PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaden Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaden Fox acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Harris
vs
Fox

189 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
16
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaden Fox!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Fox.
Fox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Fox is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Fox wants to break free but Harris has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Harris.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
A short right from Harris.
Fox is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Fox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Harris.
A shot to the body from Fox misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Fox misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Fox. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
As Harris backs off Fox throws a huge counter combo but Harris manages to avoid it all.
Fox throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Fox needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Fox slips the punch.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris digs a good body shot into Fox's ribs.

Fox tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fox connects with a jab.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris connects with a jab.

Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris gets through Fox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox taking a breather.
Harris gets through Fox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.

Fox is rocked!
Harris lands an uppercut.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Fox seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Harris lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
A hook to the body from Harris.

Harris drops Fox onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fox is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from 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 lands an uppercut.
Harris dips a shoulder and cracks Fox with a mighty uppercut! Fox falls back against the cage and Harris unloads with a barrage of strikes! Fox 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 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Harris!