PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Du Hast as his entrance music. Jack Chambers had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chambers
vs
Harris

185 cm
41
202 lbs
19 - 20 - 1

180 cm
35
193 lbs
31 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Chambers pushes him off.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Chambers's shoulder, as Chambers tries to avoid the shot.
Chambers moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chambers to counter with a crisp jab.

Harris clinches up with Chambers and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris trying to stall but Chambers improves his position.
Harris lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Chambers.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Harris is trying to break free.
Harris lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers lands an elbow inside.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Chambers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Chambers breaks the clinch.
Harris throws a series of punches but Chambers moves out of range.
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!
Chambers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chambers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chambers throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Harris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chambers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Chambers shakes him off and moves away.
Chambers lands with a nice body kick.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chambers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chambers throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Chambers avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Chambers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chambers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chambers counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Harris lands with a straight right. Chambers didn't see that one coming.
Harris blocks a head kick by Chambers.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Chambers pushes him off.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Chambers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chambers cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Harris moves into range and clinches up with Chambers.
Harris lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chambers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Chambers.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
A short left from Chambers.
Chambers misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris leaning against his opponent.
Chambers tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chambers tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chambers takes an elbow to the temple.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris has closed the distance and engaged Chambers in a clinch.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Chambers misses with the head strike.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chambers avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Chambers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Chambers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris cracks Chambers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chambers circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bastien Harris will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harris scores with a hook to the body. Chambers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris slips under a jab from Chambers.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bastien Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Chambers pushes him off.
Harris moves away from the strike by Chambers.
Bastien Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Harris closes the distance and pushes Chambers back into the cage.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers takes an elbow to the temple.
Harris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chambers lands a nice uppercut.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris slips a jab from Chambers.
Chambers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Chambers tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Chambers.
Harris is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Chambers throws a shot to the body.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris feints a counter leg kick.
Harris wants to clinch
and Chambers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Harris thuds a left hand into Chambers's body.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chambers throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch there but Chambers circles away.
Chambers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Chambers tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
Harris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chambers lands an overhand right.
Harris gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Chambers gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Chambers!
As Jack Chambers got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks for the opportunity. This fight has been my last.'.
Bastien Harris spoke after the fight, saying 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.