PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbo Audi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Robbo Audi enters the cage!

Harris
vs
Audi

174 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbo Audi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audi has his takedown stuffed

so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Harris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Audi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harris, into his guard.

Audi wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris pulls Audi in close to his closed guard and prevents Audi from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audi prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Audi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Audi prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
Audi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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 has managed to clinch.
Audi wants to break the clinch but can't.

Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Audi trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Harris has control of Audi's left arm, preventing Audi from doing any damage.
Audi won't allow Harris to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audi is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Audi's guard.

Audi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Audi keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harris wants to control from the top but Audi keeps moving.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Audi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Audi trying to control the position here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Harris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Audi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Audi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris drops down looking for a counter takedown but Audi sprawls and moves away.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Harris dives in and scores a takedown into Audi's guard.
Audi working a defensive guard here.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Audi is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Harris sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Audi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Harris is looking to stand up but Audi isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Audi has passed into side control.
Audi staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audi wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Audi laying and praying for a moment but Harris takes advantage and regains half guard.
Audi 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.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Audi can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Audi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Audi is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Audi is pressing down on Harris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harris is holding on for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Audi's coach down at Morbid Conditioning School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Audi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Harris closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Audi quickly recovers to half guard.

Harris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harris trying to control from Audi's half guard. Audi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Audi is keeping the position.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Audi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Audi working a defensive guard here.
Audi wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Harris moves into range and clinches up with Audi.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Audi tries to tie him up.
Audi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris swinging wildly here.

Harris has Audi up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Audi being controlled against the cage.
Audi is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Audi into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Audi tries to tie him up.

Audi breaks the clinch.
Audi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Audi dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Audi's head and hops out.

Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Audi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Harris manages to move to mount!
Audi trying desperately to get to his feet.

Harris is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Audi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Audi!
Harris keeping moving, preventing Audi from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Audi is aware though and is defending well.
Harris wants to stand but Audi is controlling the position.
Audi trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Audi is stalling in the full guard.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Audi trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robbo Audi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Audi.
Junior Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horrible takedown attempt by Audi or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Junior Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbo Audi.
Audi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Harris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Audi tries to strike but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

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