PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Garrett

173 cm
26
153 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

180 cm
29
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Garrett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garrett checks a leg kick.
Garrett checks a low kick from Harris.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Garrett tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Garrett checks a leg kick.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garrett.
Wade Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garrett to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Garrett rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Garrett lands with a right to the head.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrett or not.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Garrett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Harris.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Harris.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris works on Garrett's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris is working Garrett over against the cage.
Harris lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrett.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Harris.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris blocks a body shot from Garrett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris misses with a wild combination.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garrett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Garrett lands with a left to the head.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Garrett scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett trying to land knees to the body.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Garrett misses with an elbow strike.
Garrett lands with a right to the head.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garrett avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Harris lands a body shot.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garrett throws an elbow but misses.
Garrett lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Garrett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris lands a right hand.

Garrett is rocked!
Garrett lands a shot to the body.
Garrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Garrett with a nice body shot.
Garrett lands an uppercut.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett seems to have recovered his senses.
Garrett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a left hand.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Garrett to his knees! Harris keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Harris!
A victorious Derek Harris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.