PBP Commentary

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

Grant
vs
Harris

183 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
201 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
Grant throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grant counters with a leg kick.
Harris shoots and misses
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Roman Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Grant scores with a head kick.
Donk. Grant catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Grant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grant counters with a body kick that stops Harris in his tracks momentarily.
Grant tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grant scores with a head kick. Harris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roman Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Grant scores with a spinning back kick!
Harris looks gassed!
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harris back to the ropes. Grant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grant thumps Harris with a low kick.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Grant counters with a nice body kick.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grant wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Grant counters with a head kick. That will keep Harris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grant cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grant.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris with a poor takedown

and Grant counters by clinching up.
Grant lands with a light punch inside.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Grant as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.

Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Harris avoids the body shot from Grant.
Harris blocks a head kick by Grant.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
Grant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Grant dominated that round.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grant gets a clinch.
Harris misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Grant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grant misses with some punches.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Grant gets an underhook and turns Harris into the ropes.
Harris is trying to drag Grant to the mat but Grant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Grant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roman Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Grant throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grant finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant connects with a jab.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grant is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Grant.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris misses the body punch
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris tries for a takedown but Grant circles away easily
and Grant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant lands a jab to the nose.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Grant does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Grant makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris throws a right hand that misses

and Grant counters by clinching up.
Grant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Grant improves position.
Grant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grant is keeping busy.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Grant lands a body punch.
Harris wants a takedown.
Grant is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grant misses with some punches.
Grant lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Grant scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Grant dominated that second round.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grant lands a head kick. Harris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Grant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roman Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grant.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grant.
Grant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.
Grant lands a head kick. Harris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grant's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grant duly obliges.
Grant lands a jab.
Grant wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grant keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
Harris is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Grant - just one landing.
Roman Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Grant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Grant stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Grant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grant lands a right hand.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Grant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grant smiles and moves away.
Grant is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Grant throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries for a takedown but Grant circles away easily
and Grant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grant lands a nice looking body shot.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Roman Grant!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Roman Grant!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Roman Grant!

Roman Grant wins by unanimous decision!