PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Greenwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harris
vs
Greenwood

190 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Greenwood!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greenwood as he jumps to the side.
Greenwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greenwood throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Greenwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Greenwood.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greenwood sprawls well. Greenwood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Harris throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Greenwood tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harris is in Greenwood's guard.
Greenwood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
Harris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Greenwood is trying to escape the position but Harris is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris advances nicely into full mount.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Greenwood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Greenwood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Greenwood looks a forlorn figure.
Harris controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harris.
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood can't escape the position.
Greenwood avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harris.
Greenwood tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Harris wants to finish this one by submission but Greenwood is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harris.
Harris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Greenwood misses with a few strikes there.
Harris dives in and grabs Greenwood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Greenwood pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Greenwood misses with a double jab.
Greenwood feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Greenwood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Greenwood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Greenwood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris shoots in but Greenwood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Greenwood misses with a wild combination.
Greenwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris wants to clinch
and Greenwood counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greenwood sprawls well. Greenwood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greenwood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greenwood's waist but Greenwood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Greenwood jabs at Harris's body.
Greenwood connects with a nice looking jab.
Greenwood stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Greenwood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Greenwood.

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!
Greenwood throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Greenwood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Greenwood scores with a three punch combo!
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Greenwood misses with the combination.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greenwood pinned against the cage. Greenwood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Greenwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Greenwood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Greenwood cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris blocks a body shot from Greenwood.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Greenwood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Greenwood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Greenwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Greenwood.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Greenwood misses with a body punch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Greenwood.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greenwood smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Greenwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Greenwood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Greenwood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greenwood is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Greenwood.
Harris trying to control but Greenwood is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Greenwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Greenwood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Harris closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Greenwood quickly recovers to half guard.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Greenwood is defending well.
Still in half guard, Harris seems content to control.
Greenwood is not content to let Harris control the position.
Harris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris content just to control the position here.

Harris wants to finish this one by submission but Greenwood is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harris.
Greenwood is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling his opponent.
Greenwood tries to lock up and control but Harris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Harris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Greenwood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris shoots in for a double leg but Greenwood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greenwood misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a series of punches but Greenwood avoids them all with ease.
Greenwood tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greenwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris's head backwards.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Mike Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Greenwood shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greenwood lands a slapping body shot.
Greenwood throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Greenwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Greenwood stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greenwood jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Greenwood connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Harris!
Mike Harris tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.