PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Harrington (ranked 3839 p4p, 385 weight class) and Red Cup (ranked 4217 p4p, 412 weight class). Harrington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Game feat. Skrilex - El Chapo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harrington
vs
Cup

186 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
31
183 lbs
7 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cup.
Cup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Cup.
Cup looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cup on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrington. Harrington obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrington lands with a shot to the body.
Cup throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cup misses with a hook
and Harrington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cup throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cup takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrington cracks Cup with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cup with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cup misses with a looping left.
Cup doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
As Cup backs away, Harrington returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cup lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Cup misses.
Cup fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrington lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cup.
Harrington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cup dives in and grabs Harrington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harrington pushes down on Cup's head and hops out.
Harrington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cup looks to land a left hand but Harrington moved out of range nicely.
Harrington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harrington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harrington!
Harrington throws a head kick but Cup moves out of range.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cup! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington misses with a leg kick.
Cup sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrington throws a front kick that sends Cup stumbling back into the cage.
Cup throws a right and a left that Harrington avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. Cup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cup tries to clinch up.
Harrington lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cup has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harrington.
A combination from Cup does no damage.
Harrington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harrington throws a head kick but Cup moves out of range.
Cup scores with a one two! Harrington had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Cup.
Cup's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harrington.
Harrington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it.
Cup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
Harrington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cup stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrington lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cup's head.
Harrington is looking to wear down Cup with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harrington is looking to slow Cup down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrington.
Cup misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrington appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cup just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrington.
Cup walks into a stiff left hand from Harrington.
A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot.
Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrington thuds his shin into the meat of Cup's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Harrington.
Harrington lands a leg kick that knocks Cup off balance momentarily.
Cup looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrington is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a head kick. Cup smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harrington slips under a jab from Cup.
Cup throws a left and a right that both miss

and Harrington counters with a head kick that drops Cup to the mat! Cup scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Cup is rocked!
Harrington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cup is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrington finish him?
Cup looks winded!
Harrington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cup will feel that in the morning.
Harrington steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Cup is out on his feet! Harrington sets himself and nearly takes Cup's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Padraig Harrington!
A very excited looking Padraig Harrington 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.
Red Cup was interviewed post fight and said 'That wasn't fun.'.