PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khan Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper has chosen Welcome To Jamrock as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Savage
vs
Harper

190 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Mary Jane's Medicinal's!
Rastafarii Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khan Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper looks for the body kick but Savage saw that one coming.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savage throws a leg kick which misses Harper's front leg but catches the back leg as Harper tries to avoid it.
Harper throws a push kick but Savage slaps the foot to one side.
Harper throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
Harper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savage checks it well.
Savage throws a leg kick
and Harper counters with a head kick. That will keep Savage thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A clash of legs there as Harper blocks the low kick.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savage takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Savage's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage avoids a kick to the body.
Savage blocks the body kick.
Khan Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Savage is out of range and Harper settles back down.
Harper misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Savage is predictable there
and Harper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Savage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harper's sensitive parts.
Savage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Harper moves into the clinch.
Savage wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Savage is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Savage letting Harper take a breather here.
Savage wants to break free but Harper has control.

Harper has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Savage is trying to keep an underhook but Harper manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Harper passes to side control.
Harper advances to mount.
Harper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Harper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Savage avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harper.
Harper looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper cracks Savage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harper looking to ground and pound but Savage is blocking nicely.
Harper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harper content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Harper working for a submission but Savage is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Savage is trying to stand up.
Harper controlling his opponent.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harper on the ground.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ben Harper just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A leg kick checked by Savage.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harper looks for the body kick but Savage saw that one coming.
Harper thows a leg kick but Savage checks it
and Savage counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harper.

Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Harper.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper has Savage pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper prevents Savage from breaking the clinch.
Harper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Harper has hold of one of Savage's legs. Savage is fighting the takedown attempt but Harper gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harper controls the pace.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper controlling from the top position.
Harper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper stands and throws Savage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Savage trying to remain calm as Harper controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harper throws out a leg kick but Savage moves out of range and Harper only half commits.
Harper throws the kick towards the body but Savage avoids it.
Savage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harper avoids a kick to the body.
Harper checks a leg kick.
Savage defending well as Harper loads up on a big left hand.

Harper moves into the clinch.
Savage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savage wants to break free but Harper has control.
Savage avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Savage is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savage's face.

It looks like Khan Savage has been cut.
Savage takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Savage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Harper.

Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is looking to score with low kicks.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Harper throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Savage counters with an inside leg kick.
Harper is looking to slow Savage down with leg kicks.
Harper thuds his right hand into Savage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Savage will feel that in the morning.
Savage moves out of range of the leg kick from Harper.

Harper rushes Savage and presses him up against the cage.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Savage won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Savage tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Harper.

Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harper wants to slow Savage down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Harper lands.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harper. Savage shrugs it off though.
Ben Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Savage squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Harper breaks from Savage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Savage is trying to stand up.
Harper content just to control the position here.
Harper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Savage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harper content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ben Harper just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savage.
Harper is looking to slow Savage down with leg kicks.
Harper misses with a head kick.
Harper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Savage's front leg but catches the back leg as Savage tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
Harper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Harper.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khan Savage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savage's sensitive parts.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harper blocks the body kick.
Harper throws a low kick but Savage avoids it.
Savage tries to score with a low kick but Harper moves his leg out of the way.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Savage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harper can pounce on him.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Harper misses
and Savage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harper throws the kick towards the body but Savage avoids it.
Harper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.

Harper closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.

Harper is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Savage can't fight it off and eventually Harper manages to take the fight to the floor. Savage looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper is pushing down on Savage's leg trying to pass to half guard. Savage is fighting to maintain full guard but Harper has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage tries to kick Harper off but Harper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ben Harper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harper slows the pace down in half guard.

Harper stands up from half guard.
Harper throws a push kick but Savage slaps the foot to one side.
Harper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Savage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harper.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harper throws the kick towards the body but Savage avoids it.
A head kick misses from Harper.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Savage. Savage obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Savage counters with an outside leg kick.
Savage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harper tries to land a front kick but Savage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Savage blocks the leg kick.
Savage takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savage.
Harper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Savage takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Savage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Harper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harper clinches.
Harper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Savage is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Savage has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Ben Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper working Savage over with knees to the body.
Harper keeps control of Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper working Savage over with knees to the body.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Harper tightens his grip and picks Savage up, before dumping him to the ground. Savage manages to land in guard.
Savage wants to stand up but Harper is controlling him.
Savage trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harper controls the pace.
Harper passes into half guard.
Harper is taking a breather. Savage says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Harper!