PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Desbatailles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Desbatailles

185 cm
28
195 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

188 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desbatailles cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Chris Harris has been cut.
Desbatailles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Desbatailles .
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John Desbatailles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desbatailles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Desbatailles clinches up against the ropes.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Desbatailles tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Desbatailles tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Desbatailles back against the ropes.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desbatailles missing with knees to the body.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Desbatailles after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris prevents a body shot from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles looking to stall.
Desbatailles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Desbatailles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Desbatailles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Desbatailles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Desbatailles scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Desbatailles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desbatailles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desbatailles can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Desbatailles scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desbatailles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Desbatailles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
Desbatailles throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Desbatailles breaks from the clinch.
Desbatailles is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.

Chris Harris's cut is getting worse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Desbatailles . That's going to slow Harris down.

Desbatailles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the ropes.
Desbatailles just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Desbatailles throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles lands a knee to the body.

Desbatailles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desbatailles lands with a slapping head kick.
Desbatailles throws a nice inside leg kick.

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Desbatailles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Desbatailles struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Desbatailles missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desbatailles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris letting Desbatailles take a breather here.
Desbatailles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Desbatailles .

Desbatailles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Desbatailles lands a big head kick that sends Harris tumbling to the mat! Desbatailles takes a step backwards and waves Harris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Desbatailles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Chris Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good leg kick by Desbatailles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
John Desbatailles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Desbatailles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Desbatailles lands a front kick.
Desbatailles lands a head shot.
Desbatailles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Desbatailles scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desbatailles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Desbatailles .
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Desbatailles . That one must have hurt.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Desbatailles counters with an outside leg kick.
Desbatailles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Desbatailles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Desbatailles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Desbatailles .

Desbatailles pushes Harris up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desbatailles throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Desbatailles 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desbatailles lands with a kick to the temple. Harris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Desbatailles thumps Harris with a low kick.

Desbatailles rushes Harris and presses him up against the ropes.
Desbatailles tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Desbatailles 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Desbatailles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desbatailles tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Desbatailles throws a head punch that misses.

Desbatailles manages to break the clinch.
Desbatailles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Desbatailles tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Jeez, Chris Harris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Desbatailles , right into the meat.
Desbatailles scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John Desbatailles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Desbatailles .

Desbatailles rushes Harris and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Desbatailles with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Desbatailles manages to break the clinch.
Desbatailles throws a nice head kick!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Desbatailles !