PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narong Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Love You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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
Yeerum

175 cm
26
163 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

170 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narong Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeerum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeerum throws out a powerful jab.
Harris blocks a head kick by Yeerum.

Harris moves into the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Yeerum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Yeerum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harris tries to clinch but Yeerum is having none of it.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeerum swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Yeerum pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Raymond Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harris.
Yeerum looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeerum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yeerum wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Narong Yeerum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris tries to clinch but Yeerum is having none of it.
Yeerum swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Harris tries to clinch but Yeerum moves out of range.
Yeerum checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yeerum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris tries to clinch there but Yeerum circles away.
No joy there for Yeerum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris tries to clinch but Yeerum is having none of it.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Yeerum keeps the fight on the outside.

Harris lands a big head kick that sends Yeerum tumbling to the mat! Harris takes a step backwards and waves Yeerum back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Yeerum is rocked!

Harris forces Yeerum back against the cage and clinches.
Yeerum is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris lands a damaging elbow.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harris has Yeerum pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Yeerum is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Harris - that's hurt Yeerum badly! Oh, another knee lands and Yeerum is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Yeerum doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Raymond Harris!
Raymond Harris is the new lightweight champion!