PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bailey Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sully
vs
Harris

194 cm
19
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

154 Degrees in Sydney (154 Quality Stamina)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bailey Harris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully misses with a two punch combination.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Sully pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Sully blocks an uppercut.

Sully manages to break the clinch.
Sully throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.

Sully rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sully lands a right hand.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Sully blocks it.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Sully to work.

Sully breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sully moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris is trying to drag Sully to the mat but Sully just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Sully breaks the clinch.

Sully pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Sully holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Sully controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sully.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Jake Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bailey Harris.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Sully has Harris pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sully.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sully scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sully slows down the pace here.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sully breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sully gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sully wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Sully is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Sully as the two fighters clinch.
Harris prevents Sully from breaking the clinch.
Sully gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sully lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sully scores with a shoulder strike.
Sully pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Sully's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sully drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sully is breathing heavily.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sully has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sully.
Sully throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sully gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harris.
Sully on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Sully is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harris obliges.
Sully misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sully manages to get underhooks.
Sully with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sully just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris is looking to control Sully's arms but Sully gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sully just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sully is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sully lands with a right to the head.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sully has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Sully can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Sully.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Sully blocks it.
Sully stalling the fight.
Sully takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sully is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sully blocks it with crossed arms.
Sully swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sully has Harris pushed against the cage.
Harris tries to pull guard but Sully won't allow it.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sully blocks it with crossed arms.
Sully lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sully has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sully walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harris tries to clinch up
and Sully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Sully dominated that round.
That's time! Sully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sully counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Sully swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Jake Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bailey Harris.
Sully looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sully misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sully scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris wants to clinch

and Sully counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sully lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Sully lands a right hand.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris tries to pull guard but Sully won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Sully scores with a hook to the body.
Sully lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.

Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sully trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris working a defensive guard here.

Harris looking for a guillotine here but Sully defends easily.
Sully working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to keep Sully in close.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sully is one step ahead there.
Harris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sully has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick from Harris lands but Sully takes it in his stride.
Harris looks for a takedown but Sully sprawls well.
Sully bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sully misses with a few strikes there.

Sully clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Sully blocks with his arms.
Jake Sully has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sully lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sully.
Sully effectively controlling the action here.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Sully's ribcage.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sully gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Sully circles away.
Sully avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jake Sully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Sully counters with a stiff right hand.

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Sully improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Sully.
Sully gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sully has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris jumps guard but Sully stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Sully's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Sully circles away.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sully is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Sully circles away and we're back to standing.
Sully lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sully.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Sully circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Sully dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sully circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sully counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sully blocks a head kick by Harris.
Sully tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Sully, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris tries to clinch but Sully moves away
and Sully counters with a one-two to the body.
Sully throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris shoots in but Sully avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris throws a series of punches but Sully moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris tries to clinch up

and Sully moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris jumps into guard, dragging Sully to the mat.
Harris wants to stand but Sully is controlling the position.
Sully throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sully trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sully is aware though and is defending well.

Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris working a defensive guard here.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Sully pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sully pushes down on Harris's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Sully has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sully thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sully's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sully's back!
Sully wants to control his opponent's hands but Harris gets his hands free.

Harris is persistently looking for the submission but Sully is defending it well.
Sully covering up well under a series of strikes from Harris.
Sully wants to control his opponent's hands but Harris gets his hands free.
Sully rolls, trying to escape but Harris keeps control of the position.

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.
Sully is working hard here to advance position.

Harris looking for the choke but no joy.
Harris struggling to land strikes to the head as Sully covers up.
Bailey Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Sully is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sully trying to get back to his feet but Harris is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Harris's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sully trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bailey Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sully 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Sully!