PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Park
vs
Harris

189 cm
25
198 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

172 cm
26
201 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris scores with a takedown into Park's guard.

Park throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harris uses it to pass to side control.
Park is trying to get back to half guard.
Park struggling a bit here.
Park trying to control but Harris flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Well, with Harris on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Park is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Park prevents Harris from getting a body triangle.
Park tries to break free.
Park turns into Harris and is now in his guard.
Park wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris dominating with strikes here.
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.
Park tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Harris.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harris raining down hammerfists from mount.
Park is desperately trying to improve his position but Harris has a good base and remains in mount.
Park tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
Harris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Park?
Harris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Park is in a horrible position here. Harris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Harris with good strikes from the mount here!
Harris wants to control the pace but Park is squirming around nicely.
Harris is landing with some decent strikes but Park is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Park is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park is working hard here to advance position.
Harris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Park looks a forlorn figure.
Park wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Park is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.
Park is breathing heavily.
Park is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.

Harris has control of Park's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Park regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Park tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Park can't escape the position.
Harris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Park looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids the attempt from Park to control.
Harris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harris wants to control the pace but Park is squirming around nicely.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Harris working for a submission but Park is keeping him at bay.
Park is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.
Park 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.
Harris winds up and cracks Park with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants to free his trapped foot but Park is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Park 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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is really stuck here.

Park has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Park is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Park looking for the choke but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Park looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Park with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Park on the side of the head.

Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harris drops an elbow to the side of Park's head.

Park actively working from the bottom here.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Park keeps working.
Harris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Park is trying to control but can't.
Harris working the head and body with strikes.
Park trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Park is not content to let Harris control the position.

Park actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harris is trying to control. Park wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harris lands a nice short elbow.
Park tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Harris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Park tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Harris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harris wants to pass to mount but Park is defending the position.

Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Park manages to get to full guard.
Park controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Park keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Park looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.

Park working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris advances position into side control!
Park stops Harris from passing to mount.
Park is looking for a sweep.

Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Park manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Harris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Park postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Park, into his guard.
Park keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Park looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Park has wrist control.

Park has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harris is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Park.
Harris advances to full mount.
Harris landing strikes from the mount.
Harris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Park to the mat! Park manages to get full guard.

Park looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.

Park working for submissions but it's allowed Harris to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harris working Park over with strikes.
Harris prevents Park from improving his position.
Harris is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harris wants to control the pace but Park is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harris tries to control but Park wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris landing punches.
Park tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Park takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Park wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Park is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Harris landing strikes from the mount.
Harris trying to control but Park is having none of it.
Park is working to get back to half guard.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Park is bucking up trying to escape but Harris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing strikes, looking to finish!

Harris is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Park to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Park shrugs it off.
Harris wants to control the pace but Park is squirming around nicely.
Park is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Park?
Park sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Park is not content to let Harris control the position.
Park trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.

Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Park is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Park actively working from the bottom here.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Park keeps working.
Park is looking to improve his position.

Park looking for submissions off his back.
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Harris is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four 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.
Park won't allow Harris to pass to mount.
Harris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Park controlling the position well.

Park actively working from the bottom here.
Paul Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris is looking to advance position but Park won't allow it.
Lucas Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Park is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Park is working away.
Harris is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

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