PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Nelson (ranked 2096 p4p, 3201 weight class) and Max Harris (ranked 261 p4p, 386 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nelson
vs
Harris

179 cm
26
163
8 - 6 - 0

184 cm
22
165
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hardcore Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Harris!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Harris throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Harris backs away, Nelson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.

Nelson has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.

Harris pulls guard successfully.
Nelson throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.

Harris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nelson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris has managed to get both his arms back between Nelson's legs - danger averted.
Harris looking to pass the guard.

Nelson working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Harris lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Harris stands and steps away. Nelson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Harris.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chandler Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris misses with a hook.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Harris misses the jab.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Max Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Nelson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Harris throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Max Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nelson.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Max Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris misses with a body shot.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harris is controlling Nelson's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Harris pushes Nelson off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Nelson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Nelson is rocked!
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Nelson ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Harris lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Nelson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Harris and Nelson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Harris.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Harris!