PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Du Hast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Malone
vs
Harris

184 cm
31
192 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

180 cm
32
193 lbs
28 - 27 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvester Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Malone clinches.
Malone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Harris.
Malone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Malone looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylvester Malone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malone or not.
Harris is trying to push Malone away but Malone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malone tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Malone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone looking for a takedown.
Malone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malone.

Harris pushes Malone up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris lands an elbow just above Malone 's eye.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malone.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malone misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malone misses with a wild body shot.
Malone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone.
Malone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone dodges the punch combination from Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Harris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malone.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris throws a hook but Malone blocks it.

Malone pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Malone gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Malone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone can't get the takedown.
Malone looking for a takedown.
Malone looking for a takedown.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Harris prevents a takedown attempt there.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris scores with the left hand. Malone knows he should have avoided that one.

Malone gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Malone tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malone has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malones head.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.

Malone is rocked!
Harris avoiding damage.
Oh Malone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Malone seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Malone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Malone's ribs.
Malone walks into a straight right hand from Harris.
Malone fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastien Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Harris'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.

Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries to clinch up but Malone circles away and keeps his distance.

Malone closes the distance and clinches.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris prevents a takedown attempt there.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Harris forces Malone back against the cage and clinches.
Malone is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylvester Malone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Malone breaks from the clinch.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.

Malone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harris bucks up and tries to throw Malone off but instead Malone has got his back!
Harris trying to get back to his feet but Malone is in full control for now.
Malone thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Harris is trying to get back to his feet but Malone has full control of the position and if anything, Harris has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harris is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Malone gets his way!
Malone is trying to control but Harris is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harris is squirming around, avoiding Malone's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Malone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Malone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone scoring with strikes but Harris is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Malone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Malone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
Malone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harris regains half guard.
Malone prevents Harris from standing back up.
Malone is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Malone is controlling him well.
Malone wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Malone is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Malone is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control but Malone postures up.
Malone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Harris pushes Malone up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Malone gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.

Malone lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Malone sits in half guard.
Malone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malone is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Malone prevents Harris from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sylvester Malone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bastien Harris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Malone tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
Malone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylvester Malone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris misses with a head kick.

Harris clinches up with Malone and pushes him back against the cage.
Malone avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Malone ducks down to avoid it.
Harris thows a body kick. Malone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Malone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malone is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.
Malone prevents a body shot from Harris.
Malone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Malone persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Malone tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Malone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bastien Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malone is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Malone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris leaves Malone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.
Malone tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
Sylvester Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Malone tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Malone.
Harris unleashes a big counter combination but Malone bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Malone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Malone ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Malone misses its target.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris tries to circle away but Malone has him pinned against the cage.
Harris wants to break free but Malone has control.
Harris lands a nice elbow.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris tries to break free but Malone pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Harris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Malone blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris is trying to break free.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Malone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harris quickly recovers to half guard.

Harris has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Malone is on him like a limpet, forcing Harris back against the cage.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris is trying to drag Malone to the mat but Malone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bastien Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Harris!
Post fight, Bastien Harris took to the microphone: 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'.
Sylvester Malone was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck off...I demand a rematch..'.