PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruarc Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by All Summer Long. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brandon
vs
Harris

188 cm
38
210 lbs
12 - 21 - 0

194 cm
31
218 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruarc Harris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Brandon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandon misses with a few strikes there.
Brandon stuffs the takedown.
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brandon throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Brandon misses with a hook.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandon is out of range and Harris settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brandon gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandons head.
Harris prevents Brandon from breaking the clinch.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Come on Brandon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brandon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Harris has his opponent's back but Brandon is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Harris.
Ruarc Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Brandon.

Harris rushes Brandon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandon is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brandon down to the mat. Brandon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Harris rushes Brandon and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brandon working hard to break the clinch.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brandon is defending well.
Buddy Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruarc Harris.
Harris tries for a takedown but Brandon manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Harris wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Brandon.
Brandon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brandon is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brandon down to the mat. Brandon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Harris gets tackled into the cage by Brandon. Brandon maintains the clinch.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brandon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brandon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandon throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Brandon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harris wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandon stuffs the takedown.
Brandon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.

Brandon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Harris lands a takedown into guard.
Harris wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon is controlling Harris's posture.
Brandon is trying to keep Harris in close.
Harris wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Brandon sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brandon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harris defends it well.
Brandon is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Harris manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris gets tackled into the cage by Brandon. Brandon maintains the clinch.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brandon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?

Harris gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harris works his way into side control.
Brandon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harris's best efforts.
Brandon is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to pass the guard but Brandon defending well.
Harris is trying to control. Brandon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brandon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brandon.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris stays in close to Brandon's body and controls the position.
Harris postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Brandon looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandon, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Brandon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buddy Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruarc Harris.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Brandon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Buddy Brandon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brandon blocks a body shot from Harris.
Brandon prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris jumps guard but Brandon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Brandon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Harris regains guard immediately.

Harris pushes Brandon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.

Brandon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.

Harris gets control of Brandon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harris is trying to control the position but Brandon postures up.
Brandon pushing down on Harris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Brandon there.

Brandon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brandon is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandon throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
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 Buddy Brandon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Brandon.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Brandon misses.
A cross from Brandon lands.

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brandon up against the cage.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is trying to drag Brandon to the mat but Brandon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harris is working for takedown but Brandon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buddy Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruarc Harris.
Brandon avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brandon just stands there and leans against the cage.

Brandon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a right hand that Brandon ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandon also avoids with ease.
Brandon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandon circles away.
Brandon is looking to counter punch.
Harris lands a two punch combo.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Brandon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandon misses the target.
Brandon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Brandon misses with a straight left.
Brandon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Brandon.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brandon lands a takedown into guard.
Brandon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris being controlled here, momentarily.

Brandon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brandon has managed to get both his arms back between Harris's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to pass the guard.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Brandon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brandon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brandon defends well and Harris ends up having to push Brandon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Harris has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Brandon.
Harris tries for a takedown but Brandon manages to get underhooks.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brandon breaks the clinch.

Harris dives in and scores a takedown into Brandon's guard.

Brandon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Brandon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buddy Brandon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris looks to clinch
and Brandon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandon manages to avoid it.

Harris pushes Brandon up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruarc Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brandon manages to break the clinch.
Brandon connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Brandon trying to control the position but instead, Harris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandon into the cage.
Brandon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Brandon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Brandon!
Our winner, Buddy Brandon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ruarc Harris spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost this match because i had a injured heart you see someone ran over my dog earlier today. If it where not for that i would have kicked this guys ass.'.