PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Van Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby Boy Harris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Boy Harris
vs
Van Adams

199 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Van Adams!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris cracks the inside of Van Adams's front leg.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Adams or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Adams. Van Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Skaps Scrap house that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Adams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Van Adams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baby Boy Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Van Adams.
Harris tries to clinch but Van Adams is having none of it.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Adams looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Van Adams has Harris pressed against the cage.
Van Adams wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Adams is trying to pull guard but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Van Adams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Adams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Van Adams tries to tie him up.
Van Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Adams.
Van Adams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harris is avoiding damage well.
Van Adams throws an elbow but Harris slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Adams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Van Adams working the body and head with strikes.
Van Adams tries to score with some ground and pound. Harris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Van Adams tries to score with some ground and pound. Harris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harris is not content to let Van Adams control the position.
Harris can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris manages to get back to half guard.
Van Adams is looking to stall here but Harris recovers full guard.
Van Adams postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Van Adams throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Adams's guard. Nice move by Harris!

Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Van Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Adams looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Van Adams working a defensive guard but Harris passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harris drives through and clinches with Van Adams against the cage.
Van Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Adams tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Adams is defending well for now.
Van Adams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
Baby Boy Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Van Adams.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Van Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Adams is trying to drag Harris to the mat but Harris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Adams.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Adams can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Adams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harris.

It looks like Victor Van Adams has been cut.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Van Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Van Adams keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Adams jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling the fight.
Harris stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Van Adams stalling against the cage.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Van Adams.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris throws a body punch but Van Adams moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Adams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Adams misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Adams's knee momentarily.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris is looking for a counter combo.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.

Van Adams gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Van Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Van Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Adams trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Adams's guard.

Van Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Adams, not yet.
Van Adams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Adams controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Adams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harris has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Boy Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Van Adams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Harris throws a head kick that Van Adams semi-blocks.
Harris digs a good hook to Van Adams's body.
Van Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Harris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Adams misses with a straight left.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Baby Boy Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Van Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris has closed the distance and engaged Van Adams in a clinch.
Harris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Van Adams avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris wants to break free but Van Adams has control.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Adams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Van Adams's takedown attempt.
Harris lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Van Adams back against the cage.
Harris pushes Van Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but Van Adams moves out of range.
Van Adams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Van Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Van Adams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Van Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris stuns Van Adams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Adams fails with the takedown.
Harris is looking to wear down Van Adams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Harris gets a clinch.
Victor Van Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Van Adams jumps guard and drags Harris to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Victor Van Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris wants to get up but he can't break Van Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Harris stands and steps away. Van Adams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harris tries to clinch but Van Adams is having none of it.
Van Adams feints the counter takedown.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Van Adams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Van Adams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is not content to let Van Adams control the position.
Harris regains half guard.

Van Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Van Adams wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Boy Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

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