PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Harris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klajdi Kelmendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Butch Harris Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Butch Harris Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Harris Jr
vs
Kelmendi

186 cm
23
225 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

206 cm
31
280 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klajdi Kelmendi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelmendi misses with an uppercut
and Harris Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelmendi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris Jr at a distance.
Harris Jr misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Kelmendi.

Harris Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelmendi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelmendi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harris Jrs head.
Harris Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelmendi won't want to take too many of those.

Harris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelmendi misses with an uppercut.
Harris Jr takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelmendi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harris Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris Jr darts in and clinches Kelmendi up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris Jr.
Harris Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelmendi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harris Jr blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kelmendi fails to land.

Harris Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Harris Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris Jr, not yet.
Harris Jr is controlling Kelmendi's posture.
Harris Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kelmendi wants to pass the guard but Harris Jr is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kelmendi controls the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris Jr clinches.
Harris Jr blocking some punches.
Harris Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Harris Jr is trying to trip Kelmendi. He has hold of a leg but Kelmendi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harris Jr persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Harris Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kelmendi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi is trying to keep Harris Jr in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kelmendi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Harris Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kelmendi slips a jab and a cross from Harris Jr.

Harris Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelmendi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kelmendi working aggressively here.
Kelmendi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butch Harris Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris Jr is working for takedown but Kelmendi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harris Jr works on Kelmendi's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelmendi can do to turn this around?

Harris Jr manages to pull guard.

Harris Jr pushes Kelmendi off and gets back to his feet.

Kelmendi gets tackled into the cage by Harris Jr. Harris Jr maintains the clinch.
Harris Jr can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Harris Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Harris Jr to work.

Harris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris Jr lands a jab to Kelmendi's midsection.
A left lands for Kelmendi.
Kelmendi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelmendi.
Harris Jr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Kelmendi.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harris Jr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kelmendi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelmendi misses with a body shot.
Kelmendi misses with a straight right.
Harris Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harris Jr scores with a leg kick.

Harris Jr gets a clinch.
Harris Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kelmendi up against the cage.

Harris Jr manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harris Jr pushes Kelmendi off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi misses with an uppercut.
Kelmendi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crunch! Harris Jr slams his shin into Kelmendi's torso.
Harris Jr tries to clinch up but Kelmendi circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Kelmendi misses.
Harris Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kelmendi.
Harris Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kelmendi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harris Jr staying out of range there.
Harris Jr cracks the inside of Kelmendi's front leg.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelmendi can't break the clinch.
Harris Jr lands an elbow that stopped Kelmendi in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi tries to circle away but Harris Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Harris Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Kelmendi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kelmendi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris Jr throws a series of punches but Kelmendi moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kelmendi misses.
Kelmendi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klajdi Kelmendi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris Jr with a hook.
Kelmendi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelmendi.
Kelmendi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelmendi.

Harris Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kelmendi pushes Harris Jr off but Harris Jr dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harris Jr stands up and beckons Kelmendi to his feet.

Harris Jr has managed to clinch.

Harris Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harris Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kelmendi's guard.

Harris Jr stands and steps away. Kelmendi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kelmendi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Harris Jr gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelmendi just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Harris Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kelmendi misses with a hook
and Harris Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

Harris Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Harris Jr pulls guard successfully.
Harris Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kelmendi's guard.

Harris Jr advances to half guard.
We've been hearing that Harris Jr has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Harris Jr is controlling the pace.
Kelmendi trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris Jr slips a nice elbow through Kelmendi's hands, connecting with Kelmendi's forehead.
Kelmendi is looking to improve his position.
Harris Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harris Jr working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kelmendi!
Harris Jr landing punches.
Kelmendi tries to hold on but Harris Jr pushes him away.
Harris Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Harris Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klajdi Kelmendi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butch Harris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butch Harris Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris Jr lands a big elbow.
Harris Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kelmendi wants to hold on but Harris Jr pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harris Jr content just to control the position here.
Harris Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris Jr controlling the position easily from mount.

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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Harris Jr!
In defeat, Klajdi Kelmendi stepped up to the mic, saying 'I WILL BE BACK TO GET WHAT IS MINE'.