PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jedi Theme Music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Max Kaz enters the cage!

Harris
vs
Kaz

180 cm
29
175 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

186 cm
34
175 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rami Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
Kaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaz throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Kaz tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaz.
A big left from Kaz misses.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Kaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Kaz ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Kaz saw that one coming.
Kaz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Harris down.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Kaz misses
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaz slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Kaz thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaz.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaz thinks about the counter body kick.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.

Kaz clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaz misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Kaz's head.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaz is working Harris over against the cage.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaz.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Kaz.

It looks like Rami Harris has been cut.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Kaz takes a shot to the head.
Kaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaz is keeping busy.
Harris lands a right hand.
Kaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaz misses with some punches.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaz's elbow.
Kaz misses with a body punch.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz wants to stall.
Kaz lands with a left to the head.
Kaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazs head.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Kaz trying to land knees to the body.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris being controlled against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris has Kaz pressed against the cage.
Kaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
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 Rami Harris will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaz looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Kaz looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Kaz throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Kaz.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaz misses with a low kick.
Kaz works Harris's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Kaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Harris.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz walks into a left hand.
Kaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Kaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Kaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaz catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Rami Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harris.
Kaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Kaz's head back.
Kaz swinging wildly here.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaz thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris checks a low kick from Kaz.
Harris swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz connects with a crisp jab.
Kaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaz misses with a low kick.
Donk. Kaz catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Kaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaz misses with a straight left.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Harris scores with the left hand. Kaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Kaz moved away.
Kaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris throws a jab when Kaz was well out of range.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaz throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Kaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.

Harris is rocked!
Kaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaz throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Kaz throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kaz gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Kaz!
Max Kaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Rami Harris spoke after the fight, saying 'May the force be with you!'.