PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackett has chosen Genesis - Firth of Fith as his entrance music. The key to victory for Omar Harrak has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Harrak
vs
Hackett

189 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Harrak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett scores with a head kick. Harrak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Omar Harrak has been cut.
Harrak moves out of range as Hackett throws a body kick.
Harrak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrak throws a lazy uppercut
and Hackett counters with a right hand to the body.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Harrak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Harrak - just one landing.
Hackett scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Harrak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrak digs a good body shot into Hackett's ribs.
Harrak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Harrak throws a series of punches but Hackett avoids them all with ease.
Harrak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hackett throws a leg kick which misses Harrak's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrak tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hackett cracks the inside of Harrak's front leg.
Harrak with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak misses the shot to the body.
Harrak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrak throws out a powerful jab.
Hackett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harrak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hackett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hackett throws a body punch but Harrak moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harrak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steve Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackett is looking to slow Harrak down with leg kicks.
Harrak lands with a hook. Hackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harrak tests Hackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harrak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hackett throws a body kick that misses.
Harrak missing with a left hand there. Hackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrak misses the shot to the body.
Hackett only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Hackett lands a big head kick that sends Harrak tumbling to the mat! Hackett takes a step backwards and waves Harrak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harrak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hackett has time to react.
Hackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Harrak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Harrak misses.
Hackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrak.
Hackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrak.
Hackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Harrak finds it's target.
Harrak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hackett.
Harrak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hackett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak tries to clinch up.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackett.
Hackett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Harrak to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hackett at a distance.
Hackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrak counters with a straight right hand.
Harrak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harrak is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrak. That snapped Hackett's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Harrak there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrak blocks the body kick.
Harrak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Harrak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Harrak's cut.
That's time! Harrak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harrak 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.
Hackett misses with a low kick.
Harrak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hackett can do to turn this around?
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett tries to move into range but Harrak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Harrak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hackett in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Hackett breaks from the clinch.
Hackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Hackett.
It seemed like Hackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hackett looks for the body kick but Harrak saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Harrak.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Harrak finds it's way through Hackett's defenses.
Harrak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hackett needs to keep his hands up - Harrak had a free shot at his head there.
Harrak misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrak moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett slips under a jab from Harrak.
Hackett misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Harrak to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrak throws a lazy uppercut
and Hackett counters with a low kick, right behind Harrak 's knee.
Hackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harrak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hackett is rocked!
Harrak misses with a looping right.
Harrak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hackett. Hackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Hackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrak's sensitive parts.
Hackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrak lands with a right hand.
Hackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrak finish him?
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!
Harrak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hackett counters with an inside leg kick.
Hackett seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrak stuns Hackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Hackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrak seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hackett throws a lazy uppercut

and Harrak moves into the clinch.
Harrak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Hackett's coach down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hackett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hackett tries to work over Harrak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrak working hard to break the clinch.

Hackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrak throws out a powerful jab.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Omar Harrak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hackett takes one to the chin there.
Harrak 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.
Harrak tries to clinch but Hackett moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hackett.
Hackett throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Harrak.
Harrak lands with a good body shot.
Harrak throws a looping overhand right but Hackett ducks down to avoid it.
Harrak cracks Hackett with a good jab.
Harrak looks to land a left hand but Hackett moved out of range nicely.
Harrak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hackett throws a head kick but Harrak moves out of range.

