PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Harris (ranked 25392 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali Jr (ranked 4831 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Muhammad Ali Jr enters the cage!

Harris
vs
Ali Jr

174 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

184 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Ali Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ali Jr.
A combination from Ali Jr does no damage.

Harris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Harris tries for a kimura but Ali Jr 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 trying to get an arm triangle but Ali Jr 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!
Ali Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ali Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Ali Jr looks winded!

Harris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
Harris trying to control the action but Ali Jr just sinks the hooks in.
Harris can't escape the position.
Ali Jr trying to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ali Jr controlling the positon.
Harris breaks Ali Jr's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris connects with a couple of short punches.
Ali Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ali Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ali Jr wants to get back to his feet but Harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Ali Jr has wrist control.
Harris lands a couple of elbows.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Jr wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harris postures up and lands a big shot to Ali Jr's brow.
Harris is working Ali Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harris chips away with some ground and pound.
Harris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harris cracks Ali Jr with a solid left hand.
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harris chips away with some ground and pound.
Harris stands up over Ali Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris distracts Ali Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ali Jr lands a jab to the head.
Ali Jr takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Ali Jr does no damage.
Ali Jr throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Ali Jr, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Ali Jr against the cage but Ali Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ali Jr is breathing heavily.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Ali Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali Jr.
A combination from Ali Jr does no damage.
Harris tries a low kick but Ali Jr avoids it.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Ali Jr.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ali Jr avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ali Jr misses.
Ali Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Harris throws a big counter combination but Ali Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ali Jr misses with a two punch combination.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ali Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris tries to pull guard but Ali Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.

Ali Jr breaks from the clinch.
Ali Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Ali Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Muhammad Ali Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ali Jr throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Ali Jr.
Harris tries to clinch but Ali Jr moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ali Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Harris is looking to counter with a body kick.
Harris throws a head kick but Ali Jr moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Ali Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Muhammad Ali Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Ali Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris is trying to break free.
Harris jumps guard but Ali Jr stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris jumps guard but Ali Jr stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ali Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ali Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris blocks a head kick by Ali Jr.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Teddy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali Jr throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
A combination from Ali Jr does no damage.
Ali Jr throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Ali Jr pushes him off.
Ali Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ali Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali Jr misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Ali Jr moves out of range easily.
Ali Jr misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali Jr throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Ali Jr avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali Jr is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Ali Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Ali Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ali Jr misses with a body shot.
Ali Jr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHarris.
Ali Jr avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris looks for the body kick but Ali Jr saw that one coming.
Ali Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into Ali Jr's guard.
Teddy Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ali Jr is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Ali Jr blocks nicely.
Harris postures up and lands a big shot to Ali Jr's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ali Jr's head.
Harris works over Ali Jr with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teddy Harris.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

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