PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 24918 p4p, 14893 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 691 p4p, 719 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Laxx
vs
Harris

189 cm
33
200
23 - 14 - 3

184 cm
41
184
30 - 21 - 4

World class boxer
Granite chin

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 4, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laxx shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laxx lands with a right hand.
Laxx defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laxx looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Laxx is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Laxx is looking to score with low kicks.
Laxx misses with a wild body shot.
Laxx lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laxx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Laxx misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laxx slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laxx walks into a jab.
Laxx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Laxx moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Laxx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris tries to clinch up but Laxx circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Laxx . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laxx .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laxx manages to avoid it.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Laxx .
Harris scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris jabs at Laxx 's body.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris lands with a left to the head.

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

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Laxx lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Laxx 's head back.
Laxx looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laxx looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Laxx takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laxx throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Laxx and move into the clinch position.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laxx .

Laxx gets tackled into the ropes by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Laxx won't allow it.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Laxx controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
A short right from Harris.
Laxx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laxx was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
As Harris tries to get set, Laxx tries to push him back and clinch up but Harris manages to avoid the attempt.
Laxx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Laxx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris wants to clinch up but Laxx keeps it at a distance.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laxx moves away.
Harris tries to clinch there but Laxx circles away.
As Harris looks to move away, Laxx throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.
Laxx takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laxx is working Harris over against the ropes.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris prevents a body shot from Laxx .
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Laxx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Harris.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laxx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laxx on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Laxx takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laxx throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris tries to clinch but Laxx is having none of it.
Laxx seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Laxx darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris lands a body shot.
Laxx wants to clinch.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Laxx counters with a left to the body.
Laxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris sizes up Laxx with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Laxx gets tackled into the ropes by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Laxx blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Laxx .
Laxx thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laxx sets himself, and Harris steps forward looking for the clinch! Laxx avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Laxx misses its intended target.
Laxx is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab lands there for Harris.

Harris darts in and clinches Laxx up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laxx s head.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Laxx misses with a body punch.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Laxx .
Laxx lands a body punch.
Anselmo Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Laxx .
Laxx is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris blocking some punches.
A short right from Laxx .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Laxx .
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
Laxx lands a nice uppercut.
Laxx lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris blocks a body shot from Laxx .
Laxx lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Laxx lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Tyga Laxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laxx misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyga Laxx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmo Harris!
Anselmo Harris thanked the fans post fight for their support.