PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van De Velde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Van De Velde

200 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Violent By Design
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van De Velde!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harris.
Van De Velde throws a one two combo.
Van De Velde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Van De Velde tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.

Harris forces Van De Velde back against the cage and clinches.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Velde keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van De Velde tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van De Velde wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Van De Velde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van De Velde can't break the clinch.

Van De Velde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Van De Velde has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Van De Velde won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Velde tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Van De Velde keeps him there for the moment.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.

Van De Velde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Van De Velde lands a big head kick that sends Harris tumbling to the mat! Van De Velde takes a step backwards and waves Harris back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Harris is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van De Velde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Van De Velde clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van De Velde takes one on the button.

Harris moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Van De Velde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van De Velde tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris is trying to push Van De Velde away but Van De Velde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Van De Velde has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van De Velde has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Van De Velde keeps him there for the moment.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Van De Velde.

Van De Velde clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.

Van De Velde breaks from the clinch.

Harris gets a clinch.

Van De Velde manages to break the clinch.

Van De Velde has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris presses Van De Velde against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Van De Velde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van De Velde or not.
Van De Velde looks winded!
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris wants to break free but Van De Velde has control.
Van De Velde has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris is trying to push Van De Velde away but Van De Velde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van De Velde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van De Velde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Van De Velde is controlling the position.
Harris wants to break free but Van De Velde has control.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Harris tries to break free but Van De Velde pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Van De Velde has the dominant position.

Van De Velde manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Van De Velde as he connects with a hook.
Harris scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van De Velde can't break the clinch.
Van De Velde tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Van De Velde has double underhooks.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Van De Velde has him pressed against the cage.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van De Velde has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van De Velde working hard to break the clinch.

Van De Velde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van De Velde 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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van De Velde moves away.
Van De Velde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Van De Velde lands a nice looking body kick.

Van De Velde clinches up against the cage.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Van De Velde has the dominant position.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van De Velde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Van De Velde has the dominant position.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van De Velde's efforts to push away.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Van De Velde is controlling him.
Van De Velde wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.

Van De Velde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Velde misses with an uppercut.
Harris takes a swing at Van De Velde's ribcage but misses.
Robert Van De Velde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris misses with the combination.

Van De Velde has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris is trying to push Van De Velde away but Van De Velde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch.
Robert Van De Velde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Van De Velde moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Van De Velde manages to break the clinch.

Van De Velde moves into range and clinches up with Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps control of Van De Velde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.

Van De Velde breaks from the clinch.
Harris misses with a straight right.

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Van De Velde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Van De Velde has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris can't break the clinch.
A short right from Harris.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van De Velde can't break the clinch.
Van De Velde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch.
Brian Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris forces Van De Velde back against the cage and clinches.

Van De Velde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van De Velde takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van De Velde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van De Velde connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Van De Velde.

Van De Velde closes the distance and clinches.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch.
Van De Velde dodges the punch combination from Harris.

Van De Velde drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van De Velde prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris tries to break free but Van De Velde pushes him back against the cage.
Van De Velde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Van De Velde.

Van De Velde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van De Velde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van De Velde is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris tries to break free but Van De Velde pushes him back against the cage.
Harris keeps control of Van De Velde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Van De Velde keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van De Velde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Van De Velde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Van De Velde pushes him off.

Van De Velde moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Van De Velde has the dominant position.
Harris has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robert Van De Velde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van De Velde wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Van De Velde keeps him there for the moment.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Van De Velde is controlling him.

Van De Velde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Van De Velde has double underhooks.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van De Velde scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Van De Velde moved out of range.

Van De Velde gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Van De Velde keeps him there for the moment.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van De Velde tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van De Velde's efforts to push away.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch.
Harris lands with a nice combination. Van De Velde backs away looking to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van De Velde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Van De Velde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van De Velde counters with a head kick.
Van De Velde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Van De Velde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Van De Velde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van De Velde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van De Velde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris blocks a head kick by Van De Velde.
Van De Velde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van De Velde clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Van De Velde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.

Van De Velde breaks from the clinch.
Harris throws a right and a left that Van De Velde avoids nicely.
Van De Velde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Van De Velde rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brian Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.

Van De Velde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Van De Velde moves into the clinch.

Van De Velde breaks the clinch.
Van De Velde tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde dodges the punch combination from Harris.

Van De Velde rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Van De Velde manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Harris.

Van De Velde moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Van De Velde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van De Velde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Van De Velde counters with a head kick. That will keep Harris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robert Van De Velde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Van De Velde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van De Velde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Van De Velde!