PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riessig Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said. The crowd seem to be enjoying Slade's choice of entrance music: Conan The Destroyer. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harris
vs
Slade

195 cm
18
213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hell's Balls Fightwear
Drago's Choice

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominic Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riessig Slade!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris moves out of range as Slade strikes.
Harris misses with a hook.
Slade throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
Slade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slade.
Slade throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slade misses with an uppercut.
Slade gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slade misses with an uppercut
and Slade 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 misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slade throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Slade looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slade manages to avoid it.
Jab by Slade.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Slade throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slade. Slade obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Slade looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Slade throws a lazy head kick
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Slade.
Slade moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.

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.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Slade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Slade was not able to check.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slade.
Slade lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into rage.
Slade throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Harris misses.
Slade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slade throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slade.
Jab from Slade.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Slade.
Slade throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Slade lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
Harris digs a good body shot into Slade's ribs.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slade.
Slade looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slade throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
and Slade counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slade.
Slade throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Slade was not able to check.
Slade stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Slade misses with a combination
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Slade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Slade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris takes a swing at Slade's ribcage but misses.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Slade.
Slade misses with a double jab
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slade scores with a hook.
Slade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Slade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slade looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Slade misses with a body kick.
Slade throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Slade cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Slade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slade misses with an uppercut
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris scores with a jab. Slade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Slade counters with an outside leg kick.
Slade swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harris throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Slade throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Slade throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Slade throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slade thinking.
Riessig Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slade moves away.
Slade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Slade.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Slade throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slade.
Slade feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris checks a low kick from Slade.

That's two 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.
Slade misses with a shot to the body
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Slade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Slade saw that one coming.
Riessig Slade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Harris misses with a hook. Slade ducked under it nicely.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slade.
A big left from Slade misses.
Slade thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Slade.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Slade avoids the body shot from Harris.
Slade misses with a body kick.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slade scores with a body shot.
Slade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Slade lands a nice looking body shot.
Slade lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Slade.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slade is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slade.
Slade throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.

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.
Slade walks into a jab.
Slade throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slade.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Slade counters with a straight right hand.
Slade throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Slade throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slade throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Slade.
Slade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Riessig Slade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Slade's shoulder, as Slade tries to avoid the shot.
Slade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Slade.
Slade misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris lands a with a good body shot.
Harris avoids the body shot from Slade.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slade misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab when Slade was well out of range.
Slade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris throws the left hand but Slade avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris slow jab from Slade misses its intended target.
Slade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slade tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris moves away from the strike by Slade.
Slade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Slade looks to throw a body kick
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Slade does no damage.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Slade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Dominic Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade misses with a straight left.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.

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.
Slade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
Slade throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slade misses the jab.
Slade misses with a body shot
and Slade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Slade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick there by Slade.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Slade.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Slade.
Harris throws the left hand but Slade avoids the punch easily.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Slade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slade misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slade manages to avoid it.
Harris throws a hook but Slade avoids it easily.
Slade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slade.
Slade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Slade misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Slade throws a hook but Harris blocks it.

That's four 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.
Slade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slade swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slade looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slade's knee momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from Slade does no damage.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
Slade misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slade throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Dominic Harris did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Harris misses with a hook. Slade ducked under it nicely.
Slade misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Slade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Slade as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slade. That's going to slow Harris down.
Slade misses with a looping left.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Slade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slade looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slade misses with the combination.
Slade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Slade.
Slade misses with a low kick.
Harris throws a jab when Slade was well out of range.
Slade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris throws the left hand but Slade avoids the punch easily.
Slade digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Slade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Slade's leg but Slade calmly moves out of range.
Slade checks the leg kick.
Slade misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slade misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Slade slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris avoids the head kick by Slade.
Slade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris blocks a jab.
Slade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slade. That's going to slow Harris down.
Slade throws a leg kick that misses.
Slade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slade misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slade. Slade obviously looking to wear him down.
Slade moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Slade moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slade.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Harris misses.
Slade scores with a leg kick.
Harris thuds his right hand into Slade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Slade misses with a hook
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Slade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris slips a jab from Slade.
Slade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris misses with a hook
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slade counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slade scores with a three punch combo!
A nice combination there by Slade.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris checks a low kick from Slade.
Slade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Riessig Slade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Slade misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Slade throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Slade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris with a nice cross.
Slade throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Slade throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Slade throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slade misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slade misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slade misses with a combination
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slade misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris misses the jab.
Slade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris throws a jab when Slade was well out of range.
Slade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade works over Harris's head and body with a nice combination.
Slade misses with a hook.
Slade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slade misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Slade connects with a nice looking jab.
Slade scores with a leg kick.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris lands with a cross.
Slade misses with a hook
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Slade misses with a hook.
Slade misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slade thinking.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Slade's front leg but catches the back leg as Slade tries to avoid it.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Slade ducks down to avoid it.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Slade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris moves away from the strike by Slade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Slade misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Slade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Slade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Slade throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Slade. That snapped Harris's head back.
Slade misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slade fails to land with a series of punches.
Slade misses with a wild combination.
Slade misses the body punch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Slade is out of range.
Harris scores with a jab. Slade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Slade was not able to check.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slade misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris slips a straight right by Slade.
Slade throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slade throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slade throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Harris!
Dominic Harris retains his light heavyweight title!