PBP Commentary

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

Theodosi
vs
Harris

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikki Theodosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Harris!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodosi leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rikki Theodosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Harris.
Theodosi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Theodosi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Theodosi tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Theodosi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Theodosi. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like John Harris has been cut.
Theodosi looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.

Harris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Theodosi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a strike aimed at the side of Theodosi's head but Theodosi avoids it well.
Harris working the head and body with strikes.
An elbow from Harris crashes against the mat.
Theodosi parries the strikes from Harris easily there. Harris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Theodosi to escape.
Theodosi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
Theodosi is not content to let Harris control the position.
Harris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Harris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Theodosi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris working the head with strikes.
Theodosi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Theodosi tries to get out of the position.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harris throws a strike aimed at the side of Theodosi's head but Theodosi avoids it well.
Harris looks up at the clock and then as Theodosi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harris smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Harris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Theodosi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harris.
Theodosi parries the strikes from Harris easily there. Harris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Theodosi to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Harris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Harris goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Theodosi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harris's guard! Nice work there by Theodosi!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris has his feet on Theodosi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Theodosi is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Theodosi. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Theodosi's head.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Theodosi defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Theodosi's head.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but Theodosi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Theodosi defending well though.
Harris thows a huge punch but Theodosi dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harris slips a nice elbow through Theodosi's hands, connecting with Theodosi's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Harris's cut.
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.

Theodosi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Theodosi wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Theodosi.
Theodosi slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Theodosi sprawls well. Theodosi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Rikki Theodosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Harris.
Theodosi digs a good hook to Harris's body.

Harris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Theodosi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Theodosi is avoiding damage well.
John Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris throws an elbow but Theodosi slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Harris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to score with some ground and pound. Theodosi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Harris is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Theodosi is trying to escape and Harris transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Theodosi is forced to tap! Nice work there by Harris! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Harris!