PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randall Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rovan Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deep End. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harris
vs
Turner

183 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rovan Turner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Turner shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Turner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris wants to land a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Turner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris throws a front kick that sends Turner stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Harris lands but Turner takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Turner throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Turner tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner closes the distance looking to clinch

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris misses with an elbow strike.
Turner can't break the clinch.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris has Turner pressed against the cage.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.

Turner manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner pushes Harris off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Turner tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a head kick.
A head kick from Harris lands but Turner takes it in his stride.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Turner tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harris.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harris - the referee stops the clock and Turner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harris. Turner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harris moves into range and clinches up with Turner.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Harris throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Harris counters with a body kick that stops Turner in his tracks momentarily.
Turner looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a big head kick but Turner shrugs it off.
Turner has a takedown stuffed.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.

Harris takes the fight into the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris thuds his shin into the meat of Turner's side.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner lands a two punch combo.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Turner connects with a right hand. Harris shakes it off.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randall Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rovan Turner.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turner.
Turner looks to clinch
and Harris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Turner really felt that one!
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turner's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a head kick. Turner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick by Turner misses
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Turner blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Turner wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a body kick that stops Turner in his tracks momentarily.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris looks to throw a body kick

and Turner counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Turner won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
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.
Harris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him.
Harris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Harris dominated that 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.

Harris drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Turner is trying to break free.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Turner 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Rovan Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harris.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Turner closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.

Turner feints and as Harris raises his hands in defense, Turner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner wants to stand but Harris is controlling his posture from full guard.
Turner throwing strikes but missing.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Turner wants to stand and escape but instead Harris has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turner wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Turner shrugs it off.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Turner blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turner's head.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Harris throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a lazy head kick
and Harris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Randall Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Randall Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick by Harris misses

and Turner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris pulls Turner in to control the position.
Turner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harris manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turner wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner fakes the leg kick and cracks Harris in the body.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris lands a head kick. Turner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turner tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Turner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Harris drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner tries to pull guard but Harris holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turner wants to break free but Harris has control.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Randall Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rovan Turner.
Turner tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Turner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner tries to clinch up
and Harris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Turner really felt that one!
Turner closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Turner wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a body kick.
Turner tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick

and Turner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner can't break the clinch.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Turner scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris lands a damaging elbow.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rovan Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Randall Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Turner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harris throws a head kick that half lands.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Turner throws a head kick that misses

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Turner tries to tie him up.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Turner clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Turner.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harris counters with a body kick.

Turner tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Turner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turner looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Turner trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

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