PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Placebo - Pure Morning. Sunderland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Placebo - Running up that hill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Sunderland

180 cm
26
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

186 cm
32
182 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Beaver Jooce!

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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rami Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Sunderland!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a hook but Sunderland avoids it easily.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Sunderland is just out of range.
Sunderland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Sunderland swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sunderland closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Sunderland pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sunderland throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sunderland.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sunderland.
Sunderland is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Sunderland avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunderland.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Sunderland.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Sunderland.
Sunderland goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sunderland tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Sunderland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Sunderland 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.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sunderland.
Sunderland fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Sunderland forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris taking a breather.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sunderland 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 lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sunderland is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Sunderland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
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.
Sunderland has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sunderland wants a takedown but no success here.
Sunderland has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Sunderland blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.

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

Sunderland gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Sunderland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sunderland is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sunderland has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Sunderland uses good head movement to avoid it.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Sunderland fails with an attempt to clinch.

Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Sunderland wants a takedown.
Sunderland jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sunderland is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Sunderland tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Sunderland avoids the damage to the body.
Harris cracks Sunderland with a nice body shot.
Harris gets through Sunderland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Sunderland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris working aggressively here.
Sunderland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sunderland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunderland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sunderland is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Sunderland is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Sunderland blocking some punches.
Sunderland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sunderland up against the cage.
Sunderland wants to take the fight to the mat but Harris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sunderland backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rami Harris 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.

A punch lands to the side of Sunderland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Harris.
Sunderland wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Sunderland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sunderland tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Sunderland with that takedown attempt.
Sunderland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sunderland circles away quickly and effectively.
Sunderland dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sunderland.
Sunderland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunderland avoids the head kick by Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Harris misses.

Sunderland moves into the clinch.

Sunderland has picked Harris up - he's going for a ride! Sunderland dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Sunderland trying to work for an americana but Harris has managed to regain full guard.
Harris is controlling Sunderland's posture.
Sunderland with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sunderland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sunderland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sunderland can do to turn this around?

Sunderland throws a sloppy strike and Harris has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Sunderland is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Harris!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rami Harris!
A victorious Rami Harris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.