PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demon Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Beast
vs
Harris

175 cm
29
163 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
30
163 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Harris!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast lands a body shot.
Harris moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demon Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast thumps Harris with a low kick.
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Beast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beast throws a right hand that misses
and Harris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beast.
Harris throws a right hand that Beast ducks under and follows up with a left that Beast also avoids with ease.
Beast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beast.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Beast slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Beast.
Beast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris moves to clinch but Beast breaks away
and Beast counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Beast.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beast scoring well with a low kick there.
Beast smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Beast lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beast misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Beast jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a jab.

Beast drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Beast looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beast misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beast.
Beast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Beast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Harris lands an elbow inside.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Beast.
Beast throws an elbow that misses.
Beast tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris lands a nice elbow.
Beast lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beast.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beast trying to land knees to the body.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beast's face.
Harris looks gassed!
With the fighters up against the cage, Beast throws an elbow but misses.
Harris lands a damaging elbow.
Beast tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beast creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Beast is blocking nicely.
Beast on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Beast obliges.
Beast utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beast misses with an elbow strike.
Beast pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beast throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Beast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Beast, against the cage.
Beast misses with an elbow strike.
Beast lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Raymond Harris has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Beast takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Beast lands with a right to the head.
Beast effectively controlling the action here.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beast throws an elbow but misses.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beast looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Beast misses with an elbow strike.
Beast pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beast throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Beast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Beast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beast. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beast.
Demon Beast is winning the standup battle so far.
Beast scores with a hook.
Beast fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Beast keeps the fight on the outside.
Beast scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris wants to clinch.
Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Beast swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beast throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Beast misses with a series of wild punches.
Beast lands the left hand.
Harris wants to clinch up but Beast keeps it at a distance.
Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Beast lands a jab to the head.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Beast counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beast throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris tries to clinch up
and Beast counters with a thumping low kick.
Beast misses with a low kick.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beast cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beast lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beast.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beast to score with a decent uppercut.
Beast swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Beast fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a slapping body shot.
Beast misses the jab.
Beast scores with a jab to the head.
Beast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Beast has managed to clinch.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beast throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beast missing with knees to the body.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beast creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Beast.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Demon Beast has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beast tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beast tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Beast.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beast's brow.
Beast missing with knees to the body.
Beast misses with an elbow strike.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beast cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Beast lands an overhand right.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Beast.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beast fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris wants to clinch up but Beast keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Beast.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Beast dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Harris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beast, right into the meat.
Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beast scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris throws a head kick that half lands.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beast misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Beast keeps the fight on the outside.
Beast scores with a decent looking hook.
Beast lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris tries to clinch but Beast is having none of it.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beast tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Beast catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Beast misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Beast. That snapped Harris's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch up but Beast keeps it at a distance.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris walks into a jab.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris tries to clinch but Beast is having none of it.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beast fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beast connects with the punch.

Beast pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Beast.
Beast lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beast lands a nice elbow.

Harris is rocked!
Beast tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Beast finish him?
Harris avoiding damage as Beast throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Beast.
Beast landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beast landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beast.
Raymond Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beast misses with an elbow strike.
Beast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Beast lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beast lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Beast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Beast has Harris pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Harris is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Beast - that's hurt Harris badly! Oh, another knee lands and Harris is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Harris doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Demon Beast!