PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juno Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Sad But True as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ku
vs
Harris

195 cm
20
284 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
250 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juno Ku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
Ku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Ku sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ku but Ku pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ku is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Ku throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ku.
Frank Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ku stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Juno Ku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Harris.

Ku tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ku unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ku obliges.
Harris looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ku utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ku putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ku utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ku lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Harris is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ku is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harris.
Knees to the body from Ku.
Ku is stalling here.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Ku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ku controlling the action here for a moment.
Ku lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Frank Harris's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Ku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ku taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ku obliges.
Ku stalling.
Ku lands a knee to the body.
Ku lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ku.
Ku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ku obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ku takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harris letting Ku take a breather here.
Ku utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ku slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku working Harris over with knees to the body.
Ku scores a nice knee to the body.
Ku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ku.
Ku working Harris over with knees to the body.
Ku lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ku pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ku landing knees to the body.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ku avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ku obliges.
Ku lands a knee to the head.
Ku is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harris tries to pull guard but Ku holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
Ku connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Ku.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Ku.
Harris jumps guard but Ku stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris letting Ku take a breather here.
Ku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ku scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Frank Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ku.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ku smiles and moves away.
Ku lands a head kick. Harris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ku defends it nicely.
Ku scores with a push kick.
Ku throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harris.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ku throws a head kick that misses.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a hook
and Ku counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Ku.

Frank Harris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Juno Ku!