PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Kimmel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henley Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kimmel
vs
Harris

175 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Kimmel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Henley Harris!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimmel slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kimmel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kimmel defends it nicely.
Henley Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimmel slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jimmy Kimmel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henley Harris.
Kimmel throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Kimmel, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Kimmel against the cage but Kimmel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kimmel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimmel throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kimmel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kimmel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab by Kimmel.
Kimmel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmel sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kimmel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Kimmel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris looks gassed!
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kimmel.
Kimmel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kimmel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmel cracks Harris with a good jab.
Kimmel looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Kimmel cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Harris is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kimmel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harris.
A shot to the liver by Kimmel. Beautiful body shot.
Kimmel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kimmel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Oooooh!!! Kimmel has knocked Harris down with a huge combo! Kimmel steps away and waves a wobbly Harris back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimmel connects with a body shot.
Kimmel lands a body shot.
Kimmel cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kimmel with a jab.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kimmel counters with a straight right hand.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kimmel throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimmel throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Kimmel cracks Harris with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Kimmel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kimmel cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kimmel tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kimmel to the ground. Kimmel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jimmy Kimmel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henley Harris.
Harris dives in and grabs Kimmel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimmel pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Kimmel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris is breathing heavily.
Kimmel lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Kimmel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kimmel looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Kimmel scores with a hook.
Kimmel slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kimmel cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kimmel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Kimmel. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmel stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Kimmel with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Kimmel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimmel lands the left hand.
Kimmel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kimmel.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kimmel's waist but Kimmel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimmy Kimmel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kimmel to score with a decent uppercut.
Kimmel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Kimmel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kimmel throws a sloppy body shot

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kimmel won't be happy with that.

Harris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kimmel, who protects the arm well.

Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kimmel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kimmel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kimmel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris trying to control the position but Kimmel is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Kimmel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Kimmel does no damage.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice takedown defense from Kimmel. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Kimmel as Harris shoots in.
Jimmy Kimmel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henley Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kimmel as he avoids it easily.
Harris shoots in but Kimmel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kimmel avoids it really well and circles away.
Kimmel lands a lovely overhand right.
Kimmel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kimmel scores with a jab.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Harris.

Harris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kimmel tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harris is trying to get an arm triangle but Kimmel is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris tries for a kimura but Kimmel is defending well.

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 is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kimmel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henley Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kimmel down.
Kimmel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kimmel tries to get out of the position.
The ground and pound from Harris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Harris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kimmel, who protects the arm well.

Harris is working to tighten is grip on Kimmel's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kimmel has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Harris is really squeezing tight and eventually Kimmel passes out! Harris breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Henley Harris!