PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 1661 p4p, 990 weight class) and Kip Stern (ranked 257 p4p, 156 weight class). Stern has chosen Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harris
vs
Stern

189 cm
24
210
14 - 4 - 0

183 cm
23
216
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Conviction

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Stern!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Stern's head back.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Stern counters with a shoot takedown. Harris fights it but they end up in guard.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to sweep here but Stern controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harris takes a swing at Stern's ribcage but misses.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Stern counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Stern avoids the body shot from Harris.
Raven Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stern is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Stern gets the takedown into side control.
Stern sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stern throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stern grinds an elbow into Harris's temple.
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 takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stern is working Harris over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harris wants to control but Stern postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Harris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stern.
Stern has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stern tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stern lands a few punches from side control.
Stern tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris parries the strikes from Stern easily there. Stern is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Harris to escape.
Stern scoring with punches and elbows.
I wouldn't like to be where Harris is right now.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern is trying to ground and pound but Harris uses the momentary lack of control by Stern to regain half guard.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kip Stern dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stern.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stern feints the counter takedown.
Harris throws a body punch but Stern moves out of range.
Stern misses with a straight right.
Raven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
Stern takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stern.
Stern shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Stern replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Harris blocks it well.
Stern moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harris cracks Stern with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stern.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Harris catches Stern right on the button with a cross.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stern moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Stern avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stern.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Stern makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harris really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stern momentarily.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut

so Stern counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stern controls the pace.
Stern trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Stern showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harris pulls Stern in close to his closed guard and prevents Stern from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stern throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stern misses with a body punch.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris blocks a body shot from Stern.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Stern has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Stern slows down the pace here.
Stern misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris prevents Stern from breaking the clinch.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raven Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harris thuds a left hand into Stern's body.
Harris throws a hook but Stern avoids it easily.
Stern checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Harris tries to clinch but Stern moves out of range.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Stern scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stern.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stern.
Stern let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern avoids the body shot from Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stern darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raven Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stern is trying to counter with his kicks.
A low kick from Harris misses

and Stern counters with a shoot takedown. Harris fights it but they end up in guard.
Stern postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stern throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stern lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stern throwing strikes but missing.
Stern trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern throws a big right hand that misses.
Stern advances to half guard.
Stern performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stern seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stern is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stern.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stern scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stern throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris taking some punishment here, with Stern in his half guard.
Stern content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris lands a jab to Stern's midsection.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Stern lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Stern holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Stern breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kip Stern.
I think Stern 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Stern!
An out of breath Kip Stern thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Raven Harris spoke after the fight, saying 'I need to get back to Can crushing in the QFC leagues! Bitch tits took my soul a long time ago.'.