PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harrison
vs
Abelardo

170 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Abelardo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abelardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Harrison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harrison stalling.
Harrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abelardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrison is working away from the top position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abelardo wants to get back to full guard.
Harrison really is a fat lump.
Abelardo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison is controlling the pace.
Abelardo wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abelardo is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harrison takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abelardo tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abelardo to the ground. Abelardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Abelardo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Abelardo lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
Abelardo connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jordan Harrison has been cut.
Harrison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abelardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harrison.
Abelardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrison's sensitive parts.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harrison.
Abelardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abelardo. That's going to slow Harrison down.
Abelardo missing with a left hand there. Harrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abelardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abelardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abelardo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abelardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harrison will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo pushes Harrison away with a front kick.
Abelardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Harrison in the body.
Abelardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abelardo.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Ramon Abelardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abelardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abelardo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abelardo!
Abelardo lands a nice hook to Harrison's body. Harrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abelardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abelardo.
Harrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Harrison walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Abelardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harrison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abelardo thuds his shin into the meat of Harrison's side.
Abelardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Abelardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Abelardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harrison if he has to take too many more of those.
Harrison will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick from Abelardo lands but Harrison takes it in his stride.
Abelardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Abelardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Harrison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abelardo.
Harrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abelardo.
Abelardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Jordan Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Abelardo connects with a leg kick. Harrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abelardo lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abelardo.
Abelardo is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harrison.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abelardo.
Ramon Abelardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Abelardo tenderised Harrison's leg. Harrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abelardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abelardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abelardo.
Abelardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abelardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abelardo lands a head kick. Harrison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abelardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Abelardo lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Abelardo.
Abelardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Harrison in the body.
Abelardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick from Abelardo lands but Harrison takes it in his stride.

Jordan Harrison's cut is getting worse.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harrison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abelardo - the referee stops the clock and Harrison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abelardo. Harrison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Abelardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abelardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abelardo can pounce on him.
Abelardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Harrison's torso.
Abelardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrison's sensitive parts.
Abelardo lands a head kick!
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Abelardo, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Abelardo against the cage but Abelardo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Abelardo tenderised Harrison's leg. Harrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
Abelardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harrison rather than just go for the knockout.
Harrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Abelardo lands but Harrison takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Abelardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abelardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison 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.
Harrison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abelardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Abelardo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Abelardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harrison will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abelardo keeps Harrison at a distance using the push kick.
Abelardo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Jordan Harrison's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Abelardo cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abelardo thuds his shin into the meat of Harrison's side.
Abelardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrison's sensitive parts.
Abelardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Harrison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Harrison's torso.
Abelardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abelardo.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abelardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abelardo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.
Abelardo delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Abelardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Harrison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abelardo cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Harrison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Abelardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Abelardo.
Abelardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abelardo.
Ramon Abelardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abelardo cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harrison takes a step back to recover.
Harrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abelardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abelardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Abelardo.
Harrison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abelardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abelardo. Abelardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abelardo throws a front kick that sends Harrison stumbling back into the cage.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
Abelardo lands with a nice body kick.
Abelardo scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abelardo. That's going to slow Harrison down.
Abelardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abelardo throws a hook to the side of Harrison's head but Harrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abelardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Abelardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abelardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abelardo.
Abelardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abelardo lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abelardo. Harrison shrugs it off though.
A head kick from Abelardo lands but Harrison takes it in his stride.
Ramon Abelardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abelardo thuds his shin into the meat of Harrison's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abelardo.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harrison takes a step back to recover.
Abelardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Abelardo thows a body kick. Harrison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abelardo.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Nice body kick from Abelardo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abelardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Abelardo.
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abelardo.
Jordan Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abelardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harrison will feel that in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Abelardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abelardo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Abelardo!