PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rachid Hari (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.

Juarez
vs
Hari

166 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Prince Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rachid Hari!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Juarez counters with a left to the body.

Juarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Juarez is in Hari's guard.
Juarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Juarez wants to stand but Hari is controlling his posture from full guard.
Juarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hari has momentary wrist control but Juarez slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Hari wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Juarez manages to pass to side control.
Hari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Juarez.

Juarez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Juarez avoids the head kick by Hari.
Juarez attempts a counter takedown but Hari avoids it well and moves away.
Hari tries to clinch but Juarez moves away
and Juarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hari shoots in for a takedown but Juarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juarez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hari.
Juarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Juarez circles away.
Prince Juarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rachid Hari.
Hari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juarez is fending him off so far but Hari persists. Nope, Juarez circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Juarez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hari looks winded!
Juarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Juarez.
Juarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Hari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hari wants to get back to full guard.
Hari is not content to let Juarez control the position.
Juarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hari defends it well.
Juarez stalling.
Hari wants to sweep but Juarez has passed to side control!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juarez tries for a kimura but Hari is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hari is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Juarez is controlling him well.
Juarez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Juarez cracks Hari with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hari looks to move to half guard but instead Juarez has passed into mount! Damn!
Juarez working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juarez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Juarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Juarez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Juarez lands in his opponent's guard.
Juarez content to stall in guard here.
Juarez is looking to stand up but Hari won't let him.
Hari looking to control.
Juarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hari can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez trying to control but Hari is working from the bottom.
Juarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Hari looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Juarez passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Juarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hari knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hari wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Juarez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rachid Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Juarez as Hari shoots in.
Juarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Hari, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Juarez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Hari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Juarez as he jumps to the side.
Juarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Prince Juarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rachid Hari.
Hari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari tries to clinch up.
Hari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Juarez defends well and Hari ends up having to push Juarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hari misses with a takedown

and Juarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Juarez.

Juarez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Juarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hari steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Juarez.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Juarez.
Juarez just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Juarez decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Juarez gets a takedown into half guard.
Juarez trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Juarez decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Juarez dominated that second round.
That's time! Juarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Juarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hari. Hari gets slowly back to his feet.
Juarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hari. Juarez shrugs it off though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hari throws a series of punches but Juarez moves out of range.
Juarez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari shoots in for a takedown but Juarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Juarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hari has managed to clinch.
Hari wants a takedown.
Prince Juarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rachid Hari.
Juarez is trying to pull guard but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
Hari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Juarez drags the fight down to the ground.
Hari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Juarez's guard.
Juarez keeping hold of Hari's head, controlling as best he can.

Juarez manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hari shoots and misses

and Juarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Juarez has clasped his hands together around Hari's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juarez working the ground and pound.
Hari takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Juarez is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hari tries to improve position but can't.
Prince Juarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juarez stands up.
Hari shoots for a double leg takedown but Juarez sprawls well. He's pushed Hari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juarez tries to counter with a takedown but Hari is quick to defend against it.
Juarez throws a hook but Hari avoids it easily.
Hari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Juarez drives through with a takedown into Hari's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Juarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez scoring with punches to the head and body.

Juarez stands up and waves to Hari to follow him.
Hari looks for a takedown but Juarez sprawls well.
Juarez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Juarez moves out of range as Hari strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Juarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Juarez is in Hari's guard.
Rachid Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince Juarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juarez controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Juarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juarez 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Juarez!