PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Dorezo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Clash - Rock the Casbah. Jerome Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Dorezo

186 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

CROWN - Pit Inc
Hell's Balls Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Dorezo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorezo takes a jab right on the kisser.

Harris shoots in and bounces Dorezo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Dorezo kicks Harris off and gets to his feet.

Dorezo clinches up against the cage.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris prevents Dorezo from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dorezo wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dorezo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harris prevents Dorezo from breaking the clinch.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris is leaning against Dorezo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorezo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorezo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dorezo on the side of the head.

Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Dorezo is keeping the position.
Dorezo wants to get back to his feet but Harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dorezo wants to get back to his feet but Harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Dorezo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dorezo tries to clinch up.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dorezo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dorezo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Harris rushes Dorezo and presses him up against the cage.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris just leaning against Dorezo, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Dorezo has double underhooks.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dorezo breaks the clinch.

Harris gets the takedown into side control.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dorezo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris connects with a right hand. Dorezo shakes it off.

Harris darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dorezo is not content to let Harris control the position.
Dorezo is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dorezo defending well though.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris working Dorezo over with strikes.
Harris throwing shots but Dorezo is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris is looking to pass Dorezo's guard but actually Dorezo recovers to full guard.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dorezo is keeping the position for now.
Harris won't allow Dorezo to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Harris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorezo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dorezo trying to remain calm as Harris controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Dorezo with a big right hand but Dorezo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Harris misses with the ground and pound.
Harris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dorezo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris trying to control the action but Dorezo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Harris moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Harris keeps control of Dorezo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Harris gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Dorezo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
A short left from Harris.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorezo has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dorezo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dorezo trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.

Dorezo breaks from the clinch.

Harris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dorezo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Dorezo has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorezo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dorezo wants to stand and escape but Harris is having none of it.
Jerome Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris landing some decent shots from guard.
Harris prevents Dorezo from getting back to his feet.
Dorezo has momentary wrist control but Harris slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorezo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dorezo keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Dorezo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dorezo keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Jerome Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Dorezo is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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