Harrak clinches.
Harrak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrak lands a right hand.
Harrak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Hackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a low kick, looking for Harrak's leg but Harrak calmly moves out of range.
Harrak misses with a straight left.
Hackett throws a low kick but Harrak avoids it.
Harrak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harrak scores with the left hand. Hackett knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrak scores with a nice right hand.
Harrak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hackett misses with a right hand
and Harrak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harrak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harrak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrak slips a straight right by Hackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrak swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Harrak.
Harrak swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Harrak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Harrak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harrak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackett.
Harrak lands a nice shot that snaps Hackett's head back.
Harrak throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Hackett.
Hackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hackett.
Harrak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hackett feints and then cracks Harrak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrak down.
Harrak digs a good hook to Hackett's body.
A low kick from Hackett is predictable there
and Harrak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrak misses with a wild combination.
Harrak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrak throws a big shot that misses.
Hackett lands a leg kick that knocks Harrak off balance momentarily.
Hackett lands a front kick.
Hackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrak. That did some damage!
Harrak's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Harrak throws a looping overhand right but Hackett ducks down to avoid it.
Hackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hackett lands a jab to Harrak's midsection.
Harrak connects with a body shot.
Hackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrak misses with a looping left.
Harrak scores with a decent looking hook.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrak slips under a jab from Hackett.
Hackett misses with a left hand
and Harrak counters with a nice body shot.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Harrak moves out of range easily.
Harrak connects with a body shot that sends Hackett's belly button to the back.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Hackett tries a quick counter leg kick but Harrak is wise to it.
Hackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hackett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
Hackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrak with a hook.
Hackett lands a nice looking body kick.
A shot to the body from Harrak misses
and Hackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrak tries to clinch but Hackett is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak scores with a hook.
Hackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Harrak does no damage.
Hackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harrak throws a shot to the body.
Harrak throws a shot to the body.
Hackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Hackett responds with a good body kick, but Harrak manages to step out the way in time.
Hackett misses with a low kick.
Hackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harrak swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak lands with a good body shot.
Hackett misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett lands a head kick!
Hackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Harrak.
Hackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Harrak's head but Harrak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrak seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harrak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Harrak. Beautiful body shot.
Harrak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrak tries to clinch up but Hackett circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Harrak clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Harrak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harrak works Hackett's body with a nice hook.
Harrak lands with an uppercut that bounces Hackett off the cage and back into range.
Hackett misses with a body kick.
Harrak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harrak's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harrak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Harrak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
Harrak scores with a hook.
Hackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Harrak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hackett throws a leg kick which misses Harrak's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrak tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrak misses with a hook. Hackett ducked under it nicely.
Harrak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrak throws a hook but Hackett avoids it easily.
Hackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrak's calf.
Hackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrak. That did some damage!
Harrak throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Harrak connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrak cracks Hackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Hackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackett.
Harrak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hackett.
Hackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hackett takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrak misses with a two punch combination.
Harrak misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hackett throws the kick towards the body but Harrak avoids it.
Harrak misses with a lunging right hand
and Hackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Hackett scores with a leg kick.
Harrak lands with a hook. Hackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hackett cracks the inside of Harrak's front leg.

Hackett lands a big head kick that sends Harrak tumbling to the mat! Hackett takes a step backwards and waves Harrak back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Harrak is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hackett.
Harrak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Harrak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett wants to slow Harrak down by chopping away at his legs.
Harrak throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett throws out a counter right but Harrak avoids it with no problem.
Hackett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harrak's head.
Oh Harrak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrak connects with a single shot there.
Hackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrak lands a jab to Hackett's midsection.
Harrak seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Harrak.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hackett.
Harrak wants to clinch.
Hackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrak's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hackett.
Harrak looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackett is just out of range.
Hackett shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrak avoids the head kick by Hackett.
Harrak closes the distance but Hackett moves to the side
and Hackett counters with a big head kick but Harrak shrugs it off.

Harrak moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harrak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Steve Hackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Omar Harrak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hackett misses with a left hand
letting Harrak counter with a right hand.
Hackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrak throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrak counters with a straight right hand.
Hackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrak.
Hackett throws a low kick, looking for Harrak's leg but Harrak calmly moves out of range.
Harrak checks a low kick from Hackett.
Hackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harrak's head.
Harrak throws a hook but Hackett avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak throws a body shot but no joy.
Hackett raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hackett scores with a head kick.
Harrak throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Harrak coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws a nice looking combination but Harrak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Harrak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Hackett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Hackett misses the body punch
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
Hackett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Harrak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hackett under the eye.
Harrak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrak digs a good hook to Hackett's body.
Harrak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses
and Harrak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harrak throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Steve Hackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett moves away from the strike by Harrak.
Harrak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hackett momentarily.
Harrak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harrak checks a low kick from Hackett.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Harrak.
Harrak misses with a lunging right hand
and Hackett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrak thinking.
Harrak looks to land a combination. Hackett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Hackett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harrak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Hackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett throws a powerful right kick. Harrak tried to block low but the kick was high! Harrak was taken right off of his feet! Hackett jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Hackett!
Steve Hackett is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Steve Hackett waved his t-shirt featuring Island's Forbidden Fruits's logo in front of the cameras.