PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Drummond
vs
Harper

173 cm
25
138 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

177 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Drummond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Harper!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Drummond does no damage.
Harper misses with the combination.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harper throws a series of punches but Drummond avoids them all with ease.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Drummond moves out of range easily.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Drummond stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Josh Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws a lazy body kick
and Drummond counters with an outside leg kick.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Drummond moved out of range.
Harper throws a right and a left that Drummond avoids nicely.
Harper throws a leg kick but Drummond checks it.
Harper throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Drummond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drummond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drummond, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drummond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drummond throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drummond. That's going to slow Harper down.
Harper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drummond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harper looks gassed!
Harper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice body punch from Drummond.
Drummond ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Drummond just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Josh Harper has been cut.
Drummond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.

Harper is rocked!
Drummond throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Drummond finish him?
Drummond connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Harper. Those never looked like landing.
Harper 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.
Drummond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harper throws a body punch but Drummond moves out of range.
Harper walks straight into a right hand from Drummond - that's dropped him! Drummond jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Harper from any more punishment! Harper complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arnold Drummond!