PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Cabrillo

180 cm
32
180 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

177 cm
38
186 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoe Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cabrillo misses with a body shot.
Cabrillo misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.

Harris gets caught flat footed, as Cabrillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harris wants to stand up but Cabrillo is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cabrillo wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.

Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrillo seems keen to control Harris's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Cabrillo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Harris has Cabrillo pressed against the cage.
Harris pushes Cabrillo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cabrillo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabrillo lands a right hand.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.

It looks like Zoe Harris has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Cabrillo lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
Nice elbow from Cabrillo.
Nice elbow from Cabrillo.
Harris blocks a body shot from Cabrillo.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands with a right to the head.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cabrillo gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris working aggressively here.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Cabrillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrillos head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris is working Cabrillo over against the cage.
Cabrillo scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Cabrillo, against the cage.
Cabrillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrillo.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrillo.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrillo's elbow.
Cabrillo lands a shot to the body.
Cabrillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cabrillo misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cabrillo throws an elbow but misses.
Harris blocking some punches.
Cabrillo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrillo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo lands a damaging elbow.

Zoe Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cabrillo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Cabrillo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Cabrillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris lands a right hand.
Harris misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Cabrillo misses with a body punch.
Cabrillo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Cabrillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
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 Zoe Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zoe Harris'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.

Harris lands a big uppercut and Cabrillo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cabrillo looks OK. Harris waves Cabrillo back to his feet!

Cabrillo is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

It looks like Juan Cabrillo has been cut.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Cabrillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Cabrillo saw that one coming.
Cabrillo throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Zoe Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Cabrillo moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at White Lotus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabrillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Cabrillo forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrillo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cabrillo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Cabrillo avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Cabrillo improves position.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Zoe Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Cabrillo controls the action.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A short right from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrillo's elbow.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris tries to work over Cabrillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Cabrillo takes a shot to the head.
Cabrillo working aggressively here.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrillo.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabrillo controls his hands.
Cabrillo lands a body punch.
Cabrillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris works on Cabrillo's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris gets through Cabrillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabrillo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris tries a body shot but Cabrillo blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo working aggressively here.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside.
Cabrillo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Cabrillo misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
Cabrillo prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabrillo.
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Cabrillo misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Cabrillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Cabrillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Cabrillo is breathing heavily.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris lands a right hand.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrillos head.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Cabrillo, against the cage.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris has Cabrillo pressed against the cage.
Harris lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoe Harris dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Cabrillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but Cabrillo checks it.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrillo moves away.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrillo.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.

Cabrillo tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabrillo or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrillo can do to turn this around?
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cabrillo takes a shot to the head.
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 lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cabrillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cabrillo as the two fighters clinch.
Cabrillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabrillo seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Cabrillo takes a shot to the head.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris dips a shoulder and cracks Cabrillo with a mighty uppercut! Cabrillo falls back against the cage and Harris unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cabrillo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Harris screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoe Harris!
Zoe Harris thanked the fans post fight for their support.