PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ima Llama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Any Way You Want It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Llama
vs
Harris

180 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

165 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ima Llama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colin Harris!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Llama gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Llama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris keeping full guard, as Llama tries to pass.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Llama wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Llama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Llama trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Harris moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Llama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Llama has his takedown stuffed

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Llama won't be happy with that.
Llama gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llama trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Llama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris prevents Llama from improving his position.
Harris looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Llama won't allow Harris to pass to mount.
Llama is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llama manages to get to full guard.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Llama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Llama is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris trying to control but Llama is working from the bottom.
Llama is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Llama looking for a sweep. Not yet Llama, not yet.
Llama is working hard here to advance position.
Llama pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Llama is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Llama tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Harris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harris prevents Llama from improving his position.
Llama trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Llama is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Llama is working away.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Llama is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Llama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Llama is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
Llama is trying to control but can't.
Harris tries to stand but can't do so whilst Llama controls his leg.
Harris looks gassed!
Llama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Llama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Harris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Llama!
Harris looking to control but Llama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Llama is holding on tight.
Llama sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harris tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Llama.
Llama trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harris manages to pass to mount!

Harris looking to secure an arm triangle but Llama defends it well.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Llama is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llama is just holding on here. Harris manages to take his back.
Llama turns into Harris and is now in his guard.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Llama is one step ahead there.
Llama trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris with a poor takedown

and Llama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Llama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Llama from controlling successfully.
Llama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harris is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Llama seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Llama trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Llama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harris is not content to let Llama control the position.
Llama passes to side control.
Llama is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ima Llama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Harris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Llama trying to control from the bottom.
Llama tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Llama trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Llama defends it well.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Llama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Llama trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Llama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Harris looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Llama is looking to control Harris but Harris is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Llama is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ima Llama will probably get the nod.
That's time! Llama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Llama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Llama thinking.

Harris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Llama sprawls well initially but Harris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Llama is in trouble now - Harris has advanced to mount!
Llama keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harris avoids the attempt from Llama to control.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Llama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Llama looks a forlorn figure.
Llama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Harris working for a submission but Llama is keeping him at bay.
Harris wants to control the pace but Llama is squirming around nicely.
Llama sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Llama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Llama is concentrating on defense, preventing Harris from advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Llama trying to control from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ima Llama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Llama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Harris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris.
Llama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harris!
Harris wants to control but Llama is having none of it.
Llama controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
Llama avoids the attempt from Harris to control.
Llama wants to control the pace but Harris is squirming around nicely.
Harris is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Llama content just to control the position here.
Llama trying to control but Harris is having none of it.
Harris has given up his back. Will we see Llama going for some submissions?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris looking very determined here, making life difficult for Llama.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ima Llama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Llama doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Llama won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ima Llama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Llama manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Llama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Llama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Harris!