PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hecker
vs
Harris

175 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Harris!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hecker is defended easily by Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hecker as he avoids it easily.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hecker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hecker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The strikes coming from Hecker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hecker thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.

Hecker seems to be looking for submissions.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hecker wants to pass the guard but Harris is defending well.
Hecker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Hecker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it.
Hecker is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Hecker is thwarting Harris's attempts to control the position.
Hecker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Hecker is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hecker.
Hecker 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.
Hecker winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hecker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hecker content to control rather than advance.
Hecker is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hecker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hecker there.
Hecker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hecker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hecker landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hecker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hecker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hecker prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
Hecker working Harris over with strikes here.
Hecker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hecker cracks Harris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hecker lands a heavy elbow.
Hecker lands a nice shot to the head.
Hecker content just to control the position here.
Hecker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hecker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harris tries to hold on but Hecker postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hecker lands with some strikes.
Harris looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecker landing punches.
Hecker dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Hecker.
A nice elbow there by Hecker.
Hecker tries to control but Harris wriggling away.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Hecker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hecker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hecker scoring with strikes but Harris is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hecker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harris taking shots to the head.
Harris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hecker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Hecker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hecker fails with a takedown attempt.
Hecker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Hecker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hecker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Hecker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hecker is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Hecker circles away and we're back to standing.

Hecker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hecker is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harris trying to control here.
Hecker working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hecker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hecker slips a nice elbow through Harris's hands, connecting with Harris's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker working Harris over with strikes.
Hecker lands with a punch from half guard.

Hecker stands up and beckons Harris to join him on the feet.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hecker.
Hecker throws a combination that misses

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Hecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hecker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hecker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris lands a left hand.
Hecker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris tries for a takedown but Hecker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hecker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hecker wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Hecker.
Hecker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hecker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harris!
Hecker controlling his opponent.
Harris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hecker lands a nice shot to the head.
Hecker working the ground and pound effectively.
Hecker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hecker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Hecker lands a big elbow.
Hecker scoring with strikes but Harris is staying in there.
Hecker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hecker with the ground and pound from mount.
Jeff Hecker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Hecker.
Hecker landing punches.
Harris is in a horrible position here. Hecker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hecker scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hecker looking for a guillotine from mount but Harris is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Hecker.
Hecker lands a big shot there that rocks Harris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hecker with a couple of short strikes.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hecker dominating with strikes here.

Hecker is working for a guillotine from mount but Harris frees his head quite easily.
Hecker lands a big shot there that rocks Harris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hecker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hecker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Hecker dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Hecker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harris to the ground. Hecker is now in Harris's guard.
Hecker scoring with some ground and pound.
Hecker working some strikes from top position.

Hecker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hecker closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Hecker pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hecker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harris's guard.
Hecker trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Hecker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hecker is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Hecker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hecker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hecker trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hecker is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hecker throws a big elbow that misses.
Hecker postures up.
Hecker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hecker pushes down on Harris's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Hecker seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hecker working Harris over with strikes.
Hecker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hecker slips a nice elbow through Harris's hands, connecting with Harris's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hecker lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is in trouble now - Hecker has advanced to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hecker controlling the position easily from mount.
Hecker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hecker raining down shots from the mount!
Hecker working Harris over with strikes here.
Hecker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Harris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hecker lands a big shot there that rocks Harris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harris is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
BOOM! Hecker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hecker breaks from Harris's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hecker is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hecker extends the arm and Harris is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Hecker!