PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royler Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Harris will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bot
vs
Harris

162 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
30
163 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royler Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Harris!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to clinch up

and Bot counters with a shoot takedown. Harris fights it but they end up in guard.
Bot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bot stops Harris from standing up.
Bot throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bot throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Bot works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Harris is trying to stand.
Bot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Bot is controlling him well.
Bot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bot is pressing down on Harris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harris is holding on for now.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot working the head and body with strikes.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris tries to kick Bot off but Bot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bot has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
Bot slips a nice elbow through Harris's hands, connecting with Harris's forehead.
Bot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bot is looking for a kimura here.
Bot prevents Harris from standing back up.
Bot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Bot is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks gassed!
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bot.
Bot looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bot.

Harris is defending against the submission attempts here by Bot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bot thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Bot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Bot wants to work for an arm triangle but Harris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bot thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.

Bot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bot working Harris over with strikes.
Bot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Bot is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bot trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Harris is trying to stand back up but Bot is controlling him
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bot.
Bot lands with a punch from half guard.
Bot thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
Bot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.
Bot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bot landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris wants to stand but Bot is controlling the position.
Bot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royler Bot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harris checks a low kick from Bot.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bot.
Bot tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Bot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harris closes the distance but Bot moves to the side
and Bot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bot throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bot shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Bot circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bot working some strikes from top position.
Bot throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.
Bot lands a couple of elbows.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Bot is having none of it.
Bot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bot stops Harris from standing up.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris wants to stand but Bot is controlling the position.
Bot scoring with some ground and pound.
Bot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harris's head.
Bot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Bot thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand up but Bot is controlling him.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bot lands a couple of elbows.
Bot cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bot works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Bot's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bot scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bot scoring with punches from side control.
Harris on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Harris is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bot grinds an elbow into Harris's temple.
Harris is still in real trouble! Can Bot finish him?
A big shot lands for Bot! That's hurt Harris! Will he recover? Bot fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royler Bot!