PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cozard Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozard Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Kid Rock - Born Free. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cozard Jr
vs
Harris

186 cm
27
195 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Cozard Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Harris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozard Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Cozard Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harris quickly recovers to half guard.
Harris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cozard Jr thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris pushes Cozard Jr off looking to stand but Cozard Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Cozard Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris is positioning himself well to prevent Cozard Jr advancing to mount.
Cozard Jr throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris taking some punishment here, with Cozard Jr in his half guard.
Harris wants to control but Cozard Jr is keeping busy.
Harris keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cozard Jr shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Cozard Jr is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cozard Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Cozard Jr has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Cozard Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris cracks Cozard Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cozard Jr shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harris wants to clinch.

Harris clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Cozard Jr with that takedown attempt.
Cozard Jr fails with the takedown.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Cozard Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Cozard Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harris's guard.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Harris has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Cozard Jr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cozard Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Cozard Jr presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris has Cozard Jr pushed against the ropes.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Harris.
Cozard Jr is breathing heavily.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cozard Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Cozard Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cozard Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cozard Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Cozard Jr shows good takedown defense.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris has Cozard Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Cozard Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cozard Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Ryan Cozard Jr has been cut.
Harris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Harris gets control of Cozard Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cozard Jr's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Harris moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Cozard Jr controls the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cozard Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Cozard Jr letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris lands a right hand.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cozard Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cozard Jr is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Cozard Jr controls the action.
Cozard Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cozard Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harris on his heels. He'll look to pass Harris's guard now, I'm sure.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ryan Cozard Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozard Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harris controlling the pace.
Harris working Cozard Jr over with strikes.

Harris stands up out of the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Cozard Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Cozard Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan Cozard Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cozard Jr is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Cozard Jr circles away and we're back to standing.

Cozard Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cozard Jr is trying to ground and pound but Harris uses the momentary lack of control by Cozard Jr to regain half guard.

Harris manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris jumps into guard, dragging Cozard Jr to the mat.
Harris controlling the position.
Cozard Jr lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.

Cozard Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Cozard Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Harris looks for a takedown but Cozard Jr sprawls well.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cozard Jr.
Harris throws a fast counter high kick but Cozard Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Cozard Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Cozard Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Cozard Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryan Cozard Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Cozard Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris dives in and grabs Cozard Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cozard Jr pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Harris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cozard Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harris somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harris is looking to clinch but Cozard Jr is avoiding it.
Harris has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cozard Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ryan Cozard Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cozard Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Cozard Jr pushes Harris against the ropes but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cozard Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cozard Jr as he jumps to the side.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cozard Jr.
Cozard Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cozard Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Harris lands with a hook. Cozard Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cozard Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Cozard Jr pushes Harris against the ropes but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris leaves Cozard Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Cozard Jr shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Harris unleashes a big counter combination but Cozard Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cozard Jr circles away.
Cozard Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Cozard Jr gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris tries to escape but Cozard Jr is in control.

Harris bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Cozard Jr tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harris pushes Cozard Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cozard Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cozard Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Cozard Jr shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Cozard Jr, which made it look bad.
It looked like Cozard Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cozard Jr fails to land the takedown.

Harris has Cozard Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Logan Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cozard Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cozard Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cozard Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris darts in looking for a takedown but Cozard Jr gets double underhooks and turns Harris into the ropes.
A little feinted left hand from Cozard Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozard Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cozard Jr as Harris shoots in.

Harris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cozard Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Cozard Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ryan Cozard Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cozard Jr is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Harris!
Logan Harris spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.