PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 4119 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 104 weight class). Fothergill kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fothergill
vs
Harada

188 cm
31
260
14 - 16 - 0

199 cm
44
250
34 - 20 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fothergill lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Kenuichio Harada has been cut.
Fothergill throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Fothergill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
Fothergill just misses with a punch to the body.
Fothergill misses with a double jab

and Harada counters by clinching up.
Harada lands a right hand.
Harada being controlled against the cage.
Fothergill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harada.
Harada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fothergill backwards.
Fothergill gets underhooks to prevent Harada's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Harada fails to land.
A short uppercut from Fothergill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fothergill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Fothergill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harada misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fothergill is pressed up against the cage. Harada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fothergill down to the mat. Fothergill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fothergill.
Harada misses with the body kick
and Fothergill counters with a straight right hand.
Fothergill throws a lazy right hand but Harada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fothergill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harada.
Fothergill misses with a double jab
and Harada counters with a solid body kick.
Harada slips a jab and a cross from Fothergill.
Despite the aggression on Harada's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fothergill throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Harada's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fothergill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fothergill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fothergill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Fothergill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fothergill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harada is keeping busy.
Fothergill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harada looking for a takedown.
Jimmy Fothergill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenuichio Harada.
Fothergill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fothergill blocking some punches.
Fothergill lands a body shot.
Harada misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Fothergill.
Fothergill scores with a hook to the body.
Harada looks winded!
Fothergill prevents a body shot from Harada.
A right hand to the body from Harada.
Harada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fothergill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harada up against the cage.
Fothergill is looking to control Harada's arms but Harada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fothergill has his back to the cage.
The referee calls for Fothergill to work.
A short right from Fothergill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill tries to land a knee to the head but Harada blocks with his arms.
Fothergill trying to stall but Harada improves his position.
Fothergill blocking some punches.
Harada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fothergill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Fothergill.
Harada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fothergill misses with a punch on the inside.
Fothergill looking to throw knees to the head but Harada is blocking nicely.
Fothergill looking to throw knees to the head but Harada is blocking nicely.
Harada tries to throw a body punch but Fothergill avoids it by throwing Harada back against the cage.
Harada misses with the head strike.
Harada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fothergill backwards.
Fothergill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fothergill looking to stall.
Harada takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill lands with a right to the head.
Fothergill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fothergill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harada tries a body shot but Fothergill blocks it.
Harada misses with a punch on the inside.
Fothergill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harada is keeping busy.
A short right from Fothergill on the inside.
Harada working aggressively here.
Fothergill throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Fothergill misses with a knee strike.
Harada misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harada.
Fothergill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harada misses with a punch to the body.
Fothergill can't find room to land a body shot as Harada controls the action.
Harada working aggressively here.
Harada lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Fothergill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenuichio Harada's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harada throws a leg kick but Fothergill sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Fothergill lands a left and a right that send Harada crashing to the mat, dazed. Fothergill thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fothergill cracks Harada with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harada falls to his knees and Fothergill doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Fothergill!
Post fight, Jimmy Fothergill took to the microphone: 'POW! Right in the kisser! Another one bites t'dust. Tek that microphone and jog on son! Sithee!'.