PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bienvenueve's entrance music is Bounty Killer by Depthcharge. A fine choice. Harris is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Clash - Rock the Casbah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bienvenueve
vs
Harris

182 cm
25
174 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerome Harris!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bienvenueve clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Bienvenueve struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.

Bienvenueve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Harris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bienvenueve wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
Bienvenueve wants to try and get back to his feet.
Harris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bienvenueve's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bienvenueve wants to control but Harris is having none of it.

Harris looking to secure an arm triangle but Bienvenueve defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bienvenueve tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to control but Bienvenueve wriggling away.
Harris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harris trying to control but Bienvenueve is having none of it.
Bienvenueve is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bienvenueve is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bienvenueve holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harris tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bienvenueve tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bienvenueve is trying to stand up.
Harris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bienvenueve is looking to escape.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bienvenueve trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harris controlling his opponent.
Bienvenueve trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harris throwing strikes here but Bienvenueve is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Harris working for a guillotine from mount but Bienvenueve is in no mood to give up.
Harris trying to control but Bienvenueve is having none of it.
Bienvenueve manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
Harris prevents Bienvenueve from improving his position.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bienvenueve regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bienvenueve manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris has his hands on Bienvenueve's head, controlling the position.

Bienvenueve stands and steps away. Harris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve misses with a wild combination.
Bienvenueve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bienvenueve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bienvenueve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bienvenueve is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.

Harris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bienvenueve's half guard.
Bienvenueve is doing well to control the position and prevent Harris from advancing to side control.
Harris keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Bienvenueve is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bienvenueve is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bienvenueve gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harris prevents Bienvenueve from getting back to his feet.
Bienvenueve looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harris won't allow Bienvenueve to get back to his feet.
Bienvenueve is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bienvenueve is keeping the position for now.
Bienvenueve wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bienvenueve throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve walks into a straight right hand from Harris.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bienvenueve lands with a cross.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bienvenueve lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bienvenueve looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Bienvenueve misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bienvenueve looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bienvenueve.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris lands with a hook. Bienvenueve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bienvenueve clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bienvenueve is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bienvenueve throws a left and a right that both miss

and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Bienvenueve.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris wants the takedown. Bienvenueve is fighting it off but Harris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bienvenueve's guard against the cage.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Bienvenueve is keeping the position.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
Bienvenueve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bienvenueve wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris working some strikes from top position.
Jerome Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris prevents Bienvenueve from getting back to his feet.

Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bienvenueve dives on top into guard.
Bienvenueve forces his way into half guard.
Harris is staying active underneath Bienvenueve, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris trying to hold on to Bienvenueve's head to control him but Bienvenueve postures up.
Bienvenueve slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris won't allow Bienvenueve to pass to mount.
Bienvenueve is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bienvenueve wants to stand but Harris has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bienvenueve seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bienvenueve.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bienvenueve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bienvenueve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bienvenueve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Bienvenueve sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bienvenueve throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Bienvenueve shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bienvenueve misses with a body punch

and Harris counters with a takedown into side control.
Bienvenueve is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bienvenueve avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harris.
Bienvenueve is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harris's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harris trying to control the action but Bienvenueve is working from the bottom.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harris wants to control but Bienvenueve is keeping him busy.
Bienvenueve keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bienvenueve is holding on to half guard well.
Bienvenueve is trying to get back to full guard.

Bienvenueve makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bienvenueve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bienvenueve closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bienvenueve misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris works over Bienvenueve's head and body with a nice combination.
Bienvenueve moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Bienvenueve tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre Bienvenueve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pierre Bienvenueve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bienvenueve fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Bienvenueve.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Bienvenueve scores with a three punch combo!
Bienvenueve closes the distance but Harris moves to the side

so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris looking to pass the guard.

Bienvenueve pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bienvenueve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bienvenueve closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bienvenueve throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bienvenueve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bienvenueve tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bienvenueve to the ground. Bienvenueve escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierre Bienvenueve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Harris.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bienvenueve doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Jerome Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre Bienvenueve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bienvenueve moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bienvenueve defends it nicely.
Bienvenueve tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bienvenueve throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bienvenueve clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bienvenueve lands a body shot.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bienvenueve pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bienvenueve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jerome Harris.
I've got Harris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

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