PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Another one bites the dust as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ali
vs
Harris

190 cm
28
245 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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MMA ANIMAL

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hazni Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Harris!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris misses with a hook.
Ali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Ali persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
Ali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Harris misses

and Ali counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses.
Ali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ali works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Ali is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris is looking to stand up but Ali isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ali controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ali landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ali wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ali controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali landing some decent shots from guard.
Ali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ali trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Ali advances position into side control!
Harris tries to escape but Ali is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali cracks Harris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ali working the head with strikes.
Ali misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Ali.
Ali 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.
The ground and pound from Ali seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ali landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harris some visible discomfort.
Ali is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Ali's head and hops out.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Ali slips under a jab.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hazni Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ali in his tracks.
Harris digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Harris tries to sprawl but Ali drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ali tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ali controlling the action here.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ali.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands strikes from half guard.
Ali throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Ali thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ali connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Ali trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Ali works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali breaks from Harris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harris's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ali with the ground and pound from mount.
Ali throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Ali cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ali in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Ali working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ali putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ali is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris taking shots to the head.
Ali unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hazni Ali dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
Ali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Ali shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Ali finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ali working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ali trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Ali is controlling him well.
Ali thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hazni Ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ali trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Ali is controlling the pace.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ali wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Ali postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Ali wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Ali with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali won't allow Harris to get back to his feet.
Ali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ali sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ali throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Ali is having none of it.
James Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliis looking to pass into half guard but Harris pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harris is in guard.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Ali is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Hazni Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hazni Ali just wasn't active enough.
Harris throws a right hand that misses

and Ali counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hazni Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazni Ali!
An out of breath Hazni Ali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.