PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 817 p4p, 1262 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 115 p4p, 169 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!

Harris
vs
Avila

190 cm
21
177
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
180
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avila.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Avila scores with a jab.
Avila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Avila just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Avila moved out of range nicely.
Avila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Avila is out of range.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Avila only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Avila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Avila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Avila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Avila.
Avila throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Avila throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.

Avila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avila thumps Harris with a low kick.
Avila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avila thumps Harris with a low kick.

Harris has managed to clinch.
Avila misses with a body punch.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Harris to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Avila lands a knee to the head.
Avila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Avila swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris leaning against his opponent.
Avila misses with a knee strike.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avila misses with a leg kick.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Avila.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Avila counters with a left to the body.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Avila jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avila. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avila throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris closes the distance but Avila moves to the side
and Avila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris cracks Avila with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a hook.
Avila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris misses the jab.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Avila is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Avila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Avila throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Avila manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Avila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Avila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Avila swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Avila looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila lands a nice shot to the body.
Avila with a nice calf kick.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Avila circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julian Avila will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Avila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

It looks like Julian Avila has been cut.
Avila swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Avila throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Avila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Avila, as that shot connected.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Avila is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Avila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Avila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Avila.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Nice body punch from Avila.
Avila throws a leg kick that misses.
Harris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Avila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Avila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Julian Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avila staying out of range there.
Avila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Avila walks into a jab.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Avila's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Avilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Avila is rocked!
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Avila lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avila staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris clinches.
Avila missing with knees to the body.
Avila tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Avila back against the cage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Avila tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avila trying to land knees to the body.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avila tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Avila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Avila controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris moves out of range as Avila throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Avila is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Avila lands with a kick to the ribs.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Avila ducks down to avoid it.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Avila misses with a looping left.
Avila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Avila throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Nice jab there from Avila.
Harris tries to clinch there but Avila circles away.
Harris tries to clinch there but Avila circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Harris instigates a clinch.
Avila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Harris clinches up with Avila and pushes him back against the cage.
Avila tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avila.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julian Avila will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julian Avila's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Harris misses.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Avila goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avila.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Avila throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Avila finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Harris forces Avila back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avila.
Avila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Avila.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Avila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avila slips under a jab from Harris.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Avila tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avila misses the shot to the body.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Avila.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila scores with a shot to the body.
Harris defending well as Avila loads up on a big left hand.
Harris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avila lands a right hook to the body.
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris backing away here, and Avila unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avila throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Avila thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Avila digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Bastien Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avila slips a straight right by Harris.
Avila lands a right hook to the body.
Avila lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Avila coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Avila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris catches Avila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Avila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avila throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Avila drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Avila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Avila lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Avila is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris is looking to clinch but Avila is avoiding it.
Avila seems to have recovered his senses.
Avila tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Avila lands a body shot.
Avila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Avila counters with a slapping leg kick.
Avila swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Avila throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris scores with a sloppy right hand. Avila should have avoided that one.
Avila has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris tries to clinch but Avila is having none of it.
Avila will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Avila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avila swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julian Avila.
I've got Avila winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Julian Avila!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Julian Avila!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Julian Avila!

Julian Avila wins by unanimous decision!