PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Harris (ranked 3045 p4p, 2342 weight class) and Renaldo Young (ranked 384 p4p, 295 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Harris
vs
Young

178 cm
21
177
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
186
6 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renaldo Young!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Terrance Harris has been cut.
Harris is looking to clinch.
As Harris backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Harris manages to avoid it all.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Young misses with a left hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
A cross from Harris lands.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Harris pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Hollywood Superstar MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.

Harris clinches up against the cage.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Young is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Harris tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Young.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Young lands with a right hand.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris walks into a jab.

Terrance Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Young misses.
Young might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Young throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Harris lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Young misses with a straight left.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Young checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Young throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Young staying out of range there.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Young blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Terrance Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrance Harris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Young looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
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Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Harris is rocked!

Terrance Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harris moves away from the strike by Young.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young swings widly with a right hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Renaldo Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris has Young pressed against the cage.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Young moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.

Jeez, Terrance Harris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a looping left.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Terrance Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Renaldo Young!
Renaldo Young decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.