PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 1077 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Pate Ro (ranked 135 p4p, 199 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Ro

189 cm
23
228
13 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
255
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raven Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ro works the jab nicely.

It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Ro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Ro scores with a nice head shot.
Ro motions for Harris to come forward. Ro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ro manages to circle out of the way.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Ro.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Ro is just out of range.
Pate Ro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ro throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Ro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
The crowd cheers as Ro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harris doesn't seem phased though.
Harris throws a hook but Ro avoids it easily.
Ro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ro.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris tries a body shot but Ro blocks it.
Harris tries to work over Ro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro controls his hands.
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris taking a breather.
Harris's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harris gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ro can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Ro prevents a body shot from Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ro.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Ro.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Ro prevents a body shot from Harris.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Harris pushes Ro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris prevents a body shot from Ro.
Harris tries a body shot but Ro blocks it.
Harris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris tries a body shot but Ro blocks it.
Ro lands a left hand.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Ro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ro throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ro takes a shot to the head.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Ro has him pressed against the cage.
Ro tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raven Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Ro tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ro or not.
Ro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Raven Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ro was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Ro throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Harris feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ro sprawling to the canvas! Ro rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harris finish him?!

It looks like Pate Ro has been cut.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Ro saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ro looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Ro jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ro.

Raven Harris's cut is getting worse.
Ro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Ro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ro counters with a nice uppercut.
Ro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris blocks a jab.
Ro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Ro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ro throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Ro throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Ro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Harris scores with the left hand. Ro knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris misses the jab.
Ro throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ro moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Ro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Ro tries to get set, Harris tries to push him back and clinch up but Ro manages to avoid the attempt.
Ro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ro finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.

Raven Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a jab when Ro was well out of range.
Ro throws out a powerful jab.
Ro misses with a wild body shot.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ro scores with a nice head shot.

Jeez, Raven Harris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Harris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ro was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris cracks Ro with a hook to the temple - Ro is on wobbly legs here! Harris swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ro falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Harris wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raven Harris!
Raven Harris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that © Trap House logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.