PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Flapjacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flapjacks
vs
Harris

187 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Flapjacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Harris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flapjacks has a takedown stuffed.
Harris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Bo Flapjacks has been cut.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flapjacks shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flapjacks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Flapjacks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Flapjacks moves into the clinch successfully.
Flapjacks wants a takedown but no success here.

Flapjacks pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Harris stands and steps away. Flapjacks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Flapjacks closes the distance and clinches.

Flapjacks jumps guard and drags Harris to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Harris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ethan Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flapjacks is defended easily by Harris.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flapjacks shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.

Harris rushes Flapjacks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Harris has Flapjacks pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harris pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Flapjacks tumbling to the mat - Harris dives into Flapjacks's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flapjacks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Harris tries to stand but Flapjacks is controlling from the bottom.
Flapjacks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.

Harris stands up and waves to Flapjacks to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flapjacks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flapjacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flapjacks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flapjacks closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Flapjacks pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris is looking to clinch but Flapjacks is avoiding it.
Flapjacks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris tries to clinch but Flapjacks is having none of it.
Flapjacks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flapjacks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flapjacks is breathing heavily.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Harris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Flapjacks off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but Flapjacks is having none of it.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flapjacks backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Flapjacks on that attempt.
Harris lands with a straight right. Flapjacks didn't see that one coming.
Flapjacks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Flapjacks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flapjacks swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.

Flapjacks rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Flapjacks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flapjacks throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Flapjacks does no damage.

Flapjacks clinches up against the cage.

Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Flapjacks trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Flapjacks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Flapjacks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Flapjacks. Flapjacks gets slowly back to his feet.
Flapjacks shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Flapjacks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Flapjacks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flapjacks avoids a punch combination nicely.

Harris has Flapjacks up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flapjacks smiles and moves away.
Harris works the jab nicely.

Flapjacks forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but Flapjacks is having none of it.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harris misses with a head kick.

Flapjacks pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Flapjacks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flapjacks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flapjacks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris wants to clinch up but Flapjacks keeps it at a distance.
Bo Flapjacks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flapjacks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harris tries to clinch but Flapjacks moves away

and Flapjacks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harris wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to drag Flapjacks to the mat but Flapjacks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flapjacks after a bit of a struggle.
Harris can't get the takedown.

Flapjacks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Flapjacks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Flapjacks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Flapjacks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flapjacks.
Flapjacks scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bo Flapjacks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Flapjacks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Flapjacks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ethan Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flapjacks looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Flapjacks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris is trying to drag Flapjacks to the mat but Flapjacks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flapjacks wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.

Flapjacks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flapjacks shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch up but Flapjacks keeps it at a distance.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Flapjacks has taken the fight into the clinch.

Harris manages to break the clinch.

Harris pushes Flapjacks up against the cage in a clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris tries to clinch there but Flapjacks circles away.
Flapjacks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Flapjacks persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Flapjacks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Flapjacks. Those never looked like landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flapjacks has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flapjacks manages to break the clinch.

Flapjacks instigates a clinch.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flapjacks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris is working for takedown but Flapjacks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Flapjacks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flapjacks prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flapjacks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Flapjacks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flapjacks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Flapjacks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flapjacks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Flapjacks clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Flapjacks wants a takedown but no success here.
Flapjacks fails to pull guard.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flapjacks is defending well.

Harris wants the takedown. Flapjacks is fighting it off but Harris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Flapjacks's guard against the cage.
Flapjacks wants to sweep but no luck.
Flapjacks has control of Harris's left arm, preventing Harris from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Flapjacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flapjacks controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Bo Flapjacks wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Flapjacks fails with the takedown.
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!
Harris clobbers Flapjacks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Flapjacks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flapjacks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Flapjacks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flapjacks 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!