PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slash Shredder (ranked 2047 p4p, 3811 weight class) and Kody Harbrant (ranked 216 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shredder
vs
Harbrant

178 cm
21
152
5 - 7 - 1

175 cm
25
155
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kody Harbrant!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Harbrant moves away and avoids it.
Shredder lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shredder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shredder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shredder throws a right hand that misses
and Harbrant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shredder throws a hook but Harbrant avoids it easily.
Harbrant is looking to clinch but Shredder is avoiding it.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harbrant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harbrant.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harbrant! But no joy.
A jab from Shredder does it's job there.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Harbrant unleashes a big counter combination but Shredder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shredder lands a jab to Harbrant's midsection.
Shredder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shredder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harbrant.
Shredder throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shredder lands a lovely overhand right.
Shredder jabs Harbrant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harbrant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Harbrant ducks down to avoid it.
Shredder cracks a nice hook into Harbrant's ribs.
Shredder stuns Harbrant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Shredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shredder swings for the body but Harbrant moves out of range.
It seemed like Harbrant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder throws a shot to the body.
Shredder throws a body punch but Harbrant moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbrant moves in looking to clinch but Shredder pushes him off.
Harbrant needs to keep his hands up - Shredder had a free shot at his head there.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Harbrant does it's job there.
Harbrant has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Harbrant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shredder throws out the jab.
Harbrant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shredder works the jab nicely.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Harbrant moved out of range.
Shredder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Harbrant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shredder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shredder with a hook.
Shredder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shredder misses with a lunging right hand
and Harbrant counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Harbrant. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Shredder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shredder jabs at Harbrant's body.
Shredder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shredder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harbrant momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Shredder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder lands a body shot.
Harbrant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shredder under the eye.
Shredder tests Harbrant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shredder cracks Harbrant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harbrant was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Harbrant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harbrant ducks right into an uppercut from Shredder.
Harbrant throws a chopping leg kick but Shredder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harbrant drops his hands momentarily and Shredder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shredder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harbrant momentarily.
Shredder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbrant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder misses with an uppercut
and Shredder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shredder throws a lazy uppercut
and Harbrant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder lands with a good body shot.
Harbrant moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Harbrant slips under a jab from Shredder.
Harbrant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harbrant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shredder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harbrant at a distance.
Shredder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harbrant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shredder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harbrant at a distance.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder misses with a hook
and Harbrant counters with a left to the body.
Shredder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Harbrant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Shredder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shredder.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slash Shredder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shredder throws a shot to the body.
Kody Harbrant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shredder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harbrant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder cracks Harbrant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shredder lands with a shot to the body.
Harbrant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder lands the left hand.
Harbrant walks into a straight right hand from Shredder.
Harbrant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shredder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harbrant connects with a right hand. Shredder shakes it off.
Slash Shredder is winning the standup battle so far.
Harbrant misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
Harbrant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Shredder swats away the attempt to clinch by Harbrant.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harbrant can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harbrant.
Harbrant walks into a stiff left hand from Shredder.
Shredder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Harbrant clinches up against the cage.
Shredder is leaning against Harbrant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shredder lands a hook that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Harbrant controls his hands.
Shredder lands a left hand.
Shredder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shredder tries to work over Harbrant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shredder.
Shredder presses Harbrant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Harbrant wants to get back to striking at distance but Shredder won't allow it.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Harbrant controls the action.
Shredder lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Shredder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Harbrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harbrant working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shredder.
Shredder working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Shredder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shredder tries a body shot but Harbrant blocks it.
Slash Shredder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shredder lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
A body shot lands from Shredder.
Harbrant is breathing heavily.
Shredder lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
Shredder lands a hook that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Shredder lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Shredder as the two fighters clinch.
Shredder pushes Harbrant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shredder lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Shredder.
Harbrant takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Shredder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Shredder prevents Harbrant from breaking the clinch.
Shredder digs a right hand underneath Harbrant's ribcage. Harbrant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harbrant blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder scores with a shoulder strike.
Shredder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shredder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Shredder lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Shredder.
Shredder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harbrant takes a shot to the head.
Shredder scores with a shoulder strike.

Harbrant is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Shredder as the two fighters clinch.
Harbrant is still on wobbly legs! Can Shredder finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Shredder.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slash Shredder dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Shredder scores with a hook.
Harbrant seems to have recovered his senses.
Shredder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harbrant's head backwards.
Shredder scores with a sloppy right hand. Harbrant should have avoided that one.
Shredder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harbrant on the side of the head.
Shredder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harbrant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shredder to score with a decent uppercut.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Harbrant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harbrant doesn't seem bothered though.
Shredder lands with a straight right. Harbrant didn't see that one coming.
Shredder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harbrant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Harbrant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harbrant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shredder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harbrant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder throws a shot to the body.
Harbrant throws out a loose jab but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Harbrant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harbrant now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harbrant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shredder lunges at Harbrant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harbrant's hand.
Harbrant avoids the body shot from Shredder.

Harbrant clinches up with Shredder and pushes him back against the cage.
Shredder presses Harbrant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harbrant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
Shredder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Shredder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harbrant backwards.
Shredder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slash Shredder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Shredder.
Harbrant prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder pushes Harbrant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
Kody Harbrant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harbrant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant is trying to stall.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder keeps control of Harbrant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harbrant.
Harbrant is trying to break the clinch but Shredder is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harbrant misses with a punch on the inside.
Harbrant is trying to break the clinch but Shredder has him pressed against the cage.
Harbrant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harbrant working aggressively here.
Harbrant is trying to force a seperation but Shredder has the dominant position.
Shredder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Shredder.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slash Shredder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shredder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slash Shredder!