missing.
Harper won't allow Yoo to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoo has wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Yoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harper wants to stand and escape but instead Yoo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yoo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yoo forces his way into half guard.
Harper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoo's guard.

Yoo is trying to keep Harper in close.
Yoo is trying to hold Harper in close to prevent damage but Harper has managed to pass into half guard.
Yoo has a hand on Harper's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Harper takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Harper dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper landing strikes from the mount and Yoo is in trouble!
Yoo regains half guard.
Yoo is doing well to control the position and prevent Harper from advancing to side control.

Harper seems to be looking for submissions.
Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harper is nestled in close to Yoo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harper working over Yoo with some ground and pound. Yoo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoo is looking for a sweep. Harper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yoo has a hand on Harper's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Harper takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Harper wants to finish this one by submission but Yoo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harper.
Harper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harper prevents Yoo from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper wants to take his opponent's back but instead Yoo manages to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Harper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Harper enables Yoo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yoo is looking to stand up but Harper won't let him.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Yoo advances to half guard.
Harper wants to sweep but Yoo has passed to side control!
Harper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper tries to get to full guard but Yoo has control of the leg.
Harper is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yoo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yoo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harper striking off his back but it's not causing Yoo any problems.
Yoo stops Harper from standing up.
Harper will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Yoo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yoo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yoo dives into side control.
Harper tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Yoo decides to stand back up. Yoo steps back and let's Harper get back to his feet.

Yoo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Harper is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Yoo jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yoo working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Harper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harper manages to get himself to full guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yoo is trying to keep Harper in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yoo's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chang Sang Yoo.
I think Yoo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chang Sang Yoo!