|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
26
175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
|
184 cm
24
184 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery scores with a nice right hand.
Harris thuds a left hand into Avery's body.
Harris gets a double leg takedown into Avery's guard.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Avery is on top in guard.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Avery stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Avery is trying to keep Harris in close.
Avery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Avery blocks nicely.
Harris wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harris working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Avery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Avery's head.
Avery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Avery is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Harris landing some decent shots from guard.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Harris throws a strike but Avery rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avery is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avery lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Avery working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harris looking for a guillotine here but Avery defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Avery manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Avery is keeping the position for now.
Avery pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Avery gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Avery has passed into half guard!
Avery wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris trying to control but Avery postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris is trying to control the position but Avery postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anselmo Harris will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Avery looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Avery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Avery.
Avery tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Avery is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Avery circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Avery tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Avery to the ground. Avery escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Avery circles away.
Sean Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmo Harris.
Avery connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Avery scores with a jab to the head.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Avery, which made it look bad.
Avery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sean Avery is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris gets the takedown into side control.
Avery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Avery can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Harris crashes against the mat.
Avery dodges the ground and pound from Harris.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Avery isn't going anywhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris working the ground and pound from side control.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harris is trying to ground and pound but Avery uses the momentary lack of control by Harris to regain half guard.
Avery is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Avery is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Avery is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Avery avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Harris seems content to control.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Avery is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Avery keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Avery throws a quick counter kick to the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
It looked like Avery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avery avoids the body shot from Harris.
A counter left hand to the body from Avery misses its target.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Harris lands.
Harris dives in and scores a takedown into Avery's guard.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris with a nice head shot there.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Avery seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Avery looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Avery avoids the body shot from Harris.
Avery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avery circles away quickly and effectively.
Avery throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Avery shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harris controlling Avery's posture.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Avery passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is not content to let Avery control the position.
Harris holds on to Avery's head and controls the position momentarily.
Avery grinds an elbow into Harris's temple.
Avery wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Avery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sean Avery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris trying to control here.
Harris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harris looking for submissions off his back.
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Avery is very close to passing his half guard.
Avery winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants to control but Avery is keeping busy.
Avery is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harris has his hands on Avery's head, controlling the position.
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Avery slips an elbow through the middle.
Avery trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Avery has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Avery is proving a slippery customer.
Avery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris controlling Avery's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avery. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avery.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Avery showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anselmo Harris!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
34% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
