PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Trosin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the ring accompanied by Thunderstruck. Bogdan Trosin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Trosin

187 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bogdan Trosin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Harris looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Harris landing strikes from the mount and Trosin is in trouble!
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Trosin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Trosin wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.

Harris jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Trosin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Trosin is pushing Harris's head away, looking to escape. Harris manages to hold on to the position though.
Harris in side control lands a decent elbow.

Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trosin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris controlling the position.
Harris trying to control the action but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Trosin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Harris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trosin is being controlled here.
Harris in the domination position with Trosin hanging on.

Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trosin keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trosin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trosin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harris wants to control but Trosin is keeping him busy.
Trosin tries to escape but Harris is in control.
Harris trying to control the action but Trosin is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Harris feints and as Trosin raises his hands in defense, Harris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris passes into half guard.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Trosin looking for submissions off his back.
Trosin looks gassed!
Harris trying to control the action but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Trosin is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Trosin dodges the punch combination from Harris.

Trosin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris controls Trosin momentarily but Trosin frees himself.
Trosin is pushing down on Harris's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harris is fighting to maintain full guard but Trosin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trosin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trosin prevents Harris from improving his position.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trosin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Trosin unloads with some shots from mount but Harris bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trosin lands with some strikes.
Trosin prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
Mo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Trosin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harris working to try and regain half guard.
Trosin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harris?
Trosin can't control as he wanted to and Harris manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Trosin wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Trosin has control of the leg.
Trosin trying to pass the guard but Harris defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trosin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris is holding on to half guard well.
Trosin thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Trosin stalling away here and it's allowed Harris to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Trosin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harris!

Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has control of an arm but Trosin manages to advance to Harris's back!
Trosin not allowing Harris to control his hands.
Trosin doesn't have the hooks in and Harris manages to turn into his guard.
Harris trying to control but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trosin is keeping the position for now.

That's four 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 trying to control but Trosin is working from the bottom.

Trosin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Harris prevents Trosin from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Harris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bogdan Trosin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Harris forces Trosin back against the ropes and clinches.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trosin avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Trosin which made him look bad.
Trosin fails with a takedown attempt.
Trosin shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Trosin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trosin slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Trosin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Mo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Trosin.
Trosin has his takedown stuffed

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trosin's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris trying to control but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Harris looking to pass the guard.

That's two 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 slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Trosin pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.

Trosin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Trosin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Harris makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris tries to clinch but Trosin is having none of it.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trosin.
Trosin shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris misses with a wild combination.

Trosin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Trosin from controlling successfully.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trosin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Harris wants to stand but Trosin is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trosin postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Trosin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trosin trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Trosin!

Harris looking to secure an arm triangle but Trosin defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Harris wants to finish this one by submission but Trosin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harris.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mo 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

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