PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stone
vs
Harris

185 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Harris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone scores with a jab.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone blocks the body kick.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stone.
Stone 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Chris Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris looks winded!
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
Stone thuds a left hand into Harris's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Harris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Harris is rocked!
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone fakes the leg kick and cracks Harris in the body.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone connects with a single shot there.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stone thumps Harris with a low kick.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
Stone connects with a single shot there.
Stone scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Stone works over Harris's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
Stone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Stone is stalling here.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Stone is working Harris over against the cage.
Harris wants a takedown.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stone presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stone lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stone here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Stone.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stone jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone cracks Harris with a good jab.
Stone throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Harris down.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Jackson Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Harris.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chris Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
A big right from Stone misses.
Some wild striking there from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Stone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris dives in and grabs Stone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Stone dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Harris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.

Harris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stone is not content to let Harris control the position.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Harris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Stone looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Jackson Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Harris.
Stone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stone.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Stone.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Stone is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Chris Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stone, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Stone!