PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 24933 p4p, 5584 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 650 p4p, 538 weight class). Cyborg Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Silva

199 cm
41
197
30 - 43 - 0

188 cm
30
182
9 - 8 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

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 30 - 43 - 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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a hook
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A big right from Harris misses.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Harris is wise to it.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris misses with the combination.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Silva avoids the body shot from Harris.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harris thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Harris backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Harris avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva slips a straight right by Harris.
Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silva blocks a head kick by Harris.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva avoids the body shot from Harris.
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!
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Boy Harris dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harris misses with a head kick.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Harris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Harris throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Harris manages to duck under it in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Harris misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Harris backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Harris misses.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Silva avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baby Boy Harris is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Harris misses with a kick to the body
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a counter combo.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baby Boy Harris.
Well Harris 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Boy Harris!
Baby Boy Harris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.