PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Clark Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Griffin

195 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clark Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Griffin looks gassed!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harris.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Harris rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Griffin has the dominant position.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Harris is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
Harris tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin misses with the combination.

Harris rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.

Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike from Harris.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Griffin has the dominant position.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris tries to break free but Griffin pushes him back against the cage.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Griffin in his tracks for a moment.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
Harris wants to break free but Griffin has control.
Harris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris tries to break free but Griffin pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin blocks the elbow strike.
Harris tries to break free but Griffin pushes him back against the cage.
Harris is trying to break free.
Harris misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Harris drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Clark Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris has managed to clinch.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Griffin off balance momentarily.
Harris is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harris tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harris gets a clinch.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.

Harris forces Griffin back against the cage and clinches.
Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griffin blocks the elbow strike.
Griffin has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Griffin tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Griffin avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Harris throws an elbow but it misses.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris is trying to break free.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Harris.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harris tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Griffin rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Griffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris throws a head kick that Griffin semi-blocks.

It looks like Matt Griffin has been cut.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Griffin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clark Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Griffin.
Griffin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Harris misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Griffin.
Harris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Griffin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Griffin avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Griffin in his tracks for a moment.
Harris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.

Harris manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris tries to clinch up.

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

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Griffin 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.
Harris throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Griffin throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris misses with a head kick.

Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris wants to clinch

and Griffin moves into the clinch.
Griffin wants to stall.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Matt Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Harris.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clark 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

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