PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Shaker

180 cm
30
180 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

180 cm
27
182 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoe Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arman Shaker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shaker's calf.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaker blocks a low kick nicely.
Shaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaker throws a shot to the body.
Harris feints and then cracks Shaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shaker down.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaker motions for Harris to come forward. Shaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaker moves away.
Zoe Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Shaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Harris has closed the distance and engaged Shaker in a clinch.
Shaker misses with a body punch.
Shaker misses with a body punch.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakers head.
Shaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shaker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris blocking some punches.
Shaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Shaker fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Shaker lands a nice uppercut.
Shaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shaker slows down the pace here.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shaker misses with a body punch.
Shaker blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Shaker.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaker is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shaker.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaker backwards.
Shaker blocking some punches.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris is working Shaker over against the cage.

Shaker has hold of one of Harris's legs. Harris is fighting the takedown attempt but Shaker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Shaker won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Shaker from controlling successfully.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Shaker is proving a slippery customer.
Shaker prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shaker is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Harris pushes Shaker off looking to stand but Shaker dives back in and keeps control.
Shaker is pressing down on Harris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harris is holding on for now.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaker.

Harris kicks Shaker off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Shaker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shaker shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaker.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Shaker clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris is looking to score with low kicks.
Shaker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris misses with a low kick as Shaker jumps back.
Harris cracks Shaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Harris moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.

Shaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Shaker's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zoe Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaker tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris moves away from the strike by Shaker.
Shaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaker can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Shaker does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Shaker saw that one coming.

Shaker gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shaker decides to pull guard.
Harris tries to stand but Shaker is controlling from the bottom.
Harris postures up.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harris seems keen to control Shaker's posture.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Shaker from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Shaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Harris seems content to control.
Shaker has his hands clasped together around Harris's back. He's all about the action.
Harris is taking a breather. Shaker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Harris is going to stand back up.
Shaker tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Shaker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Shaker drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoe Harris dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Harris catches Shaker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harris digs a good hook to Shaker's body.
It looks like Harris has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Shaker's leg but Shaker calmly moves out of range.
Shaker lands a jab.
Shaker shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shaker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Shaker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Shaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Shaker has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker misses with a body punch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks a body shot from Shaker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Shaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Shaker.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaker.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaker backwards.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Shaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris avoiding damage as Shaker throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Shaker back against the cage.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoe Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris tries a body shot but Shaker blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaker backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shaker fails to land.
Harris lands a body punch.
Shaker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris is stalling here.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Shaker.
Shaker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arman Shaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoe Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Shaker.
Shaker has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris pushes Shaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris working aggressively here.
Shaker being controlled against the cage.
Shaker misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shaker as Harris tries to tie him up.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with some punches.
Shaker throws an elbow that misses.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Shaker.
Shaker working hard to break the clinch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks a body shot from Shaker.
Harris avoiding damage as Shaker throws knees to the body.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoe Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoe Harris!
Zoe Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.