PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruarc Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rekis's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Rekis

194 cm
26
218 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
210 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruarc Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris rushes Rekis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Harris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rekis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris wants to control but Rekis passes easily into half guard.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Rekis sits in half guard.
Rekis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rekis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to hold on to Rekis's head to control him but Rekis postures up.

Harris actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Rekis is very close to passing his half guard.
Rekis works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Harris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harris tries to hold on but Rekis postures up.
Harris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rekis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rekis avoids the attempt from Harris to control.
Rekis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis wants to control the action but instead Harris gets a body lock and reverses into Rekis's guard! Nice work!
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Rekis has wrist control.
Rekis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rekis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekis trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rekis works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.

Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rekis is aware though and is defending well.
Rekis trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris has his foot on Rekis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rekis works his way back into a safe position though.
Rekis trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Rekis works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
Rekis postures up.
Harris pulls Rekis in close to his closed guard and prevents Rekis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rekis 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.

Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Rekis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harris dives on top into guard.

Rekis controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Rekis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harris falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rekis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rekis.
Rekis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rekis wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Rekis slips an elbow through the middle.
Rekis connects with a couple of short punches.
Rekis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rekis trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Rekis won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris controls Rekis momentarily but Rekis frees himself.

Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rekis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rekis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harris keeping moving, preventing Rekis from controlling successfully.
Rekis controlling from the top position.
Harris wants to sweep here but Rekis controlling him for the moment.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rekis is one step ahead there.

Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rekis defends well.

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 looking for a guillotine here but Rekis defends easily.
Rekis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rekis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Harris working for a triangle but Rekis defends it easily.
Rekis trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rekis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Rekis from controlling successfully.

Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rekis defends well.

Harris looking for a guillotine here but Rekis defends easily.
Rekis passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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.
Rekis cracks Harris with a big right hand but Harris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rekis is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Rekis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Harris to his feet.
Rekis stuffs the takedown.
Rekis misses the jab.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.

Rekis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Harris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Harris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rekis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rekis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rekis wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rekis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rekis!
Rekis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Harris presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rekis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Harris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Harris lands a couple of good shots and Rekis has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Rekis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Harris lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Rekis is taking damage to the body and head.
Rekis is really stuck here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Rekis tries to escape but Harris has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Harris is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rekis is defending well though. Harris let's go of the attempt for now.
Rekis trying to control the action but Harris just sinks the hooks in.
Rekis breaks Harris's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Harris has his foot on Rekis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rekis works his way back into a safe position though.
Rekis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rekis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis connects with a couple of short punches.
Harris being controlled here, momentarily.

Rekis wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Harris's closed guard. He's half up but Harris has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Harris pivots and extends the arm, Rekis falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Harris! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruarc Harris!
An intense looking Ruarc Harris took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'To all the women that we love best, we love em best when there undressed. And when there dead and long forgotten, we will dig em up and screw them rotten.'.
In defeat, John Rekis stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back!!!'.