PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devon Nzee (ranked 3011 p4p, 4417 weight class) and JJ Harris (ranked 366 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as JJ Harris enters the cage!

Nzee
vs
Harris

188 cm
25
192
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Phoenix Island
Primal

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devon Nzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JJ Harris!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nzee looking to score a takedown here. Harris is defending well but Nzee drives through and ends up in Harris's guard.
Harris looking to control.
Nzee pushes down on Harris's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Nzee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Nzee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nzee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Nzee seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nzee seems to be looking for submissions.
Harris wants to improve his position but Nzee is controlling well.

Nzee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harris sees it coming and defends easily.

Nzee is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is pressing down on Nzee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.

Nzee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nzee has Harris in his guard.

Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nzee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Nzee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Nzee on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris!
Harris lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nzee is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Nzee trying to control but Harris flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets his hands free as Nzee looks to control.
Harris connects with a big shot to the side of Nzee's head.
Harris avoiding Nzee 's attempts to control his hands.
Harris lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Nzee is in bad spot here.

Harris is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nzee has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
You can see the frustration on Nzee's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Harris just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Harris controlling well, preventing Nzee from escaping the position.
Harris has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nzee is trying to break free.
Nzee staying busy and making it hard for Harris to control.
Nzee is covering up but some of the strikes from Harris are getting through and doing damage.
Harris avoiding Nzee 's attempts to control his hands.

Harris tightening his grip on Nzee, looking for the choke.
What can Nzee do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris avoiding Nzee 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Harris dominated that round.
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.

Nzee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.

Harris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nzee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nzee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harris's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Nzee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nzee is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
JJ Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Nzee is retaining full guard.

Nzee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.

Nzee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nzee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nzee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.

Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nzee.
Harris is pulling down on Nzee's head. It's preventing any offense from Nzee, at least for the moment.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Nzee from controlling successfully.

Nzee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harris dives on top into guard.

Nzee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Nzee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nzee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harris trying to control but Nzee is working from the bottom.

Nzee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harris trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nzee's guard.

Nzee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nzee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nzee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Nzee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Nzee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Nzee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harris uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working the ground and pound.
Harris trying to control the position but Nzee is working away.
Harris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nzee's legs.
Harris working away.
Nzee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
Harris just trying to survive but Nzee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nzee looking for the choke but no joy.

Nzee is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Harris has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Nzee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Harris closes the distance and pushes Nzee back into the cage.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Nzee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nzee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nzee off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Nzee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nzee goes for a double leg but Harris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harris continues to drive forward.
Harris stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harris throws a low kick but Nzee moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nzee shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.

Harris jumps into guard, dragging Nzee to the mat.

Nzee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nzee has Harris in his guard.

Nzee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris stands and throws Nzee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nzee tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Harris scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nzee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nzee is working hard here to advance position.
Harris lands some shots froms side control.
Nzee is looking to reverse the position.
Harris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nzee struggling a bit here.
Nzee tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand but Nzee has his arm trapped.
Harris wants to control but Nzee is keeping him busy.
Nzee is trying to get back to half guard.
Nzee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nzee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Nzee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris pushes down on Nzee's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nzee actively working from the bottom here.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Nzee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Harris stalling.

Nzee looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Harris!
A determined JJ Harris didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!