PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Harris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinn Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Harris Jr
vs
Bishop

186 cm
21
225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

194 cm
25
222 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Harris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinn Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris Jr scores with a decent looking hook.

Harris Jr has closed the distance and engaged Bishop in a clinch.

Harris Jr pulls guard.
Harris Jr pulls Bishop in close to his closed guard and prevents Bishop from doing any damage or advancing position.

Harris Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bishop presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bishop wants to break the clinch but can't.

Harris Jr breaks from the clinch.
Harris Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bishop stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris Jr. Harris Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Harris Jr tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Quinn Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.

Harris Jr clinches up against the cage.
Bishop is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris Jr has double underhooks.
Harris Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Harris Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Harris Jr jumps guard but Bishop turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris Jr won't allow it.
Harris Jr tries to pull guard but Bishop holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris Jr drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Harris Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Harris Jr is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bishop can't fight it off and eventually Harris Jr manages to take the fight to the floor. Bishop looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harris Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harris Jr cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Harris Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Bishop, looking for a takedown. Harris Jr pushes Bishop against the cage but Bishop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bishop looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Harris Jr rushes Bishop and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop tries to break free but Harris Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Harris Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bishop smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.

Harris Jr has managed to clinch.

Harris Jr successfully pulls guard.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Harris Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Harris Jr!

Harris Jr stays in close to Bishop's body and controls the position.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris Jr advances to half guard.
Harris Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bishop is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Harris Jr.
Harris Jr cracks Bishop with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bishop is looking to get to half guard.
Harris Jr controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bishop hang on?
Harris Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butch Harris Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Harris Jr takes the fight into the clinch.

Harris Jr decides to pull guard.

Harris Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bishop presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Harris Jr moves into the clinch.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Harris Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Harris Jr keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bishop manages to break the clinch.

Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Harris Jr. Harris Jr maintains the clinch.
Harris Jr wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop tries to break free but Harris Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bishop tries to break free but Harris Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Harris Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Harris Jr pulls Bishop into guard.
Harris Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Harris Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Harris Jr!

Harris Jr landing with the ground and pound.

Harris Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hook but Harris Jr blocks it.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Harris Jr finds it's target.

Harris Jr drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.

Harris Jr pulls Bishop into guard.
Butch Harris Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Harris Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Harris Jr!

Harris Jr passes Bishop's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harris Jr is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bishop controlling the position for now.

Harris Jr stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch.
Harris Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Harris Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Harris Jr misses with a body punch.
Bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris Jr won't allow it.
Bishop is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris Jr has double underhooks.
Bishop tries to circle away but Harris Jr has him pinned against the cage.

Harris Jr wants the takedown. Bishop is fighting it off but Harris Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bishop's guard against the cage.
Harris Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harris Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Harris Jr is pushing down on Bishop's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bishop is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harris Jr is taking a breather. Bishop says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harris Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harris Jr stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Harris Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris Jr shoots in and drives through. Bishop sprawls well.
Bishop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Harris Jr wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris Jr clinches with his opponent.

Harris Jr manages to pull guard.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris Jr is pulling down on Bishop's head. It's preventing any offense from Bishop, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Harris Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Harris Jr!

Bishop is trying to control the position but Harris Jr postures up.
Quinn Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bishop working a defensive guard but Harris Jr manages to pass into side control anyway.
A lull in the action here as Harris Jr stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bishop being controlled for a moment.
Harris Jr 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 Jr working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop being controlled for a moment.
Butch Harris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard.
Bishop wants to control but Harris Jr postures up.
Harris Jr controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bishop is trying to work for a sweep but Harris Jr has mounted him!
Harris Jr controlling his opponent.
Bishop tries to lock up and control but Harris Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris Jr content just to control the position here.
Bishop wants to hold on but Harris Jr pushes him away.
Bishop is desperately trying to improve his position but Harris Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop tries to hold on but Harris Jr pushes him away.
Harris Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Harris Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris Jr 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Harris Jr!