PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 358 p4p, 575 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 48 p4p, 77 weight class). Rolf has chosen AVGN Theme Song as his entrance music. Jakob Rolf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Rolf

190 cm
27
177
16 - 10 - 0

180 cm
33
169
24 - 17 - 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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Rolf.
Rolf sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rolf throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Rolf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rolf looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Rolf closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris slips a jab from Rolf.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Rolf moved away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rolf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Rolf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rolf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Rolf tries to advance to mount but can't.

Rolf is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rolf wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to reverse the position.

Rolf is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.

Rolf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rolf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rolf goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harris rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rolf's guard! Nice work there by Harris!
Harris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rolf has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Harris won't allow Rolf to sweep him here.
Rolf is trying to hold Harris in close to prevent damage but Harris has managed to pass into half guard.
Rolf tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Rolf tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
Rolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rolf wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rolf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Rolf.

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

Harris stands up from Rolf's guard - Harris perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rolf throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rolf cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rolf throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Harris misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolf tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Rolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jakob Rolf will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rolf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jakob Rolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Harris misses.
A little jabbing left from Rolf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Rolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Rolf.

Rolf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Jakob Rolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rolf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harris's guard.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Rolf is very close to passing his half guard.
Rolf trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Rolf trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.

Rolf is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Rolf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harris has managed to free his arm - good work.

Rolf seems to be working for a kimura but Harris defends the submission attempt.
Rolf looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris wants to control but Rolf is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harris avoids the body shot from Rolf.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rolf. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rolf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Rolf clinches.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Rolf.
Rolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harris misses.
Rolf scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rolf misses the target.
Rolf with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rolf 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.
Rolf staying out of range there.
Rolf feints the counter takedown.
Rolf throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolf throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolf shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rolf misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Rolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bastien Harris's cut.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Harris misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Rolf.
Rolf throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rolf slips a straight right by Harris.
Rolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.

It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Rolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Rolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rolf or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Rolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris keeps Rolf at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf staying out of range there.
A jab from Rolf misses.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Jakob Rolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rolf ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Rolf connects with a body shot.
Rolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rolf throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolf throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Rolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Rolf misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rolf tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rolf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Rolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rolf throws a body shot but no joy.
Rolf closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Rolf pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Rolf avoided it.
Rolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Rolf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is pressing down on Harris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harris is holding on for now.
Harris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris has Rolf pulled in close to control his posture.
Rolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rolf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.

Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jakob Rolf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Rolf.
Bastien Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolf working a defensive guard here.

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 Bastien Harris.
Well Rolf 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jakob Rolf!
During a confident post fight interview, Jakob Rolf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.