PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Aragon

180 cm
21
197 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aragon.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aragon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aragon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris cracks Aragon with an open hand slap.
Aragon digs a good hook to Harris's body.
A big right from Harris misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aragon looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Aragon slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Aragon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Aragon ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aragon tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aragon misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aragon.
Aragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Aragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
We've been informed that Aragon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris is trying to break free.
Aragon controlling the action here for a moment.
Aragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Aragon has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aragon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aragon.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aragon scores with a shot to the body.
Harris swings widly with a right hand

and Aragon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aragon.
Aragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Aragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Aragon.
Aragon lands with a left to the head.
Aragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris is leaning against Aragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aragon trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Aragon.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Aragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aragon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aragon.
Aragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Aragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Aragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Aragon forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Aragon digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Aragon is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aragon lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Aragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Aragon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Aragon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aragon is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Aragon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aragon connects with an inside leg kick.
Aragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aragon 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.

Aragon drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris is looking to control Aragon's arms but Aragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Aragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aragon lands a body shot.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon misses with a body punch.
Aragon stalling.
Still in the clinch, Aragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Aragon as the two fighters clinch.
Aragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Aragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Aragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aragon trying to land knees to the body.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Aragon blocks an elbow strike from Harris.
Aragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A right hand to the body from Aragon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Aragon lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Aragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris trying to stall but Aragon improves his position.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Aragon is controlling the position.
Aragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Aragon.
Harris is trying to push Aragon away but Aragon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aragon has Harris pressed against the cage.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aragon prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon slows down the pace here.
Aragon presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aragon cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Aragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris tries to stall but Aragon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aragon tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aragon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Aragon is controlling the position.
Aragon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Aragon lands with a right to the head.
Aragon can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aragon.

Harris is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego Aragon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aragon lands a nice uppercut.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Aragon gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Aragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Aragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by Aragon. That's going to slow Harris down.
Aragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aragon lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Harris head around and knocks him out cold! Aragon hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Aragon!
Diego Aragon is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Diego Aragon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Bastien Harris had this to say: 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.