PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DMX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying 's choice of entrance music: The Rain - DMX. Raymond Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DMX 's chin.

Harris
vs

175 cm
28
163 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

168 cm
21
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 17 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DMX !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to land a front kick but steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from .
shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Raymond Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DMX .
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
checks a low kick from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from .
fails with a takedown attempt.

shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris seems keen to control 's posture.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris keeping full guard, as tries to pass.
trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is trying to keep in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

shoots in and bounces Harris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for on the ground.

Harris manages to escape and get back to his feet.
shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries to clinch but is having none of it.

shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
trying to control but Harris is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The referee warns Harris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harris is trying to escape the mount.
Harris regains half guard.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.
Harris is looking for a sweep. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harris is looking to get back to full guard here but has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harris is desperately trying to improve his position but has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
content just to control the position here.
Harris is in a horrible position here. smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and moves out of range easily.
shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. gets slowly back to his feet.
shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from .
Raymond Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DMX .
shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from . gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Harris! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raymond Harris!
Raymond Harris retains his lightweight title!