PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gabriel Douglas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Harris
vs
Douglas

184 cm
25
144 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

172 cm
25
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris slips a straight right by Douglas.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ethan Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.

Douglas gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris just leaning against Douglas, taking a breather.
Harris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Gabriel Douglas has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Douglas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Douglas avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Douglas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris lands an elbow just above Douglas 's eye.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
We've been informed that Douglas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Harris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harris avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
Harris lands a nice elbow.
Douglas blocks the elbow strike.
Harris stalls.
Harris misses with an elbow strike.
Douglas tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Harris wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gabriel Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Douglas.
Douglas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas motions for Harris to come forward. Douglas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Douglas coming out on top.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Douglas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Harris tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
Harris moves to clinch but Douglas breaks away
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Douglas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harris wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Harris tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Douglas.
Douglas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ethan Harris has been cut.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Douglas's brow.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Douglas in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Douglas in his tracks for a moment.
Harris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Douglas blocks the elbow strike.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harris.
Harris prevents Douglas from breaking the clinch.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Douglas tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harris.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Douglas's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands an elbow just above Douglas 's eye.
Douglas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harris.
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalls.
Harris lands an elbow just above Douglas 's eye.
Harris lands an elbow inside.
Harris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ethan Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Douglas avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike from Harris.
Douglas being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Douglas blocks the elbow strike.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Douglas letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas blocks the elbow strike.
Douglas tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Harris clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Douglas scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.

Harris has managed to clinch.
Douglas avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris lands a damaging elbow.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris lands an elbow just above Douglas 's eye.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to break free but Harris has control.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Douglas in his tracks for a moment.
Douglas blocks the elbow strike.
Harris has Douglas pressed against the cage, preventing Douglas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Douglas's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
Harris prevents Douglas from breaking the clinch.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Douglas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Douglas tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Harris lands an elbow inside.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Harris has Douglas pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Harris had his way with Gabriel Douglas in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Harris is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.

Douglas gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Douglas in his tracks for a moment.
Douglas blocks the elbow strike.
Harris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Harris lands a nice elbow.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Douglas tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Douglas's efforts to push away.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Douglas's brow.
Harris lands a nice elbow.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Douglas's efforts to push away.
Harris misses with an elbow strike.
Harris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Douglas avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris lands a damaging elbow.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Douglas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Douglas in his tracks for a moment.
Harris lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Douglas dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Gabriel Douglas's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Douglas trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harris lands a damaging elbow.
Gabriel Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Douglas's efforts to push away.
Douglas tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Douglas's brow.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harris.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Harris!
Ethan Harris retains his bantamweight title!