PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Maximus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maximus
vs
Harris

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murphy Harris!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maximus counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Maximus.
Maximus looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Maximus misses with a kick to the body
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Maximus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harris wants to clinch
and Maximus counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Harris tries to clinch
and Maximus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maximus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris moves to clinch but Maximus breaks away
and Maximus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus misses with a body kick.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Maximus counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maximus counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Maximus to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Maximus counters with a body kick that stops Harris in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harris gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Maximus to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maximus counters with a thumping low kick.
Maximus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Harris gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maximus counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
enabling Maximus to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris closes the distance but Maximus moves to the side
and Maximus counters with a body kick that stops Harris in his tracks momentarily.
Harris looks gassed!
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maximus counters with a body kick that stops Harris in his tracks momentarily.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maximus.
Maximus lands a high kick!
Maximus cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maximus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maximus counters with a head kick.
Maximus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris throws a combination that misses
enabling Maximus to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maximus misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Maximus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maximus scores with a three punch combo!
Harris tries to clinch but Maximus is having none of it.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Maximus counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maximus counters with a solid body kick.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maximus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maximus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Maximus lands a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Maximus. That snapped Harris's head back.
Maximus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Harris is rocked!
Maximus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Maximus finish him?
Maximus scores with a body shot.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brutus Maximus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Maximus lands a front kick.
Harris moves out of range as Maximus throws a body kick.
Harris avoids the head kick by Maximus.
Brutus Maximus is winning the standup battle so far.
Maximus cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick by Harris misses
letting Maximus counter with a right hand.
Murphy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maximus lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maximus.
Maximus throws a nice head kick!
Maximus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maximus.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Maximus counters with a nice body shot.
Maximus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus delivers a nice body kick.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus lands a high kick!
Maximus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maximus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maximus.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Maximus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maximus, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maximus scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Maximus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Maximus looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Maximus thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Harris tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a nice body kick.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maximus scores with a push kick.
Maximus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Maximus.
Maximus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maximus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maximus counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maximus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximus thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Maximus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maximus - that will leave a mark!
Harris blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maximus!
Harris throws a lazy head kick
and Maximus counters with a one-two to the body.
Maximus lands a high kick!
Jab from Maximus.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Maximus counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximus throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Maximus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maximus works over Harris's head and body with a nice combination.
Harris misses with a combination
and Maximus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maximus delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maximus. That's going to slow Harris down.
Murphy Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
Maximus cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maximus.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maximus thumps Harris with a low kick.
Brutus Maximus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maximus can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus Maximus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maximus 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Maximus!