PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Restrepo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Harris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Restrepo
vs
Harris

182 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Restrepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Restrepo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Restrepo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Restrepo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Restrepo.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Restrepo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Restrepo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Restrepo drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Restrepo has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Restrepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Restrepo wants to clinch.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Restrepo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Restrepo moved out of range.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Restrepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Restrepo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Restrepo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harris manages to circle out of the way.
Restrepo throws a body shot but no joy.
Restrepo doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Restrepo closes the distance and clinches.
Restrepo blocking some punches.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Restrepo has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.

Restrepo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Restrepo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a series of punches but Restrepo moves out of range.

Restrepo pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Restrepo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Restrepo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto Restrepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris misses the jab.
Restrepo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harris.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Restrepo moved out of range nicely.
Restrepo moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Restrepo lands a slapping body shot.
Restrepo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Restrepo forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Restrepo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Restrepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Restrepo.
Restrepo tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Restrepo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Restrepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Restrepo just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Restrepo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.

Restrepo breaks the clinch.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Restrepo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Restrepo staying out of range there.
Restrepo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harris.
Restrepo scores with a shot to the body.
Harris looks winded!
Harris connects with a looping right hand.

Restrepo clinches up against the cage.
Restrepo gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Restrepo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Restrepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Restrepo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
A right hand to the body from Restrepo.
A short right from Restrepo on the inside.
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 Roberto Restrepo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Restrepo moves into the clinch.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Restrepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Restrepo lands with a right to the head.
Restrepo works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Restrepo is working Harris over against the cage.
Restrepo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Restrepo lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Restrepo.
A short body shot lands from Restrepo as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Restrepo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Restrepo lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Restrepo.
Restrepo taking a breather.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Restrepo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Restrepo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Restrepo.
Restrepo misses with a punch to the body.
Restrepo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Restrepo slows down the pace here.
Restrepo misses with a punch to the body.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Restrepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Restrepo breaks the clinch.
Restrepo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Restrepo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Restrepo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Restrepo moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Restrepo.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Restrepo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo misses with some punches.
Restrepo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Restrepo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Restrepo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Restrepo won't allow it.
Restrepo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Restrepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Restrepo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris misses with a hook. Restrepo ducked under it nicely.

Restrepo takes the fight into the clinch.
Restrepo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Restrepo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Restrepo lands a shot to the body.
Restrepo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Restrepo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Restrepo.
Restrepo is looking to control Harris's arms but Harris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Restrepo has his back to the cage.

Restrepo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Restrepo tries to clinch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Restrepo doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Restrepo ducks down to avoid it.

Restrepo forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Restrepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Restrepo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Harris.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Restrepo has double underhooks.
Restrepo throws a head punch that misses.
Restrepo blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris working aggressively here.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris misses with a hook.
Restrepo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harris manages to circle out of the way.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Restrepo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Restrepo is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Restrepo tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Restrepo.
Restrepo wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Restrepo will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Restrepo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Restrepo tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Restrepo moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws a hook but Restrepo avoids it easily.
Restrepo wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Restrepo doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Chad Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Restrepo tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Restrepo moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Restrepo backpedaling.
Harris throws a hook but Restrepo blocks it.
Harris lands a jab to Restrepo's midsection.
Restrepo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Restrepo.
Restrepo moves away from the strike by Harris.
Restrepo takes one on the button.
Restrepo tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Restrepo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Restrepo working aggressively here.
Restrepo tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Restrepo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a body shot from Restrepo.
Restrepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Restrepo.
Harris blocks a body shot from Restrepo.
Restrepo lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Restrepo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Restrepo.
Restrepo lands a nice uppercut.
Restrepo blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Roberto Restrepo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Restrepo keeps him there for the moment.
Harris blocks a body shot from Restrepo.
Restrepo blocking some punches.
Harris is pushing Restrepo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Restrepo has double underhooks.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Restrepo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Chad Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Restrepo has the dominant position.
Restrepo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Restrepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Restrepo scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Restrepo keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Restrepo has him pressed against the cage.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Restrepo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Restrepo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Restrepo!