PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Vongkhamchanh

173 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juliano Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris is pushing down on Vongkhamchanh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vongkhamchanh is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Harris working over Vongkhamchanh with some ground and pound. Vongkhamchanh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vongkhamchanh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Vongkhamchanh is not going to allow Harris to sit and survive in this position.
Harris is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Harris covering up well and avoiding damage.
Harris staying busy and making it hard for Vongkhamchanh to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Harris tries to roll but Vongkhamchanh sticks to his back.

Vongkhamchanh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Vongkhamchanh throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Vongkhamchanh is not going to allow Harris to sit and survive in this position.
Vongkhamchanh controlling well, preventing Harris from escaping the position.
Harris looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Vongkhamchanh tries to keep control of the position but Harris is staying busy.

Harris manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Vongkhamchanh with a poor takedown

and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harris working Vongkhamchanh over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harris slips a nice elbow through Vongkhamchanh's hands, connecting with Vongkhamchanh's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris trying to control the action but Vongkhamchanh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris throwing shots but Vongkhamchanh is blocking nicely.
Harris winds up and cracks Vongkhamchanh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vongkhamchanh has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vongkhamchanh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vongkhamchanh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harris postures up in Vongkhamchanh's guard and throws a big left but Vongkhamchanh blocks it.
Harris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris throws and elbow that misses. Vongkhamchanh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Vongkhamchanh!
Harris wants to sweep here but Vongkhamchanh controlling him for the moment.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Vongkhamchanh is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris has his feet on Vongkhamchanh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vongkhamchanh with a lazy takedown attempt

and Harris counters with a takedown into side control.
Harris working the ground and pound but Vongkhamchanh is defending the strikes.
Vongkhamchanh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harris connects with a decent elbow.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vongkhamchanh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harris connects with a decent elbow.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vongkhamchanh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harris throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vongkhamchanh works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Harris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vongkhamchanh's head.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harris throws and elbow that misses. Vongkhamchanh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Vongkhamchanh!
Vongkhamchanh trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

Harris kicks Vongkhamchanh off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vongkhamchanh with a poor takedown

so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vongkhamchanh's guard.
Harris drops an elbow to the side of Vongkhamchanh's head.
Vongkhamchanh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harris moves into full mount! Vongkhamchanh won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scoring with strikes but Vongkhamchanh is staying in there.
Harris with a couple of short strikes.
Harris punishing his opponent with strikes.
Harris landing shots from mount.
Harris dominating with strikes here.
Harris scoring with strikes but Vongkhamchanh is staying in there.
Vongkhamchanh is bucking up trying to escape but Harris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vongkhamchanh is looking to escape.
Paul Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vongkhamchanh is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Harris.
Harris landing shots from mount.
Vongkhamchanh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working over Vongkhamchanh with some ground and pound. Vongkhamchanh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harris wants to take a breather but Vongkhamchanh is having none of it.
Harris prevents Vongkhamchanh from improving his position.
Harris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harris drops an elbow to the side of Vongkhamchanh's head.
Vongkhamchanh has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vongkhamchanh manages to get to full guard.
Harris landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vongkhamchanh's half guard.
Harris working over Vongkhamchanh with some ground and pound. Vongkhamchanh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harris working Vongkhamchanh over with strikes.
Vongkhamchanh has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.

Harris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vongkhamchanh defends it well.
Vongkhamchanh is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vongkhamchanh defending well though.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vongkhamchanh can do to turn this around?
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vongkhamchanh defending well though.
Vongkhamchanh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Harris tries to roll but Vongkhamchanh sticks to his back.
Harris has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Harris right now.
Vongkhamchanh tries to get the hooks in deep but Harris pushed the leg off.
Harris is trying to break free.
Vongkhamchanh throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris rolls, trying to escape but Vongkhamchanh keeps control of the position.
Vongkhamchanh scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Harris wants to escape the position.
Vongkhamchanh missing with punches from the back.

Vongkhamchanh has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Harris has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Harris is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harris holding both Vongkhamchanh 's hands and preventing any damage.
Harris trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Vongkhamchanh's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Vongkhamchanh is hanging on to Harris's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding Harris 's attempts to control his hands.
Vongkhamchanh has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Harris.
Harris holding both Vongkhamchanh 's hands and preventing any damage.

Vongkhamchanh working for a choke but Harris is defending well.
Harris controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Harris grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Vongkhamchanh throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Juliano Vongkhamchanh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vongkhamchanh is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Harris up.
Harris tries to roll but Vongkhamchanh sticks to his back.
Vongkhamchanh somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Vongkhamchanh is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Harris knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Harris for a finish.
Harris breaks Vongkhamchanh's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris cracks Vongkhamchanh with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harris!