PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donovan comes to the cage accompanied by Down Under. Harris has chosen Du Hast as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Donovan
vs
Harris

175 cm
26
166 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
171 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifford Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Clifford Donovan has been cut.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.

Donovan gets a clinch.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Donovan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Donovan being controlled against the cage.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donovan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Donovan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Donovan.
Donovan has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Donovan being controlled against the cage.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris tries to stall but Donovan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Harris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donovan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harris can turn it around.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Donovan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Donovan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan 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.
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan 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.
Donovan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donovan circles away quickly and effectively.
Donovan doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a head kick but Donovan moves out of range.
Donovan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

A jab-cross combination lands for Harris and sends Donovan crashing to the mat! Harris follows him down to the mat - Donovan regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Donovan is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Harris gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Oh Donovan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donovan tries to clinch
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Donovan looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donovan's knee momentarily.
Harris cracks Donovan with a hook to the temple - Donovan is on wobbly legs here! Harris swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Donovan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Harris wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bastien Harris!
An intense looking Bastien Harris took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'.