PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry St Hype (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry St Hype told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Harris
vs
St Hype

180 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

168 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry St Hype!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Hype lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris looks to throw the jab but St Hype is out of range.
St Hype misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a big counter combination but St Hype scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Harris has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
St Hype lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Hype throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

St Hype has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Hype walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anselmo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

St Hype forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to pull guard but St Hype won't allow it.
St Hype working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Hype gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Hype avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris tries to pull guard but St Hype won't allow it.
Harris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Hype gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
St Hype lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Hype is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Hype down to the mat. St Hype avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harris darts in looking for a takedown but St Hype gets double underhooks and turns Harris into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris slips under a jab from St Hype.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Hype. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.

Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Hype, pushing him back against the cage.
St Hype scores with a shoulder strike.
St Hype lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 is working for takedown but St Hype is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for St Hype.
St Hype digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Hype lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris takes a shot to the head.

Harris is rocked!
Nice body punch from St Hype - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for St Hype.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Hype pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Hype lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from St Hype.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Hype working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Hype lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
St Hype lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris wants a takedown.
St Hype lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Hype has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harris seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if St Hype can turn it around.
St Hype creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Harris's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Harris drops to his knees and St Hype pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perry St Hype!
After winning the bout, Perry St Hype thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.