PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iran Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, click me. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Harris
vs
Nogueira

180 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iran Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris walks into a jab.
Nogueira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nogueira throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nogueira.

Oooh a lovely combination from Nogueira sends Harris down but not out. Nogueira dives into side control looking to finish.

Harris is rocked!

It looks like John Harris has been cut.
Harris being controlled for a moment.
Oh Harris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nogueira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris tries to bench press Nogueira off him but Nogueira keeps the position.
Nogueira is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Harris is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
Check out the look on Nogueira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nogueira is staying tight to Harris's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nogueira scores with punches from side control.
Harris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nogueira connects with a decent elbow.
Harris trying to remain calm as Nogueira controls from the top position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Iran Nogueira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira connects with a body shot.
Nogueira stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Nogueira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Nogueira thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nogueira lands a two punch combo.
Nogueira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Nogueira. That snapped Harris's head back.
Nogueira digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nogueira!
Nogueira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira throws a series of strikes that have Harris backpedaling.
Harris lands a head kick. Nogueira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Nogueira - just one landing.
Nogueira misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Nogueira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nogueira if he has to take too many more of those.
Nogueira throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Nogueira cracks Harris with a good jab.
Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nogueira connects with a single shot there.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris lands with a nice body kick.
Nogueira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nogueira is able to avoid easily.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira scores with a body shot.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
Harris throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iran Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Harris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice uppercut lands for Nogueira. That snapped Harris's head back.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nogueira connects with a single shot there.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris scores with a spinning back kick!
Nogueira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Nogueira sees coming a mile off.
Nogueira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogueira lands a nice shot to the body.
Nogueira scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nogueira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira connects with a looping right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira connects with a looping right hand.
Nogueira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Nogueira 's knee.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nogueira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nogueira lands a jab to Harris's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nogueira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harris throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Nogueira lands a right hook to the body.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nogueira throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Nogueira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Nogueira does no damage.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nogueira's head.
Nogueira throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Nogueira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nogueira throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Nogueira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nogueira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Iran Nogueira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira misses with a double jab.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nogueira connects with a jab.
A left lands for Nogueira.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Nogueira jabs at Harris's body.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Harris.
Nogueira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nogueira works Harris's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
John Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Nogueira scores with a four punch combination!
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a jab-cross combination.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nogueira stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iran Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Harris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nogueira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris checks a low kick from Nogueira.
Nogueira scores with a nice head shot.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Harris.
Nogueira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nogueira punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Nogueira lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris cracks Nogueira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris throws a series of punches but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a shot to the body.
Harris throws a nice head kick!
Nogueira swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nogueira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Nogueira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Nogueira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two 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 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nogueira with a hook.
Harris throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nogueira moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
Nogueira stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nogueira tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nogueira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Nogueira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Nogueira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Nogueira was not able to check.
Nogueira lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nogueira crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harris - the referee stops the clock and Nogueira gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harris. Nogueira manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira lands a with a good body shot.
Nogueira digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Iran Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Nogueira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nogueira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nogueira scores with a shot to the body.
Nogueira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nogueira.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris looks to land a combination but Nogueira avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nogueira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Nogueira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
John Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira cracks Harris with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iran Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nogueira 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iran Nogueira!