PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen The Clash - Rock the Casbah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Harris

199 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
182 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerome Harris!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris misses with the combination.
Lee moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Lee misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Harris avoids the head kick by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.

It looks like Jerome Harris has been cut.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Tommy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris slips a jab from Lee.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harris's head.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee is breathing heavily.

Harris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Harris looking to secure an arm triangle but Lee defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Harris content just to control the position here.
Harris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Harris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Harris's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Lee throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Harris gets a takedown into half guard.
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.
Harris is looking to stall here but Lee recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris forces his way into half guard.
Harris wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Harris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Harris throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lee escapes and throws Harris's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Lee lands a high kick!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jerome Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jerome Harris's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris blocks a head kick by Lee.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Tommy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Harris.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Harris throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harris shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lee misses.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Harris down.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!