PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Silas Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristina Harebell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gore
vs
Harebell

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silas Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristina Harebell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harebell has a takedown stuffed.
Harebell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gore swinging wildly here.
Harebell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Gore. No joy for Harebell on that attempt.
Harebell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gore throws out a powerful jab.

Gore moves into range and clinches up with Harebell.
Harebell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silas Gore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristina Harebell.
Gore lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Gore lands a hook that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
Harebell jumps guard but Gore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Harebell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harebell or not.
Harebell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gore's efforts to push away.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Harebell uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harebell looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gore.
Gore lands a nice uppercut.
Gore lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gore.
Gore pushes Harebell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gore lands a right hand.

Harebell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gore uses from the top position.

Harebell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harebell is keeping the position for now.
Gore is looking to stand up but Harebell won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harebell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gore is looking to stand up but Harebell won't let him.

Gore got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harebell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gore has managed to get both his arms back between Harebell's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harebell's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silas Gore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harebell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore cracks a nice hook into Harebell's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harebell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harebell with a poor takedown
and Gore counters with a nice body shot.
Harebell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gore counters with a straight right hand.
Harebell walks into a straight right hand from Gore.
Harebell misses with a takedown
and Gore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gore lands a jab to the nose.
Gore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gore lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gore connects with the punch.
Gore connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gore clinches.
Harebell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gore walks away with a smile on his face. Harebell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harebell has time to react.
Gore lands with a cross.

Harebell is rocked!
Gore catches Harebell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harebell is still on wobbly legs! Can Gore finish him?

Gore closes the distance and pushes Harebell back into the cage.
Harebell seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Gore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gore lands a shoulder strike.
Gore working aggressively here.
Gore is leaning against Harebell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gore is pressed up against the cage. Harebell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gore down to the mat. Gore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harebell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy left from Gore finds it's target.
Harebell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harebell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Gore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gore closes the distance and clinches.
Gore presses Harebell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harebell wants a takedown but no success here.
Gore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
Gore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harebell or not.
Silas Gore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gore works on Harebell's body with a couple of short punches.
Gore is trying to maintain a safe position but Harebell gets an underhook and turns Gore into the cage.
Harebell has Gore pressed against the cage, preventing Gore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Gore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
Harebell is breathing heavily.
Gore throws a punch but it's blocked by Harebell.
Gore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Gore on the inside.
Harebell takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore trying to control the position but instead, Harebell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gore into the cage.
Gore can't find room to land a body shot as Harebell controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gore lands a left hand.
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gore.
Gore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gore is trying to break the clinch but Harebell is controlling him.
Harebell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gore is defending well.
Gore is trying to break the clinch but Harebell has him pressed against the cage.
Gore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
Gore scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harebell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gore tries to circle away but Harebell has him pinned against the cage.
Gore tries to break free but Harebell pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harebell wants a takedown.
Silas Gore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristina Harebell.
Gore wants to get back to striking at distance but Harebell won't allow it.
Gore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gore lands a hook that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
Gore lands with a right to the head.
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Gore.
Gore cracks Harebell with a nice body shot.
Gore gets through Harebell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gore lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Gore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gore.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.
Gore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harebell or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore pushes Harebell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore lands with a short shot to the head.
Gore lands a shoulder strike.
Harebell blocking some punches.
Gore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harebell can do to turn this around?
Gore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gore throws a punch but it's blocked by Harebell.
A shot in the inside from Gore.
Gore lands a shoulder strike.
Gore scores with a shot to the side of Harebell's head.
Gore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Gore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Harebell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gore tries to throw a body punch but Harebell avoids it by throwing Gore back against the cage.
Gore lands a shot to the body.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore presses Harebell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gore lands a shoulder strike.
Gore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gore lands a body punch.
Gore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harebells head.
Harebell has Gore pressed against the cage, preventing Gore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harebell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harebells head.
Gore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gore tries to break free but Harebell pushes him back against the cage.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gore.
A short right from Gore.
Gore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harebell has him pressed against the cage.
Gore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Gore dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gore stuns Harebell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gore scores with a punch to the head.
Gore lands an overhand right.
Harebell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harebell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gore throws a shot to the body.
Harebell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gore finds it's way round the side to connect with Harebell's head.
Gore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harebell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Gore finds it's target.
Harebell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harebell needs to keep his hands up - Gore had a free shot at his head there.
Gore leaves Harebell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore jabs Harebell right on the nose. Harebell blinks but takes it well.
Gore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harebell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Gore takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gore.
Gore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harebell.
Silas Gore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristina Harebell.
Gore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harebell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Gore.
Gore lands a left hand.
Gore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gore working hard to break the clinch.
Gore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
Silas Gore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harebell backwards.
Gore misses with some punches.
Harebell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harebell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gore smiles and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore thuds a left hand into Harebell's body.
Gore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harebell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gore lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silas Gore is winning the standup battle so far.
Gore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harebell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gore stuffs the takedown attempt from Harebell. Harebell gets slowly back to his feet.
Gore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gore throws a series of strikes that have Harebell backpedaling.
Gore scores with a jab to the body.
Harebell has his takedown stuffed
and Gore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kristina Harebell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gore jabs Harebell to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harebell's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gore cracks Harebell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gore scores with a hook to the body. Harebell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Gore.
Gore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harebell has his takedown stuffed
and Gore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gore lands with a straight right. Harebell didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Gore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harebell doesn't seem phased though.

Gore instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gore.
Kristina Harebell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silas Gore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silas Gore!