PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dos Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Funkist-Snow Fairy. Harris has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joao Dos Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dos Santos
vs
Harris

195 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
28
250 lbs
6 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.

Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harris preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
Harris stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harris is controlling Dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harris is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Dos Santos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Santos throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Harris postures up.
Harris looking to pass the guard.

Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris distracts Dos Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Santos striking off his back but it's not causing Harris any problems.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dos Santos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Harris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris working over Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harris connects with a nice short shot to Dos Santos's temple.
Harris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harris winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Harris maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dos Santos could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Harris has cracked it and Dos Santos is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Harris!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Harris!