PBP Commentary

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

Harris
vs
Restrepo

191 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Restrepo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris looks to land a combination but Restrepo avoids it well.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Restrepo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Restrepo wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
Restrepo looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Restrepo misses with a straight right.
Restrepo moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Restrepo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Restrepo.
Restrepo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Restrepo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Restrepo throws a shot to the body.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Restrepo.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Restrepo moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Restrepo! But no joy.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Restrepo throws out the jab.
Restrepo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Restrepo throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Restrepo misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Restrepo.
Restrepo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Restrepo.
Restrepo throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Restrepo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Restrepo tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Restrepo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Restrepo.
Harris misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Harris.

Restrepo drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Restrepo takes a shot to the head.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Restrepo.

Restrepo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Restrepo connects with the punch.
Harris slips under a jab from Restrepo.
A big left from Restrepo misses.
Harris moves out of range as Restrepo strikes.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Harris misses.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Restrepo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Restrepo misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Restrepo moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Restrepo stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris moves out of range as Restrepo strikes.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Restrepo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberto Restrepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Restrepo ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Restrepo is looking to clinch.

Restrepo clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Harris.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Restrepo ducks under a wild hook from Harris.

That's four 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!
Restrepo slips a straight right by Harris.
Restrepo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Restrepo slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Harris slips under a jab from Restrepo.
Restrepo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Restrepo closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Restrepo lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chad Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Restrepo.
Restrepo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Restrepo.
Restrepo misses with a straight right.
Restrepo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Restrepo.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Restrepo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Restrepo digs a good hook to Harris's body.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Restrepo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris throws a body punch but Restrepo moves out of range.
Restrepo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Restrepo wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
A jab from Harris misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Restrepo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Restrepo misses with a wild body shot.
Restrepo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Restrepo clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris gets through Restrepo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Restrepo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Restrepo.
Restrepo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Restrepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris prevents a body shot from Restrepo.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Restrepo tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Restrepo - that landed with a thud.
Restrepo lands an uppercut.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto Restrepo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Restrepo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris taking a breather.
Restrepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Restrepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Restrepo lands a body punch in the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Restrepo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chad Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Restrepo is out of range.
Restrepo ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Restrepo cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Restrepo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Restrepo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Restrepo throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Restrepo lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris slips under a jab from Restrepo.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Harris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Restrepo's hands.
Restrepo misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Restrepo misses with a left hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Restrepo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Restrepo.
Restrepo slips a jab from Harris.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Restrepo had a free shot at his head there.
Restrepo throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Restrepo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Restrepo ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Restrepo takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Restrepo misses with a looping left.
A jab from Harris misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Restrepo thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Restrepo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris jabs Restrepo right on the nose. Restrepo blinks but takes it well.
Harris slips under a jab from Restrepo.
Restrepo throws an off balance right hand
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Restrepo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Restrepo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Restrepo is rocked!
Restrepo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Harris lands a right hand from hell, dropping Restrepo. Harris pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Harris!