PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and charlie brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). charlie brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Harris
vs
brown

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, charlie brown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris looks for a takedown but brown sprawls well.

Harris forces brown back against the cage and clinches.

brown jumps into guard, dragging Harris to the mat.
Harris trying to control but brown is working from the bottom.
brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
brown looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
brown dodges the ground and pound from Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris tries for a kimura but brown is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris tries to move into full mount but can't pass brown's legs.

Harris is trying to get an arm triangle but brown is defending well.
Harris controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down brown for as long as he can get away with.
Harris working the ground and pound but brown is defending the strikes.
Harris controls the position.
Harris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
brown bucks up and tries to throw Harris off but instead Harris has got his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown takes a big shot to the side of the head.
brown tries to escape but Harris has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
brown is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
brown is in bad spot here.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Harris tightening his grip on brown, looking for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Harris wants to control but brown is keeping busy.

Harris is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. brown defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
brown wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

brown moves into the clinch.
Harris fails to pull guard.

Harris decides to pull guard.
Harris is trying to keep brown in close.
brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
brown looking to pass the guard.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harris content just to control the position here.
Harris landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. David Harris just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from brown as Harris shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and brown counters with a two punch combo.
brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.

Harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harris is keen to just control but brown is a slippery customer.
brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but brown keeps working.
brown wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
brown trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Harris wants to pass the guard but brown is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris tries to score a power double leg takedown but brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harris somewhat.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Harris tries to clinch up
and brown counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris rushes brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
brown stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown postures up.
brown wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. brown manages to get himself to full guard.
brown working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
brown is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
brown is trying to keep Harris in close.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris trying to control but brown is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
brown wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
brown keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
charlie brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of brown's head.

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 David Harris.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Harris!