PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Blunt (ranked 25035 p4p, 215 weight class) and Chris Harper (ranked 3450 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blunt
vs
Harper

178 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Blunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Harper!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Blunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper sizes up Blunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blunt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harper backs up against the cage.
Blunt scores with a body shot.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Blunt saw that one coming.
Harper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blunt slips a straight right by Harper.
Harper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper punishes Blunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Blunt punishes Harper's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Blunt is just out of range.
Blunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Blunt looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Blunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blunt ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt misses with a wild combination.
Blunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harper misses with a looping left.
Harper throws the left hand but Blunt avoids the punch easily.

Harper has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That has opened up Chris Harper's cut even more.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blunt misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blunt has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunt has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper takes a shot to the head.
Blunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Blunt's ribcage. Blunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper digs a right hand into Blunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunt's gas tank.
Blunt prevents a body shot from Harper.
Blunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper is working Blunt over against the cage.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Blunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper is working Blunt over against the cage.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blunt misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt working aggressively here.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Blunt is breathing heavily.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper is leaning against Blunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Blunt's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harper's cut.
That's time! Blunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blunt ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Mark Blunt is winning the standup battle so far.

Harper drives through and clinches with Blunt against the cage.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper presses Blunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blunt 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.
A short right from Harper.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Blunt controls his hands.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Blunt's head.
Blunt takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Blunt prevents a body shot from Harper.
Chris Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper is leaning against Blunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Blunt controls the action.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blunt fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
A short left from Harper.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blunt.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper works on Blunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Blunt's head.
A short right from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper works on Blunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper tries a body shot but Blunt blocks it.
Harper is working Blunt over against the cage.
Blunt takes a shot to the head.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Harper.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Blunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Harper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Harper misses with a wild body shot.
As Harper looks to move away, Blunt throws a big counter combo but Harper just gets out of the way.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blunt moves away.
Blunt moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Harper throws a lazy right hand but Blunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mark Blunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Blunt misses the target.
Blunt loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Blunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blunt moves away from the strike by Harper.
Blunt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harper's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Harper dips to his left and cracks Blunt with an uppercut!

Harper moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Harper.
Harper works on Blunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a body punch.
Harper lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper cracks Blunt with a nice body shot.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper digs a right hand into Blunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunt's gas tank.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper pushes Blunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Blunt prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Mark Blunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper cracks Blunt with a nice body shot.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Harper.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Blunt blocks a body shot from Harper.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Blunt avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper is working Blunt over against the cage.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
A shot in the inside from Harper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper presses Blunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper digs a right hand into Blunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunt's gas tank.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blunt.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunt's elbow.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Harper digs a right hand into Blunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunt's gas tank.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Blunt throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Harper!
Chris Harper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.