PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 282 p4p, 698 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 33 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bond
vs
Harris

180 cm
23
175
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
177
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bond throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.

It looks like Gunner Bond has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris feints a counter leg kick.
Bond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bond cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Bond had a free shot at his head there.
Harris moves out of range as Bond throws a body kick.
We've been told by Bond's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gunner Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris connects with a jab.
Bond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Bond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bond to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Harris tenderised Bond's leg. Bond is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands a right hook to the body.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bond defends it well.
Bond looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris defending well as Bond loads up on a big left hand.
Bond thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Bond misses.
And Harris tries to counter it with a takedown but Bond pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Bond's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bond lands with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Bond slams his shin into Harris's torso.
Bond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bond throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Bond counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Bond misses
and Bond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a body kick that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Gunner Bond's cut is getting worse.
Harris moves away from the strike by Bond.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bond. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Bond.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
And Harris tries to counter it with a takedown but Bond pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harris throws a jab when Bond was well out of range.
Bond jabs at Harris's body.
Bond swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gunner Bond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunner Bond's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bond misses the jab.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunner Bond is winning the standup battle so far.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Bond throws a quick counter kick to the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris with a nice calf kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond scores with a shot to the body.
Bond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
A solid body kick from Bond.
Bond throws a leg kick
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Bond lands a head kick!

It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Bond had a free shot at his head there.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bond. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bond feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Bond looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Bond misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Bond down.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Bond is wise to it.
Bond misses with a hook.
Harris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bond throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
A good leg kick by Bond.
Harris throws the left hand but Bond avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
Harris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Bond.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bond. Bond obviously looking to wear him down.

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

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bond throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Bond misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bond throws a lazy uppercut
letting Harris counter with a right hand.

Gunner Bond's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bond's knee momentarily.
Bond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bastien Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bond throws out a powerful jab.
Harris swings widly with a right hand

and Bond counters by moving into the clinch.
Bond gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bond or not.
A head punch on the inside from Bond fails to land.
Bond lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Bond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bond lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bond prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bond is working Harris over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bond.
Bond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bond tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Harris lands a left hand.
Bond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bond.
Harris tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
Bond lands with a right to the head.

Harris is rocked!
Gunner Bond has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bond throws a body kick that misses.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but Bond moves his leg out of the way.
Bond throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bond darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Bond's head but Bond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bond connects with the punch.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Bond finish him?
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Bond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bond. Bond obviously looking to wear him down.
Bond lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Bond.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Bond's shoulder, as Bond tries to avoid the shot.
Bond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Bond tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bond looks to throw a body kick
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bond misses with a body kick.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Bond shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Bond clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bond throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bond throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Bond throws an off balance right hand

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
Bond digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Bond tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris prevents a body shot from Bond.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Bond controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond misses with a punch on the inside.
Bond blocks a body shot from Harris.
Bond tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Bond controls the action.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Bond prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Bond lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Bond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Bond misses with some punches.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Bond gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bond.
Bond scores with a kick to the body.
Bond misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Bond is wise to it.
Bond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bond throws a head kick that misses.
Bond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a big shot that misses.
Bond slips under a jab.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Bond lands with a right hand.
Bastien Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Bond.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Bond had his way with Bastien Harris in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bond scrambles back to his feet.
Bond throws a predictable looking body shot

and Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Bond lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bond.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bond lands with a right to the head.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Bond.
Bond misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with an uppercut
letting Bond counter with a right hand.
Bond throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Bond drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Harris right on the button. Harris goes down! Bond follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bond gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Bond!
Gunner Bond retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Gunner Bond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.