PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Little

188 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcolm Little!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Team Butcher Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris working aggressively here.
Little working hard to break the clinch.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch
letting Little counter with a right hand.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.

Little gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Little looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Little's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Little swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little checks the leg kick.
Harris tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Harris.

Harris rushes Little and presses him up against the cage.
Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Malcolm Little has been cut.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Little blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

Harris clinches with his opponent.

Harris manages to break the clinch.

Harris closes the distance and pushes Little back into the cage.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Little blocks it.
Harris stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Little blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Harris scores with a four punch combination!
Little blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little checks a leg kick.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.

Harris clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Hector Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Little's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Harris on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little letting Harris take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harris obliges.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hector Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Hector Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries to clinch up
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Little's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Harris tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
Harris tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
A big left from Little misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hector Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris tries to clinch but Little moves away
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Hector Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little misses with a hook.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Little takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.

Harris clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
Harris tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
Harris'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hector Harris.
A bone on bone clash there as Little blocks the leg kick.
Harris wants to clinch
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Hector Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Malcolm Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.

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 Hector Harris.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Harris!