PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Rock you like a hurricane as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adams
vs
Harris

175 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 New York, Chris Adams!
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, Tyler Harris!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Adams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adams, right into the meat.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chris Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Adams avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Adams tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Adams moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris looks gassed!
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Adams is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams throws a series of strikes that have Harris backpedaling.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris misses with the combination.
Harris throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a one-two to the body.
Adams misses with a kick to the body.

Adams forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Harris successfully pulls guard.

Harris kicks Adams off and gets to his feet.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Adams.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Adams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyler Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
Chris Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Harris is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Adams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adams lands a right hook to the body.
Adams lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Adams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harris backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Adams moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Adams.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Adams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyler Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Adams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Adams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adams connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adams!
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Adams misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Adams leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adams wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adams. That one must have hurt.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt

and Harris counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chris Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris prevents Adams from breaking the clinch.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyler Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Adams.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Harris!
Our winner, Tyler Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.