PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Blake (ranked 2714 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 373 p4p, 300 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blake
vs
Harris

180 cm
29
215
6 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
205
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads

Conviction
Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake checks a low kick from Harris.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Blade Blake has been cut.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake is looking to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Harris tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Harris manages to avoid the attempt.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris misses with a right hand

and Blake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blake.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Blake prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Harris pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris lands a left hand.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harris avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake prevents a body shot from Harris.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Blake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris has Blake pushed against the cage.
Blake prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris blocks a body shot from Blake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Harris stalls.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raven Harris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Blake staying out of range there.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a thumping low kick.

Harris rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Harris cracks Blake with a nice body shot.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Harris stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris taking a breather.
Harris leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raven Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling against the cage.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blake up against the cage.
Harris tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.

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.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raven Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harris gets a clinch.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Blake manages to pull guard.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to keep Harris in close.
Blake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harris throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
As Harris tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Harris manages to avoid the attempt.
Blade Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harris manages to circle out of the way.
Harris misses with a body punch

and Blake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blake blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blake up against the cage.
Harris leaning against his opponent.
Raven Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raven Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harris 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raven Harris!
Raven Harris made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'HHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM................HHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM'.