PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boy Harris
vs
Santos

199 cm
29
198 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

188 cm
23
204 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Santos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Harris throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Santos shoots in.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.

Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Santos working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
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!
Santos is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Santos trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Harris is looking to clinch.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos motions for Harris to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
And Harris counters with a quick kick to the body but Santos blocks it.
Harris shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Harris to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Santos working away.

Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harris has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos tries to score with some ground and pound. Harris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santos wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santos.
Santos looks up at the clock and then as Harris takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harris dodges the ground and pound from Santos.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris dodges the ground and pound from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jorge Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Harris is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Santos presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris taking a breather.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Harris throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Harris wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos feints a counter leg kick.
Harris tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Harris lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos misses the jab.
Baby Boy Harris is winning the standup battle so far.

Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santos working the ground and pound.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes Santos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Santos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Santos tries to advance to mount but Harris denies him.

Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.

Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.
The strikes coming from Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Baby Boy Harris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Santos throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Harris tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Santos looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harris is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Santos prevents a body shot from Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Santos blocking some punches.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Santos distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos lands a few punches from side control.
Harris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Santos controlling the position.

Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jorge Santos!
An out of breath Jorge Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.