PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying North's choice of entrance music: The Ghost Inside - Unspoken. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
North

183 cm
27
181 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

181 cm
27
170 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Heisenberg
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco North!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
North looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris moves away from the strike by North.
North comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
North blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
North scores with a jab.
North just misses with a punch to the body.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Marco North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris darts in looking for a takedown but North gets double underhooks and turns Harris into the cage.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as North controls the action.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
North throws a head punch that misses.
North misses with a shot to the kidneys.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North is trying to break free.
North misses with a punch to the body.
North misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
North tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
North scores with an uppercut up the middle.

North breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
North throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.

Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
North pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North trying to control from the bottom.

North looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harris in particular looking to stall.
North wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris prevents North from improving his position.
Harris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harris works his way into side control.
North is letting Harris control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Harris's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on North's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but North is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
North is looking for a sweep.
North takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on North's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
North is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris laying and praying for a moment but North takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents North from standing back up.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
North trying to control here.
Harris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris trying to control from North's half guard. North has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

North looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
North keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
North is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cliff Harris will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from North.
A jab from North finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but North shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
North looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
North throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
North throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
North misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
North fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on North if he has to take too many more of those.
North takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
North throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marco North is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris darts in looking for a takedown but North gets double underhooks and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris pushes North back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
North lands a left hand.
North has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.

North breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Harris.
North looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
North clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
North chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces North off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Marco North has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

North tries to sprawl but Harris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cliff Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris throwing shots but North is blocking nicely.
Harris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

North looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but North is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
North is looking to escape.

Harris is looking for a kimura but North is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris to get the leverage.
North has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but North is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
North tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but North is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris is nestled in close to North, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

North actively working from the bottom here.
Harris trying to control the action but North is working from the bottom.

North actively working from the bottom here.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. North knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
North is trying to get back to full guard.
North trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
North wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cliff Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco North's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by North.
North punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
North throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and North only half commits.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
North lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris connects with a high kick.
North throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North wants to land a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
North pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
North's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and North duly obliges.
North shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harris eats them both and turns towards North to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Harris is rocked!
A big right from North misses.
North misses the shot to the body.
North stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and North wants it to stay on the feet.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but North swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but North is out of range and Harris settles back down.
North dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but North shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for North.

North breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from North.
Harris looks to throw the jab but North is out of range.
North scores with a nice head shot.
North throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
North lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.

Harris forces North back against the cage and clinches.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
North wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from North.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice right hand lands inside from North.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
North lands a hook to the side of the head.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by North.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by North.
A quick uppercut on the inside from North.
North stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from North.
Marco North has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
North lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
North stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco North comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cliff Harris!