PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Patrick Harris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Patrick Harris
vs
Bonjasky

187 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Patrick Harris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris . Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky moves away from the strike by Harris .

A big head kick from Bonjasky and Harris is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Harris is rocked!

It looks like Neil Patrick Harris has been cut.
Bonjasky wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Bonjasky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris managing to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Harris wriggles free and stands up.
Harris is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonjasky wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Patrick Harris . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Bonjasky pushes him off.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.

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

Bonjasky manages to break the clinch.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris is working for takedown but Bonjasky is calmly controlling the position for now.

Bonjasky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonjasky throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.

Bonjasky moves into the clinch successfully.

Bonjasky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonjasky fails with the takedown.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Harris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bonjasky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bonjasky being controlled for a moment.

Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harris remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris throws an elbow but Bonjasky slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil Patrick Harris 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonjasky's waist but Bonjasky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonjasky is looking to clinch.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bonjasky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonjasky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bonjasky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Bonjasky, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Bonjasky against the cage but Bonjasky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Patrick Harris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris throws a head kick but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky stuffs the takedown.
Bonjasky lands a high kick!
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Harris tries to clinch but Bonjasky is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris .
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Bonjasky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonjasky sprawls well. Bonjasky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonjasky sprawls well. He's pushed Harris 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonjasky throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Bonjasky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bonjasky lands a high kick!
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonjasky shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Bonjasky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries for a takedown but Bonjasky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bonjasky tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Bonjasky tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris .
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris shoots in but Bonjasky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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.
Bonjasky wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Bonjasky shoots in.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris looks for a takedown but Bonjasky sprawls well.
Harris avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neil Patrick Harris 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonjasky throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonjasky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Bonjasky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonjasky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Neil Patrick Harris .
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.

Bonjasky throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Harris stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bonjasky follows into mount!
Oh Harris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris blocking the ground and pound.
Harris is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harris wants to hold on but Bonjasky pushes him away.
Bonjasky looking to finish with strikes here!
Bonjasky thowing shots but they're missing.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Bonjasky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky throwing strikes here but Harris is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bonjasky misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonjasky thowing shots but they're missing.
Remy Bonjasky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris tries to hold on but Bonjasky pushes him away.
Bonjasky landing strikes from the mount.
Bonjasky thowing shots but they're missing.
Bonjasky misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bonjasky misses with a head shot.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bonjasky is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bonjasky seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Harris trying to hold on to Bonjasky's head to control him but Bonjasky postures up.
Bonjasky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris 's head.
It looks like Bonjasky is going to stand back up.
Neil Patrick Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonjasky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Bonjasky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bonjasky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bonjasky!