PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Harper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Harper
vs
Auditore

182 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Auditore!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auditore tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Auditore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harper's half guard.
Harper is trying to stand.
Harper tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Auditore has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harper tries to hold on but Auditore pushes him away.
Harper is trying to stand but he's just given Auditore his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harper defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Auditore's arms.
Harper is in bad spot here.
Harper is keeping busy.
Harper looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Auditore's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Harper covering up well and avoiding damage.
Auditore misses with a punch to the head.

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.
Harper trying to control but not successfully.
Auditore keeps control of the position easily here as Harper tries to buck him off.

Auditore has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Auditore.
Harper looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Auditore's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Harper can't escape the position.
Auditore missing with strikes from the back.
Auditore is not going to allow Harper to sit and survive in this position.
Auditore keeps control of the position as Harper tries to break free.
Harper rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harper is controlling Auditore's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harper wants to control but Auditore is keeping busy.
Harper is holding on to half guard well.
Harper trying to hold on to Auditore's head to control him but Auditore postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Harper wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Auditore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Auditore showed some decent athleticism there.
Auditore wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Auditore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harper's waist but Harper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Auditore off to one side.

Harper gets caught flat footed, as Auditore shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Auditore's guard.
Harper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Auditore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Auditore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harper's guard.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Auditore on the ground.

Harper is looking for a triangle here but Auditore uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Harper throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Harper is looking for a sweep.
Harper tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auditore trying to control the position but Harper is working away.
Harper tries to bench press Auditore off him but Auditore keeps the position.

Auditore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper is trying to control Auditore's posture but Auditore avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harper regains half guard.
Harper punching from the bottom.
Auditore trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
Auditore slows the pace down in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harper trying to hold on to Auditore's head to control him but Auditore postures up.
Auditore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auditore wants to pass to mount but Harper is defending the position.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Harper wants to control but Auditore is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Auditore moves out of range easily.
Auditore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harper sprawls well. Harper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Auditore gets slowly back to his feet.
Harper shoots and misses

and Auditore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harper tries to strike from the bottom.
Auditore trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Auditore is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper pulls Auditore in to control the position.

Auditore decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harper, up you get!

Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Auditore won't allow Harper to pass to mount.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harper is thwarting Auditore's attempts to control the position.
Harper trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Auditore 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! This is the final round!

Harper lands a head shot.
Auditore is looking to clinch.

Harper clinches.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Auditore fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Auditore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt

and Auditore counters with a single leg into guard. Harper didn't expect that.
Auditore trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Auditore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper wants to sweep here but Auditore controlling him for the moment.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
Harper trying to control the position.
Auditore prevents Harper from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Auditore manages to pass to side control.
Harper trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Auditore manages to pass to mount!

That's two 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.
Harper is trying to escape the mount.
Auditore controlling the pace for now.
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Auditore unloading with bombs!
Harper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Auditore tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Auditore is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Harper to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harper shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to improve his position but Auditore isn't that keen on the idea.
Auditore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harper is working to get back to half guard.
Auditore working the ground and pound effectively.
Harper tries to improve his position but instead Auditore has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Harper tries to lock up and control but Auditore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper has given up his back here.
Auditore gets his hands free as Harper looks to control.
Harper staying busy and making it hard for Auditore to control.
Harper wants to control his opponent's hands but Auditore gets his hands free.

Auditore is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Harper knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Harper for a finish.
Harper is taking damage to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Auditore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Auditore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Auditore!