PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clovis Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sad But True. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Harris
vs
Nunes

200 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
260 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clovis Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Nunes misses.

Nunes waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Harris. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Harris to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
Nunes wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nunes.

Nunes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Nunes misses its intended target.
Harris moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nunes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nunes misses.
Nunes throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Harris misses with a combination
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
Nunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes throws a right hand that misses

and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to stand.
Nunes looks gassed!
Nunes won't allow Harris to pass to mount.
Nunes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nunes is trying to escape back to his feet but Harris uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Harris working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harris working the ground and pound.
Harris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nunes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nunes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Harris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Harris trying to control the action but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Harris misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nunes throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Nunes counter with a right hand.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris tries for a takedown but Nunes circles away easily
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.

Frank Harris's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a jab.
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clovis Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Harris's cut.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris tries to clinch up
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nunes throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris fails with the takedown

and Nunes counters with a big uppercut that knocks Harris off his feet! Nunes dives into side control looking to finish!

Frank Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Nunes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nunes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nunes throws a strike aimed at the side of Harris's head but Harris avoids it well.
Nunes throws a strike aimed at the side of Harris's head but Harris avoids it well.
Nunes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Jeez, Frank Harris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clovis Nunes!