PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harris
vs
Spider

175 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifford Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leandro Spider!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Spider circles away.
Spider misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spider.
Harris misses with the combination.
Spider fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clifford Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Spider.
Harris tries to bum rush Spider with a series of wild strikes but Spider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spider tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clifford Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Spider looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris is looking to stand up but Spider isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Spider from controlling successfully.
Harris keeping full guard, as Spider tries to pass.
Spider wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Harris manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spider looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Spider backing up. Spider nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clifford Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spider misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Spider.
Spider has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Harris has Spider up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Spider is controlling the position.
Spider tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harris lands an elbow inside.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spider backwards.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spider tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.

Harris has closed the distance and engaged Spider in a clinch.
Harris lands a nice elbow.
Spider tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Spider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Harris breaks the clinch.

That's four 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.
Spider lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spider!
Harris throws a combination that misses

and Spider counters by clinching up.
Spider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Spider fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spider tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.

Harris breaks the clinch.

Harris forces Spider back against the cage and clinches.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Spider has the dominant position.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Spider in his tracks for a moment.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spider fails with the takedown

and Harris moves into the clinch.
Spider is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leandro Spider will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris tries to clinch there but Spider circles away.
Spider shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Spider keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spider fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris throws a right and a left that Spider avoids nicely.
Spider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris clinches.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Spider is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Spider looking to slow down the pace here.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Spider shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clifford Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Spider.
Harris throws a right and a left that Spider avoids nicely.
Spider with a lazy takedown attempt

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Spider misses with a takedown attempt

and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Harris breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spider, pushing him back against the cage.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spider counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Spider shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spider is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harris!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stand.
Spider looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spider is landing with some decent strikes but Harris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider content just to control the position here.

Spider jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harris manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Harris is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.

Spider stands up.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris avoids the head kick by Spider.
Harris lands with a nice combination. Spider backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leandro Spider will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harris wants to clinch up but Spider keeps it at a distance.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Harris wants to clinch.
Clifford Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spider is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harris.
Spider shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Harris moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Harris.
Harris tries to circle away but Spider has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spider wants a takedown but no success here.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a right hand that Spider ducks under and follows up with a left that Spider also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider wants to clinch.
Spider closes the distance looking to clinch

and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Spider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spider 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 Spider off to one side.
Clifford Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Spider.
Spider fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Spider has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss

and Spider decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.

Spider gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Spider tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.

Spider has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spider fails with the takedown

and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spider is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Spider takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Spider ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Spider no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Harris stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Spider shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Spider tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spider throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spider misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris misses with the combination.
Spider fails with a takedown attempt.
Spider looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clifford Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leandro Spider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris is looking to clinch.

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 Clifford Harris.
I think Spider 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leandro Spider!