PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Harris
vs
Dum

183 cm
28
193 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
185 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tweedle Dum!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dum throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dum has time to react.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Dum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Dum's ribs.
Alonzo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dum.
Dum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
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 throws a sloppy body shot
and Dum counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Dum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris throws a body punch but Dum moves out of range.
Dum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris takes a swing at Dum's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Dum lands.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Dum counters with a left to the body.
Dum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Dum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Dum's head but Dum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dum. That's going to slow Harris down.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dum at a distance.
Harris moves away from the strike by Dum.
Harris is looking for a counter combo.
Dum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dum to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Dum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a body punch but Dum moves out of range.
Dum shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dum throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dum cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dum - that will leave a mark!
Tweedle Dum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dum 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.
Dum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harris is looking to wear down Dum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dum throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dum's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris is pushing down on Dum's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dum is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dum 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 thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dum's head.
Dum taking some punishment here, with Harris in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dum wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Dum gets back to full guard.
Harris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Dum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dum is adopting a defensive guard.
Dum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tweedle Dum will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dum scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dum with a hook.
Dum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Dum misses.

Harris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dum defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Harris working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dum tries to improve position but can't.
Dum manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harris's best efforts.
Dum keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dum wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harris with the ground and pound but Dum uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dum has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Harris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dum is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dum has escaped and now he's on top!

Dum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Dum is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alonzo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dum controlling from the top position.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
Dum engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dum stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Dum pushes his legs off easily.
Dum engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tweedle Dum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Alonzo Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dum throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Dum works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Dum throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dum was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Dum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Dum throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dum tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Dum slips a straight right by Harris.
A nice side step and Dum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dum throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Dum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dum scores with a hook.
Dum misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Dum let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Dum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Dum counters with an outside leg kick.
Dum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Dum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Dum counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a double leg but Dum avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dum continues to drive forward.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dum manages to avoid it.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Dum.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Dum lands.
Dum tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris misses with a combination
and Dum counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries for a takedown but Dum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Dum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dum as he jumps to the side.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.

Dum has managed to clinch.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Dum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dum lands with a right to the head.
Dum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dum is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dum down to the mat. Dum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dum stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dum jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Dum misses.
Harris swings widly with a right hand

and Dum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Dum misses with a punch to the body.
Dum scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tweedle Dum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dum 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tweedle Dum!
Tweedle Dum thanked the fans post fight for their support.