PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harris
vs
Parr

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bailey Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Parr!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parr wants to clinch.
Parr slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Parr.

Parr moves into the clinch successfully.

Parr breaks from the clinch.
Parr avoids the body shot from Harris.
Dane Parr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.

Parr rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Harris tries to circle away but Parr has him pinned against the cage.
Harris is trying to drag Parr to the mat but Parr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Parr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parr wants a takedown but no success here.
Harris keeps control of Parr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris stalls.
Harris takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parr stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bailey Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parr prevents the takedown attempt.
Parr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parr has Harris pushed against the cage.
Parr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parr lands a knee to the head.
Parr tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Parr looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Parr.
Parr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Parr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parr looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Parr looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Parr has Harris pushed against the cage.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris wants to break free but Parr has control.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Parr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Parr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parr misses with a knee strike.
Harris is working for takedown but Parr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parr misses with an elbow over the top.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parr pinned against the cage. Parr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parr's half guard.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Parr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris prevents Parr from improving his position.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Parr!
Harris tries to control but Parr wriggling away.
Harris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harris trying to control but Parr is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris goes for an armbar but Parr turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Parr.
Parr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Parr gets to his feet. Harris looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Parr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parr's guard.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harris gets to his feet. Parr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Parr gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris takes a swing at Parr's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Parr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Parr tries to clinch up.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Parr is just out of range.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parr takes one on the button.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Parr tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.

Parr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parr landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Parr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bailey Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Parr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Parr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parr thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Parr wants to stand but Harris has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Harris is controlling Parr's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parr connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parr doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris fails with the takedown

and Parr counters by clinching up.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Parr landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr prevents the takedown attempt.
Parr misses with a knee strike.

Parr manages to break the clinch.
Parr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parr wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Parr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dane Parr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Parr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parr tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Parr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Parr has the dominant position.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parr prevents it.
Harris tries for a takedown but Parr manages to get underhooks.

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.
Parr misses with a knee to the head.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Parr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parr stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Parr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A knee to the head by Parr.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parr is keeping busy.
Harris tries to break free but Parr pushes him back against the cage.
Parr tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Parr is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parr down to the mat. Parr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Parr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Parr tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Parr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.
Harris is looking to wear down Parr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Parr is just out of range.
Harris lands a head kick. Parr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parr tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parr to the ground. Parr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good shot there by Harris.
Parr tries to clinch up.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris scores with a jab. Parr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Parr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Parr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris is working for takedown but Parr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Parr keeps him there for the moment.

Parr lands a takedown into guard.
Parr wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr throws and elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parr's guard. Nice move by Harris!

Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Parr pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Donk. Harris catches Parr right on the button with a cross.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.

Parr pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Parr landing knees to the head.
Parr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Harris is working for takedown but Parr is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bailey Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Parr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Parr pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Harris throws a jab when Parr was well out of range.

Parr moves into the clinch.
Parr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris has Parr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Parr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Parr.
Parr blocks a head kick by Harris.
Parr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parr.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parr ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.

Parr moves into the clinch.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Parr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris has Parr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Harris is fighting off a takedown attempt but Parr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harris to the mat. Harris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dane Parr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Parr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parr throwing strikes but missing.

Parr is sitting in close to Harris's body. Harris has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Parr is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Parr is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harris.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bailey Harris!