PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutledge Vanderhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Vanderhorst

195 cm
26
218 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
203 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rutledge Vanderhorst!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a kick to the body
and Vanderhorst counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vanderhorst misses with a looping left.
Vanderhorst throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Vanderhorst gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Vanderhorst backing up. Vanderhorst nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
Vanderhorst tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhorst shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters circling a little - Vanderhorst finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vanderhorst throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Vanderhorst counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vanderhorst.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vanderhorst - the referee stops the clock and Harris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vanderhorst. Harris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vanderhorst misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vanderhorst misses with a kick to the body
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanderhorst.
Good leg kick by Vanderhorst there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dominic Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Vanderhorst throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vanderhorst is defended easily by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rutledge Vanderhorst will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vanderhorst misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderhorst takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vanderhorst misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhorst thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanderhorst tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Vanderhorst throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Vanderhorst
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vanderhorst throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanderhorst misses the shot to the body.
Vanderhorst throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Vanderhorst throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Vanderhorst 's knee.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vanderhorst throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Vanderhorst shrugs it off.
Vanderhorst looks to throw a body kick
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vanderhorst counter with a right hand.
Rutledge Vanderhorst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris connects with a right hand. Vanderhorst shakes it off.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Harris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vanderhorst misses with a head kick.
Vanderhorst misses with a leg kick
and Harris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vanderhorst really felt that one!
Vanderhorst throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vanderhorst tries to land a body kick
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vanderhorst's knee momentarily.
Vanderhorst shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vanderhorst's knee momentarily.
Vanderhorst takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Vanderhorst counters with a low kick, right behind Harris 's knee.
Harris avoids the head kick by Vanderhorst.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Vanderhorst counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanderhorsts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Rutledge Vanderhorst has been cut.
Vanderhorst shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to throw a body kick
and Vanderhorst counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vanderhorst tries a head kick but it misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vanderhorst might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harris has got the better of the exchanges.
Harris misses the body punch
and Vanderhorst counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Both fighters circling a little - Vanderhorst finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhorst lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Vanderhorst throws a body kick the misses
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanderhorst throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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