PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frey Grabovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Theme Music. Frey Grabovski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Harris
vs
Grabovski

180 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

177 cm
28
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frey Grabovski!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabovski throws a counter combo.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Grabovski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grabovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Harris is looking to clinch but Grabovski is avoiding it.
Grabovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.

Harris clinches up with Grabovski and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris just leaning against Grabovski, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Grabovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grabovski blocking some punches.
Grabovski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Grabovski controls the action.
I was talking to Harris's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Grabovski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grabovski momentarily.
Grabovski staying out of range there.
Grabovski tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Harris throws a hook but Grabovski avoids it easily.
Grabovski slips under a jab from Harris.
Grabovski is looking for the big counter here.
Grabovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grabovski blocks a head kick by Harris.
Grabovski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Grabovski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grabovski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabovski moves away.

Grabovski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Grabovski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabovski trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Grabovski content to control rather than advance.
Grabovski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grabovski is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Grabovski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Grabovski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets full guard.
Grabovski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grabovski trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris wants to control but Grabovski postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grabovski tries to move into full mount but can't pass Harris's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Grabovski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grabovski in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rami Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grabovski misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut

and Grabovski counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Grabovski from controlling successfully.
Grabovski looking to pass the guard.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grabovski's guard.

Grabovski is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabovski trying to control but Harris postures up.

Harris seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grabovski looking for submissions off his back.
Harris stalling.
Grabovski is looking to improve his position.

Grabovski kicks Harris off and gets back to his feet.
Good shot there by Harris.
Nice jab there from Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Grabovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grabovski moves out of range of the body kick.
Grabovski feints the counter takedown.
Frey Grabovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grabovski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grabovski ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Grabovski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grabovski avoids a kick to the body.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabovski with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Grabovski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Grabovski's head.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Grabovski feints the counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Grabovski slips the punch.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grabovski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rami Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabovski ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Grabovski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grabovski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Grabovski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grabovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Grabovski is looking for the big counter here.
Grabovski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris throws a body punch but Grabovski moves out of range.
Grabovski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Grabovski's head back.
Rami Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Grabovski moves away from the strike by Harris.
Grabovski shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Grabovski tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grabovski blocks a body shot from Harris.
Grabovski is looking for a takedown.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frey Grabovski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grabovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris tries to stall but Grabovski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grabovski goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rami Harris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris scores with a jab to the body.
Harris lands a head kick. Grabovski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grabovski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabovski can do to turn this around?
Harris misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris pushes Grabovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grabovski backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Grabovski is trying to break free.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grabovski goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris thumps Grabovski with a low kick.
Harris lands with a nice body kick.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Grabovski sees coming a mile off.
Grabovski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch up
and Grabovski counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grabovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Grabovski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frey Grabovski.

Grabovski has Harris pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Grabovski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harris tumbling to the mat - Grabovski dives into Harris's guard.
Grabovski cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
Rami Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grabovski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grabovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grabovski trying to move into half guard but instead Harris has managed to sweep!
Harris looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harris won't allow Grabovski to sweep him here.
Grabovski keeps trying to improve his position.

Grabovski is working an open guard so Harris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grabovski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Grabovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabovski circles away.
Grabovski avoids the head kick by Harris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Grabovski misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Frey Grabovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rami 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Harris!
Rami Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.