PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solid Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Rock
vs
Harris

200 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 New York, Solid Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Harris!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.

Rock clinches with his opponent.
Rock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Greg Harris has been cut.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harris looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Harris pulls guard.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Rock wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.

Harris looking for a guillotine here but Rock defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock wants to stand but Harris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
Harris is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.

Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rock tries to stand but Harris is controlling from the bottom.

Harris is looking for a triangle but Rock pushes his legs off easily.
Rock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rock gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
Rock wants to clinch.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock slips under a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Rock.
Rock tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.

Rock takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Rock.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock lands a knee to the body.
Rock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Rock stalling in the clinch but Harris improves position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a knee to the head.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Rock keeps him there for the moment.
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rock misses with a knee to the head.
Rock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Rock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Solid Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Harris.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock misses with a knee to the head.
Rock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solid Rock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rock moves into the clinch.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock misses with a knee strike.
Rock misses with a knee to the head.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Rock controls his hands.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris tries to stall but Rock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris tries to circle away but Rock has him pinned against the cage.

Harris pulls guard successfully.

Harris has his foot on Rock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rock works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris working for submissions but it's allowed Rock to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Rock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rock stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Rock takes the fight into the clinch.
Rock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Rock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Rock.

Harris has hold of one of Rock's legs. Rock is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Rock has wrist control.

Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Harris drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harris has Rock in his guard.
Harris looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to stand but Harris has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Harris trying to control but Rock postures up.
Harris keeps control of the position for the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock prevents Harris from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Harris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rock blocks a head kick by Harris.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Solid Rock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rock misses with a knee to the head.
Rock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris dives in and grabs Rock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Rock is looking to clinch.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rock tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rock to the ground. Rock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rock tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.
Harris tries to pull guard but Rock won't allow it.
Solid Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Harris.
Rock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rock lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rock is defending well for now.
Rock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rock keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rock lands a knee to the head.

Harris successfully pulls guard.

Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Harris looking for a guillotine here but Rock defends easily.

Rock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Harris looking for subs off his back but Rock has passed one foot through into half guard.

Rock decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

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 Solid Rock.
I think Rock 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!