PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Knocksville Girl. On his way into the cage it seems that Raven Harris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Raven Harris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Harris
vs
Bunkley Iii

204 cm
31
289 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

185 cm
35
193 lbs
27 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Bunkley Iii drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Bunkley Iii misses with a punch on the inside.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Bunkley Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunkley Iii tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris leaves Bunkley Iii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Harris lands a big right hand that sends Bunkley Iii crashing to the mat! Harris stays standing though and waves Bunkley Iii back to his feet!

Bunkley Iii is rocked!

It looks like Eliod Bunkley Iii has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bunkley Iii gets a takedown into half guard.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bunkley Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Bunkley Iii seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris tries to roll over but Bunkley Iii keeps him under control.
Bunkley Iii working the head and body with strikes.
Bunkley Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunkley Iii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bunkley Iii is working for a submission of some sort.
Bunkley Iii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throws a strike but Harris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunkley Iii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Bunkley Iii advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harris is looking to improve his position but Bunkley Iii isn't that keen on the idea.
Harris is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bunkley Iii misses with a head shot.
Bunkley Iii thowing shots but they're missing.
Bunkley Iii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
Bunkley Iii looking to ground and pound but Harris is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but Harris bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Bunkley Iii has a closed guard, preventing Harris from standing up.
Bunkley Iii trying to control the position.

Bunkley Iii throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harris escapes and throws Bunkley Iii's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bunkley Iii throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bunkley Iii is looking to reverse the position.
Bunkley Iii keeps trying to improve his position.

Harris decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bunkley Iii to his feet.
Harris is looking to clinch but Bunkley Iii is avoiding it.
Bunkley Iii shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raven Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eliod Bunkley Iii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii avoids the body shot from Harris.

Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris blocks a body shot from Bunkley Iii.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Bunkley Iii with that takedown attempt.
Bunkley Iii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Harris rushes Bunkley Iii and presses him up against the cage.
Bunkley Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris pushes Bunkley Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bunkley Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bunkley Iii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raven Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunkley Iii is breathing heavily.

Bunkley Iii gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks an uppercut.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunkley Iii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raven Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eliod Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunkley Iii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Bunkley Iii gets a takedown into half guard.
Harris preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Harris wants to control but Bunkley Iii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bunkley Iii with the ground and pound but Harris uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bunkley Iii postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Bunkley Iii working some strikes from top position.
Eliod Bunkley Iii has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Bunkley Iii throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunkley Iii's guard. Nice move by Harris!

Bunkley Iii throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harris uses it to pass to side control.
Bunkley Iii is trying to work for a sweep but Harris has mounted him!
Bunkley Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bunkley Iii is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunkley Iii can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks Bunkley Iii's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Harris controlling his opponent.
Bunkley Iii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bunkley Iii tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Bunkley Iii sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Harris postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bunkley Iii to stand up.
Bunkley Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunkley Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris throws a series of punches but Bunkley Iii avoids them all with ease.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunkley Iii in his tracks.
Bunkley Iii shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Bunkley Iii avoided it.
Raven Harris is winning the standup battle so far.

Bunkley Iii closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harris's guard.

Harris manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkley Iii shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bunkley Iii shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bunkley Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris leaves Bunkley Iii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Harris rushes Bunkley Iii and presses him up against the cage.
Bunkley Iii is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raven Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eliod Bunkley Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bunkley Iii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunkley Iii gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris thows a body kick. Bunkley Iii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris tests Bunkley Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris tries to clinch there but Bunkley Iii circles away.

Harris lands a big uppercut and Bunkley Iii crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bunkley Iii looks OK. Harris waves Bunkley Iii back to his feet!
Bunkley Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bunkley Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Bunkley Iii crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raven Harris!